Bush Hog 2310 Series, Operator'S Manual

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SAFETY
2310 SERIES 09/20 Safety Section 1-20
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SAFETY
W A R NIN G
W A R NIN G
T O AVO I D D E ATH OR S E R I OUS I NJURY F ROM H IG H P R E SSUR E HYDRAU LI C
O IL LE A K S PE N E TRAT I N G S KI N:
DO NO T O P E RA TE equ i pment w i th o il or fue l l eaks .
KEE P a ll hydrau li c hoses, li nes and connect i ons i n good cond i t i on and t i ght before
app l y i ng system pressure .
Re li eve hydrau li c pressure before d i sconnect i ng li nes or work i ng on the system .
R E MO VE and rep l ace hose i f you suspect i t l eaks . Have dea l er test i t for l eaks .
H IG H P R E SSUR E FL U I D LE A K S CAN B E I NV I S I B LE. WH E N CH E C KI N G F OR
HYDRAU LI C LE A K S AND WOR KI N G AROUND HYDRAU LI C SYST E MS:
ALWAYS W E AR safety g l asses and i mpenetrab l e g l oves .
U S E paper or cardboard to search for l eaks .
KEE P hands and body AWAY from p i n ho l es and nozz l es eject i ng hydrau li c f l u i d .
Hydrau li c f l u i d may cause gangrene i f not surg i ca ll y removed i mmed i ate l y by a
doctor fam ili ar w i th th i s form of i njury .
TO AVO I D D E ATH OR S E R I OUS I NJURY WH E N TOW I N G EQ U IP M E NT:
DO NO T T OW w i th trucks or other veh i c l es .
ONLY transport w i th proper l y s i zed and equ i pped tractor . (see Operator ' s Manua l )
TO AVO I D L OSS O F TOW I N G CONTRO L :
DO NO T tow at speeds over 20 mph .
R E D U C E SP EE D on i nc li nes, i n turns and i n poor tow i ng cond i t i ons .
DO NO T use hands to check for l eaks .
A TT ACH i mp l ement SAF ET Y CHA I N to tractor .
CH E C K SM V s i gn, ref l ectors and warn i ng li ghts for v i s i b ili ty beh i nd un i t .
TU RN ON tractor f l ash i ng warn i ng li ghts .
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