OPERATING 26) DO NOT wear radio or music headphones while operating the machine. Safe operation requires your full attention. 27) DO NOT operate the tractor and sickle bar when you are tired or ill. Tractor hitch 1) Hook the equipment to a suitable, sufficiently-powered tractor by means of the appropriate device (lifter), in conformity with applicable standards. 2) The class of the equipment attachment pins must be the same as that of the lifter attachment. 3) Take care when working within the range of the lifting arms as this is a very dangerous area. 4) Be very careful when hooking and unhooking the equipment. 5) It is absolutely forbidden to stand between the tractor and linkage for acting the lifting controls from the outside (Fig. 20). 6) It is absolutely forbidden to stand in the space between the tractor and the equipment (Fig. 20) with the engine running. Fig. 20 7) The attaching of additional equipment onto the tractor brings about a different distribution of weight on the axles. Check the compatibility of the tractor performance with the weight that the mower transfers onto the three-point linkage. If in doubt consult the tractor Manufacturer. 8) Comply with the maximum admissible weight for the axle, the total mobile weight, transport regulations and the highway code. Wear appropriate clothing • Wear close fitting clothing and safely equipment appropriate for the job. • Loud noise can cause impairment or loss of hearing, wear a suitable protective device such as earplugs.
Stay clear of rotating drivelines Entanglement in rotating driveline can cause serious injury or death: • Wear close fitting clothing • Stop the engine and be sure PTO shaft is stopped before getting near it.
CAUTION: Before you work around hitch: • STOP engine. • LOCK park brake. • FIRMLY block mower on horizontal surface. p/n GH 19502990
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