SAFETY RULES
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• Wear appropriate clothing, safety boots or shoes.
Do not operate the machine when visibility is bad, or
during night, in poor lighting.
• Keep children away from the machine at all times.
• Carefully read all safety signs applied on the machine.
If they are damaged, replace them immediately.
• Keep hands and clothes away from all moving parts.
• Never lubricate or clean any part while the machine
or tractor engine is running.
• If a feeding or throwing mechanism should become
jammed, never attempt to unblock it or remove any
material when the machine is in motion or the tractor
engine running.
• Never remove guards or make adjustments while the
machine or tractor engine is running.
• Before starting the tractor engine, make sure all
guards, shields, and doors are in place and properly
secured and check the machine thoroughly for possi-
ble loose parts or bolts and tighten them.
• Be very careful when adjusting the fan blades and
hopper auger.
• Before operating make sure that all projection pipes
are properly fastened..
• Keep hands and feet out of hopper when the drive-
line is coupled to the tractor and the tractor engine is
running.
• Do not climb over or around the hopper when the for-
age blower is in operation.
• If it is necessary to enter a silo, make sure it is well
ventilated.
• Always keep the forage blower hitch pinned to tractor
draw bar when operating..
• Make sure all rotating parts are stopped and the trac-
tor engine is turned off before cleaning or servicing
fan and conduct.
• After having performed any adjustments, be sure that
there are no tools in or on the machine.
• When proceeding onto a public road, always use a
safety chain with a minimum load of 6400 lbs (2910
kg) equipped with a identification plate and a hook
with safety lock.
• When proceeding onto a public road with a Blower
equipped with an hydraulic lift system, always close
the two safety valves (see Figure 39 à la page 29).
• Always make sure wheel bolts are well tighten before
proceeding onto a public road. The recommended
torque is 85 to 95 lbs/ft.
• Always install the manual jack (item 5 in Figure 32
on page 26), before uncoupling the Blower with a
1000 RPM transmission.
PTO OPERATION
• POWER-TAKE-OFF DRIVE - Before starting the
tractor engine make sure that the PTO driveline lock-
ing device is properly engaged onto both the tractor
and equipment drive shafts.
• Never wear loose clothing and keep people, espe-
cially children away from the driveline.
• Do not connect a tractor with a PTO speed of 540
RPM on a machine equipped with a 1000 RPM drive.
Do not connect a tractor with a PTO speed of 1000
RPM on a machine equipped with a 540 RPM drive.
• Never proceed to the starting of the machine before
making sure all PTO, machine and tractor shields are
well installed in place.
• The PTO driveline shields should turn freely, be well
connected and kept in good condition.
• Never step across any PTO driveline.
• Never use the PTO driveline as a step.
• Keep at least your height away from a rotating drive-
line.
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