onlevelground.Ifthemachinemustbestopped,avoid
suddenspeedchanges,whichmayinitiatetippingor
rollingofthemachine.Donotslamonthebrakes
whenrollingbackward,asthismaycausethemachine
tooverturn.
•YoucaninstallanoptionalROPSkitforoperationon
hillyterrain.
OperatingonRoughTerrain
Reduceyourspeedandloadwhenoperatingonroughterrain,
unevenground,nearcurbs,holes,andothersuddenchanges
interrain.Loadsmayshift,causingthemachinetobecome
unstable.
YoucaninstallaoptionalROPSkitforoperationinrough
terrain.
WARNING
Suddenchangesinterrainmaycauseabrupt
steeringwheelmovement,possiblyresultingin
handandarminjuries.
•Reduceyourspeedwhenoperatingonrough
terrainandnearcurbs.
•Gripthesteeringwheellooselyaroundthe
perimeterkeepingthumbsupandoutoftheway
ofthesteering-wheelspokes.
LoadingandDumping
Theweightandpositionofthecargoandpassengercan
changethemachinecenterofgravityandmachinehandling.
Toavoidlossofcontrolandpersonalinjury,followthese
guidelines:
•Donotcarryloadswhichexceedtheloadlimitsdescribed
onthemachineweightlabel;refertoLoadingtheCargo
Box(page21)forthemachineweightlimits.Theload
ratingisforlevelsurfacesonly.
•Reducetheweightoftheloadwhenoperatingonhills
androughterraintoavoidtippingoroverturningofthe
machine.
•Reducetheweightoftheloadifthecenterofgravityis
high.Itemssuchasbricks,fertilizer,orlandscapetimbers
stackhigherinthebox.Thehigheraloadisstacked,the
morelikelythemachineistotipover.Distributetheload
aslowaspossible,makingsurethattheloaddoesnot
affectrearvisibility.
•Positiontheweightoftheloadevenlyfromsidetoside.
Ifyoupositiontheloadtowardoneofthesides,the
machineismorelikelytotipoverwhileturning.
•Positiontheweightofaloadevenlyfromfronttoback.
Ifyoupositiontheloadbehindtherearaxle,itwillreduce
theweightonthefrontwheels.Thismayresultinaloss
ofsteeringcontrolorcausethemachinetotipoveron
hillsorbumpyterrain.
•Useextracautioniftheloadexceedsthedimensionsof
theboxandwhenhandlingoff-centerloadsthatcannot
becentered.Keeploadsbalancedandsecuretoprevent
themfromshifting.
•Alwayssecureloadssothattheydonotshift.Ifaloadis
notsecured,oryouaretransportingaliquidinalarge
containersuchasasprayer,theloadcanshift.This
shiftinghappensmostoftenwhileturning,goingupor
downhills,suddenlychangingspeeds,orwhiledriving
overroughsurfaces.Shiftingloadscancausethemachine
totipover.
WARNING
Theweightoftheboxmaybeheavy.Handsor
otherbodypartscouldbecrushed.
–Keephandsandotherbodypartsclearwhen
loweringthebox.
–Donotdumpmaterialsonbystanders.
•Neverdumpaloadedcargoboxwhilethemachineis
sidewaysonahill.Thechangeinweightdistributionmay
causethemachinetooverturn.
•Whenoperatingwithaheavyloadinthecargobox,
reduceyourspeedandallowforsufcientbraking
distance.Donotsuddenlyapplythebrakes.Useextra
cautiononslopes.
•Beawarethatheavyloadsincreaseyourstoppingdistance
andreduceyourabilitytoturnquicklywithouttipping
over.
•Therearcargospaceisintendedforloadcarrying
purposesonly,notforpassengers.
•Neveroverloadyourmachine.Thedecal(locatedonthe
rearframe)showsloadlimitsforthemachine.Never
overloadtheattachmentsorexceedthegrossmachine
weight(GVW).
HandlingandServicing
Batteries
•Toreducethepotentialforre,keepthebatteriesand
motorareafreeofexcessivegrease,grass,leaves,and
accumulationofdirt.
•Alwaysdisconnectandremoveabatterycablebefore
servicinganyelectricalcomponents.
•Disconnectinganybatterycablewillinhibitoperationof
theelectricalsystem.
•Batteryelectrolytecontainssulfuricacid.Sulfuricacid
produceshydrogengaswhich,intherightproportions,
isexplosive.
–Alwaysservice,store,andchargethemachineina
well-ventilatedarea.
–Keepsparksandopenamesawayfromthebatteries.
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