
•Beforeoperatingthevehicle,alwayscheckallpartsof
thevehicleandanyattachments.Ifsomethingiswrong,
stopusingvehicle.Makesuretheproblemiscorrected
beforevehicleorattachmentisoperatedagain.
•Sincegasolineishighlyammable,handleitcarefully.
–Useanapprovedfuelcontainer.
–Donotremovethecapfromthefueltankwhenthe
engineishotorrunning.
–Donotsmokewhilehandlingfuel.
–Fillthefueltankoutdoorsandtoaboutoneinch
belowthetopoftank(bottomofllerneck).Donot
overll.
–Wipeupanyspilledfuel.
•Operatevehicleonlyoutdoorsorinawellventilatedarea.
•Useonlyanapprovednonmetal,portablefuelcontainer.
Staticelectricdischargecanignitefuelvaporsina
ungroundedfuelcontainer.Removethefuelcontainer
fromthebedofthevehicleandplaceitontheground
awayfromthevehiclebeforelling.Keepthenozzle
incontactwiththecontainerwhilelling.Remove
equipmentfromvehiclebedbeforelling.
•Checkthesafetyinterlocksystemdailyforproper
operation.Ifaswitchshouldmalfunction,replacethe
switchbeforeoperatingmachine.
Operation
•Theoperatorandpassengershoulduseseatbeltsand
remainseatedwheneverthevehicleisinmotion.The
operatorshouldkeepbothhandsonthesteeringwheel,
wheneverpossible,andthepassengershouldusethehand
holdsprovided.Keeparmsandlegswithinthevehicle
bodyatalltimes.Nevercarrypassengersintheboxor
onattachments.Rememberyourpassengermaynotbe
expectingyoutobrakeorturnandmaynotbeready.
•Neveroverloadyourvehicle.Thenameplate(located
underthemiddleofthedash)showstheloadlimitsfor
thevehicle.Neveroverllattachmentsorexceedthe
vehiclemaximumgrossvehicleweight(GVW).
•Whenstartingtheengine:
–Sitonoperator’sseatandensurethattheparking
brakeisengaged.
–DisengagePTO(ifsoequipped)andreturnthehand
throttlelevertotheOffposition(ifsoequipped).
–Makesurethehydraulicliftleverisinthecenter
position.
–MoveshiftlevertoNeutralandpresstheclutchpedal.
–Keepyourfootoffoftheacceleratorpedal.
–TurntheignitionkeytotheStartposition.
•Usingthemachinedemandsattention.Failuretooperate
vehiclesafelymayresultinanaccident,tipoverofthe
vehicle,andseriousinjuryordeath.Drivecarefully.To
preventtippingorlossofcontrol,takethefollowing
precautions:
–Useextremecaution,reducespeed,andmaintain
asafedistancearoundsandtraps,ditches,creeks,
ramps,anyunfamiliarareas,orotherhazards.
–Watchforholesorotherhiddenhazards.
–Usecautionwhenoperatingthevehicleonasteep
slope.Normally,travelstraightupanddownslopes.
Reducespeedwhenmakingsharpturnsorwhen
turningonhillsides.Avoidturningonhillsides
wheneverpossible.
–Useextracautionwhenoperatingthevehicleon
wetsurfaces,athigherspeeds,orwithafullload.
Stoppingtimewillincreasewithafullload.Shiftinto
alowergearbeforestartingupordownahill.
–Whenloadingthebed,distributetheloadevenly.
Useextracautioniftheloadexceedsthedimensions
ofthevehicle/bed.Operatethevehiclewithextra
cautionwhenhandlingoff-centerloadsthatcannot
becentered.Keeploadsbalancedandsecureto
preventthemfromshifting.
–Avoidsuddenstopsandstarts.Donotgofrom
reversetoforwardorforwardtoreversewithoutrst
comingtoacompletestop.
–Donotattemptsharpturnsorabruptmaneuversor
otherunsafedrivingactionsthatmaycausealossof
vehiclecontrol.
–Donotpassanothervehicletravelinginthesame
directionatintersections,blindspots,oratother
dangerouslocations.
–Whendumping,donotletanyonestandbehind
vehicleanddonotdumptheloadonanyone’sfeet.
Releasethetailgatelatchesfromthesideofbox,not
frombehind.
–Keepallbystandersaway.Beforebackingup,lookto
therearandensurethatnooneisbehindthevehicle.
Backupslowly.
–Watchoutfortrafcwhennearorcrossingroads.
Alwaysyieldtherightofwaytopedestriansandother
vehicles.Thisvehicleisnotdesignedforuseon
streetsorhighways.Alwayssignalyourturnsorstop
earlyenoughsootherpersonsknowwhatyouplanto
do.Obeyalltrafcrulesandregulations.
–Neveroperatethevehicleinornearanareawhere
thereisdustorfumesintheairwhichareexplosive.
Theelectricalandexhaustsystemsofthevehiclecan
producesparkscapableofignitingexplosivematerials.
–Alwayswatchoutforandavoidlowoverhangssuch
astreelimbs,doorjambs,overheadwalkways,etc.
Makesurethereisenoughroomoverheadtoeasily
clearthevehicleandyourhead.
–Ifeverunsureaboutsafeoperation,stopworkand
askyoursupervisor.
•Donottouchengine,transaxle,radiator,muferor
mufermanifoldwhileengineisrunningorsoonafter
ithasstoppedbecausetheseareasmaybehotenough
tocauseburns.
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