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MF 5650 ADVANCED
1. Safety Guidelines
1
If start fluid in aerosol cans or ether base start aid
is used, the preheating system must be
disconnected. Remove the cable from the
preheating system unit that is found in the intake
manifold. Use isolating tape on the cable end to
avoid short circuit.
10 - Safe operation
10.1 - Do the correct movements
Make sure the harvester is ready for the work to be
done. Know its rated load capacities for you
harvester and never exceed the numbers. Make
sure that the equipment or implement used DO NOT
exceed the harvester load capacity.
Remember that the harvesters normally operate on
irregular, non pavemented or rough surfaces. The
operating conditions can reduce the amount of
weight that you can carry or tow.
10.2 - Safety practices
• Operate the controls carefully. Do not turn the
steering wheel or make sudden movements
to activate other controls.
• DO NOT get on or off the harvester when it is
in operation. Hold the steering wheel with both
hands and firmly.
• Make sure there is enough room in all
directions, for the harvester and cutting
platform as well.
• DO NOT play with the harvester. They must
only be used for the purpose indicated.
• DO NOT try to activate the controls if you are
not on the operator’s seat.
• Before leaving the machine, always lower the
cutting platform to the ground level, apply the
parking brake, stop the engine and remove
the igntion key from the ignition.
NOTE:
DO NOT touch, lean over or try to reach
the cutting platform’s mechanisms, nor
allow other people to do so.
Be alert! If anything breaks down, get loose or fail
in the equipment, stop working, inspect the machine
and make the necessary repairs before starting the
operation again.
Be careful with pedestrians
Be attentive to what is going on around you. DO
NOT allow non-trained or non-qualified people
operate the harvester. They can cause serious
accidents.
WARNING!
The harvester is an individual machinery
part. DO NOT give ride on the machine
(Fig. 12).
Fig. 12
• Make sure you can control both the speed and
steering of the machine before driving it. Move
the machine slowly until everything is working
properly. After the start, check the steering
angle again - to the right and to the left. Make
sure you can move the machine both to the
right and to the left and can control de the
machine completely.
• Keep people away from the working area. DO
NOT allow other people to stand on the
cropping platform or pass beneath the
platform.
• DO NOT drive the harvester towards someone
standing in front of a fixed object.
• Keep people away from the yokes, couplings,
driving parts, cylinders, belts, pulleys and other
moving parts. Keep all protections and guards
in their places.
ATTENTION!
DO NOT stand nor allow anyone to stand
between the harvester and the platform,
unless the engine is off, the parking
brake is applied, the transmission is in
Neutral and all accesory are lowered to
the ground level.