Magnum C3C Spreader Sprayer
Operator Manual
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DRIVING, OPERATION, AND SAFETY
(continued)
5. Driving on hills.
To maintain control on hillsides:
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Always use low gear and lean uphill for balance.
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Never operate as a ride-on on slopes over 15 degrees.
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Reduce the amount of granular and liquid products carried.
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Travel across the grade, beginning at the bottom and work your way up,
avoiding sudden starts, stops or turns.
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DO NOT travel straight down hill. Zigzag dow with the clutch engaged to
use engine back pressure to slow descent. Operate as a walk-behind in
all situations where loss of control is possible.
Before leaving the operator position, park on level ground or head across a hill
grade, set the parking brake, shut off the engine and shift into REVERSE.
a. Remove the added weight from the machine. Adequate practice time must be
provided for the new operator to become comfortable driving the machine on hills
before adding weight to the machine. Practice with the handles up and down.
b. Operate the machine on ground that has a significant slope only in LOW, according to
the following instructions (refer to Figure 5).
c. When you turn the machine, point the handlebar in the direction of the turn. Lean into
the turn (toward the inside of the turn).
d. To climb a slope, shift to LOW. If you are spraying, set the sprayer to the LOW
nozzles. If you are spreading, change the settings to LOW speed spreader operation.
Lean into the slope (uphill).
e. To descend a slope, shift to LOW. If you are spraying, set the sprayer to the LOW
nozzles. If you are spreading, change the settings to LOW speed spreader operation.
Lean into the slope (uphill).
f. To traverse a slope, shift to LOW. If you are spraying, set the sprayer to the LOW
nozzles. If you are spreading, change the settings to LOW speed spreader operation.
Lean into the slope (uphill).
g. To climb, descend, or traverse slopes that are 15 degrees or greater, stop the
machine, shift to LOW, step off the sulky, and release and lower the handlebar. Travel
the slope walking behind the machine.
h. After completing travel or spreading/spraying on the slope, pull lever to release
handlebar from locked lower position, raise the handlebar to the upright position,
making sure it locks in place. Operate the Spreader Sprayer in either HIGH or LOW,
as desired.
