2-SAFETYINFORMATION
Safetyrules-RollOverProtectiveStructure(ROPS)
WARNING
Roll-overhazard!
Afteranaccident,re,tipover,orrollover,aqualiedtechnicianMUSTreplacetheRoll-OverProtec-
tiveStructure(ROPS)beforereturningthemachinetotheeldorjobsiteoperation.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorseriousinjury.
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WARNING
Misusehazard!
Yourmachineisequippedwithanoperatorprotectivestructure.DONOTweld,drillholes,attempt
tostraighten,orrepairtheprotectivestructure.Modicationinanywaycanreducethestructural
integrityofthestructure.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorseriousinjury.
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DANGER
Crushinghazard!
DONOToperatethemachinewiththeRoll-OverProtectiveStructure(ROPS)removed.Removethe
ROPSonlyforserviceorreplacement.
Failuretocomplywillresultindeathorseriousinjury.
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YourmachineisequippedwithanoperatorProtectiveStructure,suchas:RolloverProtectiveStructure(ROPS)or
FallingObjectProtectiveStructure(FOPS).AROPSmaybeacabframeoratwopostedorfourpostedstructureused
fortheprotectionoftheoperatortominimizethepossibilityofseriousinjury.Themountingstructureandfasteners
formingthemountingconnectionwiththemachinearepartoftheROPS.
Theprotectivestructureisaspecialsafetycomponentofyourmachine.
DONOTattachanydevicetotheprotectivestructureforpullingpurposes.DONOTdrillholesintotheprotective
structure.
TheProtectiveStructureandinterconnectingcomponentsareacertiedsystem.Anydamage,re,corrosionor
modicationwillweakenthestructureandreduceyourprotection.Ifthisoccurs,theProtectiveStructureMUSTbe
replacedsothatitwillprovidethesameprotectionasanewProtectiveStructure.ContactyourdealerforProtective
Structureinspectionandreplacement.
Afteranaccident,re,tipover,orrollover,thefollowingMUSTbeperformedbyaqualiedtechnicianbefore
returningthemachinetoeldorjobsideoperation:
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TheprotectivestructureMUSTbereplaced.
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Themountingorsuspensionfortheprotectivestructure,operator'sseatandsuspension,seatbeltandmounting
components,andwiringwithintheprotectivestructureMUSTbecarefullyinspectedfordamage.
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AlldamagedpartsMUSTbereplaced.
DONOTWELD,DRILLHOLES,ATTEMPTTOSTRAIGHTEN,ORREPAIRTHEPROTECTIVESTRUCTURE.MOD-
IFICATIONINANYWAYCANREDUCETHESTRUCTURALINTEGRITYOFTHESTRUCTUREWHICHCOULD
CAUSEDEATHORSERIOUSINJURYINTHEEVENTOFFIRE,TIPOVER,ROLLOVER,COLLISION,ORACCI-
DENT.
Seatbeltsarepartoftheprotectivesystemandmustbewornatalltimes.Theoperatormustbeheldtotheseat
insidetheframeinorderfortheprotectivesystemtowork.
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