Operation
BeforeOperation
BeforeOperationSafety
GeneralSafety
•Neverallowchildrenorpeoplewhoarenottrained
orphysicallycapabletosafelyoperateorservice
themachine.Localregulationsmayrestrictthe
ageoftheoperator.Theownerisresponsiblefor
trainingalloperatorsandmechanics.
•Becomefamiliarwiththesafeoperationofthe
equipment,operatorcontrols,andsafetysigns.
•Shutofftheengine,removethekey(ifequipped),
andwaitforallmovementtostopbeforeyouleave
theoperator’sposition.Allowthemachinetocool
beforeadjusting,servicing,cleaning,orstoringit.
•Knowhowtostopandshutoffthemachinequickly.
•Ensurethattherearenotmoreoccupants(youand
yourpassenger(s))thanthenumberofhandholds
equippedonthemachine.
•Checkthatallsafetydevicesanddecalsarein
place.Repairorreplaceallsafetydevicesand
replaceallillegibleormissingdecals.Donot
operatethemachineunlesstheyarepresentand
functioningproperly.
FuelSafety
•Useextremecareinhandlingfuel.Itisammable
anditsvaporsareexplosive.
•Extinguishallcigarettes,cigars,pipes,andother
sourcesofignition.
•Useonlyanapprovedfuelcontainer.
•Donotremovethefuelcaporllthefueltank
whiletheengineisrunningorhot.
•Donotaddordrainfuelinanenclosedspace.
•Donotstorethemachineorfuelcontainerwhere
thereisanopename,spark,orpilotlight,such
asonawaterheaterorotherappliance.
•Ifyouspillfuel,donotattempttostarttheengine;
avoidcreatinganysourceofignitionuntilthefuel
vaporshavedissipated.
PerformingDaily
Maintenance
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Beforestartingthemachineeachday,performthe
EachUse/DailyprocedureslistedinMaintenance
(page32).
CheckingtheTirePressure
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Fronttiresairpressurespecication:220kPa(32
psi)
Teartiresairpressurespecication:124kPa(18
psi)
Important:Checkthetirepressurefrequently
toensureproperination.Ifthetiresarenot
inatedtothecorrectpressure,thetireswillwear
prematurelyandmaycausethe4-wheeldriveto
bind.
Figure18showsanexampleoftirewearcausedby
under-ination.
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Figure18
1.Under-inatedtire
Figure19showsanexampleoftirewearcausedby
over-ination.
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Figure19
1.Over-inatedtire
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