
1-GENERALINFORMATION
Intendeduse
INTENDEDUSEOFYOURTRACTOR
Yourtractorisdesignedandmadetopull,tocarry,andto
poweravarietyofmountedortowedequipment,although
withinsomephysicallimits.Theworkingspeedandper-
formancemaydependonanumberofvariousparame-
ters,suchasweatherandterrainconditions.Thoughthe
tractorisdesignedtoperformincombinationwithavari-
etyofequipmentinmostcropsandconditions,theremay
beanumberofcombinationsofaboveparameters,for
whichthereisseveredegradationofperformanceofthe
tractorand/oritsmountedortrailedequipment.Ifyouno-
ticedegradationofperformance,contactyourdealerfor
assistance.Hemayhaveusefulinformationforimprove-
ments,orakitmaybeavailabletoenhancetheperfor-
mance.
•Donotusethetractorforanotherpurposethanin-
tendedbythemanufacturerandoutlinedinthisman-
ual.
•Donotusethetractorbeyonditslimitsofterraingradi-
entandstabilityasoutlinedfurtherinthismanual.Us-
ingthetractorbeyondtheselimitsmayresultinroll-over
ortip-over.Observetherecommendationsinthisman-
ual.
•Donotusethetractoronhigherspeedsthanallowed
bytheloadandtheenvironment.Awetsurfaceorother
lowadherenceconditionsmayincreasethebrakingdis-
tanceorresultinvehicleinstability.Alwaysadaptyour
travelingspeedaccordingtotheloadofthevehicleand
thecharacteristicsoftheroad.
•Donotusethetractornearoronsoftvergesofcanals
andbrooksorbanksandvergesthatareundermined
byrodents.Thetractormaysinksidewaysandroll-
over.
•Donotusethetractoronbrittlebridgeheadsandpoor
bridgeoors.Theseconstructionsmaycollapseand
causeroll-overofthetractor.Alwayscheckoutthe
conditionandcarryingcapacityofbridgesandramps
priortoengage.
•Donotusethetractorwithoutwearingtheseatrestraint
systemduringactivitieswhereroll-overortip-overhaz-
ardsexist.TheROPScaborROPSstructurewillonly
befullyeffectivewhenthedriverremainsattachedto
hisseat.
•Donotuseequipmentmountedonthetractorwhich
isnotcorrectlymatchingandrmlyxed.Suchequip-
mentmayincreasetheriskforroll-overandhitthetrac-
torwhencomingloose.Ensurethatthedimensions
ofthethree-pointlinkageinterfaceofboththetractor
andtheequipmentarematchingaccordingtothecate-
goriesdenedinISO730.Ensurethatthedimensions
andspeedofthePTOshaftonthetractorsarematch-
ingthoseoftheequipment.
•Donotusethetractorincombinationwithequipment,
withouthavingconsultedthespecicOperatorsManual
providedwiththeequipment.Thetractorisauniversal
tooltocarry,tow,anddriveavarietyofequipment.This
manualalonecannotprovideyouwithalltheinforma-
tionrequiredforthesafeoperationofthecombination.
•Donotusethetractorbeyonditslimitsofdynamicsta-
bility.Highspeed,abruptmaneuvers,andfastand
shortcorneringwillincreasetheriskofroll-over.
•Donotusethetractorforpullingwork,incaseswhere
youdonotknowwhethertheloadwillyield,forinstance
whenpullingstumps.Thetractormayipoverwhen
thestumpisnotyielding.
•Beextremelycautiouswhenworkingwiththetractoron
foragesiloswithoutlateralconcretewalls.Dualwheels
orawidetracksettingmayimprovethelateralstability
ofthetractor.
•Becautiousthatthecenterofgravityofthetractormay
increasewhenloadsonthefront-endloaderorthe
three-pointlinkageareraised.Intheseconditions,the
tractormayroll-overearlierthanexpected.
•Donotstepdownfromthetractorwithoutshuttingdown
thePTO,shiftingthetransmissiontoparkorneutraland
applyingtheparkbrake,unlesscontinuedPTOopera-
tionisrequiredforsomeequipment,suchaspumps
orwoodchippers.Thelatterequipmentmayhavean
emergencystopdeviceontheequipmentitself,ashu-
maninterventionisneededduringoperation.Butother
equipment,engagedanddrivenbythetractorwillhave
nomeanstostopthepowertransmission,otherthan
thePTOclutchofthetractor.
•Youshalltakethenecessaryprecautionstoalwaysbe
awareofthepossiblepresenceofbystanders,certainly
whenmaneuveringinconnedareas,suchasthefarm
yardandsheds.Keeppeopleawayfromthetractor
duringwork;askbystanderstoleavetheeld.Thereis
notonlytherisktobeoverrunbythetractor,butob-
jectsejectedbysomeequipmentmountedonthetrac-
tor,suchasarotarymower,maycauseharm.Stones
maybethrownfurtherthanthemowedcrop.Paythe
necessaryattentionwhileoperatingnexttopublicroads
orfootpaths.Thrownobjectscangetprojectedout-
sidetheeldandhitunprotectedpeoplelikebikersor
pedestrians.Waittocuttheedgeoftheeldtillitis
clearofbystanders.
•Donotallowridersonthetractor;donotallowpeople
standingontheaccesswayorsteptothecabwhen
thetractorismoving.Yourviewtotheleftwillbeob-
structedandariderriskstofallfromthetractorduring
unforeseenorabruptmovements.
•Alwaysstayclearfromimplementsoperatingareaand
especiallydonotstandbetweentractorandtrailedve-
hicleeitherthree-pointlinkagewhenoperatingliftcon-
trols;ensurenobystandersareneartheseoperating
areas.
•Certainfunctionsofyourtractor,ifequippedwithaCVT
transmission,arecontrolledbysoftwareandsomeof
themaresafetyrelated.Donotattempttomodifyor
downloadsoftwarefromspurioussources.Settings
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