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Marchesan Implementos e Máquinas Agrícolas “TATU” S.A.
ROAT² 1700 / ROAT² 3400 / ROAT² 3400 TL
To the operator
• Only trained and qualified personnel are allowed to operate the equipment.
• While working or during transportation, only the presence of the operator is
allowed on the tractor.
• Do not allow children to play near or over the equipment while it is operating,
during transportation or storage.
• When setting the equipment to transport position, check if there are no people
or animals close or under it.
• Use personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Wear appropriate clothes and footwear. Avoid clothes that are either loose or
hanging from the body, which may become entangled in moving parts.
• Wear protective gloves to work near the cutting parts.
• Never operate the equipment without its proper
protective devices
.
• Have full knowledge of the soil before starting to work. Use the speed which
is suitable to the conditions of the ground or pathways to be covered. Provide
the delineation of obstacles or hazardous locations.
• Carefully check the transport width on narrow locations.
• Be careful while hitching the equipment to the tractor.
• Only pull the equipment using tractors with appropriate power.
• Do not drive the equipment under the influence of alcohol or any soothing/
stimulating medicine, as it may result in a serious accident.
• In case of a fire outbreak or any possible hazard, the operator must leave the
area as fast as possible and look for a safe place. Always have emergency
numbers at hands.
• In case of emergency, know how to stop the tractor and equipment quickly.
• Always shut down the engine, remove the key and use the handbrake before
leaving the tractor seat.
• Never attempt to change the adjustments, clean or lubricate the equipment
while it is moving.
• Whenever you unhitch the equipment, either in the field or shed, do it on a
flat and firm surface and use the parking jacks. Make sure the equipment is
properly supported.
• We suggest that you carefully read the manual, as it will be a guide for periodic
verifications that need to be done and will allow that you assure the maintenance
of your equipment.
• If there is any doubt left after reading it, ask your dealer. For more complicated
operations, there will be the right person to help you there.
• Please check the general safety instructions on the back cover of this manual.
