
1-GENERALINFORMATION
Intendeduse
Thiswheelloader,withstandardequipmentandattachmentsisintendedtobeusedfordiggingandgeneralearth
movingpurposessuchaslandleveling,truckloading,andmaterialrehandling.
DONOTusethismachineforanyapplicationorpurposeotherthanthosedescribedinthismanual,decals,orother
productsafetyinformationprovidedwiththemachine.Thesematerialsdenethemachine'sintendeduse.
Consultanauthorizeddealeronchanges,additionsormodicationsthatcanberequiredforthismachinetocomply
withvariousapplicationsand/orcountryregulationsandsafetyrequirements.
Beforepermittinganewoperatoronthismachine,makecertain:
•Thattheoperatorhasreceivedthenecessarytrainingtooperatethemachinecorrectlyandsafely.
•Thattheoperatorhasreadandunderstandstheinstructionsgiveninthismanual.
Allpersonswhowillbeoperatingthismachineshallpossessavalidlocalvehicleoperatingpermitand/orotherappli-
cablelocalageworkpermits.
•Travelwithafullbucketrolled-backandloweredasmuchaspossibletoensuremaximumvisibility,stabilityand
safetytoatravellingmachine.Operatethemachineataspeedadequatetotheworkingconditionsinthesiteand
slowenoughtoensurecompletecontrolatalltimes.
•Donotusethemachineforanotherpurposethanintendedbythemanufacturerandoutlinedinthismanual.
•Donotusethemachineonhigherspeedsthanallowedbytheloadandenvironment.Awetsurfaceorotherlow
adherenceconditionsmayincreasethebrakingdistanceorresultinvehicleinstability.Adaptyourtravelingspeed
accordingtotheloadofthevehicleandthecharacteristicsoftheroad.
•Alwayschecktheconditionsandcarryingcapacityofbridgesandrampsbeforedrivingoverthem.
•Donotusethemachinewithoutwearingtheseatrestraintsystemduringactivitieswhererolloverortip-overhazard
exist.TheROPScaborROPSstructurewillonlybefullyeffectivewhenthedriverremainsattachedtotheseat.
•Donotuseequipmentmountedonthemachinewhichisnotcorrectlymatchingandrmlyxed.Suchequipment
mayincreasetheriskofroll-overandhitthemachinewhencomingloose.
•Donotusethemachinebeyonditslimitsofdynamicstability.Highspeed,abruptmaneuversandfastandshort
corneringwillincreasetheriskofroll-over.
•Takethenecessaryprecautionstoalwaysbeawareofthepossiblepresenceofbystanders.Donotworkifby-
standersarewithintherangeoftheoperationofthemachine.Keeppeopleawayfromthemachineduringwork;
bystandersmustleavetheworkingarea.
•Donotallowridersonthemachine.Donotallowpeoplestandingontheaccesswayorsteptothecabwhenthe
machineismoving.Yourviewtotheleft-handwillbeobstructedandariderriskstofallfromthemachineduring
unforeseenorabruptmovements.
•Alwaysstayclearfromimplementsoperatingarea.Whenoperatingliftcontrolsensurebystandersarenotnear
operatingareas.
•Amachinehasonlyoneoperatorstationandisaonemanoperatedvehicle.Otherpeopleonoraroundthemachine
duringnormaloperationarenotallowed.
•Themachineisintendedtobeusedundernormalconditionsfortheapplicationsdescribedinthismanual.Ifthe
machineisusedforotherpurposesorindangerousenvironments,forexampleinaammableorexplosiveatmos-
phere,specialsafetyregulationsmustbefollowedandthemachinemustbeequippedforuseintheseenvironments.
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