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–Alwayswatchoutforandavoidlowoverhangssuch
astreelimbs,doorjambs,overheadwalkways,etc.
Makesurethereisenoughroomoverheadtoeasily
clearthemachineandyourhead.
–Ifyouareeverunsureaboutthesafeoperationofthe
machine,stopyourworkandaskyoursupervisor.
•Beforegettingofftheseat:
–Stopmovementofthemachine.
–Lowerbed.
–Shutengineoffandwaitforallmovementtostop.
–Setparkingbrake.
–RemovekeyfromOn/Offswitch.
•Donottouchengine,transmission,radiator,muferor
mufermanifoldwhileengineisrunningorsoonafter
ithasstoppedbecausetheseareasmaybehotenough
tocauseburns.
•Ifthemachineevervibratesabnormally,stopthemachine
immediately,turnengineoff,waitforallmotionto
stopandinspectfordamage.Repairalldamagebefore
resumingoperation.
•Lightningcancausesevereinjuryordeath.Iflightning
isseenorthunderisheardinthearea,donotoperate
themachine;seekshelter.
Braking
•Slowdownbeforeyouapproachanobstacle.Thisgives
youextratimetostoporturnaway.Hittinganobstacle
caninjureyouandyourpassenger.Inaddition,itcan
damagethemachineanditscontents.
•Grossvehicleweight(GVW)hasamajorimpactonyour
abilitytostopand/orturn.Heavyloadsandattachments
makethemachinehardertostoporturn.Theheavier
theload,thelongerittakestostop.RefertoLoadingthe
CargoBox(page23)formoreinformation.
•Decreasethespeedofthemachineifthecargoboxhas
beenremovedandthereisnoattachmentinstalledon
themachine.Thebrakingcharacteristicschangeandfast
stopsmaycausetherearwheelstolockup,whichwill
affectthecontrolofthemachine.
•Turfandpavementaremuchmoreslipperywhentheyare
wet.Itcantake2to4timeslongertostopthemachine
onwetsurfacesasondrysurfaces.Ifyoudrivethrough
deep-standingwaterandgetthebrakeswet,theywill
notworkwelluntiltheyaredry.Afterdrivingthrough
water,youshouldtestthebrakestomakesuretheywork
properly.Iftheydonot,driveslowlyonalevelground
whileputtinglightpressureonthebrakepedal.Thiswill
drythebrakesout.
OperatingonHills
WARNING
Operatingthemachineonahillmaycausetipping
orrollingofthemachine,ortheenginemaystall
andyoucouldloseheadwayonthehill.Thiscould
resultinpersonalinjury.
•Donotoperatemachineonexcessivelysteep
slopes.
•Donotacceleratequicklyorslamonthebrakes
whenbackingdownahill,especiallywithaload.
•Iftheenginestallsoryouloseheadwayona
hill,slowlybackstraightdownthehill.Never
attempttoturnthemachinearound.
•Operatethemachineslowlyonahillanduse
caution.
•Avoidturningonahill.
•Reduceyourloadandthespeedofthemachine.
•Avoidstoppingonhills,especiallywithaload.
Theseextracautionsneedtobetakenwhenoperatingthe
machineonahill:
•Slowthemachinedownbeforestartingupordownahill.
•Iftheenginestallsoryoubegintolosemomentumwhile
climbingahill,graduallyapplythebrakesandslowlyback
themachinestraightdownthehill.
•Turningwhiletravelingupordownhillscanbedangerous.
Ifyouhavetoturnwhileonahill,doitslowlyand
cautiously.Nevermakesharporfastturns.
•Heavyloadsaffectstability.Reducetheweightofthe
loadandyourgroundspeedwhenoperatingonhillsorif
theloadhasahighcenterofgravity.Securetheloadto
thecargoboxofthemachinetopreventtheloadfrom
shifting.Takeextracarewhenhaulingloadsthatshift
easily(liquid,rock,sand,etc.).
•Avoidstoppingonhills,especiallywithaload.Stopping
whilegoingdownahillwilltakelongerthanstopping
onlevelground.Ifthemachinemustbestopped,avoid
suddenspeedchanges,whichmayinitiatetippingor
rollingofthemachine.Donotslamonthebrakes
whenrollingbackward,asthismaycausethemachine
tooverturn.
•Ifyouwillbeusingthemachineonhillyterrain,youcan
installtheoptionalROPSKit.
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