Operator's Manual

stopusingvehicle.Makesuretheproblemiscorrected
beforevehicleorattachmentisoperatedagain.
•Sincedieselfuelishighlyammable,handleitcarefully.
–Useanapprovedfuelcontainer.
–Donotremovethecapfromthefueltankwhenthe
engineishotorrunning.
–Donotsmokewhilehandlingfuel.
–Fillthefueltankoutdoorsandtoaboutoneinch
belowthetopoftank(bottomofllerneck).Donot
overll.
–Wipeupanyspilledfuel.
•Operatethevehicleonlyoutdoorsorinawellventilated
area.
•Useonlyanapprovednonmetal,portablefuelcontainer.
Staticelectricdischargecanignitefuelvaporsina
ungroundedfuelcontainer.Removethefuelcontainer
fromthebedofthevehicleandplaceitontheground
awayfromthevehiclebeforelling.Keepthenozzle
incontactwiththecontainerwhilelling.Remove
equipmentfromvehiclebedbeforelling.
•Checkthesafetyinterlocksystemdailyforproper
operation.Ifaswitchshouldmalfunction,replacethe
switchbeforeoperatingmachine.Aftereverytwoyears,
replacetheinterlockswitchesinthesafetysystem,
whethertheyareworkingproperlyornot.
Operation
•Theoperatorandpassengermustuseseatbeltsand
remainseatedwheneverthevehicleisinmotion.The
operatorshouldkeepbothhandsonthesteeringwheel,
wheneverpossible,andthepassengershouldusethehand
holdsprovided.Keeparmsandlegswithinthevehicle
bodyatalltimes.Nevercarrypassengersintheboxor
onattachments.Rememberyourpassengermaynotbe
expectingyoutobrakeorturnandmaynotbeready.
•Neveroverloadyourvehicle.Thenameplate(located
underthemiddleofthedash)showstheloadlimitsfor
thevehicle.Neveroverllattachmentsorexceedthe
vehiclemaximumgrossvehicleweight(GVW).
•Whenstartingtheengine:
–Sitonoperator’sseatandensurethattheparking
brakeisengaged.
–DisengagePTO(ifsoequipped)andreturnthehand
throttlelevertotheOffposition(ifsoequipped).
–Makesurethehydraulicliftleverisinthecenter
position.
–MoveshiftlevertoNeutralandpresstheclutchpedal.
–Keepyourfootoffoftheacceleratorpedal.
–TurnignitionswitchtotheOnposition.Whenthe
glowplugindicatorgoesoff,theengineisreadyto
start.
–TurntheignitionkeytotheStartposition.
Note:Theglowplugindicatorwillturnon,foran
additional15seconds,whentheswitchreturnstothe
Startposition.
•Usingthemachinedemandsattention.Failuretooperate
vehiclesafelymayresultinanaccident,tipoverofthe
vehicle,andseriousinjuryordeath.Drivecarefully.To
preventtippingorlossofcontrol,takethefollowing
precautions:
–Useextremecaution,reducespeed,andmaintain
asafedistancearoundsandtraps,ditches,creeks,
ramps,anyunfamiliarareas,orotherhazards.
–Watchforholesorotherhiddenhazards.
–Usecautionwhenoperatingthevehicleonasteep
slope.Normally,travelstraightupanddownslopes.
Reducespeedwhenmakingsharpturnsorwhen
turningonhillsides.Avoidturningonhillsides
wheneverpossible.
–Useextracautionwhenoperatingthevehicleon
wetsurfaces,athigherspeeds,orwithafullload.
Stoppingtimewillincreasewithafullload.Shiftinto
alowergearbeforestartingupordownahill.
–Whenloadingthebed,distributetheloadevenly.
Useextracautioniftheloadexceedsthedimensions
ofthevehicle/bed.Operatethevehiclewithextra
cautionwhenhandlingoff-centerloadsthatcannot
becentered.Keeploadsbalancedandsecureto
preventthemfromshifting.
–Avoidsuddenstopsandstarts.Donotgofrom
reversetoforwardorforwardtoreversewithoutrst
comingtoacompletestop.
–Donotattemptsharpturnsorabruptmaneuversor
otherunsafedrivingactionsthatmaycausealossof
vehiclecontrol.
–Donotpassanothervehicletravelinginthesame
directionatintersections,blindspots,oratother
dangerouslocations.
–Whendumping,donotletanyonestandbehind
vehicleanddonotdumptheloadonanyone’sfeet.
Releasethetailgatelatchesfromthesideofbox,not
frombehind.
–Keepallbystandersaway.Beforebackingup,lookto
therearandensurethatnooneisbehindthevehicle.
Backupslowly.
–Watchoutfortrafcwhennearorcrossingroads.
Alwaysyieldtherightofwaytopedestriansandother
vehicles.Thisvehicleisnotdesignedforuseon
streetsorhighways.Alwayssignalyourturnsorstop
earlyenoughsootherpersonsknowwhatyouplanto
do.Obeyalltrafcrulesandregulations.
–Neveroperatethevehicleinornearanareawhere
thereisdustorfumesintheairwhichareexplosive.
Theelectricalandexhaustsystemsofthevehiclecan
producesparkscapableofignitingexplosivematerials.
–Alwayswatchoutforandavoidlowoverhangssuch
astreelimbs,doorjambs,overheadwalkways,etc.
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