KEEP "PINCH POINT" AREAS CLEAR - USE CAUTION IN REVERSE Use a signal person in high traffic areas and whenever operator’s view is not clear, such as when traveling in reverse. Anyone standing near wheels, or working assemblies of the attachment, is at risk of being caught between moving parts of machine. Never allow anyone to ride on any part of machine or attachment, including any part of operator’s cab. HAOA191L Figure 22 OPERATE CAREFULLY ON SNOW AND ICE AND IN VERY COLD TEMPERATURES In icy cold weather avoid sudden travel movements and stay away from even very slight slopes. Machine could skid off to one side very easily. Snow accumulation could hide or obscure potential hazards.
Use care while operating or while using machine to clear snow. Warming up engine for a short period may be necessary, to avoid operating with sluggish or reduced working capacity. Jolting shocks and impact loads caused by bumping or bottoming boom or attachment are more likely to cause severe stress in very cold temperatures. Reducing work cycle rate and work load may be necessary. When the temperature rises, frozen road surfaces become soft, so the machine travel becomes unstable. In cold weather, do not touch metal surfaces with your bare hands. If you touch a metal surface in extremely cold weather, your skin may freeze to the metal surface.
PARKING MACHINE Avoid making sudden stops, or parking machine wherever it happens to be at the end of the work day. Plan ahead so that the wheel loader will be on a firm, level surface away from traffic and away from high walls, cliff edges and any area of potential water accumulation or runoff. If parking on inclines is unavoidable, block wheels to prevent movement. Lower bucket or other working attachment completely to ground, or to an overnight support saddle. There should be no possibility of unintended or accidental movement.
When parking on public roads, provide fences, signs, flags, or lights, and put up any other necessary signs to ensure that passing traffic can see the machine clearly, and park the machine so that the machine, flags, and fences do not obstruct traffic. S0103010K Page 23 Wheel Loader Safety