Operating Bale Spear - RHINO 2409 Operator's Manual

8.2 Operating Bale Spear

Operate the bale spear using extreme caution. Sharp points on bale spear can cause
serious injury or death.
Because of size and weight of large bales, extreme care must be taken in handling them. Be
aware of forces acting on stacked bales due to gravity and keep workers far from zones of
potential hazard from shifting or falling bales. DO NOT ALLOW BYSTANDERS!
Keep bystanders 10 feet away from the tractor and loader while
operating. The bystanders could enter the path of the tractor or items
could fall from the loader resulting in serious injury to the bystander.
Keep bale spear and loader boom clear of overhead lines. Allowing loader boom or any
attachments to contact overhead power lines may electrify entire tractor and electrocute
(kill) operator.
Store the grapple bucket or bale spear attachment with the point(s) on the
ground. Walking into the point of the bale or grapple spear can cause
serious bodily injury. Never drive the bale spear or grapple bucket
attachment forward if a bystander is in front of the loader.
Loader equipped with bale spear is designed to handle round bales up to 2000 pounds.
Load bale spear by approaching from round end to
prevent cutting strings or puncturing plastic or net
wrap.Tilt bale spear upward to prevent bale from
falling off of spear,
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OPERATION
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