
–Ifyouareeverunsureaboutsafeoperation,stop
workandaskyoursupervisor.
•Donottouchtheengineormuferwhiletheengineis
runningorsoonafterithasstopped.Theseareasmaybe
hotenoughtocauseburns.
•Ifthemachineevervibratesabnormally,stopimmediately,
waitforallmotiontostop,andinspectthesprayerfor
damage.Repairalldamagebeforeresumingoperation.
•Beforegettingoffoftheseat:
1.Stopthemovementofthemachine.
2.Removeyourfootfromthetractionpedalandset
theparkingbrake.
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.
•Turningwhiletravelingupordownhillscanbe
dangerous.Ifyouhavetoturnwhileonahill,doitslowly
andcautiously.Nevermakesharporfastturns.
•Heavyloadsaffectstability.Reducetheweightoftheload
andyourspeedwhenoperatingonhills.
•Avoidstoppingonhills,especiallywithaload.Stopping
whilegoingdownahillwilltakelongerthanstopping
onlevelground.Ifthesprayermustbestopped,avoid
suddenspeedchanges,whichmayinitiatetippingor
rollingofthesprayer.Donotslamonthebrakes
whenrollingbackward,asthismaycausethesprayerto
overturn.
•Usetheseatbeltwhenoperatingthemachineandbe
certainthatitcanbereleasedquicklyintheeventofan
emergency.
•Checkcarefullyforoverheadclearances(i.e.branches,
doorways,electricalwires)beforedrivingunderany
objectsanddonotcontactthem.
•Donotremovetherolloverprotectionsystem(ROPS).
•Reducespeedandloadwhenoperatingonroughterrain,
unevenground,andnearcurbs,holes,andothersudden
changesinterrain.Loadsmayshift,causingthesprayer
tobecomeunstable.
Loading
Theweightofthecargocanchangethesprayercenterof
gravityandsprayerhandling.Toavoidlossofcontroland
personalinjury,followtheseguidelines:
•Reducetheweightoftheloadwhenoperatingonhills
androughterraintoavoidtippingoroverturningofthe
sprayer.
•Liquidloadscanshift.Thisshiftinghappensmostoften
whileturning,goingupordownhills,suddenlychanging
speeds,orwhiledrivingoverroughsurfaces.Shifting
loadscancausethesprayertotipover.
•Whenoperatingwithaheavyload,reduceyourspeedand
allowforsufcientbrakingdistance.Donotsuddenly
applythebrakes.Useextracautiononslopes.
•Beawarethatheavyloadsincreaseyourstoppingdistance
andreduceyourabilitytoturnquicklywithouttipping
over.
Maintenance
•Onlypermitqualiedandauthorizedpersonnelto
maintain,repair,adjust,orinspectthesprayer.
•Beforeperforminganymaintenance,ensurethatthe
systemhasbeenthoroughlyrinsedandcleaned.
•Beforeservicingormakingadjustmentstothemachine,
stoptheengine,settheparkingbrake,andremovethekey
fromtheignitiontopreventsomeonefromaccidentally
startingtheengine.
•Tomakesurethattheentiremachineisingoodcondition,
keepallnuts,bolts,andscrewsproperlytightened.
•Toreducethepotentialforre,keeptheengineareafree
ofexcessivegrease,grass,leaves,andaccumulationofdirt.
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