DuringOperation
DuringOperationSafety
GeneralSafety
Useyourfullattentionwhenoperatingthemachine.
Donotengageinanyactivitythatcausesdistractions;
otherwise,injuryorpropertydamagemayoccur.
•Runningtheenginewillcauseengineparts,
especiallythemufer,tobecomeextremelyhot.
Severeburnscanoccuroncontact,anddebris,
suchasleaves,grass,andbrush,cancatchî‚¿re.
–Allowengineparts,especiallythemufer,to
coolbeforetouchingthem.
–Removeaccumulateddebrisfromthemufer
andenginearea.
•Engineexhaustcontainscarbonmonoxide,which
isanodorless,deadlypoisonthatcankillyou.Do
notruntheengineindoorsorinasmall,conî‚¿ned
areawherecarbonmonoxidefumescancollect.
•Chemicalsarehazardousandcancausepersonal
injury.
–Readthedirectionsonthechemicallabels
beforehandlingthechemicalsandfollow
allmanufacturerrecommendationsand
precautions.
–Keepchemicalsawayfromyourskin.Should
contactoccur,washtheaffectedarea
thoroughlywithsoapandcleanwater.
–Weargoggles,gloves,andanyotherprotective
equipmentrecommendedbythechemical
manufacturer.
–Theowner/usercanpreventandisresponsible
foraccidentsthatmaycausepersonalinjuryor
propertydamage.
–Thismachinewasdesignedfor1operatoronly.
Donotcarrypassengersandkeepallothers
awayfrommachineduringoperation.
–Donotoperatethemachineundertheinuence
ofalcoholordrugs.
–Operateonlyindaylightorgoodarticiallight.
–Donotoperatethemachinewhenthereisthe
riskoflightning.
–Beawareofweatherconditionsandcheck
thatspraynozzles,patterns,andvolumeare
suitable.
–Keepawayfromholes,ruts,bumps,rocks,
andotherhiddenhazards.Usecarewhen
approachingblindcorners,shrubs,trees,tall
grassorotherobjectsthatmayhideobstacles
orobscurevision.Uneventerraincould
overturnthemachineorcauseyoutoloseyour
balanceorfooting.
–Donotoperatethemachinewithdamaged
guards,shields,orcovers.Alwayshavesafety
shields,guards,switchesandotherdevicesin
placeandworkingproperly.
–Keepclearofthedischargeareaatalltimes.
–Keepyourhandsandfeetawayfrommoving
parts.Ifpossible,Donotmakeanyadjustments
whileengineisrunning.
•Yourhands,feet,hair,clothing,oraccessories
canbecomeentangledinrotatingpartsandcause
seriousinjury.
–Donotoperatethemachinewithoutguards,
shields,andsafetydevicesinplaceand
workingproperly.
–Keepyourhands,feet,hair,jewelry,orclothing
awayfromrotatingparts.
•Beawareofthespreading/sprayingpathand
directthedischargeawayfromothers.Avoid
dischargingmaterialagainstawallorobstruction
asthematerialmayricochetbacktowardyou.
•Bealert,slowdown,andusecautionwhenmaking
turns.Lookbehindyouandtothesidebefore
changingdirections.Donotspreadorsprayin
reverseunlessitisabsolutelynecessary.
•Stopspreadingorsprayingwhilemakingtight
turnstominimizeunevendistributionpattern,
applicationrate,andchemicaldrift.
•Chemicalsmaydriftandcauseinjurytopeople
andanimals;itmayalsodamageplants,soil,or
otherproperty.
•Donotchangetheenginegovernorsettingor
overspeedtheengine.
•Ensurethatalldrivesareinneutralandengage
theparkingbrakebeforestartingtheengine.
•Parkthemachineonlevelground.Shutoffthe
engine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,remove
key,andengagetheparkingbrakebeforedoing
thefollowing:
–Checking,cleaning,orworkingonthemachine
–Clearingblockages
–Leavingthemachine;donotleavearunning
machineunattended.
•Shutofftheengine,waitforallmovingpartsto
stop,andengageparkingbrakebeforerefueling.
•Tragicaccidentscanoccurifyouarenotalerttothe
presenceofchildren.Childrenareoftenattracted
tothemachineandthespreader-sprayingactivity.
Neverassumethatchildrenwillremainwhereyou
lastsawthem.
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