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Braking
•Slowdownthemachinebeforeyouapproachanobstacle.
Thisgivesyouextratimetostoporturnaway.Hittingan
obstaclecaninjureyouandyourpassenger.Inaddition,it
candamagethemachineanditscontents.
•GrossVehicleWeight(GVW)hasamajorimpactonyour
abilitytostopand/orturn.Heavyloadsandattachments
makethemachinehardertostoporturn.Theheavierthe
load,thelongerittakestostop.
•Decreasethespeedofthemachineifthecargoboxhas
beenremovedandthereisnoattachmentinstalledon
themachine.Thebrakingcharacteristicschangeandfast
stopsmaycausetherearwheelstolockup,whichwill
affectthecontrolofthemachine.
•Turfandpavementaremuchmoreslipperywhentheyare
wet.Itcantake2to4timeslongertostopthemachine
onwetsurfacesasondrysurfaces.Ifyoudrivethrough
deep-standingwaterandgetthebrakeswet,theywillnot
workwelluntiltheyaredry.Afterdrivingthroughwater,
youshouldtestthebrakestomakesurethattheywork
properly.Iftheydonot,driveslowlyonalevelground
whileputtinglightpressureonthebrakepedal.Thiswill
dryoutthebrakes.
OperatingonHills
WARNING
Operatingthemachineonahillmaycausetipping
orrollingofthemachine,ortheenginemaystall
andyoucouldloseheadwayonthehill.Thiscould
resultinpersonalinjury.
•Donotoperatethemachineonexcessivelysteep
slopes.
•Donotacceleratequicklyorslamthebrakes
whenbackingdownahill,especiallywithaload.
•Iftheenginestallsoryouloseheadwayona
hill,slowlybackstraightdownthehill.Never
attempttoturnthemachinearound.
•Operatethemachineslowlyonahillanduse
caution.
•Avoidturningonahill.
•Reduceyourloadandthespeedofthemachine.
•Avoidstoppingonhills,especiallywithaload.
Taketheseprecautionswhenoperatingthemachineonahill:
•Slowthemachinedownbeforestartingupordownahill.
•Iftheenginestallsoryoubegintolosemomentumwhile
climbingahill,graduallyapplythebrakesandslowlyback
themachinestraightdownthehill.
•Turningwhiletravelingupordownhillscanbedangerous.
Ifyouhavetoturnwhileonahill,doitslowlyand
cautiously.Nevermakesharporfastturns.
•Heavyloadsaffectstability.Reducetheweightofthe
loadandyourgroundspeedwhenoperatingonhillsorif
theloadhasahighcenterofgravity.Securetheloadto
thecargoboxofthemachinetopreventtheloadfrom
shifting.Takeextracarewhenhaulingloadsthatshift
easily(liquid,rock,sand,etc.).
•Avoidstoppingonhills,especiallywithaload.Stopping
whilegoingdownahillwilltakelongerthanstoppingon
levelground.Ifyoumuststopthemachine,avoidsudden
speedchanges,whichmayinitiatetippingorrollingof
themachine.Donotslamonthebrakeswhenrolling
backward,asthismaycausethemachinetooverturn.
•WestronglyrecommendinstallingtheoptionalROPSkit
beforeridingonhillyterrain.
OperatingonRoughTerrain
Reducethegroundspeedofthemachineandloadcarriedin
themachinewhenoperatingonroughterrain,unevenground,
andnearcurbs,holes,andothersuddenchangesinterrain.
Loadsmayshift,causingthemachinetobecomeunstable.
WARNING
Suddenchangesinterrainmaycauseabrupt
steeringwheelmovement,possiblyresultingin
handandarminjuries.
•Reduceyourspeedwhenoperatingonrough
terrainandnearcurbs.
•Gripthesteeringwheellooselyaroundthe
perimeterkeepingthumbsupandoutoftheway
ofthesteeringwheelspokes.
LoadingandDumping
Theweightandpositionofcargoandpassengercanaffect
thestabilityandhandlingofthemachine.Beawareofthe
followingconditiontoavoidlosingcontrolofthemachine
ortippingitover:
•Donotexceedtheratedweightcapacityofthemachine
whenoperatingitwithaloadinthecargobox,when
towingatrailer,orboth;refertoSpecications(page18).
•Usecautionwhenoperatingthemachineonahillsideor
onroughterrain,particularlywithaloadinthecargobox
orwhentowingatrailerorboth.
•Beawarethatthestabilityandcontrolofthemachine
arereducedwhentheloadinthecargoboxispoorly
distributed.
•Carryingoversizedloadsinthecargoboxchangesthe
stabilityofthemachine.
•Thesteering,braking,andstabilityofthemachineare
affectedwhencarryingaloadwheretheweightofthe
materialcannotbeboundtothemachine,suchasthe
liquidinalargetank.
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