Operator's Manual

•Operatorshouldremainseatedwheneverthetow
vehicleisinmotion.
•Usingthemachinedemandsattention.Failureto
operatetowvehiclesafelymayresultinanaccident,
tipoveroftowvehicleandseriousinjuryordeath.
Drivecarefully.Topreventtippingorlossofcontrol:
–Useextremecaution,reducespeedandmaintain
asafedistancearoundsandtraps,ditches,creeks,
ramps,anyunfamiliarareasorotherhazards.
–Watchforholesorotherhiddenhazards.
–Usecautionwhenoperatingtowvehicleona
steepslope.Normallytravelstraightupand
downslopes.Reducespeedwhenmakingsharp
turnsorwhenturningonhillsides.Avoidturning
onhillsideswheneverpossible.
–Useextracautionwhenoperatingtowvehicleon
wetsurfaces,athigherspeedsorwithafullload.
Stoppingtimewillincreasewithafullload.Shift
intoalowergearbeforestartingupordownahill.
–Avoidsuddenstopsandstarts.Donotgofrom
reversetoforwardorforwardtoreversewithout
comingtoacompletestop.
–Donotattemptsharpturnsorabruptmaneuvers
orotherunsafedrivingactionsthatmaycause
alossofcontrol.
–Beforebackingup,looktotherearandassureno
oneisbehind.Backupslowly.
–Watchoutfortrafcwhennearorcrossingroads.
Alwaysyieldtherightofwaytopedestriansand
othervehicles.Thismachineisnotdesigned
foruseonstreetsorhighways.Alwayssignal
yourturnsorstopearlyenoughsootherpersons
knowwhatyouplantodo.Obeyalltrafcrules
andcheckforlocalregulationsontheoperation
ofthemachineonornearhighways.
–Alwayswatchoutforandavoidlowoverhangs
suchastreelimbs,doorjambs,overhead
walkways,etc.Makesurethereisenoughroom
overheadtoeasilyclearthetowvehicleandyour
head.
–Lightningcancausesevereinjuryordeath.If
lightningisseenorthunderisheardinthearea,
donotoperatethemachine;seekshelter.
–Ifeverunsureaboutsafeoperation,STOP
WORKandaskyoursupervisor.
–Donotleavethemachineunattendedwhileitis
running
–DonotgetthewirelesscontrollerontheEH
modelwet.
•Youcanloadthemachinefromthetoportherear.
Whenloadingfromtherear,raiseorremovethe
reargate.
•Ensurethatthemachineisconnectedtothetow
vehiclebeforeloading.
•Donotcarryloadsthatexceedtheloadlimitsofthe
machineorthetowvehicle.
•Thestabilityofloadscanvary—forexample,high
loadshaveahighercenterofgravity.Reducethe
maximumloadlimitstoensurebetterstability,if
necessary.
•Toavoidcausingthemachinetotipover:
–Carefullymonitortheheightandweightofthe
load.Higherandheavierloadscanincreasethe
riskoftipping.
–Distributetheloadevenly,fronttobackandside
toside.
–Becarefulwhenturningandavoidunsafe
maneuvers.
–Alwaysensurethatthemachineisconnectedto
thetowvehiclebeforeloading.
–Donotputlargeorheavyobjectsintothe
hopper.Thiscoulddamagethebeltandrollers.
Alsoensurethattheloadhasauniformtexture.
Smallrocksinsandcanbecomeprojectiles.
•Donotstandbehindthemachinewhenunloading
orspreading.Thetwinspinner,crossconveyorand
processorejectparticlesanddustatahighspeed.
•Donotunloadthemachineordisconnectitfrom
thetowvehiclewhileonahill.
•Ensurethatthemachineisconnectedtothetow
vehiclebeforeunloading.
•Alwaysremoveoptionsbeforeloadingorunloading
themachinefromatrailer.Otherwise,theoption
mayhittheramporgroundandbeseriously
damaged.
•Themachineisdesignedonlyforoffroaduse.The
maximumrecommendedspeedwithoutaloadis15
mph(24km/h),and8mph(13km/h)withafull
load.
•Beforeoperatingthemachine,raisethefrontjack
andrearjackleg.Removethejackfromthejackleg
andstoreitonthetongueduringoperation.
•Maintainsafecontrolofthemachine.Donot
attemptabruptmaneuversorotherunsafeactions,
especiallyonhillsorunevenground.
•Ensurethatthecrossconveyoriscentered.Traveling
withitintheextendedpositioncandamagethe
optionattachmentbracketsandswivelkit.
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