Driveshaft General Safety Rules - Gearmore SPEDOVATORS Operation & Service Manual

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DRIVESHAFT GENERAL SAFETY RULES

These rules concern driveshafts supplied with the equipment or supplied by the customer.
Do not enter the work area of the driveshaft when it is in motion. Contact can cause serious
accidents. Do not wear clothes with belts, hems, or parts that can be hooked. The contact with
rotating elements can cause serious accidents.
Only use the equipment with the original driveshaft, which has to be provided with suitable
length, dimensions, safety devices, and protections.
When the tractor is working, do not exceed the working conditions stated in the handbook and in
the technical specifications of this manual. Avoid overloads and the under stress coupling of the
drive.
When the machine is working, the angles of the joint shall be contained and equal. Let out the
drive when performing maneuvers with joint angles exceeding 25°.
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Before starting to work, verify that both the joint and the tractor, and the
equipment are provided with serviceable protections.
Before starting to work, make sure that the driveshaft has been correctly
fastened to the PTO of the tractor and of the equipment.
Switch the engine off and take the tractor switch key away before
approaching the machine or performing any maintenance.
Transport the driveshaft in a horizontal position to avoid that the
extraction causes accidents or damages the protection.
During transport and when the machine is working avoid the maximum
elongation of the driveshaft. Under any working condition, the telescopic
pipes shall be placed one upon another of at least 1/3 of their length.
Fix the chains so as to allow the joint articulation under any working and
transport condition.
Do not use the chains to transport or to hold the driveshaft at the end of
the work. Us a proper support.
Do not use the driveshaft as a support or a foot board.