Kubota XN12-8 Operation Manual page 21

Safety
Operation Precautions
Checking for Safe and Reliable Working
Zone before Operations
Verify the performance limits of machine.
Set up a signaler at the road shoulders, narrow
places, or vision-obstructed places.
Do not allow any person to access the turning
radius or path of machine.
Sound the horn to indicate your movement
intention.
There are blind zones behind the machine.
Before driving backward, check the safety in
the area behind machine and ensure there is no
person behind the machine.
Checking of Chassis (Tracks) before
Traveling
Before operating the traveling joystick/pedal,
ensure that the bulldozing blade is in front of
the driver seat. Please bear in mind that the
operation direction of the traveling
joystick/pedal with bulldozing blade behind the
driver seat is reverse to that with bulldozing
blade in front of driver seat.
Safe Traveling
The bulldozing blade shall be lifted during
traveling. Retract the bucket working device as
shown in above diagram and lift the bucket by
30~40cm off the ground.
Do not slew during the traveling. If it's
necessary to operate the bucket working device
during traveling, operate at sufficiently low
speed to ensure the complete control at all times.
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