Operator's Manual

AfterOperation
AfterOperationSafety
GeneralSafety
•Parkmachineonlevelground,disengagedrives,
setparkingbrake,stopengine,removekeyor
disconnectsparkplugwire.Waitforallmovement
tostopandallowthemachinetocoolbefore
adjusting,cleaning,repairing,orstoring.Never
allowuntrainedpersonneltoservicemachine.
•CleanthemachineasstatedintheMaintenance
section.Keepengineandengineareafreefrom
accumulationofgrass,leaves,excessivegrease
oroil,andotherdebriswhichcanaccumulate
intheseareas.Thesematerialscanbecome
combustibleandmayresultinare.
•Frequentlycheckforwornordeteriorating
componentsthatcouldcreateahazard.Tighten
loosehardware.
TransportingtheMachine
Machineweight:460kg(1,015lb)
CAUTION
Thismachinedoesnothaveproperturn
signals,lights,reectivemarkings,ora
slowmovingvehicleemblem.Drivingona
streetorroadwaywithoutsuchequipment
isdangerousandcanleadtoaccidents,
causingpersonalinjury.Drivingonastreetor
roadwaywithoutsuchequipmentmayalso
beaviolationofstatelaws,andyoumaybe
subjecttotrafcticketsand/ornes.
Donotdrivethemachineonapublicstreet
orroadway.
LoadingtheMachineontoa
TransportVehicle
WARNING
Loadingthemachineontoatrailerortruck
increasesthepossibilityoftip-overandcould
causeseriousinjuryordeath.
•Useextremecautionwhenoperatinga
machineonaramp.
•Useonlyasingle,full-widthramp;donot
useindividualrampsforeachsideofthe
machine.
•Ifyoumustuseindividualramps,use
enoughrampstocreateanunbrokenramp
surfacewiderthanthemachine.
•Donotexceeda15-degreeanglebetween
rampandground,orbetweenaramp,a
trailer,oratruck.
•Avoidsuddenaccelerationwhiledriving
machineuparamptoavoidtipping
backward.
•Avoidsuddendecelerationwhilebacking
machinedownaramptoavoidtipping
backward.
Important:Donotattempttoturnthemachine
whileontheramp;youmaylosecontrolanddrive
offtheside.
•Useextremecautionwhenloadingunitsonto
trailersortrucks.
•Use1full-widthrampthatiswideenoughto
extendbeyondthereartiresinsteadofindividual
rampsforeachsideofthemachine(Figure29).
Theplatform,whendownandlockedintoposition,
mustextendbackbetweentherearwheelsand
servesasastopfortippingbackward.Havinga
full-widthrampprovidesasurfacefortheplatform
tocontactifthemachinestartstotipbackward.
Withtheplatformup,afull-widthrampprovidesa
surfacetowalkonbehindthemachine.
•Therampshouldbelongenoughsothatthe
anglesdonotexceed15degrees(Figure29).
Asteeperanglemaycausetinecomponentsto
getcaught,asthemachinemovesfromrampto
trailerortruck.Asteeperanglemayalsocause
themachinetotipbackward.Ifloadingonornear
aslope,positionthetrailerortrucksoitisonthe
downsideoftheslopeandtherampextendsup
theslope.Thisminimizestherampangle.The
trailerortruckshouldbeaslevelaspossible.
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