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MACHINE OPERATION WARNING Never attempt to operate the machine or its equipment from any position other than seated in the operator's seat. In all circumstance, keep head, body, limbs, feet, hands and fingers within the operator's compartment to minimise the possibility of exposure to external dangers. Keep all equipment low or in a position ensuring maximum visibility and the control of the machine. Never use the equipment as a platform to lift personnel nor to carry riders on the machine. When pulling or towing through a cable, do not start suddenly at full throttle; take-up slack carefully. Use only designated anchoring points when pulling or towing. Take extreme care when hooking. Make sure that pins and locks are properly secured before pulling. Keep exposed personnel clear of the equipment (or supplementary attachments) when raised, to avoid possible injuries. NEVER COAST the machine down grades and slopes with the transmission in neutral or neutralized. Explore the working area to identify potential risks such as: slopes, overhangs, pits, demolition rubble, fires, ravines, ditches, soft terrain, heavy traffic, crowded parking areas, closed ambients. In such conditions, proceed with extreme care. Working on slopes is dangerous.
Pay special attentions when working near overhangs. Always designate a flagman when visibility of the working place, by the operator, is limited. The flagman must be capable of communicating directly with the operator and the latter must obey the signals. Be aware of falling walls, falling objects and landslides. Always remember that these dangers could be concealed by brushes, undergrowth etc. When working in ditches or near high embankments, make sure that the walls are adequately supported, so as to prevent landslides. Before working in the vicinity of gas lines or other utility lines always contact the nearest utility office before beginning work. You and the utility representative must jointly determine what specific precautions must be taken to insure safety. Work in proximity of overhead or underground power lines involves serious body injuries and death hazards, thus special precautions must be taken according to national and local safety regulations. For the purposes of this Manual you are considered to be working in the proximity of power lines when the attachment or the load raised by machine, in any position, can reach to within the minimum distances specified by local and national safety regulations. Slow down working speeds. Reaction times could be too slow and distances could be erroneously evaluated.
PRACTICAL OPERATION TIPS It is good practice, when the operator first gets on the machine, to familiarize with its controls. The operator must perform all the operations the equipment is capable of doing, to develop sufficient "feeling" with the controls and their reaction.
Remember that, when the control levers are in neutral position, the equipment is solid with the machine: this means that it will follow along any movement of the machine.
Carefully read personal and machine SAFETY PRECAUTIONS (at the beginning of this manual)
