Case 590ST - Driving Safety on Public Roads; Fire and Explosion Prevention

2-SAFETYINFORMATION
Drivingonpublicroadsandgeneraltransportationsafety
Complywithlocallawsandregulations.
Useappropriatelightingtomeetlocalregulations.
MakesurethattheSMVemblemorSISsymbolisvisible.
Makesurethatthebrakepedallatchisengaged.You
mustlockbrakepedalstogetherforroadtravel.
Usesafetychainsfortrailedequipmentwhensafety
chainsareprovidedwithmachineorequipment.
Liftimplementsandattachmentshighenoughabove
groundtopreventaccidentalcontactwithroad.
Whenyoutransportequipmentoramachineonatrans-
porttrailer,makesurethatitisproperlysecured.Besure
theSMVorSISonthemachineiscoveredwhilebeing
transportedonatrailer.
Beawareofoverheadstructuresorpowerlinesandmake
surethatthemachineand/orattachmentscanpasssafely
under.
Travelspeedshouldbesuchthatyoumaintaincomplete
controlandmachinestabilityatalltimes.
Slowdownandsignalbeforeturning.
Pullovertoallowfastertrafctopass.
Followcorrecttowingprocedureforequipmentwithor
withoutbrakes.
Fireandexplosionprevention
Fueloroilthatisleakedorspilledonhotsurfacesorelec-
tricalcomponentscancauseare.
Cropmaterials,trash,debris,birdnests,orammable
materialcanigniteonhotsurfaces.
Alwayshaveareextinguisheronornearthemachine.
Makesurethatthereextinguisher(s)ismaintainedand
servicedaccordingtothemanufacturer’sinstructions.
Atleastonceeachdayandattheendoftheday,remove
alltrashanddebrisfromthemachineespeciallyaround
hotcomponentssuchastheengine,transmission,ex-
haust,battery,etc.Morefrequentcleaningofyourma-
chinemaybenecessarydependingontheoperatingen-
vironmentandconditions.
Atleastonceeachday,removedebrisaccumulation
aroundmovingcomponentssuchasbearings,pulleys,
belts,gears,cleaningfans,etc.Morefrequentcleaning
ofyourmachinemaybenecessarydependingonthe
operatingenvironmentandconditions.
Inspecttheelectricalsystemforlooseconnectionsand
frayedinsulation.Repairorreplacelooseordamaged
parts.
Donotstoreoilyragsorotherammablematerialonthe
machine.
Donotweldoramecutanyitemsthatcontainammable
material.Cleanitemsthoroughlywithnon-ammablesol-
ventsbeforeweldingorame-cutting.
Donotexposethemachinetoames,burningbrush,or
explosives.
Promptlyinvestigateanyunusualsmellsorodorsthat
mayoccurduringoperationofthemachine.
Generalbatterysafety
Alwaysweareyeprotectionwhenyouworkwithbatteries.
Donotcreatesparksorhaveopenamenearabattery.
Ventilatetheareawhenyouchargeabatteryorusea
batteryinanenclosedarea.
Disconnectthenegative(-)terminalrstandreconnect
thenegative(-)terminallast.
Whenyouweldonthemachine,disconnectbothtermi-
nalsofthebattery.
Donotweld,grind,orsmokenearabattery.
Whenyouuseauxiliarybatteriesorconnectjumperca-
blestostarttheengine,usetheprocedureshowninthe
operator’smanual.Donotshortacrossterminals.
Followthemanufacturer’sinstructionswhenyoustore
andhandlebatteries.
Batterypost,terminals,andrelatedaccessoriescontain
leadandleadcompounds.Washhandsafterhandling.
ThisisaCaliforniaProposition65warning.
Batteryacidcausesburns.Batteriescontainsulfuricacid.
Avoidcontactwithskin,eyes,orclothing.Antidote(exter-
nal):Flushwithwater.Antidote(eyes):ushwithwater
for15minutesandseekmedicalattentionimmediately.
Antidote(internal):Drinklargequantitiesofwaterormilk.
Donotinducevomiting.Seekmedicalattentionimmedi-
ately.
Keepoutofreachofchildrenandotherunauthorizedper-
sons.
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