SlopeSafety
•Operatethemachineupanddownslopeswith
theheavyendofthemachineuphill.Weight
distributionchangeswithattachments.Anempty
attachmentmakestherearofthemachinethe
heavyend,andafullattachmentmakesthe
frontofthemachinetheheavyend.Mostother
attachmentsmakethefrontofmachinetheheavy
end.
•Keeptheattachmentintheloweredposition
whenonslopes.Raisingtheattachmentona
slopeaffectsthestabilityofthemachine.
•Slopesareamajorfactorrelatedtolossofcontrol
andtip-overaccidents,whichcanresultinsevere
injuryordeath.Operatingthemachineonany
slopeoruneventerrainrequiresextracaution.
•Establishyourownproceduresandrulesfor
operatingonslopes.Theseproceduresmust
includesurveyingthesitetodeterminewhich
slopesaresafeformachineoperation.Always
usecommonsenseandgoodjudgmentwhen
performingthissurvey.
•Slowdownanduseextracareonhillsides.Ground
conditionscanaffectthestabilityofthemachine.
•Avoidstartingorstoppingonaslope.Ifthe
machinelosestraction,proceedslowly,straight
downtheslope.
•Avoidturningonslopes.Ifyoumustturn,turn
slowlyandkeeptheheavyendofthemachine
uphill.
•Keepallmovementsonslopesslowandgradual.
Donotmakesuddenchangesinspeedor
direction.
•Ifyoufeeluneasyoperatingthemachineona
slope,donotdoit.
•Watchforholes,ruts,orbumps,asuneventerrain
couldoverturnthemachine.Tallgrasscanhide
obstacles.
•Usecautionwhenoperatingonwetsurfaces.
Reducedtractioncouldcausesliding.
•Donotoperatethemachineneardrop-offs,
ditches,embankments,orbodiesofwater.The
machinecouldsuddenlyrolloverifawheelor
trackgoesovertheedgeortheedgecavesin.
Maintainasafedistancebetweenthemachine
andanyhazard.
•Donotremoveoraddattachmentsonaslope.
•Donotparkthemachineonahillsideorslope.
•Donotpullatraileronanyslope.
BoringUnitSafety
•Forwheeledmachines,donotusethe
counterweightonthetractionunitwhenusingthe
boringunit.
•Keepatleasttenfeetfromrotatingparts,unless
youareoperatingtherodguidetool.
•Donotwearlooseclothingorjewelrywhile
operatingorassistingwiththeboringunit.
•Neveruseanythingbuttherodguidetoolfor
startingtherodandboringbit.
•Neveruseboltsorpinsinplaceofpushbutton
connectors.
•Alwayshave2peopleoperatetheattachment,1
tooperatethetractionunitandtheothertoguide
theboringunitwiththeguidetool.
•Alwaysusetheguidetooltoaligntheboringunit.
•Neverstraddleorstandontherodwhenthe
engineisrunning.
MaintenanceandStorage
Safety
•Checkfastenersatfrequentintervalsforproper
tightnesstoensurethattheequipmentisinsafe
operatingcondition.
•RefertotheOperator’sManualforimportant
detailsifyoustoretheattachmentforanextended
periodoftime
•Maintainorreplacesafetyandinstructionlabels,
asnecessary.
4