Safety First
You are responsible for the safe operation and maintenance of your post hole digger. You must ensure that you and anyone else
who is going to operate, maintain or work around the post hole digger is familiar with the operating and maintenance procedures
and related SAFETY information contained in this manual. This manual will take you step-by-step through your working day and
alert you to all good safety practices that should be adhered to while operating the Post hole digger.
Remember, you are the key to safety. Good safety practices not only protect you but also the people around you. Make these
practices a working part of your safety program. Be certain that EVERYONE operating this equipment is familiar with the
recommended operating and maintenance procedures and follows all the safety precautions. Most accidents can be prevented.
Do not risk injury of death by ignoring good safety practices.
1. Post hole digger owners must give operating instructions to operators or employees before allowing them to operate the
machine.
2. The most important safety feature on this equipment is a SAFE operator. It is the operator’s responsibility to read and
understand ALL Safety and Operating instructions in the manual and to follow these. All accidents can be avoided.
3. A person who has not read and understood all operating and safety instructions is not qualified to operate the machine. An
untrained operator jeopardies himself and bystanders to possible serious injury or death.
4. Do not modify the equipment in any way. Unauthorized modification may weaken the function and/or safety and could affect
the life of the equipment.
5. Think SAFETY! Work SAFELY!
General Safety
1. The post hole diggers are designed and manufactured only for the purpose of boring holes in earth and clay materials. Under
no circumstances should they be used for any other purpose.
2. Before using the post hole digger, carefully read and ensure you understand the contents of this Safety Operator’s Manual and
the contents of the Operators Manual for the associated tractor, including all the relevant safety instructions.
3. Never allow an improperly trained person, child or anyone who is not familiar with the safety rules and operating instructions to
attach or operate the post hole digger.
4. Do not leave the tractor seat or allow any person within ten meters of the post hole digger while it is in operation. Serious
personal injury or death may result if any attempt is made to assist the digger operation by hand.
5. Do not operate the digger on steep hillsides.
6. Do not operate the digger with any person within ten meters of the machine.
7. Wear ear protection when operating the post hole digger.
8. Refer to the tractor operators manual for safe working loads, including any counter-weighting that may be required to balance
the weight of the post hole digger.
9. Before operating the post hole digger, check all the pins, bolts and connection to ensure they are all securely in place. Replace
any damaged or worn parts immediately.
10. Never perform service or maintenance while the PTO is engaged, or the tractor engine is on.
11. Check the gearbox oil level and safety clutch adjustment before using the post hole digger.
12. Ensure that there are no underground electrical cables, telephone cables, gas, water, sewerage or drainage pipes in the area
to be drilled. If in doubt about any of the above do not start digging until the situation have been fully investigated and it is
safe to begin.
13. Exercise extreme care when operating in wet or slippery conditions, or on sloping or uneven terrain. Allow for the effect that
the weight of the post hole digger has on the tractor’s stability. Refer to the tractors operating and safety instructions.
14. When using the post hole digger it is most important that all the safety guards are fully maintained, in place and operating
correctly.
15. Always operate the post hole digger from the tractor seat.
16. Never clear earth away from the auger whilst it is operating.
17. Never allow a person to pull down on the digger boom or attach any type of counterweight to the boom to increase
penetration.
18. Before dismounting from the tractor or allowing any person to approach the post hole digger, disengage the PTO, switch off
the tractor engine and apply the parking brake.
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