1-GENERALINFORMATION
Productidentication
NOTE:YourtractorisdesignedaccordingtoEuropean
directivesrelatedtohealthandsafetyrisks;thoughit
hasbeendesignedtominimizeallthepotentialrisksitis
mandatorytocarefullyread,understandandobserveall
thedecalsandlabelsandtoalwaysrefertoinformation
andprescriptionsoutlinedinthismanualtopreventall
residualpotentialrisks.Incaseyoumayneedfurther
assistancepleasedonothesitatetocontactyourdealer.
Yourtractorisdesignedandmadetopull,tocarryandto
poweravarietyofmountedortowedequipment,although
withinsomephysicallimits.Theworkingspeedandper-
formancemaydependonanumberofvariousparame-
ters,suchasweatherandterrainconditions.Thoughthe
tractorisdesignedtoperformincombinationwithavari-
etyofequipment,theremaybeanumberofcombinations
ofaboveparameters,forwhichthereisseveredegrada-
tionofperformanceofthetractorand/oritsmountedor
trailedequipment.Ifyounoticedegradationofperfor-
mance,contactyourdealerforassistance,hemayhave
usefulinformationforimprovements,orakitmaybeavail-
abletoenhancetheperformance.
Pleasecarefullyreadandconsiderfollowingprecautions:
•
Donotusethetractorforpurposesotherthanthose
intendedbythemanufacturerandoutlinedinthisman-
ual.
•
Donotusethetractorbeyonditslimitsofterraingradi-
entandstability.Usingthetractorbeyondtheselimits
mayresultinaroll-overoratip-over.Observetherec-
ommendationsgiveninthismanual.
•
Donotusethetractoronhigherspeedsthanallowed
bytheloadandtheenvironment.Awetsurfaceorother
lowadherenceconditionsmayincreasethebrakingdis-
tanceorresultinvehicleinstability.Alwaysadaptyour
travelingspeedaccordingtotheloadofthevehicleand
thecharacteristicsoftheroad
•
Donotusethetractornearoronsoftvergesofcanals
andbrooksorbanksandvergesthatareundermined
byrodents.Thetractormaysinksidewaysandrollover.
•
Donotusethetractoronunstablebridgeheadsand
poorbridgeoors.Theseconstructionsmaycollapse
andcauseroll-overofthetractor.Alwayscheckthe
conditionsandloadcapacityofbridges,crossingsand
rampsbeforedrivingoverthem.
•
Donotuseequipmentmountedonthetractorwhichis
notcorrectlymatchingandrmlyxed.Theuseofim-
plementsoraccessoriesthathavenotbeenapproved
orarenotcorrectlyconnectedmayincreasetheriskof
roll-overofthetractoriftheycomeloose.Ensurethat
thedimensionsofthethree-pointlinkageinterfaceof
boththetractorandtheequipmentarematchingac-
cordingtothecategoriesdenedinISO730.Ensure
thatthedimensionsandspeedofthePTOshaftonthe
tractorsarematchingthoseoftheequipment.
•
Donotusethetractorincombinationwithequipment,
withouthavingconsultedthespecicOperator’sMan-
ualprovidedwiththeequipment.Thetractorisauni-
versaltooltocarry,towanddriveavarietyofequip-
ment.Thismanualalonecannotprovideyouwithall
theinformationrequiredforthesafeoperationofthe
combination.
•
Donotusethetractorforpullingwork,incaseswhere
youdonotknowwhethertheloadwillyield,forinstance
whenpullingstumps;thetractormayipoverwhenthe
stumpisnotyielding.
•
Becautiousthatthecentreofgravityofthetractormay
increasewhenloadsonthefront–endloaderorthe
threepointlinkageareraised.Intheseconditions,the
tractormayroll–overearlierthanexpected.
•
Donotstepdownfromthetractorwithoutshuttingdown
thePTO,shiftingthetransmissiontoparkorneutraland
applyingtheparkbrake,unlesscontinuedPTOopera-
tionisrequiredforsomeequipment,suchaspumps
orwoodchippers.Thelatterequipmentmayhavean
emergencystopdeviceontheequipmentitself,ashu-
maninterventionisneededduringoperation.Butother
equipment,engagedanddrivenbythetractorwillhave
nomeanstostopthepowertransmission,otherthan
thePTOclutchofthetractor.
•
Youshalltakethenecessaryprecautions(e.g.assis-
tance)toalwaysbeawareofthepossiblepresenceof
bystanders,certainlywhenmanoeuvringinconnedar-
eas,suchasthefarmyardandsheds.Keeppeople
awayfromthetractorduringwork.Askbystandersto
leavetheeld.Thereisnotonlytherisktobeoverrun
bythetractor,butobjectsejectedbysomeequipment
mountedonthetractor,suchasarotarymower,may
causeharm.Stonesmaybethrownfurtherthanthe
mowedcrop.Paythenecessaryattentionwhileoper-
atingnexttopublicroadsorfootpaths.Thrownobjects
cangetprojectedoutsidetheeldandhitunprotected
peoplelikebikersorpedestrians.Waittocuttheedge
oftheeldtillitisclearofbystanders.
•
Donotallowridersonthetractor;donotallowpeople
tostandontheaccesssteptothecabwhenthetractor
ismoving.Yourviewtotheleftwillbeobstructedanda
riderrisksfallingfromthetractorduringunexpectedor
abruptmovements.
•
Alwaysstayclearfromtheimplementsoperatingarea
andespeciallydonotstandbetweenthetractorand
theimplementorthetrailedvehiclewhenoperatinglift
controls;ensurenobystandersareneartheseoperat-
ingareas.
•
Certainfunctionsofyourtractorarecontrolledbysoft-
wareandsomeofthemaresafety-related.Donotat-
tempttomodifyordownloadsoftwarenotcertiedand
distributedbythemanufacturer.Electronicsettingsand
logicsmaybedestroyedandseriouslyaffectthefunc-
tionofthetractor.Thismayresultinunpredictableand
unsafebehaviourofthetractor.Alwaysrefertoyour
dealer;hehastheappropriatetoolsanddatasetsand
ownstheofciallyreleasedsoftwareversionsandup-
datesforyourtractor.
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