SAFETY RULES
A ATTENTION!
BECOME
ALERT!
YOUR
SAFETY
1s
1NvolLvED! A
Safety is a primary concern in the design and
manufacture of our products. Unfortunately, our
efforts
to
provide safe equipment can be wiped
out by a single careless act
of
an operator.
In
~ddition to the design and configuration of
equipment, hazard control and accident pre-
vention are dependent upon the awareness,
concern, prudenceand propertraining ofperson-
nel involved
in
the operation, transport, mainte-
nance
and
storage
of
equipment.
It has been said ''The best safety device is
an
informed, careful operator." We ask
you
to be
that kind of
an
operator.
The designed and tested safety of this equipment
depends on it being operated within the limitations as
explained in this manual.
TRAINING
■ Safety instructions are important!
Read
this
manual,
the
tractor manual and
all safety rules.
■
Know
your
controls
and how
to
stop
engine
andattachmentquicklyinan emer-
gency.
■
Operators
must
beinstructed
in
andbe
capable
of
the
safeoperation
of
theequip-
ment,
its
attachmentsand all controls. Do
not
allow
anyone
to
operate
this
equip-
ment
without
proper
instructions.
■
Keep handsand bodyawayfrom pres-
surized
lines. Use paper
or
cardboard,
not
body
parts
to
check
for
leaks. Hydraulic
fluid
(oil)
under
pressure will penetrate
skin
causing serious injury.
■
Make sure
that
all operating and ser-
vice
personnel know that in the event
hydraulic
fluid penetrates skin,
it
must
be
surgically
removed within a few hours
by
a
doctor
familiar
with
this
form
of
injury,
or
gangrenemay result.
■
Do
not
allow
children
or
untrained
persons
to
operate equipment.
PREPARATION
■
Alwayswear relatively
tight
andbelted
clothing
to
avoid entanglement in moving
parts. Wear sturdy, rough-soled
work
shoes
and protective equipment
for
eyes,
hands, hearing and head.
F-8297
(1-94)
3
I
■
Ensure loader
is
pro
1
perly attached,
adjusted and in good opemting condition.
■
Tractor
must
be equiJped
with
a Roll
Over Protective System I (ROPS). When
using loader, keep foldable
ROPS
up
and
fasten the seat belt priori
to
starting the
engine. 1
■
Ensure all safety
~Is
are installed
and in good condition. (See Safety Decals
section.) I
■
Add recommended
~heel
ballast
or
rear weight
to
provide
good
stability.
I
■
Move
the
wheels
to
the
tractor
manufacturer's widest redommended set-
ting
to
increase stability. !
■
Forbetter stability,
usJ
the
tractor
with
wide
front
axle setting. 1
OPERATIONAL
SAFETY
■
Improper use
of
a loader can cause
• • • I
seraous mJury
or
death. I
■
Do
not
allow riders.
Dr
not
lift
or
carry
anybody on
the
loader
or
in
the
bucket
or
attachment.
■
Keep bystanders
aw
y from equip-
ment while
it
is
in operatibn.
■
Never allow anyone
tb
get
under
the
loader bucket
or
reach ~hrough
the
lift
arms when the bucket
is
rcsised.
I
■
Do not walk
or
workl under a raised
loader
or
bucket
or
attachment.
I
■
Avoid overhead wire$ and obstacles
when
the
loader
is
rai~ed. Contacting
electric lines can cause electrocution.
■
Do
not
tamper
with
Ithe relief valve
setting. The relief valve
is
pre-set
at
the
factory. Changing
the
~tting
can cause
overloading
of
the loade~ and
tractor
and
serious operator
injury
may result.
I
■
Do
not
modify
or
alter
pr
permitanyone
else
to
modify
or
alterth~ loader
or
any
of
its components
or
any lo~derfunction.
■
Exercise caution when operating
the
loaderwith a raised load~dbucket
or
fork.
■
Operate only in
dayli.ht
or
good
artifi-
cial light. I
(Safety Rules continued on nextpage)
