
Safety
Improperuseormaintenancebytheoperatororownercan
resultininjury.Toreducethepotentialforinjury,comply
withthesesafetyinstructionsandalwayspayattentionto
thesafety-alertsymbol,whichmeansCaution,Warning,or
Danger—personalsafetyinstruction.Failuretocomplywith
theinstructionmayresultinpersonalinjuryordeath.
ThemachinemeetstherequirementsofSAEJ2258.
Important:ForCErequiredregulatorydata,refertothe
DeclarationofConformitysuppliedwiththemachine.
SafeOperatingPractices
Important:Thismachineisdesignedprimarilyasan
off-roadmachineandisnotintendedforextensiveuse
onpublicroads.
Whenusingthemachineonpublicroads,followall
trafcregulationsanduseanyadditionalaccessories
thatmayberequiredbylaw,suchaslights,turn
signals,slow-movingvehicle(SMV)signs,andothers
asrequired.
Thismachinewasdesignedandtestedtooffersafeservice
whenoperatedandmaintainedproperly.Althoughhazard
controlandaccidentpreventionaredependentuponthe
designandcongurationofthemachine,thesefactorsare
alsodependentupontheawareness,concern,andproper
trainingoftheoperator,maintenance,andstorageofthe
machine.Improperuseormaintenanceofthemachinecan
resultininjuryordeath.
Thismachinehasadifferentfeelthanwhatdriversexperience
withpassengercarsortrucks.Sotaketimetobecomefamiliar
withyourmachine.
Notalloftheattachmentsthatadapttothemachine
arecoveredinthismanual.SeethespecicOperator’s
Manualprovidedwitheachattachmentforadditionalsafety
instructions.
Toreducethepotentialforinjuryordeath,complywith
thefollowingsafetyinstructions:
Supervisor’sResponsibilities
Makesurethattheoperatorsarethoroughlytrainedand
familiarwiththeOperator’sManualandalllabelsonthe
machine.
BeforeOperating
•Thismachineisdesignedtocarryonlyyou,theoperator,
and1passengerintheseatprovidedbythemanufacturer.
Nevercarryanyotherpassengersonthemachine.
•Becomefamiliarwiththecontrolsandknowhowtostop
themachinequickly.
•Neveroperatethemachinewhentired,ill,orunderthe
inuenceofdrugsoralcohol.
•Wearsubstantial,slip-resistantshoes.Donotwear
loose-ttingclothing,tiebacklonghair,anddonotwear
jewelry.
•Wearingsafetyglasses,safetyshoes,andlongpantsare
requiredbysomelocalregulations.
•Neverallowchildrentooperatethemachine.Never
allowadultstooperateitwithoutproperinstructions.
Onlytrainedandauthorizedpersonsshouldoperatethis
machine.
•Alwaysbeawareofwherebystandersare.
•Keepallshields,safetydevicesanddecalsinplace.Ifa
shield,safetydeviceordecalismalfunctioning,illegible,
ordamaged,repairorreplaceitbeforeoperatingthe
machine.
•Avoiddrivingwhenitisdark,especiallyinunfamiliar
areas.Ifyoumustdrivewhenitisdark,usetheheadlights.
•Beforeoperatingthemachine,alwayscheckallpartsof
themachineandanyattachments.Ifsomethingiswrong,
stopusingmachine.Makesurethattheproblemis
correctedbeforemachineorattachmentisoperatedagain.
•Operatethemachineonlyoutdoorsorinawell-ventilated
area.
Operation
•Theoperatorandpassengershouldremainseated
wheneverthemachineisinmotion.Theoperator
shouldkeepbothhandsonthesteeringwheel,whenever
possible,andthepassengershouldusethehandholds
provided.Keeparmsandlegswithinthemachinebody
atalltimes.
•Driveslowerandturnlesssharplywhenyouarecarrying
apassenger.Rememberyourpassengermaynotbe
expectingyoutobrakeorturnandmaynotbeready.
Nevercarrypassengersintheboxoronattachments.
•Neveroverloadthemachine.Thenameplate(located
undertheseatassemblyontherearpanel)showstheload
limitsforthemachine.Neveroverllattachmentsor
exceedthemaximumgrossvehicleweight(GVW).
•Failuretooperatemachinesafelymayresultinan
accident,tipoverofthemachine,andseriousinjuryor
death.Drivecarefully.Topreventtippingorlossof
control,takethefollowingprecautions:
–Useextremecaution,reducespeed,andmaintain
asafedistancearoundsandtraps,ditches,creeks,
ramps,anyunfamiliarareas,orotherhazards.
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