1-GENERALINFORMATION
Tractorintendeduse
NOTE:YourtractorisdesignedaccordingtoEuropean
directivesrelatedtohealthandsafetyrisks;thoughit
hasbeendesignedtominimizeallthepotentialrisksitis
mandatorytocarefullyread,understandandobserveall
thedecalsandlabelsandtoalwaysrefertoinformation
andprescriptionsoutlinedinthismanualtopreventall
residualpotentialrisks.Ifyouneedfurtherassistance
pleasedonothesitatetocontactyourdealer.
Yourtractorisdesignedandmadetopull,carryand
poweravarietyofmountedortowedequipment,al-
thoughwithinsomephysicallimits.Theworkingspeed
andperformancemaydependonvariousfactors,such
asweatherandterrainconditions.Thoughthetractor
isdesignedtoperformincombinationwithavarietyof
equipment,theremaybeanumberofcombinationsofthe
aboveparametersforwhichthereisseveredegradation
ofperformanceofthetractorand/oritsmountedortrailed
equipment.Ifyounoticedegradationofperformance,
contactyourdealerforassistance,hemayhaveuseful
informationforimprovements,orakitmaybeavailable
toenhancetheperformance.
Pleasecarefullyreadandconsiderthefollowing
precautions:
•
Donotusethetractorforpurposesotherthanthose
intendedbythemanufacturerandoutlinedinthisman-
ual.
•
Donotusethetractorbeyonditslimitsofterraingradi-
entandstability.Usingthetractorbeyondtheselimits
mayresultinroll-overortip-over.Observetherecom-
mendationsinthismanual.
•
Donotusethetractorathigherspeedsthanthoseal-
lowedbytheloadandtheenvironment.Awetsurface
orotherlowadherenceconditionsmayincreasethe
brakingdistanceorresultinvehicleinstability.Always
adaptyourtravellingspeedaccordingtotheloadofthe
vehicleandthecharacteristicsoftheroad.
•
Donotusethetractornearoronsoftvergesofcanals
andbrooksorbanksandvergesthatareundermined
byrodents.Thetractormaysinksidewaysandrollover.
•
Donotusethetractoronunstablecrossingsorbridges
and/oronsoftsurfacesoronesthatarenotstrong
enough.Theseconstructionsmaycollapseandcause
roll-overofthetractor.Alwaysinspectthecondition
andcarryingcapacityofbridgesandrampsbefore
crossing.
•
Donotuseequipmentmountedonthetractorwhichis
notcorrectlymatchingandrmlyxed.Theuseofim-
plementsoraccessoriesthathavenotbeenapproved
orarenotcorrectlyconnectedmayincreasetheriskof
roll-overofthetractoriftheycomeloose.Ensurethat
thedimensionsofthethree-pointlinkageinterfaceof
boththetractorandtheequipmentcomplywiththecat-
egoriesdenedinISO730.Ensurethatthedimensions
andspeedofthePTOshaftonthetractorsmatchthose
oftheequipment.
•
Donotusethetractorincombinationwithequipment
withouthavingconsultedthespecicOperator’sMan-
ualprovidedwiththeequipment.Thetractorisauni-
versaltooltocarry,towanddriveavarietyofequip-
ment.Thismanualalonecannotprovideyouwithall
theinformationrequiredforthesafeoperationofthe
combination.
•
Donotusethetractorforpullingwork,incaseswhere
youdonotknowwhethertheloadwillyield,forinstance
whenpullingstumps;thetractormayipoverwhenthe
stumpisnotyielding.
•
Becautiousthatthecentreofgravityofthetractormay
increasewhenloadsonthefront-endloaderorthe
three-pointlinkageareraised.Intheseconditions,the
tractormayrolloverearlierthanexpected.
•
Donotstepdownfromthetractorwithoutshuttingdown
thePTO,shiftingthetransmissiontoparkorneutraland
applyingtheparkbrake,unlesscontinuedPTOopera-
tionisrequiredforsomeequipment,suchaspumps
orwoodchippers.Thelatterequipmentmayhavean
emergencystopdeviceontheequipmentitself,ashu-
maninterventionisneededduringoperation.Butother
equipment,engagedanddrivenbythetractorwillhave
nomeanstostopthepowertransmission,otherthan
thePTOclutchofthetractor.
•
Youmusttakethenecessaryprecautions(e.g.assis-
tance)toalwaysbeawareofthepossiblepresenceof
bystanders,especiallywhenmanoeuvringinconned
areas,suchasthefarmyardandsheds.Keeppeople
awayfromthetractorduringwork.Askbystandersto
leavetheeld.Thereisnotonlytheriskofbeingrun
overbythetractor,butobjectsejectedbysomeequip-
mentmountedonthetractor,suchasarotarymower,
maycauseharm.Stonesmaybethrownfurtherthan
themowedcrop.Paythenecessaryattentionwhileop-
eratingnexttopublicroadsorfootpaths.Thrownob-
jectscanbeprojectedoutsidetheeldandhitunpro-
tectedpeoplesuchascyclistsorpedestrians.Waitto
cuttheedgeoftheeldtillitisclearofbystanders.
•
Donotallowridersonthetractor;donotallowpeople
tostandontheaccesssteptothecabwhenthetractor
ismoving.Yourviewtotheleftwillbeobstructedanda
riderrisksfallingfromthetractorduringunexpectedor
abruptmovements.
•
Alwaysstayclearfromtheimplementsoperatingarea
andespeciallydonotstandbetweenthetractorand
theimplementorthetrailedvehiclewhenoperatinglift
controls;ensurenobystandersareneartheseoperat-
ingareas.
•
Certainfunctionsofyourtractorarecontrolledbysoft-
wareandsomeofthemaresafety-related.Donotat-
tempttomodifyordownloadsoftwarenotcertiedand
distributedbythemanufacturer.Electronicsettingsand
logicsmaybedestroyedandseriouslyaffectthefunc-
tioningofthetractor.Thismayresultinunpredictable
andunsafebehaviourofthetractor.Alwaysreferto
yourdealer;hehastheappropriatetoolsanddatasets
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