•Lowerafoldingrollbartemporarilyonlywhen
necessary.Donotweartheseatbeltwhenthe
rollbarisfoldeddown.
•Beawarethatthereisnorolloverprotectionwhen
afoldedrollbarisinthedownposition.
•Checktheareathatyouwillbemowingandnever
folddownafoldingrollbarinareaswherethere
areslopes,drop-offs,orwater.
SlopeSafety
Slopesareamajorfactorrelatedtolossofcontroland
rolloveraccidents,whichcanresultinsevereinjuryor
death.Youareresponsibleforsafeslopeoperation.
Operatingthemachineonanysloperequiresextra
caution.
•Reviewtheslopeinstructionslistedbelowfor
operatingthemachineonslopesandtodetermine
whetheryoucanoperatethemachineinthe
conditionsonthatdayandatthatjobsite.
Changesintheterraincanresultinachangein
slopeoperationforthemachine.
•Determineiftheslopeissafeformachine
operation,includingsurveyingthesite.Always
usecommonsenseandgoodjudgmentwhen
performingthissurvey.
•Avoidstarting,stopping,orturningthemachine
onslopes.Travelupanddownonslopes.Avoid
makingsuddenchangesinspeedordirection.
Ifyoumustturnthemachine,turnitslowlyand
graduallydownhill,ifpossible.Usecarewhen
reversingthemachine.
•Donotoperateamachinewhenyouareuncertain
aboutthetraction,steering,orstability.
•Removeormarkobstructionssuchasditches,
holes,ruts,bumps,rocks,orotherhiddenhazards.
Tallgrasscanhideobstructions.Uneventerrain
couldoverturnthemachine.
•Beawarethatoperatingthemachineonwet
surfaces,acrossslopes,ordownhillmaycause
themachinetolosetraction.Lossoftractiontothe
wheelsmayresultinslidingandalossofbraking
andsteering.
•Useextremecautionwhenoperatingthemachine
neardrop-offs,ditches,embankments,water
hazards,orotherhazards.Themachinecould
suddenlyrolloverifawheelgoesovertheedge
ortheedgecavesin.Establishasafetyarea
betweenthemachineandanyhazard.
•Useextracarewhileoperatingthemachinewith
attachments;theycanaffectthestabilityofthe
machine.
•Iftheenginestallsoryoubegintolosemomentum
whileclimbingahill,graduallyapplythebrakes
andslowlybackstraightdownthehill.
•Alwayskeepthetransmissioningear(ifapplicable)
whenyoudrivethemachinedownaslope.
•Donotparkthemachineonanincline.
•Theweightofthematerialinthetankcanchange
thehandlingofthemachine.T oavoidlossof
controlandpersonalinjury,followtheseguidelines:
–Whenoperatingwithaheavyload,reduceyour
speedandallowforsufcientbrakingdistance.
Donotsuddenlyapplythebrakes.Useextra
cautiononslopes.
–Liquidloadsshift,especiallywhileturning,
goingupordownslopes,suddenlychanging
speeds,orwhiledrivingoverroughsurfaces.
Shiftingloadscancausethemachinetotip
over.
OperatingtheMachine
StartingtheEngine
1.Sitintheoperator'sseat,insertthekeyintothe
ignitionswitch,androtatethekeyclockwiseto
theRUNposition.
2.Presstheclutchandmovetherangeselectorto
theNEUTRALposition.
3.EnsurethatthepumpswitchisintheOFF
position.
4.Iftheengineiscold,pullthechokeknobup.
Important:Donotusethechokeifthe
engineiswarm.
5.TurnthekeytotheSTARTpositionuntilthe
enginestarts.
Important:DonotholdthekeyintheSTART
positionformorethan10seconds.Ifthe
enginehasnotstartedafter10seconds,wait
1minutebeforetryingagain.Donotattempt
topushortowthesprayertostarttheengine.
6.Oncetheenginestarts,pushthechokeknob
downslowly.
DrivingtheMachine
1.Releasetheparkingbrake.
2.Fullypresstheclutchpedal.
3.Movethegearshiftlevertorstgear.
4.Releasetheclutchpedalsmoothlywhile
pressingtheacceleratorpedal.
5.Whenthemachinegainsenoughspeed,remove
yourfootfromtheacceleratorpedal,fullypress
theclutchpedal,movethegearshiftlevertothe
nextgearandreleasetheclutchpedalwhile
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