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SAFETY
FLX-1510 06/18 Safety Section 1-4
© 2018 Alamo Group Inc.
SAFETY
CRUSHING HAZARDS
TO AVOID SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH FROM FALLING OFF TRACTOR, EQUIPMENT RUN OVER,
ROLLOVER AND CRUSHING BY FALLING WING OR IMPLEMENT:
• USE ROPS and SEAT BELT equipped tractors for mowing operations.
• KEEP ROPS lock in up position.
• ALWAYS BUCKLE UP seat belt when operating tractor and equipment.
• ONLY OPERATE tractor and equipment while seated in tractor seat.
• IN CASE OF EMERGENCY , shut down tractor engine, disengage the PTO and wait for all rotating motion to stop. Place the tractor
in park position, engage the parking brake and remove the key before leaving the operator’s seat.
WHEN RAISING OR LOWERING WINGS:
• Raise or lower ONLY WHILE SEATED in tractor seat with seat belt buckled.
• Raise or lower ONLY when implement tongue is securely attached to tractor drawbar TO AVOID implement tip over.
• KEEP BYSTANDERS CLEAR of area TO AVOID crushing.
• KEEP sufficient clearance around implement and wings TO AVOID contacting buildings or overhead power lines.
LIFTED Equipment can fall from mechanical or hydraulic failure or inadvertent Control Lever movement.
TO AVOID EQUIPMENT FALLING while working near or under lifted wings, components and
implements raised by 3-Pointed tractor hitch:
• SECURELY SUPPORT or block up raised equipment, wings and components.
• BLOCK UP and securely support equipment before putting hands, feet or body under raised equipment or lifted compo-
nents.
• KEEP BYSTANDERS CLEAR of folded wings until wings are blocked or locked up.
WHEN PARKING Implement and Tractor:
• LOWER implement, LOCK or BLOCK lifted parts before leaving equipment.
• NEVER leave implement unattended in a raised position.
TO AVOID CHILDREN FALLING OFF OR BEING CRUSHED BY EQUIPMENT:
• NEVER ALLOW children to play on or around Tractor or Implement.
WHEN UNHITCHING IMPLEMENT:
• LOWER implement, LOCK or BLOCK lifted parts before leaving equipment.
• USE tongue jack to control implement tongue movement.
• USE tongue JACK to lift heavy implement tongues.
• AVOID overloading jack to prevent jack failure and injury. (Refer to Instructions in Operation Section)
BEFORE REMOVING Wing Retaining Lock:
• ATTACH hoses to tractor.
• FILL Wing Cylinders with oil. (Refer to Instructions in Operation Section)
• KEEP bystanders away before operating wings.
• LOWER WINGS slowly and carefully.
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