Safety
Personal Protective Equipment
Do not wear loose fitting clothing, dangling jewelry, long hair should be tied back to avoid entanglement.
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Wear steel-toe boots or other appropriate footwear. Soft cloth shoes or sandals are not safe around any
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type of equipment.
Wear hearing protection such as earplugs or other devices that will minimize sounds, but will not interfere
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with your ability to hear traffic or other noises that may alert you to potential hazards.
Do not operate any machinery while talking on a cell phone or using other portable devices such as MP3 players,
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as these are considered distractions. Operating any farm equipment requires the operator's full attention.
Emergency Preparedness
Keep a fire extinguisher on your tractor and check the expiration date periodically!
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Keep a well stocked first aid kit on your tractor.
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Save In Case of Emergency ( I.C.E ) numbers on your cell phone (including doctors, hospital and
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911 services).
Keep I.C.E. numbers next to a home or office phone.
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No Passengers Allowed!
Passengers may obstruct the operator's view that may result in an accident.
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This implement is not designed to carry passengers and may cause failure in the PTO driveline or other
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malfunctions that may result in serious injury or death.
Shutdown and Storage
Disengage PTO driveline before inspecting, working around the driveline or during shutdown.
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Lower machine to ground, put tractor in park, turn off engine, and remove the key.
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Detach and store implements in an area where children normally do not play.
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Secure implement by using blocks and/or supports.
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Equipment Safety Guidelines
Review safety instructions for both the tractor and this implement annually.
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Never exceed the limits of the tractor or the implement.
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If the ability to accomplish the job or to operate safely is in question, DO NOT TRY IT!
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This equipment is dangerous to children and those unfamiliar with it's operation. DO NOT ALLOW children
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to operate or play on the equipment.
Operator should be an adult who is familiar with operating the tractor and the implement.
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Operator should be physically and mentally fit before operating machinery. Fatigue, stress, medications,
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alcohol and drugs may impair the ability to focus on safe farm machinery operation.
Check all equipment before operating this implement.
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Refer to the tractor's operator manual for additional safety information (such as hydraulic pressure,
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tire safety, etc.)
Check all safety decals and/or signs - if any of these have been damaged, illegible, removed or parts
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replaced without these decals, new decals must be reapplied. Contact your local Priefert Dealer or our
office to order replacements.
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