2.0 SAFETY REGULATIONS AND ACCIDENT
PREVENTION
Pay attention to danger signs, where shown, in this booklet.
There are three levels of danger signs:
• DANGER: This sign warns that the operations described cause
serious lesions, death or long term health risks, if they are not
carried out correctly.
• ATTENTION: This sign warns that the operations described
could cause serious lesions, death or long term health risks, if
they are not carried out correctly.
• CAUTION: This sign warns that the operations described could
cause serious damage to the machine. if they are not carried out
correctly.
In order to complete the various levels of danger, the following
describe situations and specifi c defi nitions that may directly involve
the machine or persons.
• DANGER ZONE: any area inside a/o near a machine in which the
presence of an exposed person constitutes a risk for the safety
and health of that person.
• EXPOSED PERSON: Any person who happens to be completely
or partially in a danger zone.
• OPERATOR: The person/s charged with installing, starting up,
adjusting, carrying out maintenance, cleaning, repairing or tran-
sporting a machine.
• USER: The user is the person or the organization or the fi rm
which has purchased or rented the machine and intends to use
it for the purposes it was conceived for.
• SPECIALIZED PERSONNEL: Those persons who have been
specially trained and qualifi ed to carry out interventions of main-
tenance or repair requiring a particular knowledge of the machine,
its functioning, safety measures, methods of intervention - and
who are in a position to recognize the potential dangers when
using the machine and are able to avoid them.
• AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTER: The authorized Service
Center is a structure legally authorized by the manufacturer which
disposes of personnel specialized and qualifi ed to carry out all
the operations of assistance, maintenance and repair - even of
a certain complexity - found necessary to keep the machine in
perfect working order.
Carefully read all the instructions before using the machine;
if in doubt, contact the technicians of the Manufacturer's
dealer. The manufacturer declines all responsibility for the
non-observance of the safety and accident prevention regu-
lations described below.
cod. G19503010
USE AND MAINTENANCE
General norms
1)
Comply with the instructions given by the danger symbols in
this handbook and affi xed to the mower.
2)
Never ever touch any moving part.
3) Operations and adjustments to the implement must always be
carried out when the engine is off and the tractor braked.
4) It is absolutely forbidden to carry
mals on the implement.
5) It is absolutely forbidden for persons without a driving license,
inexpert persons or those in precarious health conditions to
drive the tractor with the implement mounted.
6) Strictly comply with all the recommended accident preventing
measures described in this handbook.
7) Assembly of a supplementary implement on the tractor will
shift the weights on the axles. It is therefore advisable to add
weights to the front part of the tractor in order to balance the
weights on the axles themselves.
8) The coupled implement may only be controlled through the
cardan shaft complete with the necessary safety devices for
overloads and with the guards fi xed with the relative latch.
9) Before starting the tractor and implement, always check that
all safety devices guarding transport and use are in a perfect
condition.
10) With help from the instructions, strictly comply with the relative
safety and accident preventing prescriptions.
11) The instruction labels affi xed to the machine give useful advice
on how to prevent accidents.
12) Always comply with the highway code in force in your country
when travelling on public roads.
13) Always become familiar with the controls and their operation
before starting work.
14) Always wear suitable clothing. Never ever wear loose garments
or those with edges that could in some way become caught
up in rotating parts or moving mechanisms.
15) Before operating the implement, check all around the machi-
ne to see that there are no persons (particularly children) or
domestic animals nearby and that visibility is optimum.
16) Keep away from the cardan shaft while it is turning.
17) As indicated, couple the implement to a tractor of adequate
power and confi guration, using a device (lift) conforming to the
prescriptions.
18) Take the utmost care during the implement coupling and rele-
ase phases.
19) Comply with the maximum permissible weight on the axle, the
total adjustable weight, transport regulations and the highway
code.
20) Any accessories for transport must be equipped with adequate
signals and guards.
21) Never ever leave the driving seat whilst the tractor is mo-
ving.
22) It is very important to remember that the road holding, steering
and braking capacity may be even notably infl uenced by the
presence of a towed or mounted implement.
23) Always take care of the centrifugal force exercised byx the
furthered position of the center of gravity, when turning corners
with the implement mounted.
24) Only begin work with the implement after having checked that
all guards are in a good condition, installed and in their safety
positions.
25) Before engaging the pto, check that the rpm rate is that pre-
scribed. Never exchange the 540 rpm rate for 1000 rpm.
26) It is absolutely forbidden to stand within the operative range
of the machine where there are moving parts.
27) It is absolutely forbidden to use the implement without
guards.
ENGLISH
passengers or ani-
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