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2.7
OPERATING SAFETY
1. Pleaserememberitisimportantthatyouread
andheedthesafetysignsonthe3PointHitch
WoodChipper.Cleanorreplaceallsafety
signsiftheycannotbeclearlyreadandunder-
stood.Theyarethereforyoursafety,aswell
asthesafetyofothers.Thesafeuseofthis
machineisstrictlyuptoyou,theoperator.
2. Allthingswithmovingpartsarepotentially
hazardous.Thereisnosubstituteforacau-
tious,safe-mindedoperatorwhorecognizes
potentialhazardsandfollowsreasonable
safetypractices.Themanufacturerhas
designedthis3PointHitchWoodChipperto
beusedwithallitssafetyequipmentproperly
attached,tominimizethechanceofaccidents.
Studythismanualtomakesureyouhaveall
safetyequipmentattached.
3. Closeandsecurerotorcoverbeforeoperat-
ing.
4. Closeandsecureallguards,deectorsand
shieldsbeforestartingandoperating.
5. Readandunderstandoperator'smanual
beforestarting.Reviewsafetyinstructions
annually.
6. Personalprotectionequipmentincludinghear-
ingprotection,hardhat,safetyglasses,safety
shoes,andglovesarerecommendedduring
assembly,installation,operation,adjustment,
maintaining,repairing,removal,ormoving.
Donotallowlonghair,loose-ttingclothing,or
jewellerytobearoundmovingparts.
7. Keephydrauliclinesandttingstight,ingood
conditionandfreeofleaks.
8. Neverplaceanypartofyourbodywhereit
wouldbeindangerifmovementshouldoccur
duringassembly,installation,operation,main-
tenance,repairing,unpluggingormoving.
9. Turnmachineoff,stopanddisableengine,
removeignitionkeyandplaceinyourpocket,
setparkbrakeandwaitforallmovingpartsto
stopbeforeservicing,adjusting,repairingor
unplugging.
10. Donotrunmachineinsideaclosedbuildingto
preventasphyxiationfromengineexhaust.
11. Usecarewhenfeedingmaterialintochipper.
Donotsendmetal,bottles,cans,rocks,glass
orotherforeignmaterialintowoodchipper.If
foreignmaterialenterschipper,stopmachine,
turnengineoffandplaceignitionkeyinyour
pocketandwaitforallmovingpartstostop
beforeremovingmaterialand/orunplugging.
Inspectmachinefordamagedorlooseparts
beforeresumingwork.
12. Neverusealcoholicbeveragesordrugswhich
canhinderalertnessorcoordinationwhile
operatingthisequipment.Consultyourdoc-
toraboutoperatingthismachinewhiletaking
prescriptionmedications.
13. Donotallowridersonthismachineatany
time.Thereisnosafeplaceforanyriders.
14. Neverallowchildrenorunauthorizedpeople
tooperateorbearoundthismachine.
15. Donotreachintorotororfeedhopperopen-
ingswhentheengineisrunning.Installand
secureaccesscoversbeforestartingengine.
16 Keeptheworkingareacleanandfreeofde-
bristopreventtripping.Operateonlyonlevel
ground.
17 Donotpointdischargeatpeople,animalsor
buildings.Rotorcanexpelwoodchipsfast
enoughtocauseinjury.
18. Donotmoveortransportchipperwhenthe
rotoristurning.
19. Donotexceedasafetravelspeedwhen
transporting.