Operation
Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthe
machinefromthenormaloperatingposition.
BeforeOperation
BeforeOperationSafety
GeneralSafety
ā¢Neverallowchildrenorpeoplewhoarenottrained
orphysicallycapabletosafelyoperateorservice
themachine.Localregulationsmayrestrictthe
ageoftheoperator.Theownerisresponsiblefor
trainingalloperatorsandmechanics.
ā¢Becomefamiliarwiththesafeoperationofthe
equipment,operatorcontrols,andsafetysigns.
ā¢Shutoffthemachine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovementtostopbeforeyouleavethe
operatorāsposition.Allowthemachinetocool
beforeadjusting,servicing,cleaning,orstoringit.
ā¢Knowhowtostopandshutoffthemachinequickly.
ā¢Ensurethattherearenotmoreoccupants(youand
yourpassenger(s))thanthenumberofhandholds
equippedonthemachine.
ā¢Checkthatallsafetydevicesanddecalsarein
place.Repairorreplaceallsafetydevicesand
replaceallillegibleormissingdecals.Donot
operatethemachineunlesstheyarepresentand
functioningproperly.
FuelSafety
ā¢Useextremecareinhandlingfuel.Itisīammable
anditsvaporsareexplosive.
ā¢Extinguishallcigarettes,cigars,pipes,andother
sourcesofignition.
ā¢Useonlyanapprovedfuelcontainer.
ā¢Donotremovethefuelcaporīællthefueltank
whiletheengineisrunningorhot.
ā¢Donotaddordrainfuelinanenclosedspace.
ā¢Donotstorethemachineorfuelcontainerwhere
thereisanopenīame,spark,orpilotlight,such
asonawaterheaterorotherappliance.
ā¢Ifyouspillfuel,donotattempttostarttheengine;
avoidcreatinganysourceofignitionuntilthefuel
vaporshavedissipated.
PerformingDaily
Maintenance
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Beforestartingthemachineeachday,performthe
EachUse/DailyprocedureslistedinMaintenance
(page28).
CheckingtheTirePressure
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Frontandreartiresairpressurespeciīæcation:165
to207kPa(24to30psi)
Important:Donotexceedthemaximumair
pressureindicatedonthesidewallofthetire.
Note:Theairpressureneededinthetiresis
determinedbythepayloadthatyouintendtocarry.
1.Checktheairpressureinthetires.
ā¢Uselowerairpressureinthetiresforlighter
payloads,forlesssoilcompaction,fora
smootherride,andtominimizetiremarkson
theground.
ā¢Usehigherairpressureinthetiresfor
carryingheavierpayloadsathigherspeeds.
2.Ifnecessary,adjusttheairpressureinthetires
byaddingorremovingairinthetires.
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