
2-SAFETYINFORMATION
Generalmaintenancesafety
Keeptheareausedforservicingthemachinecleanand
dry.Cleanupspilleduids.
Servicethemachineonarm,levelsurface.
Installguardsandshieldsafteryouservicethemachine.
Closeallaccessdoorsandinstallallpanelsafterservicing
themachine.
Donotattempttoclean,lubricate,clearobstructions,or
makeadjustmentstothemachinewhileitisinmotionor
whiletheengineisrunning.
Alwaysmakesurethatworkingareaisclearoftools,
parts,otherpersonsandpetsbeforeyoustartoperating
themachine.
Unsupportedhydrauliccylinderscanlosepressureand
droptheequipment,causingacrushinghazard.Donot
leaveequipmentinaraisedpositionwhileparkedordur-
ingservice,unlesstheequipmentissecurelysupported.
Jackorliftthemachineonlyatjackorliftpointsindicated
inthismanual.
Incorrecttowingprocedurescancauseaccidents.When
youtowadisabledmachinefollowtheprocedureinthis
manual.Useonlyrigidtowbars.
Stoptheengine,removethekey,andrelievepressure
beforeyouconnectordisconnectuidlines.
Stoptheengineandremovethekeybeforeyouconnect
ordisconnectelectricalconnections.
Scaldingcanresultfromincorrectremovalofcoolant
caps.Coolingsystemsoperateunderpressure.Hot
coolantcansprayoutifyouremoveacapwhilethesys-
temishot.Allowthesystemtocoolbeforeyouremove
thecap.Whenyouremovethecap,turnitslowlytoallow
pressuretoescapebeforeyoucompletelyremovethe
cap.
Replacedamagedorworntubes,hoses,electricalwiring,
etc.
Theengine,transmission,exhaustcomponents,andhy-
drauliclinesmaybecomehotduringoperation.Takecare
whenyouservicesuchcomponents.Allowsurfacesto
coolbeforeyouhandleordisconnecthotcomponents.
Wearprotectiveequipmentwhenappropriate.
Whenwelding,followtheinstructionsinthemanual.Al-
waysdisconnectthebatterybeforeyouweldonthema-
chine.Alwayswashyourhandsafteryouhandlebattery
components.
Makesurethattiresarecorrectlyinated.Donotexceed
anyrecommendedloadorpressure.Followtheinstruc-
tionsinthemanualforpropertireination.
Tiresareheavy.Handlingtireswithoutproperequipment
couldcausedeathorseriousinjury.
Neverweldonawheelwithatireinstalled.Alwaysre-
movethetirecompletelyfromthewheelpriortowelding.
Alwayshaveaqualiedtiretechnicianservicethetires
andwheels.Ifatirehaslostallpressure,takethetireand
wheeltoatireshoporyourdealerforservice.Explosive
separationofthetirecancauseseriousinjury.
DONOTweldtoawheelorrimuntilthetireiscompletely
removed.Inatedtirescangenerateagasmixturewith
theairthatcanbeignitedbyhightemperaturesfromweld-
ingproceduresperformedonthewheelorrim.Removing
theairorlooseningthetireontherim(breakingthebead)
willNOTeliminatethehazard.Thisconditioncanexist
whethertiresareinatedordeated.ThetireMUSTbe
completelyremovedfromthewheelorrimpriortoweld-
ingthewheelorrim.
Drivingonpublicroadsandgeneraltransportationsafety
Complywithlocallawsandregulations.
Useappropriatelightingtomeetlocalregulations.
MakesurethattheSMVemblemisvisible.
Makesurethatthebrakepedallatchisengaged.You
mustlockbrakepedalstogetherforroadtravel.
Usesafetychainsfortrailedequipmentwhensafety
chainsareprovidedwithmachineorequipment.
Liftimplementsandattachmentshighenoughabove
groundtopreventaccidentalcontactwithroad.
Whenyoutransportequipmentoramachineonatrans-
porttrailer,makesurethatitisproperlysecured.Besure
theSMVontheequipmentormachineiscoveredwhile
beingtransportedonatrailer.
Beawareofoverheadstructuresorpowerlinesandmake
surethatthemachineand/orattachmentscanpasssafely
under.
Travelspeedshouldbesuchthatyoumaintaincomplete
controlandmachinestabilityatalltimes.
Slowdownandsignalbeforeturning.
Pullovertoallowfastertrafctopass.
Followcorrecttowingprocedureforequipmentwithor
withoutbrakes.
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