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2-SAFETYINFORMATION
Wheelsandtires
Makesurethattiresarecorrectlyinated.Donotexceed
anyrecommendedloadorpressure.Followtheinstruc-
tionsinthemanualforpropertireination.
Tiresareheavy.Handlingtireswithoutproperequipment
couldcausedeathorseriousinjury.
Neverweldonawheelwithatireinstalled.Alwaysre-
movethetirecompletelyfromthewheelpriortowelding.
Alwayshaveaqualiedtiretechnicianservicethetires
andwheels.Ifatirehaslostallpressure,takethetireand
wheeltoatireshoporyourdealerforservice.Explosive
separationofthetirecancauseseriousinjury.
DONOTweldtoawheelorrimuntilthetireiscompletely
removed.Inatedtirescangenerateagasmixturewith
theairthatcanbeignitedbyhightemperaturesfromweld-
ingproceduresperformedonthewheelorrim.Removing
theairorlooseningthetireontherim(breakingthebead)
willNOTeliminatethehazard.Thisconditioncanexist
whethertiresareinatedordeated.ThetireMUSTbe
completelyremovedfromthewheelorrimpriortoweld-
ingthewheelorrim.
Drivingonpublicroadsandgeneraltransportationsafety
Complywithlocallawsandregulations.
Makesurethatthebackhoeswinglockpinisinthelock
position.See6-31formoreinformation.
Useappropriatelightingtomeetlocalregulations.
MakesurethattheSlow-MovingVehicle(SMV)emblem
isvisible.
Makesurethatthebrakepedallatchisengaged.You
mustlockbrakepedalstogetherforroadtravel.
Usesafetychainsfortrailedequipmentwhensafety
chainsareprovidedwithmachineorequipment.
Liftimplementsandattachmentshighenoughabove
groundtopreventaccidentalcontactwithroad.
Whenyoutransportequipmentoramachineonatrans-
porttrailer,makesurethatitisproperlysecured.Besure
theSlow-MovingVehicle(SMV)ontheequipmentorma-
chineiscoveredwhilebeingtransportedonatrailer.
Beawareofoverheadstructuresorpowerlinesandmake
surethatthemachineand/orattachmentscanpasssafely
under.
Travelspeedshouldbesuchthatyoumaintaincomplete
controlandmachinestabilityatalltimes.
Slowdownandsignalbeforeturning.
Pullovertoallowfastertrafctopass.
Followcorrecttowingprocedureforequipmentwithor
withoutbrakes.
Fireandexplosionprevention
Fueloroilthatisleakedorspilledonhotsurfacesorelec-
tricalcomponentscancauseare.
Cropmaterials,trash,debris,birdnests,orammable
materialcanigniteonhotsurfaces.
Alwayshaveareextinguisheronornearthemachine.
Makesurethatthereextinguisher(s)ismaintainedand
servicedaccordingtothemanufacturer’sinstructions.
Atleastonceeachdayandattheendoftheday,remove
alltrashanddebrisfromthemachineespeciallyaround
hotcomponentssuchastheengine,transmission,ex-
haust,battery,etc.Morefrequentcleaningofyourma-
chinemaybenecessarydependingontheoperatingen-
vironmentandconditions.
Atleastonceeachday,removedebrisaccumulation
aroundmovingcomponentssuchasbearings,pulleys,
belts,gears,cleaningfans,etc.Morefrequentcleaning
ofyourmachinemaybenecessarydependingonthe
operatingenvironmentandconditions.
Inspecttheelectricalsystemforlooseconnectionsand
frayedinsulation.Repairorreplacelooseordamaged
parts.
Donotstoreoilyragsorotherammablematerialonthe
machine.
Donotweldoramecutanyitemsthatcontainammable
material.Cleanitemsthoroughlywithnon-ammablesol-
ventsbeforeweldingorame-cutting.
Donotexposethemachinetoames,burningbrush,or
explosives.
Promptlyinvestigateanyunusualsmellsorodorsthat
mayoccurduringoperationofthemachine.
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