
•Failuretooperatethesprayersafelymayresultinan
accident,tipoverofthesprayer,andseriousinjuryor
death.Drivecarefully.Topreventtippingorlossof
control:
–Useextremecaution,reducespeed,andmaintain
asafedistancearoundsandtraps,ditches,creeks,
ramps,unfamiliarareas,oranyareasthathaveabrupt
changesingroundconditionsorelevation.
–Watchforholesorotherhiddenhazards.
–Useextracautionwhenoperatingthesprayeronwet
surfaces,inadverseweatherconditions,athigher
speeds,orwithafullload.Stoppingtimeanddistance
willincreasewithafullload.
–Avoidsuddenstopsandstarts.Donotgofrom
reversetoforwardorforwardtoreversewithoutrst
comingtoacompletestop.
–Slowdownbeforeturning.Donotattemptsharp
turnsorabruptmaneuversorotherunsafedriving
actionsthatmaycausealossofsprayercontrol.
–Beforebackingup,looktotherearandensurethat
nooneisbehindyou.Backupslowly.
–Watchoutfortrafcwhenyouarenearorcrossing
roads.Alwaysyieldtherightofwaytopedestrians
andothervehicles.Thissprayerisnotdesignedfor
useonstreetsorhighways.Alwayssignalyourturns
orstopearlyenoughsothatotherpeopleknowwhat
youplantodo.Obeyalltrafcrulesandregulations.
–Theelectricalandexhaustsystemsofthesprayercan
producesparkscapableofignitingexplosivematerials.
Neveroperatethesprayerinornearanareawhere
thereisdustorfumesintheairwhichareexplosive.
–Ifyouareeverunsureaboutsafeoperation,stop
workandaskyoursupervisor.
•Donottouchtheengineormuferwhiletheengineis
runningorsoonafterithasstopped.Theseareasmaybe
hotenoughtocauseburns.
•Ifthemachineevervibratesabnormally,stopimmediately,
waitforallmotiontostop,andinspectthesprayerfor
damage.Repairalldamagebeforeresumingoperation.
•Beforegettingoffoftheseat:
1.Stopthemovementofthemachine.
2.PlacetherangeselectorinNeutralandsetthe
parkingbrake.
3.TurntheignitionkeytoOff.
4.Removetheignitionkey.
Important:Donotparkthemachineonan
incline.
•Lightningcancausesevereinjuryordeath.Iflightning
isseenorthunderisheardinthearea,donotoperate
themachine;seekshelter.
Braking
•Slowdownbeforeyouapproachanobstacle.Thisgives
youextratimetostoporturnaway.Hittinganobstacle
candamagethesprayeranditscontents.Moreimportant,
itcaninjureyou.
•GrossVehicleWeight(GVW)hasamajorimpactonyour
abilitytostopand/orturn.Heavyloadsandattachments
makeasprayerhardertostoporturn.Theheavierthe
load,thelongerittakestostop.
•Turfandpavementaremuchmoreslipperywhenthey
arewet.Itcantake2to4timesaslongtostoponwet
surfacesasondrysurfaces.Ifyoudrivethroughstanding
waterdeepenoughtogetthebrakeswet,theywillnot
workwelluntiltheyaredry.Afterdrivingthroughwater,
youshouldtestthebrakestomakesuretheywork
properly.Iftheydonot,driveslowlywhileputtinglight
pressureonthebrakepedal.Thiswilldrythebrakesout.
OperatingonHillsandRoughTerrain
Operatingthesprayeronahillmaycausetippingorrolling
ofthesprayer,ortheenginemaystallandyoucouldlose
headwayonthehill.Thiscouldresultinpersonalinjury.
•Donotacceleratequicklyorslamonthebrakeswhen
backingdownahill,especiallywithaload.
•Neverdriveacrossasteephill;alwaysdrivestraightupor
downorgoaroundthehill.
•Iftheenginestallsoryoubegintoloseheadwaywhile
climbingahill,graduallyapplythebrakesandslowlyback
straightdownthehill.
•Turningwhiletravelingupordownhillscanbedangerous.
Ifyouhavetoturnwhileonahill,doitslowlyand
cautiously.Nevermakesharporfastturns.
•Heavyloadsaffectstability.Reducetheweightoftheload
andyourspeedwhenoperatingonhills.
•Avoidstoppingonhills,especiallywithaload.Stopping
whilegoingdownahillwilltakelongerthanstopping
onlevelground.Ifthesprayermustbestopped,avoid
suddenspeedchanges,whichmayinitiatetippingor
rollingofthesprayer.Donotslamonthebrakes
whenrollingbackward,asthismaycausethesprayerto
overturn.
•Usetheseatbeltwhenoperatingthemachineandbe
certainthatitcanbereleasedquicklyintheeventofan
emergency.
•Donotremoveoraltertherolloverprotectionsystem
(ROPS).
•Reducespeedandloadwhenoperatingonroughterrain,
unevenground,andnearcurbs,holes,andothersudden
changesinterrain.Loadsmayshift,causingthesprayer
tobecomeunstable.
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