2.5 PREPARATION
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1.
Never operate the tractor and machine until
you have read and completely understand
this manual, the Tractor Operator's Manual
and each of the Safety Messages found on
the safety signs on the tractor and machine.
2.
Personal
protection
equipment,
including
hard
hat,
safety
glasses,
safety
shoes and gloves
are
recommended
during
assembly,
installation, operation, adjustment,
maintaining, repairing, removal or moving
the
implement.
DO NOT
allow long hair,
loose
fi
tting clothing or jewelry to be around
equipment.
3.
PROLONGED
EXPOSURE
TO LOUD NOISE MAY
CAUSE
PERMANENT
HEARING
LOSS!
Tractors with or without
equipment attached can
often be noisy enough to cause permanent,
partial hearing loss. We recommend that
you wear hearing protection on a full-time
basis if the noise in the Operator's position
exceeds 80db. Noise over 85db on a long-
term basis can cause severe hearing loss.
Noise over 90db adjacent to the Operator
over a long-term basis may cause perma-
nent, total hearing loss.
NOTE:
Hearing loss from loud noise (from
tractors, chain saws, radios, and other such
sources close to the ear) is cumulative
over a lifetime without hope of natural
recovery.
4.
Operate the machine only
with a tractor equipped
with an approved Roll-Over
Protective Structure (ROPS).
Always wear your seat belt.
Serious injury or even death
could result from falling off
the tractor --- particularly during a turn-
over when the operator could be pinned
under the ROPS or the tractor.
5.
Clear working area of stones, branches
or hidden obstacles that might be hooked
or snagged, causing injury or damage.
6.
Operate only in daylight or good arti
fi
cial
light.
7.
Be sure machine is properly mounted,
adjusted and in good operating condition.
8.
Ensure that all safety shielding and
safety signs are properly installed and in
good
condition.
