Safety Notes
4200 cab - M2
WEO
17
Implements and Attachments
WARNING: A front-end loader (bucket or
forks) must be equipped with a suitable
restraining device to prevent the load (bales,
fence posts, rolls of fence, wire etc.) from rolling
down the lift arms into the operator's compartment
and crushing the driver when the loader is raised.
Inadequately secured objects could also fall and
injure bystanders.
● Three-point hitch and side mounted implements
make a much larger arc when turning than towed
equipment. Make certain to allow sufficient clearance
for turning. Use only Massey Ferguson approved
attachments and implements.
● When using attachments or implements with the
tractor, be sure to thoroughly read the Operator
Instruction Book for that attachment or implement
and follow its safety instructions.
●
DO NOT overload an attachment or towed
equipment. Use proper counter-weights to maintain
tractor stability. Hitch loads to the drawbar only.
● A safety chain will help control drawn equipment
should it be accidentally separated from the drawbar
while transporting. Using the appropriate adaptor
parts, attach the chain to the tractor drawbar support
or other specified anchor location. Provide only
enough slack in the chain to permit turning. See your
Massey Ferguson Dealer for a chain with a strength
rating equal to, or greater than the gross weight of
the towed machine (Fig. 23).
● Make sure any towed implements are equipped with
a safety chain linking tractor and implement (Fig .23).
● Pull only from the approved drawbar. Towing or
attaching to other locations may cause the tractor to
overturn (Fig. 24).
Safety - Towing
● For towed equipment WITHOUT brakes, DO NOT
tow equipment:
■
at speeds over 32 km/h (20 miles/hour);
■
that, when fully loaded, weighs more than 1.5 times
the weight of the towing unit.
● For towed equipment WITH brakes, DO NOT tow
equipment:
■
at speeds over 40 km/h (25 miles/hour);
■
that, when fully loaded, weighs more than 4.5
times the weight of the towing unit.
NOTE: Tractor requires correct trailer braking equipment
be installed and connected to the equipment.
Stopping distance increases with speed and weight of
towed loads, and on hills and slopes. Towed loads with or
without brakes that are too heavy for the tractor or are
towed too fast can cause loss of control. Consider the
total weight of the equipment and its load.
Fig. 23
Fig. 24
Road Transport
BEFORE
operating your tractor on a public road, a
number of precautions must be taken.
● Familiarise yourself with - and obey - all laws
appropriate to your tractor.
● Lock your brake pedals together.
● Raise all implements to their transport position and
lock them in place.
● Place all implements into their narrowest transport
configuration.
● Disengage the PTO and differential lock.
● Make sure any required clearance flags or hazard
lights are in place and in working order.
●
Make sure you use a proper hitch pin with a clip
retainer.
● Clean off all reflectors and road lights, front and rear,
and be certain they are in working order.
TL 3500
TL 3730
To Next Page
Loading...
