
1-GENERALINFORMATION
Intendeduse
WARNING
Roll-overhazard!
Alwayspullfromthedrawbar.DONOTattachchainsorropestotheRollOverProtectiveStructure
(ROPS)forpullingpurposes,asthemachinecouldtipover.Whendrivingthroughdooropeningsor
underlowoverheadobjects,makesurethereissufcientclearancefortheROPS.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorseriousinjury.W0463A
Yourtractorisdesignedandmadetopull,tocarry,andtopoweravarietyofmountedortowedequipment,although
withinsomephysicallimits.Theworkingspeedandperformancemaydependonanumberofvariousparameters,
suchasweatherandterrainconditions.Thoughthetractorisdesignedtoperformincombinationwithavarietyof
equipmentinmostcropsandconditions,theremaybeanumberofcombinationsofaboveparameters,forwhichthere
isseveredegradationofperformanceofthetractorand/oritsmountedortrailedequipment.Ifyounoticedegradation
ofperformance,contactyourdealerforassistance.Hemayhaveusefulinformationforimprovements,orakitmay
beavailabletoenhancetheperformance.
•Donotusethetractorforanotherpurposethanintendedbythemanufacturerandoutlinedinthismanual.
•Donotusethetractorbeyonditslimitsofterraingradientandstabilityasoutlinedfurtherinthismanual.Usingthe
tractorbeyondtheselimitsmayresultinroll-overortip-over.Observetherecommendationsinthismanual.
•Useonlyapprovedaccessoriesandattachmentsthataredesignedforyourmachine.Consultyourdealeron
changes,additionsormodicationsthatmayberequiredforyourmachine.Donotmakeanyunauthorizedmodi-
cationstoyourmachine.
•Donotusethetractoronhigherspeedsthanallowedbytheloadandtheenvironment.Awetsurfaceorotherlow
adherenceconditionsmayincreasethebrakingdistanceorresultinvehicleinstability.Alwaysadaptyourtraveling
speedaccordingtotheloadofthevehicleandthecharacteristicsoftheroad.
•Donotusethetractornearoronsoftvergesofcanalsandbrooksorbanksandvergesthatareunderminedby
rodents.Thetractormaysinksidewaysandroll-over.
•Donotusethetractoronbrittlebridgeheadsandpoorbridgeoors.Theseconstructionsmaycollapseandcause
roll-overofthetractor.Alwayscheckouttheconditionandcarryingcapacityofbridgesandrampspriortoengage.
•Donotusethetractorwithoutwearingtheseatrestraintsystemduringactivitieswhereroll-overortip-overhazards
exist.TheRollOverProtectionStructure(ROPS)caborROPSstructurewillonlybefullyeffectivewhenthedriver
remainsattachedtohisseat.
•Donotuseequipmentmountedonthetractorwhichisnotcorrectlymatchingandrmlyxed.Suchequipmentmay
increasetheriskforroll-overandhitthetractorwhencomingloose.Ensurethatthedimensionsofthethree-point
linkageinterfaceofboththetractorandtheequipmentarematchingaccordingtothecategoriesdenedinISO
730.EnsurethatthedimensionsandspeedofthePowerT ake-Off(PTO)shaftonthetractorsarematchingthose
oftheequipment.
•Donotusethetractorincombinationwithequipment,withouthavingconsultedthespecicoperator’smanual
providedwiththeequipment.Thetractorisauniversaltooltocarry,tow,anddriveavarietyofequipment.This
manualalonecannotprovideyouwithalltheinformationrequiredforthesafeoperationofthecombination.
•Donotusethetractorbeyonditslimitsofdynamicstability.Highspeed,abruptmaneuvers,andfastandshort
corneringwillincreasetheriskofroll-over.
•Donotusethetractorforpullingwork,incaseswhereyoudonotknowwhethertheloadwillyield,forinstance
whenpullingstumps.Thetractormayipoverwhenthestumpisnotyielding.
•Becautiousthatthecenterofgravityofthetractormayincreasewhenloadsonthefront-endloaderorthethree-
pointlinkageareraised.Intheseconditions,thetractormayroll-overearlierthanexpected.
•DonotstepdownfromthetractorwithoutshuttingdownthePTO,shiftingthetransmissiontoparkorneutraland
applyingtheparkbrake,unlesscontinuedPTOoperationisrequiredforsomeequipment,suchaspumpsorwood
chippers.Thelatterequipmentmayhaveanemergencystopdeviceontheequipmentitself,ashumanintervention
isneededduringoperation.Butotherequipment,engagedanddrivenbythetractorwillhavenomeanstostopthe
powertransmission,otherthanthePTOclutchofthetractor.
•Youshalltakethenecessaryprecautionstoalwaysbeawareofthepossiblepresenceofbystanders,certainlywhen
maneuveringinconnedareas,suchasthefarmyardandsheds.Keeppeopleawayfromthetractorduringwork;
askbystanderstoleavetheeld.Thereisnotonlytherisktobeoverrunbythetractor,butobjectsejectedbysome
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