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1.SafeZone—Usethemachinehere
2.DangerZone-Useawalkbehindmachineorahandheld
toolneardropoffs,ditches,embankments,waterorother
hazards.
3.Water
4.W=widthofthemachine
5.Keepasafedistance(twicethewidthofthemachine)
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
CAUTION
Themachineproducessoundlevelsinexcess
of85dBAattheoperator’sear,andmay
causehearinglossthroughextendedperiods
ofexposure.
Wearhearingprotectionwhileoperatingthe
machine.
1.Movethemotion-controlleverstotheNEUTRAL
positionandengagetheparkingbrake;refer
toMotion-ControlLevers(page13)and
Parking-BrakeLever(page13).
2.Movethethrottlelevermidwaybetweenthe
SLOWandFASTpositions;refertoThrottle
Control(page14).
3.Iftheengineiscold,pullupthechokecontrolto
theONposition;refertoChokeControl(page
14).
Note:Iftheengineiswarm,pushdownthe
chokelevertotheOFFposition.
4.RotatetheignitionswitchtotheSTARTposition;
refertoIgnitionSwitch(page14).
Note:Whentheenginestarts,releasethe
switch.
Important:Donotcranktheengine
continuouslyformorethan10secondsata
time.Iftheenginedoesnotstart,allowa60
secondcool-downperiodbetweenstarting
attempts.Failuretofollowtheseguidelines
canoverheatthestartermotor
5.IfthechokecontrolisintheONposition,
graduallymovetheleverdown,towardtheOFF
positionastheenginewarmsup.
ShuttingOfftheEngine
1.Movemotion-controllevertotheNEUTRAL
position,bringthemachinetoafullstop,
andengagetheparkingbrake;referto
Motion-ControlLevers(page13)and
Parking-BrakeLever(page13).
2.Movethethrottleinthemidwaybetweenthe
SLOWandFASTpositions;refertoThrottle
Control(page14).
3.Runtheengineforaminimumof15seconds,
thenturntheignitionswitchtotheOFFposition;
refertoIgnitionSwitch(page14).
4.Removethekey;refertoIgnitionSwitch(page
14).
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