Tube-Line Nitro 450, Operator'S Manual

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General Safety
1. Read and understand the Operator’s Manual
and all safety signs before operating,
maintaining, adjusting or cleaning the Nitro
Manure Spreader.
2. All equipment has a limit. Make sure you
understand the speed, brakes (additional
option), stability and load characteristics of the
Nitro Manure Spreader and your tractor before
you start.
3. Make sure the tractor is in proper operating
condition as stated in the tractor Operator’s
Manual. The tractor must have enough weight
and braking capacity, especially when operating
on uneven terrain.
WARNING ! Only use a tractor
with a ROPS cab and seat belt.
4. Have a first-aid kit available for use should
the need arise and know how to use it.
5. Have a fire extinguisher available for use
should the need arise and know how to use it.
6. NEVER allow riders. Keep others away from
your work area.
7. Wear appropriate protective gear. This list
includes but is not limited to:
• Protective shoes with slip-resistant soles
• Protective glasses
• Hearing protection
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It is YOUR responsibility to read and
understand the safety section in this book
before operating the Nitro Manure
Spreader. You must ensure that you and
anyone else who is going to use, maintain or
work around the Nitro Manure Spreader
be familiar with the use, maintenance
procedures and related safety information
contained in this manual. Remember that
YOU are the key to safety. Good safety
practices not only protect you, but also the
people around you. Most accidents can be
prevented. Do not risk injury or death by
ignoring good safety practices.
1) Study the features in this book and make
them a working part of your safety program.
Keep in mind that this safety section is written
only for the Nitro Manure Spreader.
2) Nitro Manure Spreader owners must
give operating instructions to operators or
employees before allowing them to operate
the machine, and at least annually thereafter
per OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health
Administration) regulation 1928.57
3) The most important safety device on this
equipment is a
SAFE operator. It is the
operator’s responsibility to read and
understand
ALL Safety and Operating
instructions in the manual and to follow these.
4) A person who has not read and
understood all directive and safety
instructions in not qualified to use the
Nitro Manure Spreader. An untrained
operator exposes himself and bystanders to
possible serious injury or death.
5) Practice all other usual and customary
safe working precautions and above all
REMEMBER - SAFETY IS YOUR
RESPONSIBILITY. YOU CAN PREVENT
SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.
6)This safety section is intended to point out
some of the basic safety situations that can
be encountered during the normal operation
and maintenance of the Nitro Manure Spreader,
and to suggest possible ways of dealing with
these situations. This section is NOT a
replacement for other safety practices featured
in other sections of this book.
THINK SAFETY! WORK SAFELY!
A Word To The Operator