. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR OPERATION SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR OPERATION particularin confined spaces, indoors, and in places where there are other machines. 2 - 26 When handling unstable loa objects, or piled sheets, if the there is danger that the load compartment and cause serio When handling unstable loads ds, such as round or cylindrica work equipment is raised high may fall on top of the operator us injury or damage. , be careful not to raise the wor equipment too high or tip the If the work equipment is sudde the reaction may cause the when carrying a load, be sur carefully. bucket back too much. nly lowered or suddenly stopped machine to tip over.
Particularl e to operate the work equipmen When operating in tunnels, un or other places where the heig not to let the work equipment To prevent accidents caused operate the machine at a sp der bridges, under electric wires ht is limited, be extremely carefu hit anything. by hitting other objects, alway eed which is safe for operation METHODS OF USING BRAKE When the machine is traveling , do not rest your foot on the brake peda l. If you travel wit h your foot resting on t pedal, the brake will always b e applied, and this will cause the brakes to overheat and Do not depress the brake ped al repeatedly if not necessary. When traveling downhill, use t he braking force of the engine.
If necessary, use the brak e pedal at the same tim OPERATE CAREFULLY ON SNOW Snow-covered or frozen surfa ces are slippery, so be extremely careful when traveling o r operating the machin and do not operate the levers suddenly. Even a slight slope may cause the machine to slip, so be particula pes. the ground becomes soft when the temperature rises, and this may cause t a careful when working on slo With frozen ground surfaces, machine to tip over. If the machine enters deep sn ow, there is a hazard that it may tip over or become burie d in the snow. Be caref not to leave the road shoulder or to get trapped in a snow drift .
When clearing snow, the road shoulder and objects placed beside the r oad are buried in the snow and cannot seen. There is a hazard of th carefully. e machine tipping over or hitting covered objects, so always carry out operatio red roads, always fit tire chains. red slopes, never apply the foot brake suddenly. Reduce the speed and use t covere When traveling on snow-cove red roads, always fit tire chains. When traveling on snow-cove red slopes, never apply the foot uddenly. Reduc engine as a brake while apply ing the foot brake intermittently ( depress the brake interm ittently several times). necessary, lower the bucket t o the ground to stop the machine .