Safety
Improperuseormaintenancebytheoperator
orownercanresultininjury.Toreducethe
potentialforinjury,complywiththesesafety
instructionsandthoseinthemachineOperator's
Manual.Alwayspayattentiontothesafety
alertsymbol,whichmeansCaution,Warning,or
Danger—personalsafetyinstruction.Failureto
complywiththeinstructionmayresultinpersonal
injuryordeath.
DANGER
Theremaybeburiedpower,gas,and/or
telephonelinesintheworkarea.Ifyoudig
intothem,ashockoranexplosionmayoccur.
Havethepropertyorworkareamarkedfor
buriedlinesanddonotdiginmarkedareas.
Contactyourlocalmarkingserviceorutility
companytohavethepropertymarked(in
theUnitedStates,call811forthenationwide
markingservice).
DANGER
Contactwiththemovingplowcancutor
amputatehands,feet,orotherbodyparts.
•Keepyourhands,feet,andanyotherpart
ofyourbodyorclothingawayfrommoving
parts.
•Beforeadjusting,cleaning,repairing,and
inspectingtheplow,lowerittotheground,
stoptheengine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovingpartstostop.
WARNING
Whentheengineisoff,attachmentsinthe
raisedpositioncangraduallylower.Someone
nearbymaybepinnedorinjuredbyan
attachmentasitlowers.
Alwayslowertheattachmentswheneveryou
shutoffthemachine.
WARNING
Theplowisveryloudduringoperation;
overtime,yourhearingmaybeimpairedif
unprotected.
Wearhearingprotectionduringoperation.
WARNING
Whentheplowisoutoftheground,
bystanderscouldbeinjuredbytheswinging
plow,and/orthemachinecouldbeoverturned
bytheinertiaoftheswingingplow,crushing
youorbystanders.
•Keeptheplowlowatalltimes.
•Usecautionwhenturning,anddonotturn
quickly.
•Keepallbystandersatleast2meters(6ft)
awaywhileoperating.
CAUTION
Hydrauliccouplers,hydrauliclines/valves,
andhydraulicuidmaybehotandcanburn
youifyoutouchthem.
•Weargloveswhenoperatingthehydraulic
couplers.
•Allowthemachinetocoolbeforetouching
hydrauliccomponents.
•Donottouchhydraulicuidspills.
WARNING
Hydraulicuidescapingunderpressure
canpenetrateskinandcauseinjury.Fluid
accidentallyinjectedintotheskinmustbe
surgicallyremovedwithinafewhoursby
adoctorfamiliarwiththisformofinjuryor
gangrenemayresult.
•Ifequipped,makesureallhydraulicuid
hosesandlinesareingoodconditionand
allhydraulicconnectionsandttingsare
tightbeforeapplyingpressuretohydraulic
system.
•Keepbodyandhandsawayfrompinhole
leaksornozzlesthatejecthighpressure
hydraulicuid.
•Usecardboardorpaper,notyourhands,to
ndhydraulicleaks.
•Safelyrelieveallpressureinthehydraulic
systembyplacingthemotioncontrol
leversinneutralandshuttingoffthe
enginebeforeperforminganyworkonthe
hydraulicsystem.
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