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1 INTRODUCTION
Congratulations on your choice of a Baumalight
Tree Spade. This equipment has been designed
and manufactured to meet the needs of a
discriminating buyer for efficient operation.
Safe, efficient and trouble free operation of your
tree spade requires that you and anyone else who
will be operating or maintaining the tree spade,
read and understand this Operator’s Manual.
This manual covers the DR444 Baumalight Tree
Spade. Use the Table of Contents as a guide to
locate required information.
Keep this manual handy for frequent reference
and to pass on to new operators or owners. Call
your Baumalight dealer, distributor or the factory
if you need assistance, information or additional
copies of the manuals.
When this machine is worn out and no longer in
use, it should be returned to the retailer or other
party for recycling.
OPERATOR ORIENTATION - The directions left,
right, front and rear, as mentioned throughout this
manual, are as seen from the operator’s seat and
facing in the direction of travel.
1�1 Overview
The Tree Spade is designed to be used by
experienced operators, trained in the safe
operation of a skidsteer and trained in the hazards
related to using the tree spade and the safe use of
the tree spade for the intended purpose. Operators
will require personal protective equipment to
reduce the risk from some hazards that cannot be
completely eliminated or controlled by the design
of the tool.
Care is required to ensure that the tree spade will
not come across metallic objects, stones or other
materials.
The tree spade is not designed for use in
hazardous atmospheres where there is a risk
of fire or explosion due to flammable gases or
vapors. Use in hazardous, explosive atmospheres
is prohibited.
Serious injury or death of the operator or
bystanders may be caused if the tree spade is
misused. Misuse may also cause damage to the
machine carrying the implement.
1�2 Intended Use And Foreseeable
Misuse
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