
INTRODUCTION
Usingimplementsandagriculturalmachinery
1.Donotconnectimplementsormachinerythatrequiremorepowerthancanbegeneratedbyyourtractormodel.
2.Nevernegotiatesharpturnswiththepowertake-offunderaheavyload;thismaydamagetheuniversaljointson
thetransmissionshaftconnectedtothepowertake-off.
3.Neverstandbetweenthereversingtractorandtheimplementwhenhitching.
4.Whenusingimplementsthatrequirethetractortobestationarywiththeenginerunning,keeptheshuttleleverin
theneutralposition,applythehandbrakeandusesuitablewheelchocks.
5.Donotoperatetractorsconnectedtothepowertake-offwithoutrstensuringthattheoperatingrangeofthetractor
isfreeofbystanders.Alsocheckthatallrotatingpartsconnectedtothepowertake-offshaftarecorrectlyprotected.
6.Addsometypeofrearballastwhenusingliftingequipmentttedtothefrontofthetractor.Rearballast,suchas,
rearwheelweights,uidinreartiresorthree-pointweightbox.
Fireandexplosionprevention
Fueloroilleakedorspilledonhotsurfacesorelectricalcomponentscancauseare.
Cropmaterials,trash,debris,birdnests,orammablematerialcanigniteonhotsurfaces.
Alwayshaveareextinguisheronornearthetractor.
Makesurethereextinguisher(s)ismaintainedandservicedaccordingtothemanufacturer’sinstructions.
Atleastonceeachdayandattheendofthedayremovealltrashanddebrisfromthetractorespeciallyaround
hotcomponentssuchasengine,transmission,exhaust,battery,etc.Morefrequentcleaningofyourtractormaybe
necessarydependingontheoperatingenvironmentandconditions.
Atleastonceeachday,removedebrisaccumulationaroundmovingcomponentssuchasbearings,pulleys,belts,
gears,cleaningfan,etc.Morefrequentcleaningofyourtractormaybenecessarydependingontheoperatingenvi-
ronmentandconditions.
Inspecttheelectricalsystemforlooseconnectionsorfrayedinsulation.Repairorreplacelooseordamagedparts.
Donotstoreoilyragsorotherammablematerialonthetractor.
Donotweldoramecutanyitemsthatcontainammablematerial.Cleanitemsthoroughlywithnon-ammable
solventsbeforeweldingorame-cutting.
Donotexposethetractortoames,burningbrush,orexplosives.
Promptlyinvestigateanyunusualsmellsorodorsthatmayoccurduringoperationofthetractor.
Generalbatterysafety
Alwaysweareyeprotectionwhenworkingwithbatteries.
Donotcreatesparksorhaveopenamenearbattery.
Ventilatewhenchargingorusinginanenclosedarea.
Disconnectnegative(-)rstandreconnectnegative(-)last.
Whenweldingonthetractor,disconnectbothterminalsofthebattery.
Donotweld,grind,orsmokenearabattery.
Whenusingauxiliarybatteriesorconnectingjumpercablestostarttheengine,usetheprocedureshownintheoper-
ator’smanual.Donotshortacrossterminals.
Followmanufacturer’sinstructionswhenstoringandhandlingbatteries.
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