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Safety
Compliance with the relevant legal regulations is
mandatory in traffic on public roads (in the Federal
Republic of Germany, for example, the StVZO (Road
Traffic Type Approval Law and the StVO (Road Traffic
Law)).
2.2.4 Safety and accident prevention
regulations
1. In addition to the instructions in these operating
instructions, you must comply with the generally
applicable safety and accident prevention
regulations!
2. The affixed warning and safety signs provide
important information for safe operation. Heed them
for your own safety!
3. When using public roads, observe the relevant
regulations!
4. Before starting work make yourself familiar with all
devices and operating elements as well as with
their functions. It is too late once you have started
operating the machine!
5. The user should wear tightly fitting clothes. Avoid
loosely fitting clothing.
6. To avoid the danger of fire, keep the machine clean!
7. Before starting and before placing the machine in
operation, check the immediate surroundings!
(Children!) Ensure good visibility conditions!
8. Riding on the machine during working and transport
is not permitted.
9. Couple implements according to regulations and
attach and secure them only to the specified
devices.
10. When attaching and removing implements, position
the supports as required!
11. Special care is required when coupling and
uncoupling the maize header onto or from the
forage harvester!
12. Always attach ballast weights according to
regulations and to the mounting points provided!
13. Observe the permissible axle loads, the permissible
maximum weight and the transport dimensions!
14. Check and attach transport equipment, such as
lighting, warning signs and necessary protective
devices
15. Operating devices (ropes, chains, rods, etc.) of
remotely operated devices must be run so that they
do not trigger unintended movements in all
transport and working positions.
16. Ensure that the maize header is in the prescribed
condition for road travel and lock it according to the
instructions of the manufacturer!
17. Never leave the driver’s cab while the machine is
moving!
18. The speed must always be adapted to the
prevailing conditions! Avoid sudden changes of
direction when travelling uphill, downhill or when
crossing a slope!
19. Attached or suspended implements and ballast
weights affect the driving, steering and braking
response of the machine. For this reason, make
sure that you are able to steer the machine and
brake as required!
20. When cornering, take into account the large
overhang and/or flywheel mass of the device!
21. Take the maize header into operation only after all
protective devices have been attached and are in
their proper positions!
22. It is strictly forbidden to stay in the operating range
of the machine!
23. Do not stay in the turning and swivelling area of the
implement!
24. Hydraulic hinged frames may be operated only if no
persons are in the swivel area!
25. Parts operated by external power (e.g.
hydraulically) constitute crush and shear hazards!
26. Before leaving the forage harvester turn off the
engine and withdraw the ignition key!
27. Nobody may stay between the forage harvester and
the maize header without the vehicle being secured
against rolling off through the holding brake and/or
wheel chocks.
28. Observe all additional information related to safety
in the operating instructions for the forage
harvester.