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Safety
Working with unfamiliar equipment can lead to careless injuries. Read and understand this
manual and the manual for your tractor before assembling, installing, operating, or
maintaining this post hole digger. If there is anything in this manual you do not understand,
contact your dealer or Danuser Machine Company, Inc. The safe use of this machine is
strictly up to you, the operator. If this unit is used, loaned, or rented by any other person, it
is the owner's responsibility to make certain that the operator prior to operating:
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Reads and understands the Owner's Manuals
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Is instructed in safe and proper use
The majority of accidents involve entanglement on the driveline or auger. This
entanglement risk becomes greater when you replace the shear bolt or the auger retaining
bolt with a bolt longer than specified by Danuser Machine Company, Inc. This improper
replacement occurs most often on machines that are loaned or rented to someone who has
not read the Owner's Manual and is not familiar with a post hole digger.
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This post hole digger is designed for one-man operation from the tractor seat. It is the
responsibility of the operator to see that no one is within twenty-five feet (25') of the
digger when it is started or in use. Do not operate the digger with another person near
or in contact with any part of the digger, driveline, or auger. Serious personal injury or
death may result if any attempt is made to assist digger operation by hand.
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The use of this equipment is subject to certain hazards which cannot be protected
against by mechanical means or product design. All operators of this equipment must
read and understand this entire manual, paying particular attention to safety messages
and operation instructions, prior to assembling, installing, or operating the digger.
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Please remember it is also important that you read, understand, and follow the safety
signs on the digger. Clean or replace all safety signs if they cannot be clearly read and
understood. They are there for your safety as well as the safety of others. Danuser
Machine Company, Inc. will furnish new safety signs upon request at no charge.
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All things with moving parts are potentially hazardous. There is no substitute for a
cautious, safe-minded operator who recognizes potential hazards and follows reasonable
safety practices. Danuser Machine Company, Inc. has designed this post hole digger to
be used with all its safety equipment properly attached to minimize the chance of
accidents. Study this manual to make sure you have all safety equipment properly
attached.
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If a safety shield or guard is removed for any reason, it must be replaced before the
machine is again operated. Always use, and maintain in place, all shields and guards
furnished with the digger and with the tractor.
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Personal protection equipment including hard hat, safety glasses, safety shoes, and
gloves are recommended during assembly, installation, operation, adjustment,
maintenance, repair, removal, or movement of the digger. During post hole digger
operation, no one is to be within twenty-five feet (25’) of the digger.
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When the use of hand tools is required to perform any part of assembly, installation,
adjustment, maintenance, repair, removal, or movement of the digger, be sure the tools
used are designed and recommended by the tool manufacturer for that specific task.
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Always use two people to handle heavy, unwieldy components during assembly,
installation, adjustment, maintenance, repair, removal, or movement of the digger.
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Never place any part of your body where it would be in danger if movement should
occur during assembly, installation, adjustment, operation, maintenance, repair, removal,
or movement of the digger.
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