Safety
Improperuseormaintenancebytheoperatororowner
canresultininjury.Toreducethepotentialforinjury,
complywiththesesafetyinstructionsandthoseinthe
tractionunitOperator'sManual.Alwayspayattentiontothe
safety-alertsymbol,whichmeansCaution,Warning,or
Danger—personalsafetyinstruction.Failuretocomplywith
theinstructionmayresultinpersonalinjuryordeath.
WARNING
Power,gas,and/ortelephonelinesmaybeburied
intheworkarea.Ashockorexplosionmayoccurif
youdigintothem.
Markthepropertyorworkareaforburiedlines
anddonotdiginmarkedareas.Contactyourlocal
markingserviceorutilitycompanytomarkthe
property(forexample,intheUnitedStates,call811
forthenationwidemarkingservice).
WARNING
Theremaybeoverheadpowerlinesinthework
area.Ashockmayoccurifyoutouchapowerline
withatreeorotherobjectthatyouaretransporting.
Surveyandmarktheareawherethereareoverhead
powerlinesanddonottransporttreesortallobjects
underpowerlines.
WARNING
Whentheengineisoff,attachmentsintheraised
positioncangraduallylower.Someonenearbymay
bepinnedorinjuredbytheattachmentasitlowers.
Alwayslowertheattachmentlifteachtimeyoushut
offthetractionunit.
WARNING
Whengoingupordownhill,themachinecould
overturniftheheavyendistowardthedownhill
side.Someonemaybepinnedorseriouslyinjured
bythemachineifitoverturns.
Operateupanddownslopeswiththeheavyendof
themachineuphill.Anemptyattachmentmakes
therearendheavyandaloadedattachmentmakes
thefrontendheavy.
WARNING
Standingonorridingontheattachmentcanbe
dangerous.Theridermayfallorbeinjuredbythe
movingvehicle.
Donotallowanyonetostandontheattachmentor
rideitinanyway.
WARNING
Ifyoustepofftheplatformwiththeattachment
raised,themachinecouldtipforward.Someone
nearbymaybepinnedorinjured.
Lowertheattachmentbeforesteppingoffthe
platform.
WARNING
Iftheattachmentisnotkeptlevelwhilelifting,the
loadcouldbeinadvertentlydumpedonyouand
injureyou.
Whenliftingtheattachment,tiltitforwardtokeep
itlevelandpreventitfromspillingbackward.
SafetyandInstructional
Decals
Safetydecalsandinstructionsareeasily
visibletotheoperatorandarelocatednear
anyareaofpotentialdanger.Replaceany
decalthatisdamagedorlost.
110-0081
1.Tippinghazard,exceedingratedloadcapacitycancause
instability—readtheOperator’sManual;donotexceed
maximumloadcapacityof150kg(330lb);forTX413
models,donotexceedmaximumloadcapacityof100kg
(220lb).
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