Tiger KUBOTA M105S, Mounting And Operating Instructions

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Side Rtry Safety Section 1-5
SAFETY
SAFETY
WARNING!
The operator and all support personnel should wear hard hats,
safety shoes, safety glasses, and proper hearing protection at all
times for protection from injury including injury from items thrown by
the equipment.
(SG-16)
WARNING! Transport only at safe speeds. Serious accidents and injuries can
result from operating this equipment at unsafe speeds. Understand
the Tractor and Implement and how it handles before transporting
on streets and highways. Make sure the Tractor steering and brakes
are in good condition and operate properly.
Before transporting the Tractor and Implement, determine the safe
transport speeds for you and the equipment. Make sure you abide by
the following rules:
Be aware of the operating conditions. Do not operate the Tractor
with weak or faulty brakes. When operating down a hill or on wet or
rain slick roads, the braking distance increases: use extreme care
and reduce your speed. When operating in traffic always use the
Tractor’s flashing warning lights and reduce your speed. Be aware of
traffic around you andwatch out for the other guy.
(SG-19)
Test the equipment at a slow speed in turns. Increase the speed
through the turn only after you determine that it is safe to oper-
ate
at a higher speed. Use extreme care and reduce your speed
when
turning sharply to prevent the tractor and implement from turn-
ing
over. Determine the maximum safe turning speed for you and
this equipment before operating on roads or uneven ground.
Only transport the Tractor and Implement at the speeds that you
have determined are safe and which allow you to properly con-
trol the equipment.
Test the tractor at a slow speed and increase the speed slowly.
Apply the Brakes smoothly to determine the stopping
characteristics of the Tractor and Implement.
As you increase the speed of the Tractor the stopping distance
increases. Determine the maximum safe transport speed for
you and this Equipment.
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CAUTION! PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO LOUD NOISE MAY CAUSE PER-
MANENT HEARING LOSS!
Tractors with or without an Implement
attached can often be noisy enough to cause permanent hearing
loss. We recommend that you always wear hearing protection if the
noise in the Operator’s position exceeds 80db. Noise over 85db
over an extended period of time will cause severe hearing loss.
Noise over 90db adjacent to the Operator over an extended period of
time will cause permanent or total hearing loss.
Note: Hearing loss
from loud noise [from tractors, chain saws, radios, and other such
sources close to the ear] is cumulative over a lifetime without hope
of natural recovery.
(SG-I7)