OperatingonHillsandRough
Terrain
WARNING
Suddenchangesinterrainmaycauseabrupt
steeringwheelmovement,possiblyresulting
inhandandarminjuries.
•Reduceyourspeedwhenoperatingon
roughterrainandnearcurbs.
•Gripthesteeringwheellooselyaroundthe
perimeter.Keepyourhandsclearofthe
steeringwheelspokes.
Operatingthemachineonahillmaycausetippingor
rollingofthemachine,ortheenginemaystallandyou
couldloseheadwayonthehill.Thiscouldresultin
personalinjury.
•Donotacceleratequicklyorsuddenlyapplythe
brakeswhenbackingdownahill,especiallywitha
load.
•Neverdriveacrossasteephill;alwaysdrive
straightupordownorgoaroundthehill.
•Iftheenginestallsoryoubegintoloseheadway
whileclimbingahill,graduallyapplythebrakes
andslowlybackstraightdownthehill.
•Turningwhiletravelingupordownhillscanbe
dangerous.Ifyouhavetoturnwhileonahill,doit
slowlyandcautiously.Nevermakesharporfast
turns.
•Heavyloadsaffectstability.Reducetheweightof
theloadandyourspeedwhenoperatingonhills.
•Avoidstoppingonhills,especiallywithaload.
Stoppingwhilegoingdownahilltakeslongerthan
stoppingonlevelground.Ifthemachinemustbe
stopped,avoidsuddenspeedchanges,whichmay
initiatetippingorrollingofthemachine.Donot
suddenlyapplythebrakeswhenrollingbackward,
asthismaycausethemachinetooverturn.
•Checkcarefullyforoverheadclearances(i.e.,
branches,doorways,electricalwires)before
drivingunderanyobjectsanddonotcontactthem.
•Donotremovetherolloverprotectionsystem
(ROPS).
•Reducespeedandloadwhenoperatingonrough
terrain,unevenground,andnearcurbs,holes,and
othersuddenchangesinterrain.Loadsmayshift,
causingthesprayertobecomeunstable.
Loading
TheweightofthecargocanchangetheWorkman
centerofgravityandhandling.T oavoidlossofcontrol
andpersonalinjury,followtheseguidelines:
•Reducetheweightoftheloadwhenoperating
onhillsandroughterraintoavoidtippingor
overturningofthevehicle.
•Liquidloadscanshift.Thisshiftinghappens
mostoftenwhileturning,goingupordownhills,
suddenlychangingspeeds,orwhiledrivingover
roughsurfaces.Shiftingloadscancausethe
vehicletotipover.
•Whenoperatingwithaheavyload,reduceyour
speedandallowforsufcientbrakingdistance.Do
notsuddenlyapplythebrakes.Useextracaution
onslopes.
•Beawarethatheavyloadsincreaseyourstopping
distanceandreduceyourabilitytoturnquickly
withouttippingover.
Maintenance
•Onlypermitqualiedandauthorizedpersonnelto
maintain,repair,adjust,orinspectthemachine.
•Beforeservicingormakingadjustmentstothe
machine,parkthemachineonalevelsurface,
engagetheparkingbrake,shutofftheengine,
andremovethekeytopreventsomeonefrom
accidentallystartingtheengine.
•Emptythetankbeforetiltingorremovingthe
sprayerfrommachineandbeforestorage.
•Neverworkunderthemachinewithoutusingthe
tanksupportproprod.
•Ensurethatallhydrauliclineconnectorsaretight,
andthatallhydraulichosesandlinesareingood
conditionbeforeapplyingpressuretothesystem.
•Keepyourbodyandhandsawayfrompinhole
leaksthatcanejecthydraulicuidunderhigh
pressure.Usepaperorcardboard,notyourhands,
tosearchforleaks.
DANGER
Hydraulicuidescapingunderpressure
canhavesufcientforcetopenetrateskin
anddoseriousdamage.
Ifuidisinjectedintotheskinitmustbe
surgicallyremovedwithinafewhoursby
adoctorfamiliarwiththisformofinjuryor
gangrenemayresult.
•Beforedisconnectingorperforminganywork
onthehydraulicsystem,relieveallpressurein
systembystoppingtheengine,cyclingthedump
valvefromraisetolower,and/orloweringthetank
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