Safety
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• Drive straight up or down a slope. Avoid turning on a slope.
• Avoid driving machine across a slope.
• When going over the top of a slope, go slow; an obstacle, a sharp drop, or another
vehicle or person could be on the other side of the crest.
• Before driving down a slope, stop and turn auxiliary transmission switch to [LOW]
position. Drive slowly. Use engine speed to help keep machine speed low.
• When driving down a slope, use the control stick so that the machine travels down
at the minimum speed. Use engine speed to help keep machine speed low.
Cutting
When conducting cutting operation, take the following precautions.
• Always follow the proper procedures for cutting as described in this manual.
• Shutt off the work site. Post signs to inform that cutting operation is underway.
Close off the site with rope if necessary to keep people, especially children, off the
work site.
• Pay attention to the surrounding area. Running cutting rotor or implement throws
stones, rocks and debris. This can cause property damage, injury, or death.
• Drive forward when cutting. This best prevents the cutting rotor or implement from
throwing stones, rocks, or debris.
• Pay attention to obstacles. This includes overhead obstacles such as branches of a
tree.
