Safety
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Technical limit values
If the technical limit values of the machine are not observed, the machine may be damaged. As
a result, accidents may occur and people may be seriously injured or killed. Observance of the
following technical limit values is particularly important for safety:
– Maximum permitted total weight
– Maximum permitted axle loads
– Maximum permitted trailer load
– Maximum permitted drawbar load
– Maximum permitted transport height and width
– Maximum permitted speed
• Observe limit values, see chapter "Technical data".
3.4.10 Danger zones
Danger zones of the machine
The area around the machine is a danger zone.
There are the following hazards in this danger zone:
– The self-propelled harvester and the front attachment / the trailer may start moving or rolling
away and run over people.
– If the lifting unit is unintentionally actuated, the machine may make hazardous movements.
– Defective or insecurely attached electrical cables may cause fatal electric shocks.
– Defective or insecurely attached hydraulic or pneumatic lines may become detached and
flail around. Hydraulic oil may escape under high pressure and cause serious injuries to the
skin or face.
– Clothing may become caught and wrapped around an exposed, rotating shaft or a damaged
or incorrectly installed universal shaft.
– When the drive is switched on, machine parts may rotate or swivel.
– Hydraulically raised machine parts may descend unnoticed and slowly.
If the danger zone is not monitored by the driver, people may be seriously injured or killed.
• Keep people away from the danger zone of the machine, front attachment / trailer.
• Do not switch on the drives and engine until there is nobody in the danger zone.
• Before working in front of and behind the self-propelled harvester and in the danger zone of
the machine: Shut down and safeguard the machine, see chapter "Shutting down and
safeguarding the machine". This also applies to brief inspection work. Many serious
accidents in front of and behind the self-propelled harvester and the front attachment /
trailer occur due to negligence and with the engine running and the machine rolling away or
unsecured.
• Consider the information in all relevant operating instructions.
– The operating instructions for the machine
– The operating instructions for the front attachment
– The operating instructions for the trailer
– The operating instructions for the universal shaft
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