Tigercat 630 Skidder
Safety • Do not overload your skidder as this can create
OPERATING SAFETY PRECAUTIONS continued
an unstable condition and cause a roll-over. When reeling in, make sure all personnel are far enough away in case of rolling logs or whipping cables. Always wear your safety gloves when handling cables, chokers or logs. Do not work below or behind a skidder parked on a grade. Never work alone. Regularly inform other crew members of your intentions, location and length of time to perform duties.
Maintain a safe operating distance between the machine and workers and all other personnel. Never operate the boom or grapple over the heads of bystanders.
When parking the machine: • Park on level ground only and engage parking brake
Use only prearranged and approved signalling practices.
• Do not park on a hillside or incline.
Obey flagger's signal and signs Operate the machine only from a seated position in the operator’s seat. Do not carry passengers either in the cab or anywhere else on the machine. If vision is limited by dust, smoke, fog or snow, stop the machine until visibility is restored. CAUTION
• Before leaving the operator's cab, apply the parking brake and lower the grapple and dozer blade onto the ground. Force the blade into the ground until the front wheels lift off the ground.
Do not open cab doors or window screens when machine is on a slope. The doors and screens are heavy and could swing out with considerable force.
• Stop the engine and relieve any hydraulic pressure stored in the system by pressing the brake pedal 30 to 40 times.
When working on slopes, travel straight up or down the slope to prevent roll-over.
• Turn the master disconnect switch off if the
NEVER travel across a STEEP slope or side hill:
vehicle is to be parked for an extended period of time (Example - overnight).
• If you travel across a MODERATE slope, NEVER make an uphill turn as this could cause a tip-over situation.
Before moving the machine, lift the grapple and dozer blade off the ground and keep them high enough to clear obstacles such as stumps.
• Keep load low and close to skidder for best stability.
• A load of logs will change the handling and stability of the skidder.
• Always be prepared to dump the load in case of emergency.
If the machine is to travel on public roads, use accessory lights (when installed) and other caution devices to alert operators of other vehicles of your presence. Ensure your machine meets all regulatory requirements. When transporting the machine, ensure that enough clearance is available on both sides and above the machine or any of its attachments to avoid contact with power or telephone lines, bridge structures, etc.
• Do not approach from the downhill side of an unstable log.
• Do not winch in a load at a sharp angle. This could cause your machine to tip over. 1.6
