PRECAUTIONS WHEN OPERATING MACHINE
• Be
careful not to approach too close to the edge of cliffs. When making embankments or landfills, or when
dropping soil over a cliff, dump one pile, then use the next pile of soil to push the first pile.
• The load suddenly becomes lighter when the soil is pushed over a cliff or when the machine reaches the
top of a slope. When this happens, there is danger that the travel speed will suddenly increase, so be sure
to reduce the speed.
• If the machine moves with only either side of the blade loaded, its tail may swing. Take care.
METHOD OF USING BRAKES
• Do not put your foot on the brake pedal unnecessarily. If the machine travels with your foot on the brake
pedal, the brake operates constantly and heats abnormally, and is disabled and that can cause an accident.
• Do not depress the brake pedal repeatedly more than necessity.
• Use the engine brake during downhill travel.
PRECAUTIONS WHEN OPERATING ON SNOW OR FROZEN SURFACES
• Snow-covered or frozen surfaces are slippery, so be extremely careful when traveling or operating the ma-
chine, and do not perform abrupt lever operation. Machine may slip even on a slight slope. Be particularly
careful when working on slopes.
• Frozen road becomes soft when the temperature rises, and the machine may tip over or be not able to es-
cape. Be particularly careful when working on frozen road.
• It is dangerous that the machine enters deep snow. The machine may tip over or become buried in the
snow. Be careful not to go off the road or to get trapped in a drift of snow.
• When performing snow removal, the road and objects placed beside the road are buried in the snow and
cannot be seen. Be careful.
• When traveling on snow-covered slopes, never apply the foot brake suddenly. Reduce the speed and use
the engine brake while applying the foot brake intermittently (depress the brake intermittently several
times). If necessary, lower the work equipment to the ground to stop the machine.
PRECAUTIONS WHEN PARKING MACHINE
Unexpected move of the parked machine can cause serious personal injury or death. Always observe the fol-
lowing.
• Place the machine on a firm, level ground.
• Select a place where there is no hazard of landslides, falling rocks, or flooding.
• Lower the work equipment to the ground.
• When leaving the machine, set the work equipment lock
lever (1) and the parking brake lever (2) to LOCK position
(L), and stop the engine.
• When the operator's seat and console are located in front,
your body or clothes will easily touch the levers. Shift them
backward to keep enough space, and then get off the ma-
chine.
• Close the operator's cab door, and lock all the places. Re-
move the key so that any unauthorized person cannot op-
erate the machine, and keep it in the specified place.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR OPERATION
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