Operator's Manual

CheckingtheSafety-Interlock
System
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Thepurposeofthesafety-interlocksystemistopreventthe
enginefromcrankingorstartingunlesstheclutchpedalis
pressed.
CAUTION
Ifthesafety-interlockswitchesaredisconnectedor
damagedthemachinecouldoperateunexpectedly
causingpersonalinjury.
Donottamperwiththeinterlockswitches.
Checktheoperationoftheinterlockswitches
dailyandreplaceanydamagedswitchesbefore
operatingthemachine.
Note:RefertoAttachmentOperator’sManualforprocedures
oncheckingtheattachmentinterlocksystem.
VerifyingtheClutch-InterlockSwitch
1.Sitontheoperator’sseatandengagetheparkingbrake.
2.MovetheshiftlevertotheNEUTRALposition.
Note:Theenginedoesnotstartifthehydraulic-lift
leverislockedintheforwardposition.
3.Withoutpressingtheclutchpedal,rotatethekeyswitch
clockwisetotheSTARTposition.
Note:Iftheenginecranksorstarts,thereisa
malfunctionintheinterlocksystemthatmustbe
repairedbeforeoperatingthemachine.
VerifyingtheHydraulic-LiftLever
InterlockSwitch
1.Sitontheoperator’sseatandengagetheparkingbrake.
2.MovetheshiftlevertotheNEUTRALpositionand
ensurethatthehydraulic-liftleverisinthecenter
position.
3.Pressclutchpedal.
4.Movethehydraulic-liftleverforwardandrotatethekey
switchclockwisetotheSTARTposition.
Note:Ifenginecranksorstarts,thereisamalfunction
intheinterlocksystemthatmustberepairedbefore
operatingthemachine.
EnsuringPassengerSafety
Wheneveryouhaveapassengerridinginthemachine,make
surethatheorsheiswearingtheseatbeltandholdingon
securely.Driveslowerandturnlesssharplybecauseyour
passengerdoesnotknowwhatyouaregoingtodonextand
maynotbepreparedforturning,stopping,accelerating,and
bumps.
Youandyourpassengershouldremainseatedatalltimes,
keepingarmsandlegsinsidethemachine.Theoperator
shouldkeepbothhandsonsteeringwheel,wheneverpossible,
andthepassengershouldusethehandholdsprovided(Figure
27andFigure28).
Figure27
1.Passengerhandhold
2.Storagecompartment
Figure28
1.Handholdandhiprestraint
Neverallowpassengersinthecargoboxoronany
attachments.Themachineismeanttohave1driverandonly
1passenger.
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