Case 621G - Intended Use

1-GENERALINFORMATION
Intendeduse
Thiswheelloader,withstandardequipmentandattachmentsisintendedtobeusedfordiggingandgeneralearth
movingpurposessuchaslandleveling,truckloading,andmaterialrehandling.
DONOTusethismachineforanyapplicationorpurposeotherthanthosedescribedinthismanual,decals,orother
productsafetyinformationprovidedwiththemachine.Thesematerialsdenethemachine'sintendeduse.
Consultanauthorizeddealeronchanges,additionsormodicationsthatcanberequiredforthismachinetocomply
withvariousapplicationsand/orcountryregulationsandsafetyrequirements.
Beforepermittinganewoperatoronthismachine,makecertain:
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Thattheoperatorhasreceivedthenecessarytrainingtooperatethemachinecorrectlyandsafely.
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Thattheoperatorhasreadandunderstandstheinstructionsgiveninthismanual.
Allpersonswhowillbeoperatingthismachineshallpossessavalidlocalvehicleoperatingpermitand/orotherappli-
cablelocalageworkpermits.
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Travelwithafullbucketrolled-backandloweredasmuchaspossibletoensuremaximumvisibility,stabilityand
safetytoatravellingmachine.Operatethemachineataspeedadequatetotheworkingconditionsinthesiteand
slowenoughtoensurecompletecontrolatalltimes.
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Donotusethemachineforanotherpurposethanintendedbythemanufacturerandoutlinedinthismanual.
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Donotusethemachineonhigherspeedsthanallowedbytheloadandenvironment.Awetsurfaceorotherlow
adherenceconditionsmayincreasethebrakingdistanceorresultinvehicleinstability.Adaptyourtravelingspeed
accordingtotheloadofthevehicleandthecharacteristicsoftheroad.
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Alwayschecktheconditionsandcarryingcapacityofbridgesandrampsbeforedrivingoverthem.
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Donotusethemachinewithoutwearingtheseatrestraintsystemduringactivitieswhererolloverortip-overhazard
exist.TheROPScaborROPSstructurewillonlybefullyeffectivewhenthedriverremainsattachedtotheseat.
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Donotuseequipmentmountedonthemachinewhichisnotcorrectlymatchingandrmlyxed.Suchequipment
mayincreasetheriskofroll-overandhitthemachinewhencomingloose.
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Donotusethemachinebeyonditslimitsofdynamicstability.Highspeed,abruptmaneuversandfastandshort
corneringwillincreasetheriskofroll-over.
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Takethenecessaryprecautionstoalwaysbeawareofthepossiblepresenceofbystanders.Donotworkifby-
standersarewithintherangeoftheoperationofthemachine.Keeppeopleawayfromthemachineduringwork;
bystandersmustleavetheworkingarea.
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Donotallowridersonthemachine.Donotallowpeoplestandingontheaccesswayorsteptothecabwhenthe
machineismoving.Yourviewtotheleft-handwillbeobstructedandariderriskstofallfromthemachineduring
unforeseenorabruptmovements.
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Alwaysstayclearfromimplementsoperatingarea.Whenoperatingliftcontrolsensurebystandersarenotnear
operatingareas.
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Amachinehasonlyoneoperatorstationandisaonemanoperatedvehicle.Otherpeopleonoraroundthemachine
duringnormaloperationarenotallowed.
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Themachineisintendedtobeusedundernormalconditionsfortheapplicationsdescribedinthismanual.Ifthe
machineisusedforotherpurposesorindangerousenvironments,forexampleinaammableorexplosiveatmos-
phere,specialsafetyregulationsmustbefollowedandthemachinemustbeequippedforuseintheseenvironments.
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