Case 621G - Page 25

2-SAFETYINFORMATION
Operatingprecautions
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Checkbrakes,steeringandothermachinecontrolde-
vicesinaccordancewiththemanufacturer’sinstruc-
tionspriortostartingoperation.Observeallgaugesor
warninginstrumentsforproperoperation.Operateall
controlstoensureproperoperation.Ifanymalfunctions
arefound,removethestarterkeyortimeddisconnect
switchkey.PlaceaDONOTOPERATEtagonthema-
chineuntilthemalfunctioniscorrected.
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Ifafailurethatcauseslossofcontrolsuchassteering,
servicebrakes,orengineoccurs,stopthemachinemo-
tionasquicklyaspossible,removethestarterkeyor
timeddisconnectswitchkey.PlaceaDONOTOPER-
ATEtagonthemachine,andkeepitsecurelyparked
untilthemalfunctioniscorrectedorthemachinecanbe
safelytowed.
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Understandthemachinelimitations,andkeepthema-
chineundercontrol.
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Operateanddrivethemachinewithcareandatspeed
compatiblewithconditions.Useextracautionwhenop-
eratingoverroughground,onslopes,andwhenturn-
ing.
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Noteandavoidallhazardsandobstructionssuchas
ditches,undergroundlines,trees,cliffs,overheadelec-
tricalwires,orareaswherethereisdangerofaland-
slide.
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Carryloadsinrecommendedpositionsformaximum
stability.
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Neverliftloadsinexcessofcapacity.
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Usetherecommendedmachineballastandcounter-
weighting.Ballastisnotpermittedinthetires.
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Knowandunderstandthejobsitetrafcowpatterns
andobeysignalmen,roadsigns,andagmen.
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Knowandunderstandthatjobsiteconditionsmay
changeonanhourlybasis.Hillsofdirt,debrisor
obstructionsmaygrowandchangefromthetimeyou
begantheday.Itisyourresponsibilitytomonitorthe
changesandkeepthemachine,toolsandattach-
ments,etc.atasafedistancefrompeople,objectsetc.
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Watchforbystandersandneverallowanyonetobeun-
derortoreachthroughthemachineanditsequipment
whileoperating.
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Selectagearthatwillpreventexcessivespeedwhen
goingdownhill.Donotcoastdownhill.
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Whentravelingamachineonroad,knowandusethe
signalingdevicesrequiredonthemachine.Providean
escortfortravelingonroadwhererequired.
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Usetherecommendedtransportdeviceswhentravel-
ingonroad.Properlights,ashers,signals,andbea-
consmayberequired.Usereectiveslowmovingve-
hiclesignswherenecessary.Followlocal,state,and
federalregulations.
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Themachineisnotapprovedfortowing.
Retrievalpointinrearofmachineisonlytobeusedto
movedisabledorstuckmachine.
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Beforeyouoperateatnight,checkthatalllampsillumi-
nate.
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Ifyourmachinehasacab,makesurethatallwindows
arecleanandthatthewindshieldwipersandwashers
workcorrectly.
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Engineexhaustfumescancausedeath.Ifyouoperate
thismachineinanenclosedarea,makesurethereis
ventilationtoreplacetheexhaustfumeswithfreshair.
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Checkallcontrolsinaclearareaandmakesurethe
machineisoperatingcorrectly.Dust,fog,smoke,etc.,
candecreaseyourvisionandcauseanaccident.Stop
themachineordecreasethespeeduntilyoucansee.
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Contactwithhighvoltagepowerlines,undergroundca-
bles,etc.,cancauseseriousinjuryordeathfromelec-
trocution.
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Beforeyoudriveoroperateinanareawithhighvoltage
lines,cables,orapowerstation,informthepoweror
utilitycompanyofyourintentions.
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YouMUSTHAVETHEPOWERDISCONNECTEDOR
KEEPASAFEWORKINGDISTANCEfromanypower
lines,cables,orpowerstations.
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Keepallpartsofthemachineasafedistanceawayfrom
thepowersource.Youmustalsoknowanyfederal,
state/provincial,orlocalsafetycodesorregulationsthat
applytothejobsite.
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Ifapartofthemachinecomesincontactwithhigh
voltagepower:
1.WarnotherworkersNOTTOTOUCHTHEMA-
CHINEandtostayawayfromthemachine.
2.Ifyoucanbreakcontact,reversetheoperationthat
causedcontactwiththehighvoltagepower,and
movethemachineawayfromthedangerarea.If
youcannotbreakcontactstayinthemachineuntil
theutilitycompanyde-energizesthelineandtells
youthatthepowerisoff.
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Ifyouhaveextremeconditions,suchasare,etc.,and
youareforcedtoleavethemachine,donotstepoffthe
machine.Jumpasfarfromthemachineaspossible
withyourfeettogetheranddonottouchthegroundwith
yourhands.
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