SAFETY Drive Machine Safely Use a signal person when traveling the machine along road shoulders or in congested areas. Driving the machine in the incorrect direction may result in serious injury or death and/or severe damage to property. A Before driving the machine, always confirm that the travel pedals/levers direction corresponds to the direction you wish to drive. Be sure to detour around any obstructions. Avoid traveling over obstructions. Soil, fragments of rocks, and/or metal pieces may scatter around the machine. Do not allow personnel to stay around the machine while traveling.
SA-1295 Driving on a slope may cause the machine to slip or overturn, possibly resulting in serious injury or death. Never attempt to ascend or descend (B) degrees or steeper slopes. B : ZX14-3, 16-3, 18-3 : 25˚ ZX27-3 : 30˚ Be sure to fasten the seat belt. When driving up or down a slope, keep the bucket facing the direction of travel, approximately 200 to 300 mm (8 to 12 in) (A) above the ground. If machine starts to skid or becomes unstable, immediately lower the bucket to the ground and stop. Driving across the face of a slope or steering on a slope may cause the machine to skid or turnover.
If the direction must be changed, move the machine to level ground, then, change the direction to ensure safe operation. Avoid swinging the upperstructure on slopes. Never attempt to swing the upperstructure downhill. The machine may tip over. If swinging uphill is unavoidable, carefully operate the upperstructure and boom at slow speed. If the engine stalls on a slope, immediately lower the bucket to the ground. Return the control levers to neutral. Then, restart the engine. Be sure to thoroughly warm up the machine before ascending steep slopes. If hydraulic oil has not warmed up sufficiently, sufficient performance may not be obtained. A SA-1296 SA-441 WRONG SA-590 S-11