•Decreasethevehiclespeedifthecargoboxhasbeen
removedandthereisnoattachmentonthevehicle.
Thebrakingcharacteristicschangeandfaststops
maycausetherearwheelstolockup,whichmay
affectthecontrolofthevehicle.
•Turfandpavementaremuchmoreslipperywhen
theyarewet.Itcantake2to4timesaslongtostop
onwetsurfacesasondrysurfaces.Ifyoudrive
throughstandingwaterdeepenoughtogetthe
brakeswet,theywillnotworkwelluntiltheyare
dry.Afterdrivingthroughwater,youshouldtestthe
brakestomakesuretheyworkproperly.Iftheydo
not,driveslowlywhileputtinglightpressureonthe
brakepedal.Thiswilldrythebrakesout.
OperatingonHills
Operatingthevehicleonahillmaycause
tippingorrollingofthevehicle,ortheengine
maystallandyoucouldloseheadwayonthe
hill.Thiscouldresultinpersonalinjury.
•Donotacceleratequicklyorslamonthe
brakeswhenbackingdownahill,especially
withaload.
•Iftheenginestallsoryouloseheadwayon
ahill,slowlybackstraightdownthehill.
Neverattempttoturnthevehiclearound.
•Operatethevehicleslowlyonahillanduse
caution.
•Avoidturningonahill.
•Reduceyourloadandthespeedofthe
vehicle.
•Avoidstoppingonhills,especiallywitha
load.
Theseextracautionsneedtobetakenwhenoperating
thevehicleonahill:
•Slowdownbeforestartingupordownahill.
•Iftheenginestallsoryoubegintoloseheadway
whileclimbingahill,graduallyapplythebrakesand
slowlybackstraightdownthehill.
•Turningwhiletravelingupordownhillscanbe
dangerous.Ifyouhavetoturnwhileonahill,do
itslowlyandcautiously.Nevermakesharporfast
turns.
•Heavyloadsaffectstability.Reducetheweightofthe
loadandyourspeedwhenoperatingonhillsorif
theloadhasahighcenterofgravity.Securetheload
topreventitfromshiftingandtakeextracarewhen
haulingloadsthatshifteasily(liquid,rock,sand,etc.).
•Avoidstoppingonhills,especiallywithaload.
Stoppingwhilegoingdownahillwilltakelonger
thanstoppingonlevelground.Ifthevehiclemust
bestopped,avoidsuddenspeedchanges,whichmay
initiatetippingorrollingofthevehicle.Donotslam
onthebrakeswhenrollingbackward,asthismay
causethevehicletooverturn.
•Westronglyrecommendinstallingtheoptional
ROPSKitwhenoperatingonhillyterrain.
OperatingonRoughTerrain
Reducespeedandloadwhenoperatingonroughterrain,
unevenground,andnearcurbs,holes,andothersudden
changesinterrain.Loadsmayshift,causingthevehicle
tobecomeunstable.
WestronglyrecommendinstallingtheoptionalROPS
Kitwhenoperatingonroughterrain.
Suddenchangesinterrainmaycauseabrupt
steeringwheelmovement,possiblyresultingin
handandarminjuries.
•Reduceyourspeedwhenoperatingonrough
terrainandnearcurbs.
•Gripthesteeringwheellooselyaroundthe
perimeter.Keepyourhandsclearofthe
steeringwheelspokes.
LoadingandDumping
Theweightandpositionofthecargoandpassenger
canchangethevehiclecenterofgravityandvehicle
handling.Toavoidlossofcontrolandpersonalinjury,
followtheseguidelines:
•Donotcarryloadswhichexceedtheloadlimits
describedonthevehicleweightlabel;referto
SpecicationsinProductOverview,page16,for
vehicleweightlimits.Theloadratingisforlevel
surfacesonly.
•Reducetheweightoftheloadwhenoperating
onhillsandroughterraintoavoidtippingor
overturningofthevehicle.
•Reducetheweightoftheloadifthecenterofgravity
ishigh.Itemssuchasbricks,fertilizer,orlandscape
timbersstackhigherinthebox.Thehigheraload
isstacked,themorelikelythevehicleistotipover.
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