
2-SAFETYINFORMATION
Neveroperatethemachineundertheinu-
enceofalcoholordrugs,orwhileyouare
otherwiseimpaired.
Whendiggingorusingground-engaging
attachments,beawareofburiedcables.
Contactlocalutilitiestodeterminethelo-
cationsofservices.
Payattentiontooverheadpowerlinesand
hangingobstacles.Highvoltagelinesmay
requiresignicantclearanceforsafety.
Hydraulicoilordieselfuelleakingunder
pressurecanpenetratetheskin,causing
seriousinjuryorinfection.
•Donotuseyourhandtocheckforleaks.
Useapieceofcardboardorpaper.
•Stoptheengine,removethekey,and
relievethepressurebeforeyouconnect
ordisconnectuidlines.
•Makesurethatallcomponentsarein
goodcondition.Tightenallconnections
beforeyoustarttheengineorpressurize
thesystem.
•Ifhydraulicuidordieselfuelpenetrates
theskin,seekmedicalattentionimmedi-
ately.
•Continuouslongtermcontactwithhy-
draulicuidmaycauseskincancer.
Avoidlongtermcontactandwashthe
skinpromptlywithsoapandwater.
Keepclearofmovingparts.Looseclothing,
jewelry,watches,longhair,andotherloose
orhangingitemscanbecomeentangledin
movingparts.
Wearprotectiveequipmentwhenappropri-
ate.
Donotattempttoremovematerialfromany
partofthemachinewhileitisbeingoper-
atedorwhilecomponentsareinmotion.
Makesurethatallguardsandshieldsare
ingoodconditionandproperlyinstalledbe-
foreyouoperatethemachine.Neveroper-
atethemachinewithshieldsremoved.Al-
wayscloseaccessdoorsorpanelsbefore
youoperatethemachine.
Dirtyorslipperysteps,ladders,walkways,
andplatformscancausefalls.Makesure
thesesurfacesremaincleanandclearof
debris.
Apersonorpetwithintheoperatingarea
ofamachinecanbestruckorcrushedby
themachineoritsequipment.Donotallow
anyonetoentertheworkarea.
Raisedequipmentand/orloadscanfallun-
expectedlyandcrushpersonsunderneath.
Neverallowanyonetoentertheareaun-
derneathraisedequipmentduringopera-
tion.
Neveroperatetheengineinenclosed
spacesasharmfulexhaustgasesmay
buildup.
Beforeyoustartthemachine,besurethat
allcontrolsareinneutralorparklockposi-
tion.
Starttheengineonlyfromtheoperator’s
seat.Ifyoubypassthesafetystartswitch,
theenginecanstartwiththetransmission
ingear.Donotconnectorshortacross
terminalsonthestartersolenoid.Attach
jumpercablesasdescribedinthemanual.
Startingingearmaycausedeathorserious
injury.
Alwayskeepmirrors,alllighting,and
Slow-MovingVehicle(SMV)emblemclean
toprovidethebestpossiblevisibilitywhile
youoperatethemachine.
Operatecontrolsonlywhenseatedinthe
operator’sseat,exceptforthosecontrols
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