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2.4.8 VISIBILITY
Switch on the headlights or the work lights as soon as visibility decreases.
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If visibility decreases due to mist, smoke or heavy rain, stop the machine in a safe position and wait for the
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weather to improve until visibility becomes acceptable.
2.4.9 WORKING ON ICY OR SNOW-COVERED SURFACES
If the ground is icy or covered with snow, the response of the machine to the movements of the steering wheel
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may not be precise.
To reduce the risks connected with poor manoeuvrability, proceed as follows:
1 - Engage the four-wheel drive.
2 - Travel using the accelerator smoothly and gradually.
3 - Brake smoothly and only after having slowed down by using the engine deceleration as much as possible.
4 - Absolutely avoid any sudden braking, abrupt acceleration and sudden steering with short steering radius.
If the machine is used to clear snow or as snowplough on roads (installing the specific optional equipment and
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even chains, if necessary), be careful to the road shoulders and to any object/obstacle buried in the snow
(wayside posts, milestones, signs just above the asphalt, etc.).
2.4.10 PREVENTING DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE WORK EQUIPMENT
When working in tunnels, galleries, under electric cables or other ducts (air, telephone lines) and wherever the
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height is limited, proceed with the greatest care to prevent the bucket or arms and the backhoe bucket from
causing any damage.
2.4.11 WORKING ON LOOSE GROUND
Avoid operating the machine too close to the edge of cliffs, overhangs and deep ditches.
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These areas may collapse, making the machine fall down or tip over and this could result in serious injury or
even death.
Remember that after heavy rain or earthquakes these dangerous conditions usually get worse.
The earth laid near ditches is loose and can easily collapse due to the weight or vibrations of the machine.
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Be extremely careful: always close the cab doors and fasten the safety belt.
PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN DURING WORK
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