DrivingSafety
Youdrivethemachinetoandfromtheworksitewiththeuse
ofatetheredremote.Whendrivingthemachine,observethe
followingsafetyprecautions:
•Operatethedrivependantalongsidethemachineoutside
ofthedangerzone(Figure3).
•Keepallbystandersawaywhilemovingthemachine.
•Donotcarrypassengersonthemachine.
•Watchfortheturning-radiussweepofthedrillframe,as
thecenteroftheturningradiusistheendofthetrack.
•Movingthemachinewiththetetheredremotecan
beerratic;moveslowlywhenusingtheremotefor
movement.
•Usecarewhenloadingorunloadingthemachineontoa
trailer.
•Watchfortrafcwhencrossingroadways.
•Checkforoverheadclearances(i.e.branches,doorways,
electricalwires)beforedrivingunderanyobjectsanddo
notcontactthem.
•Usecarewhendrivingthemachineonsoftorunstable
ground.
Note:Softorunevengroundcanreducestability.
•Whendrivingonaslope,theoperatorshouldbeup-slope
fromthemachine.
Note:Themachinecanbeunstableonslopes.
•Driveinaccordancewiththeweatherconditions.
Note:Drivewithcautionduringadverseweather
conditions.
Thefollowingillustrationdisplaysthesafedistancethatmust
bekeptbyallindividualswhilemovingthemachine.
Figure3
DrivingDangerZone
1.1.8m(6ft)safetydistance
3.Turning-radiuscenter
2.Operator4.3m(10ft)safetydistance
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