OPERATING THE MACHINE 1. Secure sling/chain tightly to the load being lifted. Wear gloves when securing sling/chain. 2. Fasten sling/chain to bucket loop, with the bucket curled and arm retracted. 3. Coordinate hand signals with your signal man before starting. 4. Be aware of the location of all persons in the working area. 5. Attach a hand line to load and make sure person holding it is well away from load. 6. Before lifting, test your load. • Park your machine close to load. • Attach load to the machine. • Raise load 50 mm above the ground. • Swing the load all the way to one side. • While keeping load close to the ground, move it away from machine.
• If there is any indication of reduced stability of your machine, lower load to the ground. 7. Lift load only as high as necessary. 5-38