SkyTrak 10054 Operation Manual - Manual (Page 21)

Safety Practices
19 Model 10054 Rev. 11/03
10. Do Not Jump
If a vehicle ever becomes unstable and starts to tip over:
• BRACE YOURSELF and STAY WITH THE VEHICLE,
• KEEP YOUR SEAT BELT FASTENED,
• HOLD ON FIRMLY and
• LEAN AWAY FROM THE POINT OF IMPACT.
Indecision and trying to escape from a tipping vehicle can result in
death or serious personal injury.
11. Slopes
DO NOT park the vehicle on an incline and leave it unattended.
• Driving across a slope is dangerous, as unexpected changes in
the slope can cause tipover. Ascend or descend slopes slowly
and with caution.
• Ascend or descend slopes with the heavy end of the vehicle
pointing up the slope.
NOTE: The rear of the vehicle is normally considered the heavy end unless
the carriage is fully loaded. In this case the front of the vehicle is now the
heavy end.
• Unloaded vehicles should be operated on all slopes with the
carriage pointing down the slope.
• On all slopes, the load must be tilted back and raised only as far
as necessary to clear the ground.
• When operating on a downhill slope, reduce travel speed and
downshift to a low gear to permit compression braking by the
engine and aid the application of the service brakes.
• DO NOT JUMP.
• Brace yourself.
• Stay in cab.
• Keep seat belt on.
if vehicle tips.
Jumping can
result in death
or serious
injury.
DANGER
AVOID CRUSHING
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