4-OPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS
Movingtheunit
Machinetravel
WARNING
Controlscanbereversed!
Inthenormaltravelposition,theoperator'scompartmentisabovetheidlerwheelsandthetravel
reductiongearsaretotherearoftheupperstructure.Iftheupperstructureisturned180degreesin
relationtotheundercarriage,thecontrolsarereversed.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorseriousinjury.
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WARNING
Hazardtobystanders!
Alwayssoundthehornbeforestartingthemachine.Makesuretheworkareaisclearofotherpersons,
domesticanimals,tools,etc.beforeyouoperatethemachine.Neverallowanyoneintheworkarea
duringmachineoperation.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorseriousinjury.
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NOTE:increasetheenginespeedbeforeyoustarttrav-
eling.Inordertomaximizevisibility,fullyretractthearm
andcompletelyclosethebucket.
NOTICE:beforestarttraveling,makesuretofullyraise
thebladeinordernottostickonthegroundwhiletravel-
ing.
NOTICE:beforestarttheworkorwhentravellingup
ordownaslope,positionandkeeptheangleblade(if
equipped)atneutralposition.
Selectionoftravelspeed
WARNING
Lossofcontrolhazard!
Avoidpressingthetravelspeedbuttonwhile
traveling.AvoidshiftingtoFASTspeedwhen
travelingdownhillorwhenloading/unloading
fromatrailer.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorse-
riousinjury.
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Beforestarttraveling,makesuretoselecttheproper
travelmodebetween"Turtle"(slow)and"Rabbit"(fast).
Asthetravelmodeisselected,thetravelspeedvarieswith
thetiltingangleofthetravelcontrolleversandpedals.
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Travelalarm(optional)
Thetravelalarmisactivewhenthetravelalarmswitchis
turnedON.
Abuzzersoundscontinuouslywhenthemachinestarts
travelingforwardorbackward.
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