CAUTION
Themachinethatthespreaderaccessory
attachestoproducessoundlevelsin
excessof85dBAattheoperator’searand
cancausehearinglossthroughextended
periodsofexposure.
Wearhearingprotectionwhenoperating
thismachine.
•Inspecttheareawhereyouwillusetheequipment
andremoveallobjectsfromtheareabeforeusing
themachine.
Operation
WARNING
Hands,feet,hair,clothing,oraccessoriescan
becomeentangledinrotatingparts.Contact
withtherotatingpartscancausetraumatic
amputationorseverelacerations.
•Donotoperatethemachinewithout
guards,shields,andsafetydevicesin
placeandworkingproperly.
•Keephands,feet,hair,jewelry,orclothing
awayfromrotatingparts.
•Operatethemachineonlyingoodvisibilityand
appropriateweatherconditions.Donotoperate
themachinewhenthereistheriskoflightning.
•Operatethemachineonlyinwell-litareas,keeping
awayfromholesandhiddenhazards.
•Beawareofweatherconditionsandcheckthat
spreaderpatternsandvolumearesuitable.
•Neveroperatethemachinewithdamagedguards,
shields,orcovers.Alwayshavesafetyshields,
guards,switchesandotherdevicesinplaceandin
properworkingcondition.
•Stoponlevelground,disengagedrives,engage
theparkingbrake(ifprovided),shutofftheengine,
andremovethekeybeforeleavingtheoperator's
positionforanyreason.
•Stopspreadingwhenmakingtightturnsto
minimizeunevendistributionpatternand
applicationrate.
•Reducetheweightoftheloadwhenoperating
onhillsandroughterraintoavoidtippingor
overturningthemachine.
•Materialloadscanshift.Thisshiftinghappens
mostoftenwhileturning,goingupordownhills,
suddenlychangingspeeds,orwhiledrivingover
roughsurfaces.Shiftingloadscancausethe
machinetotipover.
•Whenoperatingwithaheavyload,reduceyour
speedandallowforsufcientstoppingdistance.
Useextracautiononslopes.
•Reducespeedandloadwhenoperatingonrough
terrain,unevenground,andnearcurbs,holes,and
othersuddenchangesinterrain.Loadsmayshift,
causingthemachinetobecomeunstable.
•Heavyloadsaffectstability.Reducetheweightof
theloadandyourspeedwhenoperatingonhills.
MaintenanceandStorage
•Closethespreadergate,engagetheparking
brake,shutofftheengine,andremovethekeyor
disconnectsparkplugwire.Waitforallmovement
tostopbeforeadjusting,cleaningorrepairingthe
machine.
•Emptythehopperbeforetiltingthemachinefor
maintenanceandbeforestoring.
•Keepyourhandsandfeetawayfrommoving
parts.Ifpossible,donotmakeadjustmentswith
theengineand/ortheimpellerrunning.
•Keepallguards,shields,andsafetydevicesin
placeandinsafeworkingcondition.
•Checkallboltsfrequentlytomaintainproper
tightness.
•Frequentlycheckforwornordeteriorating
componentsthatcouldcreateahazard.
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