
Safety
Impr oper use or maintenance by the operator
or o wner can r esult in injur y . T o r educe the
potential f or injur y , compl y with these safety
instr uctions and those in the traction unit
Operator’ s Man ual . Al w ays pay attention
to the safety aler t symbol, which means
Caution , W ar ning , or Danger —per sonal
safety instr uction. F ailur e to compl y with the
instr uction may r esult in per sonal injur y or
death.
T he attachment can cr ush and br eak legs,
ar ms, and other body par ts.
• Nev er go near the attachment while it is
in operation.
• K eep all bystander s and pets a safe
distance fr om the attachment.
• Al w ays close the ja ws of the attachment
when not in use.
T her e may be buried po w er , gas, and/or
telephone lines in the w or k ar ea. Shock or
explosion may occur if y ou dig into them.
Ha v e the pr oper ty or w or k ar ea mar k ed f or
buried lines and do not dig in mar k ed ar eas.
T her e may be o v erhead po w er lines in the
w or k ar ea. Shock may occur if y ou touch a
po w er line with a tr ee or other object that
y ou ar e transpor ting .
Sur v ey and mar k the ar ea wher e ther e ar e
o v erhead po w er lines, and do not transpor t
tr ees or tall objects under the po w er lines.
W hen the engine is of f, attachments in
the raised position can g raduall y lo w er .
Someone nearby may be pinned or injur ed
by the attachment as it lo w er s.
• Al w ays lo w er the attachment lift each
time y ou shut of f the traction unit.
• Al w ays close the g rapple’ s ja ws each
time y ou shut of f the traction unit.
If y ou step of f of the platf or m with the
load raised, the machine could tip f orw ard.
Someone nearby may be pinned or injur ed.
Lo w er the load bef or e stepping of f of the
platf or m.
If y ou lift a long object of f center , it could
cause the machine to tip sidew ays. Someone
nearby may be pinned or injur ed.
Al w ays g ra b and lift long items near the
center .
Lifting unev en, hea vy objects can cause
the machine to become unsta ble and tip
f orw ard. Someone nearby may be pinned or
injur ed.
W hen lifting an object, k eep it as lo w to the
g r ound as possible.
W hen going up or do wn hill, the machine
could o v er tur n if the hea vy end is to w ard
the do wnhill side. Someone may be pinned
or seriousl y injur ed by the machine if it
o v er tur ns.
Operate up and do wn slopes with the hea vy
end of the machine uphill. Car r ying a load
with the attachment will mak e the fr ont end
hea vy .
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