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Original instructions (ENGLISH)
Website: www.spearheadmachinery.com
Spearhead claims no responsibility to damages to operators, personnel or property by the
factory fitted guards being not fitted or in poor repair.
CAUTION!
Keep protection chains in position at all times. They are an essential part of the
machines guarding. The machine must not be operated with any of the chains missing.
WARNING!
It is forbidden to deposit items on the machine which can harm persons or animals
or damage property should they fall.
2.3.4
Work Site Preparation
WARNING!
Verify that the ground on which the tractor moves is level and sturdy, before using
the machine.
CAUTION!
Ensure the environment where the machine is required to operate has adequate
lighting. Insufficient or excessive lighting may pose a risk to the operator or bystanders. Ensure
you have at least 90m (300 ft) clear visibility ahead of you to identify passers-by and potential
risks and disturbances to yourself and/or tractor/machine and ensure you have sufficient time to
adjust/stop.
WARNING!
Extreme care should be taken when operating near loose objects such as gravel,
rocks, wire, and other debris. Inspect the area before mowing. Foreign objects should be
removed from the site prior to beginning work to prevent machine damage to the operator,
bystanders or the environment. Any objects that cannot be removed must be clearly marked
and carefully avoided by the operator.
WARNING!
Inspect the work area for overhead or underground electrical power lines. Gas
pipes, other cables and any other kind of structure which could be detrimental to the machine or
create risk for operator/personnel/bystanders. These should be either removed, marked to keep
away from or if preventative methods cannot be easily placed alternative methods of landscape
maintenance should be considered.
If short buried utility lines are located; contact your local utility maintenance provider responsible
for the work site and do not use the machine until the issue has been addressed and made
safe.
WARNING!
If working in overgrown or high grass inspect for, remove or mark potential
hazards, mow at an
intermediate
height. Then repeat the process of inspection and hazard
prevention and mow then at the required
finished
height. Increased work site observation will
be required to maintain safety through the mowing operation.
WARNING!
Ensure that there are no fire sources present or near the destined working area of
the machine. Do not drive into burning debris if it is present or if the area is freshly burnt out.
2.3.5
Machine At Work & Observation
WARNING!
All operation related to the tractor and machine should always be carried out from
the driver’s seat with seat belt buckled whether working or transporting the machine on the
public highway.
DANGER!
It is forbidden to approach, stand close or touch the machine when the machine is
running. It is the operators responsbility to check before starting up the machine and during
work that bystanders who may inadvertently get in the way of cut material being thrown are kept
away from the tractor and machine. Machines are capable under adverse conditions of
throwing objects great distances at high velocity. Stop the rotors until all bystanders are well
clear (90 m/300 ft+).
