3.7
Op er a tion
Haz ard from cou pling dam age.
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Op er ate the ma chine only at full throt tle.
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Dur ing short breaks, set the idle RPM.
Be ware of ma te rial dam age.
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When com pact ing in ter lock ing pav ing stones, it is
rec om mended that wear-pro tec tion plates (op -
tional equip ment) be used to pre vent dam age to
the ma chine and com pac tion ma te ri als.
•
Set the en gine speed le ver (
2
) to full load (
MAX
).
•
The proper po si tion for the op er a tor is be hind the ma chine.
•
Con trol and steer the ma chine us ing the tow bar grip (
1
).
•
Set the travel di rec tion and speed with the travel le ver (
1
).
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1
2
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2
0
0
0
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8
1
0
2/
8
0
Death haz ard from tilt ing or slid ing the ma chine.
Slip pery ma
te rial, un sta ble edges and smooth sur -
faces can cause the ma chine to tip over or skid. This
can cause se vere in jury or death.
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Nav i gate slopes care fully, and al ways drive up ward
in a straight di rec tion.
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Drive up steep slopes back wards to keep from tip -
ping the ma chine.
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At ditch edges and ter races, and in front of ob sta -
cles, guide the ma chine so that the ma chine op er a -
tor can not be in jured by fall ing or crush ing.
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When driv ing the ma chine back wards, guide the
ma chine side ways to pre vent the ma chine op er a tor
from be ing crushed.
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Keep ad
e
quate dis
tance from trench edges and
em bank ments.
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Re frain from any work method that im pairs the ma -
chine's sta bil ity.
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Do not drive on hard con crete, hard ened bi tu men
sur faces, or ground that is frozen solid or does not
have ad e quate load ca pac ity.
3. Op er a tion
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