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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

Pulling from the tractor rear axle and night time, unless prohibit- roads to provide proper wheel
carriers or any point above the ed by law. braking.
rear axle may cause the tractor’ 15. Dim tractor lights when meet- 4. Keep the tractor in the same gear
s front end to lift. ing a vehicle at night. Be sure when going downhill as used
11. If the front end of the tractor the lights are adjusted to pre- when going uphill. Do not coast
tends to rise when heavy imple- vent the blinding on the eyes of or free wheel down hills.
ments are attached to the three- coming vehicle operator. 5. Any towed vehicle and/or trail-
point linkage, install front end 16. Emergency stopping instruction; er whose total weight exceeds
or front wheel weights. Do not If tractor fails to stop even after that of the towing tractor, must be
operate the tractor with a light application of brakes. Pull the equipped with its own brakes for
front end. knob of fuel shut off control rod. safe operation.
12. Always use hydraulic posi- 6. When the tractor is stuck or tires
tion control lever when attach- <DRIVING THE TRACTOR> are frozen to the ground, back
ing equipments/implement and 1. Watch where you are going es- out to prevent upset.
when transporting equipment. pecially at row ends, on roads, 7. Always check overhead clear-
Be sure that the hydraulic cou- around trees and low hanging ob- ance, especially when transport-
plers are properly mounted and stacles. ing the tractor.
will disconnect safely in case of
accidental detachment of imple- 2. To avoid upsets, drive the tractor
ment. with care and at speeds compat- <OPERATING THE PTO>
13. Do not leave equipment/imple- ible with safety, especially when 1. When operating PTO driven
operating over rough ground,
ment in the raised position. crossing ditches or slopes, and equipment, shut off the engine
and wait until the PTO stops be-
14. Use the flasher/ Turn signal when turning at corners. fore getting off the tractor and
lights and Slow Moving Vehi- 3. Lock the tractor brake pedals to- disconnecting the equipment.
cle (SMV) signs when driving gether when transporting on
on public roads during both day

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