4-OPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS
Operatingthemachine
WARNING
Drivinghazard!
Checkallcontrolsandsafetydevicesinasafe,
openareabeforestartingwork.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorse-
riousinjury.
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Whenusingthemachine,followthesafetyprecautions
mentionedinthismanual.
Starttheenginetakingintoaccountweatherconditions.
Regularlycheckthehourmeteronthesideinstrumentdis-
playtoensureservicingintervalsareobserved.
Ifyouusethemachineunderparticularlyseverecondi-
tions(dustyorcorrosiveatmosphere,etc.),reducethe
serviceintervals.
Makesurethattheoperator’sseatiscorrectlyadjusted
andpositioned.
Neveroperateanycontrolordrivingcomponentunless
youareseatedcorrectlyintheoperator’sseatwiththe
seatbeltadjustedandattachedcorrectly.
WARNING
Inhalationhazard!Risktooperatorsandby-
standers.
Avoidrunningtheengineinconnedareas.
Makesurethereisadequateventilationatall
times.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorse-
riousinjury.
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NOTICE:Dust,smokeorfogcanreducevisibilityand
maycauseanaccident.Stoporslowdownthemachine
untilnormalvisibilityisrestored.
Ifthereisanyoperatingproblem,immediatelylowerthe
loaderequipmenttotheground,engagetheparking
brakeandstoptheengine.
Findthecauseorinformresponsiblepersonsandtakethe
necessarymeasurestoforbidtheuseofthemachine.
Whenstoppingtheenginetakeaccountofweathercon-
ditions.Seepage4-15.
Whenparkingthemachine,seepage4-26.
Whenloadingthemachineontothetrailer,seepage5-7.
Whentowingthemachine,seepage5-10.
Roadoperation
NOTICE:Roadspeedissubjecttorestrictionsaccording
tothecountry.Itistheoperator’sresponsibilitytofollow
theroadspeedlimitations.
Beforecarryingoutanyroadtravel,locktheattachments
andinstallthesafetysystemsrequiredbyregulations.
Themachinemustbewithinthemaximumdimensions
permittedontheroadinaccordancewithlocalroadtrafc
regulations.
Completelyraisethestabilizers.
Checkthatthelightingandsignalingsystemsoperatecor-
rectly.
Checkthatthebrakesandsteeringoperatecorrectly.
Checktheconditionofthetiresandthetirepressure.
Neverleavetheoperator’scompartmentwhentheengine
isrunning.
Neverusethedifferentiallock.
Jobsiteoperation
Onjobsitesonthepublichighway,useregulationsignals,
takingintoaccounttheworkingrangeofthemachine.
Localregulationsdenethenumber,typeandlocationof
reectivestrips.
Bevigilant,beawareofplaceswhereotherpersonsare
workingclosetoyourworkingarea.
NOTICE:Keepotherpersonsawayfromthemachine.
Seriousphysicalinjurycanresultiftheseinstructionsare
notobserved.
Adaptyourdrivingstyletosuittheconditionsofwork
(slopinggroundorroughground),thestateoftheroad
andweatherconditions.
Operateallcontrolsconsistentlysothemachineworks
smoothly.
Whentravelingatrightanglestotheslopekeeptheloader
bucketatgroundlevel.
Whentravelinginthesamedirectionastheslope,move
ontotheslopeinlowgear(rstgear).Nevertraveldown-
hillwiththegearshiftleverinneutralposition.
Whenworkingonaslope,engagethefrontdriveaxle
(4WD)ifequipped.
NOTICE:Holes,obstacles,debrisandotherhazardsin
theworkingareacancauseseriousphysicalinjury.Al-
wayswalkaroundandidentifyallpossiblehazardsbefore
operatingthemachineinanewworkingarea.
Makesureyouknowthelocationofundergroundpipesor
cablesbeforebeginningwork.
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