•Slowdownandusecautionwhenmakingturns
andcrossingroadsandsidewalks.Watchfor
trafc.
•Stoptheattachmentwhenyouarenotworking.
•Stopthemachine,turnofftheengine,remove
thekey,andinspectthemachineifyoustrike
anobject.Makeanynecessaryrepairsbefore
resumingoperation.
•Neverrunanengineinanenclosedarea.
•Neverleavearunningmachineunattended.
•Beforeleavingtheoperatingposition,dothe
following:
–Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.
–Lowertheloaderarmsanddisengagethe
auxiliaryhydraulics.
–Engagetheparkingbrake(ifequipped).
–Shutofftheengineandremovethekey.
•Donotoperatethemachinewhenthereistherisk
oflightning.
•Operatethemachineonlyinareaswherethereis
sufcientclearanceforyoutosafelymaneuver.
Beawareofobstaclesincloseproximitytoyou.
Failuretomaintainadequatedistancefromtrees,
walls,andotherbarriersmayresultininjuryasthe
machinebacksupduringoperationifyouarenot
attentivetothesurroundings.
•Checkforoverheadclearance(i.e.,electrical
wires,branches,anddoorways)beforedriving
underanyobjectsanddonotcontactthem.
•Donotoverlltheattachmentandalwayskeepthe
loadlevelwhenraisingtheloaderarms.Itemsin
theattachmentcouldfallandcauseinjury.
SlopeSafety
•Operatethemachineupanddownslopeswith
theheavyendofthemachineuphill.Weight
distributionchangeswithattachments.Anempty
bucketmakestherearofthemachinetheheavy
end,andafullbucketmakesthefrontofthe
machinetheheavyend.Mostotherattachments
makethefrontofmachinetheheavyend.
•Raisingtheloaderarmsonaslopeaffectsthe
stabilityofthemachine.Keeptheloaderarmsin
theloweredpositionwhenonslopes.
•Slopesareamajorfactorrelatedtolossofcontrol
andtip-overaccidents,whichcanresultinsevere
injuryordeath.Operatingthemachineonany
slopeoruneventerrainrequiresextracaution.
•Establishyourownproceduresandrulesfor
operatingonslopes.Theseproceduresmust
includesurveyingthesitetodeterminewhich
slopesaresafeformachineoperation.Always
usecommonsenseandgoodjudgmentwhen
performingthissurvey.
•Slowdownanduseextracareonhillsides.Ground
conditionscanaffectthestabilityofthemachine.
•Avoidstartingorstoppingonaslope.Ifthe
machinelosestraction,proceedslowly,straight
downtheslope.
•Avoidturningonslopes.Ifyoumustturn,turn
slowlyandkeeptheheavyendofthemachine
uphill.
•Keepallmovementsonslopesslowandgradual.
Donotmakesuddenchangesinspeedor
direction.
•Ifyoufeeluneasyoperatingthemachineona
slope,donotdoit.
•Watchforholes,ruts,orbumps,asuneventerrain
couldoverturnthemachine.T allgrasscanhide
obstacles.
•Usecautionwhenoperatingonwetsurfaces.
Reducedtractioncouldcausesliding.
•Donotoperatethemachineneardrop-offs,
ditches,embankments,orbodiesofwater.The
machinecouldsuddenlyrolloverifawheelor
trackgoesovertheedgeortheedgecavesin.
Maintainasafedistancebetweenthemachine
andanyhazard.
•Donotremoveoraddattachmentsonaslope.
•Donotparkthemachineonahillsideorslope.
StartingtheEngine
1.Standontheplatform(ifequippedonyour
machine).
2.Ensurethattheauxiliaryhydraulicsleverisin
theNEUTRALposition.
3.Movethechokeleverfullyforwardifyouare
startingacoldengine.
Note:Awarmorhotenginemaynotrequire
choking.
4.Movethethrottlelevermidwaybetweenthe
SLOWandFASTpositions.
5.Insertthekeyintothekeyswitchandturnitto
theSTARTposition.Whentheenginesstarts,
releasethekey.
Important:Donotengagethestarterfor
morethan10secondsatatime.Iftheengine
failstostart,wait30secondsforthestarter
tocooldownbetweenattempts.Failureto
followtheseinstructionscouldburnoutthe
startermotor.
6.Aftertheenginestarts,graduallymovethe
chokeleverbacktotheOFFposition.Ifthe
enginestallsorhesitates,movethechoke
forwardagainuntiltheenginewarmsup.
7.Movethethrottlelevertothedesiredsetting.
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