onlevelground.Ifyoumuststopthemachine,
avoidsuddenspeedchanges,whichcancause
themachinetotiporrollover.Donotengagethe
brakessuddenlywhenrollingrearward,asthis
maycausethemachinetooverturn.
LoadingandDumpingSafety
•Donotexceedthegrossvehicleweight(GVW)
ofthemachinewhenoperatingitwithaloadin
thecargobedand/ortowingatrailer;referto
Specications(page18).
•Distributetheloadinthecargobedevenlyto
improvethestabilityandcontrolofthemachine.
•Beforedumping,ensurethatthereisnoone
behindthemachine.
•Donotdumpaloadedcargobedwhilethe
machineissidewaysonaslope.Thechange
inweightdistributionmaycausethemachineto
overturn.
OperatingtheCargoBed
RaisingtheCargoBed
WARNING
Araisedbedcouldfallandinjurepersonsthat
areworkingbeneathit.
•Alwaysusetheproprodtoholdthebedup
beforeworkingunderthebed.
•Removeanyloadmaterialfromthebed
beforeraisingit.
WARNING
Drivingthemachinewiththecargobedraised
couldcausethemachinetotiporrolleasier.
Youcoulddamagethestructureofthecargo
bedifyouoperatethemachinewiththebed
raised.
•Operatethemachinewhenthecargobed
isdown.
•Afteremptyingthecargobed,lowerit.
CAUTION
Ifaloadisconcentratednearthebackofthe
cargobedwhenyoureleasethelatches,the
bedmayunexpectedlytipopen,injuringyou
orbystanders.
•Centerloadsinthecargobed,ifpossible.
•Holdthecargobeddownandensurethat
nooneisleaningoverthebedorstanding
behinditwhenreleasingthelatches.
•Removeallcargofromthebedbefore
liftingthebeduptoservicethemachine.
Movetheleverrearwardtoraisethecargobed
(Figure15).
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Figure15
1.Cargobedlever
LoweringtheCargoBed
WARNING
Theweightofthebedmaybeheavy.Hands
orotherbodypartscouldbecrushed.
Keepyourhandsandotherbodypartsaway
whenloweringthebed.
Movetheleverforwardtolowerthecargobed(Figure
15).
OpeningtheTailgate
1.Ensurethatthecargobedisdownandlatched.
2.Openthelatchesontheleftandrightsideofthe
cargobedandlowerthetailgate(Figure16).
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