Farm Star T-1500 - Manual (Page 2)

To the Owner/Operator/Dealer
All implements with moving parts are potentially hazardous. There is no substitute for a cautious, safe-minded operator
who recognizes the potential hazards and follows reasonable safety practices. The manufacturer has designed this
implement to be used with all its safety equipment properly attached, to minimize the chance of accidents.
BEFORE YOU START!!
Read the safety messages on the implement and shown in your manual.
Observe the rules of safety and common sense!
THIS SAFETY ALERT SYMBOL IDENTIFIES IMPORTANT
SAFETY WARNING MESSAGES. CAREFULLY READ EACH
WARNING MESSAGE THAT FOLLOWS. FAILURE TO
UNDERSTAND AND OBEY A SAFETY WARNING, OR
RECOGNIZE A SAFETY HAZARD, COULD RESULT IN AN
INJURY OR DEATH TO YOU OR OTHERS AROUND YOU. THE
OPERATOR IS ULTIMATELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SAFETY
OF HIMSELF, AS WELL AS OTHERS IN THE OPERATING AREA
OF THE TRACTOR AND ATTACHED EQUIPMENT.
THIS SYMBOL MEANS
--ATTENTION!
--BECOME ALERT!
--YOUR SAFETY IS INVOLVED!
UNDERSTAND SIGNAL WORDS
If you have questions not answered in this manual or require additional copies or the manual is damaged, please contact your
dealer or the manufacturer directly.
Note the use of the signal words DANGER, WARNING
and CAUTION with the safety messages. The
appropriate signal word for each has been selected using
the following guidelines:
DANGER: Indicates an imminently hazardous situation
that, if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury.
This signal word is to be limited to the most extreme
situations typically for machine components, which, for
functional purposes, cannot be guarded. WARNING: Indicates a potentially hazardous sit-uation
that, if not avoided, could result in death or serious
injury, and includes hazards that are exposed when
guards are removed. It may also be used to ale rt against
unsafe practices.
CAUTION: Indicates a potentially hazardous sit-uation
that, if not avoided, may result in minor or moderate
injury. It may also be used to alert against unsafe
practices.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION!
Working with unfamiliar equipment can lead to careless injuries. Read this manual, and the manual for your tractor,
before assembly or operating, to acquaint yourself with the machines. It is the implement owner’s responsibility, if this
machine is used by any person other than yourself, is loaned or rented, to make certain that the operator, prior to
operating:
1. Reads and understands the operator’s manuals.
2. Is instructed in safe and proper use.
The use of this equipment is subject to certain hazards, which cannot be protected against by mechanical means
or product design. All operators of this equipment must read and understand this entire manual, paying
particular attention to safety and operating instructions, prior to using. If there is something in this manual you
do not understand, ask your supervisor, or your dealer, to explain it to you.
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