SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR OPERATION Always travel straight up or down a slope. Traveling at an angle or across the slope is extremely dangerous. Do not turn on slopes or travel across slopes. Always go down to a flat place to change the position of the machine, then travel on to the slope again. Travel on grass, fallen leaves, or wet steel plates with low speed. Even with slight slopes there is a hazard that the machine may slip. If the engine stops, depress the brake pedal immediately, lower the bucket to the ground, and apply the parking brake to stop the machine. When traveling downhill, never shift gear or place the transmission at neutral.
It is dangerous not to use the braking force of the engine. Always place the transmission in a low gear before starting to travel downhill. When traveling downhill, travel slowly. If necessary, use the braking force of the engine together with the brake pedal to control the travel speed. When traveling up or down hills with a loaded bucket, always travel with the bucket facing uphill. If the machine travels with the bucket facing downhill, there is danger that the machine may tip over. PROHIBITED OPERATIONS 0. It is dangerous to excavate the bottom of a rock face. Never do this. It is dangerous to use the bucket or lift arm for crane opera- tions, so do not carry out such operations.
Do not pass the bucket over the head of other workers or over the operator's seat of dump trucks or other hauling equipment. The load may spill or the bucket may hit the dump truck and cause serious injury or property damage. 2-17