1.Sitonoperator’sseatandengageparkingbrake.
MoveshiftlevertoNEUTRALposition.
Note:Enginewillnotcrankifhydraulicliftlever
islockedintheforwardposition.
2.Withoutdepressingclutchpedal,rotatekey
clockwisetostartposition.
3.Ifenginecranksorstarts,thereisamalfunctionin
theinterlocksystemthatmustberepairedbefore
operatingvehicle.
Toverifyhydraulicliftleverinterlock:
1.Sitonoperator’sseatandengageparkingbrake.
MoveshiftlevertoNEUTRALposition.Makesure
thehydraulicliftleverisinthecenterposition.
2.Depressclutchpedal.
3.Movethehydraulicliftleverforwardandrotatekey
clockwisetostartposition.
4.Ifenginecranksorstarts,thereisamalfunctionin
theinterlocksystemthatmustberepairedbefore
operatingvehicle.
Ifsafetyinterlockswitchesaredisconnected
ordamagedthemachinecouldoperate
unexpectedlycausingpersonalinjury.
•Donottamperwiththeinterlockswitches.
•Checktheoperationoftheinterlock
switchesdailyandreplaceanydamaged
switchesbeforeoperatingthemachine.
RefertoAttachmentOperator’sManualforprocedure
oncheckingattachmentinterlocksystem.
OperatingCharacteristics
Thevehicleisdesignedwithsafetyinmind.Ithasfour
wheelsforaddedstability.Itusesfamiliarautomotive
stylecontrols,includingthesteeringwheel,brakepedal,
clutchpedal,acceleratorpedal,andgearshifter.Itis
importanttoremember,however,thatthisvehicleis
notapassengercar.Itisaworkvehicleandisdesigned
foroffroaduseonly.
TheWORKMANisanoff–highwayvehicle
only,andisnotdesigned,equipped,or
manufacturedforuseonpublicstreets,roads
orhighways.
Thevehiclehasspecialtires,lowgearratios,alocking
differential,andotherfeaturesthatgiveitextratraction.
Thesefeaturesaddtotheversatilityofthevehiclebut,
theycanalsogetyouintodangeroussituations.You
mustkeepinmindthatthevehicleisnotarecreation
vehicle.Itisnotanallterrainvehicle.And,itis
denitelynotmeantfor“stuntdriving”or“horsing
around”.Itisaworkvehicle,notaplayvehicle.
Childrenshouldnotbeallowedtooperatethevehicle.
Anyonewhooperatesthevehicleshouldhaveamotor
vehiclelicense.
Driverandpassengershouldalwaysusetheseatbelts.
Ifyouarenotexperiencedatdrivingthevehicle,
practicedrivingitinasafeareaawayfromother
people.Besureyouarefamiliarwithallthevehicle’s
controls,particularlythoseusedforbraking,steering
andtransmissionshifting.Learnhowyourvehicle
handlesondifferentsurfaces.Youroperatingskills
willimprovewithexperience,butasinoperatingany
vehicle,takeiteasyasyoubegin.Besureyouknow
howtostopquicklyinanemergency.Ifyouneedhelp,
askyoursupervisorforassistance.
Manyfactorscontributetoaccidents.Youhavecontrol
overseveralofthemostimportant.Youractions,
suchasdrivingtoofastforconditions,brakingtoo
fast,turningtoosharp,andcombinationsofthese,are
frequentcauseofaccidents.
Oneofthemajorcausesofaccidentsisfatigue.Besure
totakeoccasionalbreaks.Itisveryimportantthatyou
stayalertatalltimes.
Neveroperatethevehicle,oranyequipment,ifyou
areundertheinuenceofalcoholorotherdrugs.
Evenprescriptiondrugsandcoldmedicinescancause
drowsiness.Readthelabelonthemedicineorcheck
withyourdoctororpharmacistifyouareunsureabout
acertainmedication.
Oneofthemostimportantrulestofollowistogo
slowerinunfamiliarareas.Itissurprisinghowmuch
damageandinjurycommonthingscancause.Tree
branches,fences,wires,othervehicles,treestumps,
ditches,sandtraps,streams,andotherthingsfoundin
mostparksandgolfcoursescanbehazardoustothe
operatorandpassenger.
Avoiddrivingwhenitisdark,especiallyinunfamiliar
areas.Ifyoumustdrivewhenitisdark,besuretodrive
cautiously,usetheheadlights,andevenconsideradding
additionallights.
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