New Holland Workmaster 25S - Intended Use

1-GENERALINFORMATION
Intendeduse
WARNING
Roll-overhazard!
Alwayspullfromthedrawbar.DONOTattachchainsorropestotheRollOverProtectiveStructure
(ROPS)forpullingpurposes,asthemachinecouldtipover.Whendrivingthroughdooropeningsor
underlowoverheadobjects,makesurethereissufcientclearancefortheROPS.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorseriousinjury.
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Yourtractorisdesignedandmadetopull,tocarry,andtopoweravarietyofmountedortowedequipment,although
withinsomephysicallimits.Theworkingspeedandperformancemaydependonanumberofvariousparameters,
suchasweatherandterrainconditions.Thoughthetractorisdesignedtoperformincombinationwithavarietyof
equipmentinmostcropsandconditions,theremaybeanumberofcombinationsofaboveparameters,forwhichthere
isseveredegradationofperformanceofthetractorand/oritsmountedortrailedequipment.Ifyounoticedegradation
ofperformance,contactyourdealerforassistance.Hemayhaveusefulinformationforimprovements,orakitmay
beavailabletoenhancetheperformance.
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Donotusethetractorforanotherpurposethanintendedbythemanufacturerandoutlinedinthismanual.
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Donotusethetractorbeyonditslimitsofterraingradientandstabilityasoutlinedfurtherinthismanual.Usingthe
tractorbeyondtheselimitsmayresultinroll-overortip-over.Observetherecommendationsinthismanual.
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Useonlyapprovedaccessoriesandattachmentsthataredesignedforyourmachine.Consultyourdealeron
changes,additionsormodicationsthatmayberequiredforyourmachine.Donotmakeanyunauthorizedmodi-
cationstoyourmachine.
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Donotusethetractoronhigherspeedsthanallowedbytheloadandtheenvironment.Awetsurfaceorotherlow
adherenceconditionsmayincreasethebrakingdistanceorresultinvehicleinstability.Alwaysadaptyourtraveling
speedaccordingtotheloadofthevehicleandthecharacteristicsoftheroad.
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Donotusethetractornearoronsoftvergesofcanalsandbrooksorbanksandvergesthatareunderminedby
rodents.Thetractormaysinksidewaysandroll-over.
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Donotusethetractoronbrittlebridgeheadsandpoorbridgeoors.Theseconstructionsmaycollapseandcause
roll-overofthetractor.Alwayscheckouttheconditionandcarryingcapacityofbridgesandrampspriortoengage.
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Donotusethetractorwithoutwearingtheseatrestraintsystemduringactivitieswhereroll-overortip-overhazards
exist.TheRollOverProtectionStructure(ROPS)caborROPSstructurewillonlybefullyeffectivewhenthedriver
remainsattachedtohisseat.
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Donotuseequipmentmountedonthetractorwhichisnotcorrectlymatchingandrmlyxed.Suchequipmentmay
increasetheriskforroll-overandhitthetractorwhencomingloose.Ensurethatthedimensionsofthethree-point
linkageinterfaceofboththetractorandtheequipmentarematchingaccordingtothecategoriesdenedinISO
730.EnsurethatthedimensionsandspeedofthePowerTake-Off(PTO)shaftonthetractorsarematchingthose
oftheequipment.
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Donotusethetractorincombinationwithequipment,withouthavingconsultedthespecicoperator’smanual
providedwiththeequipment.Thetractorisauniversaltooltocarry,tow,anddriveavarietyofequipment.This
manualalonecannotprovideyouwithalltheinformationrequiredforthesafeoperationofthecombination.
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Donotusethetractorbeyonditslimitsofdynamicstability.Highspeed,abruptmaneuvers,andfastandshort
corneringwillincreasetheriskofroll-over.
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Donotusethetractorforpullingwork,incaseswhereyoudonotknowwhethertheloadwillyield,forinstance
whenpullingstumps.Thetractormayipoverwhenthestumpisnotyielding.
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Becautiousthatthecenterofgravityofthetractormayincreasewhenloadsonthefront-endloaderorthethree-
pointlinkageareraised.Intheseconditions,thetractormayroll-overearlierthanexpected.
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DonotstepdownfromthetractorwithoutshuttingdownthePTO,shiftingthetransmissiontoparkorneutraland
applyingtheparkbrake,unlesscontinuedPTOoperationisrequiredforsomeequipment,suchaspumpsorwood
chippers.Thelatterequipmentmayhaveanemergencystopdeviceontheequipmentitself,ashumanintervention
isneededduringoperation.Butotherequipment,engagedanddrivenbythetractorwillhavenomeanstostopthe
powertransmission,otherthanthePTOclutchofthetractor.
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Youshalltakethenecessaryprecautionstoalwaysbeawareofthepossiblepresenceofbystanders,certainlywhen
maneuveringinconnedareas,suchasthefarmyardandsheds.Keeppeopleawayfromthetractorduringwork;
askbystanderstoleavetheeld.Thereisnotonlytherisktobeoverrunbythetractor,butobjectsejectedbysome
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