MODERN AG PRODUCTS PREDATOR 15, Operator'S Manual

Page: 10 / 99

·3UHGDWRU
‡8VHH[WUHPHFDUHZKHQORZHULQJRUXQIROGLQJWKHLPSOHPHQW·VZLQJV0DNHVXUHQRE\VWDQGHUV
DUHFORVHE\RUXQGHUQHDWKWKHZLQJV$OORZDPSOHFOHDUDQFHDURXQGWKHLPSOHPHQWZKHQ
folding or unfolding the wings.
‡7KHURWDWLQJSDUWVRIWKLVPDFKLQHKDYHEHHQGHVLJQHGDQGWHVWHGIRUUXRZHYHUWKH
EODGHVFRXOGIDLOXSRQLPSDFWZLWKKHDY\VROLGREMHFWVVXFKDVPHWDOJXDUGUDLOVDQGFRQFUHWH
VWUXFWXUHV6XFKLPSDFWFRXOGFDXVHWKHEURNHQREMHFWVWREHWKURZQRXWZDUGDWYHU\KLJK
YHORFLWLHV7RUHGXFHWKHSRVVLELOLW\RISURSHUW\GDPDJHVHULRXVLQMXU\RUHYHQGHDWKQHYHU
DOORZWKHFXWWLQJEODGHVWRFRQWDFWVXFKREVWDFOHV
‡([WUHPHFDUHVKRXOGEHWDNHQZKHQRSHUDWLQJQHDUORRVHREMHFWVVXFKDVJUDYHOURFNVZLUH
DQGRWKHUGHEULV,QVSHFWWKHDUHDEHIRUHPRZLQJ)RUHLJQREMHFWVVKRXOGEHUHPRYHGIURPWKH
VLWHWRSUHYHQWPDFKLQHGDPDJHDQGRUERGLO\LQMXU\RUHYHQGHDWK$Q\REMHFWVWKDWFDQQRW
EHUHPRYHGPXVWEHFOHDUO\PDUNHGDQGFDUHIXOO\DYRLGHGE\WKHRSHUDWRU6WRSPRZLQJ
LPPHGLDWHO\LIEODGHVVWULNHDIRUHLJQREMHFW5HSDLUDOOGDPDJHDQGPDNHFHUWDLQURWRURUEODGH
FDUULHULVEDODQFHGEHIRUHUHVXPLQJPRZLQJ
‡7KLVPDFKLQHLVRIWHQRSHUDWHGLQKHDY\EUXVKDQGLQKHDY\ZHHGV7KHEODGHVRIWKLVLPSOHPHQW
FDQWKURZREMHFWVLIVKLHOGVDUHQRWSURSHUO\LQVWDOOHGDQGPDLQWDLQHG6HULRXVLQMXU\RUHYHQ
GHDWKPD\RFFXUXQOHVVFDUHLVWDNHQWRLQVXUHWKHVDIHW\RIWKHRSHUDWRUE\VWDQGHUVRU
SDVVHUVE\LQWKHDUHD'RQRWRSHUDWHWKLVPDFKLQHZLWKDQ\RQHLQWKHLPPHGLDWHDUHD6WRS
mowing if anyone is within 100 yards of implement.
Note: Where there are grass and weeds high enough to hide debris that could be struck by the blades, the
area should be: inspected and large debris removed, mowed at an intermediate height, inspected, closely with
DQ\UHPDLQLQJGHEULVEHLQJUHPRYHGDQGPRZHGDJDLQDWGHVLUHGÀQDOKHLJKW7KLVZLOODOVRUHGXFHSRZHU
required to mow, reduce wear and tear on the implement drivetrain, spread cut material better, eliminate
VWUHDNLQJDQGPDNHWKHÀQDOFXWPRUHXQLIRUP
‡0DQ\YDULHGREMHFWVVXFKDVZLUHFDEOHURSHRUFKDLQVFDQEHFRPHHQWDQJOHGLQWKHRSHUDWLQJ
parts of the implement head. These items could then swing outside the housing at greater
YHORFLWLHVWKDQWKHEODGHV6XFKDVLWXDWLRQLVH[WUHPHO\KD]DUGRXVDQGFRXOGUHVXOWLQVHULRXV
LQMXU\RUHYHQGHDWK,QVSHFWWKHFXWWLQJDUHDIRUVXFKREMHFWVEHIRUHPRZLQJ5HPRYHDQ\OLNH
REMHFWIURPWKHVLWH1HYHUDOORZWKHFXWWLQJEODGHVWRFRQWDFWVXFKLWHPV
‡'RQRWOHWWKHEODGHVWXUQZKHQWKHLPSOHPHQWGHFNLVUDLVHGIRUDQ\UHDVRQLQFOXGLQJFOHDUDQFH
RUIRUWXUQLQJ5DLVLQJWKHLPSOHPHQWGHFNH[SRVHVWKHFXWWLQJEODGHVZKLFKFUHDWHVDSRWHQWLDOO\
VHULRXVKD]DUGDQGFRXOGFDXVHVHULRXVLQMXU\RUHYHQGHDWKIURPREMHFWVWKURZQIURPWKH
EODGHV
‡'R1RWRSHUDWHWKLVHTXLSPHQWLQDUHDVZKHUHLQVHFWVVXFKDVEHHVPD\DWWDFN\RXDQGRU
FDXVH\RXWRORVHFRQWURORIWKHHTXLSPHQW,I\RXPXVWHQWHULQVXFKDUHDVXVHDWUDFWRUZLWK
DQHQFORVHGFDEDQGFORVHWKHZLQGRZVWRSUHYHQWLQVHFWVIURPHQWHULQJ,IDWUDFWRUFDELVQRW
DYDLODEOHZHDUVXLWDEOHFORWKLQJLQFOXGLQJKHDGIDFHDQGKDQGSURWHFWLRQWRVKLHOG\RXIURPWKH
LQVHFWV$WWDFNLQJLQVHFWVFDQFDXVH\RXWRORVHFRQWURORIWKHWUDFWRUZKLFKFDQUHVXOWLQVHULRXV
LQMXU\RUGHDWKWR\RXRUE\VWDQGHUV1HYHUGLVPRXQWDPRYLQJWUDFWRU
SAFETY SECTION