SAETechnicalStandardsBoardRulesprovidethat:“ThisreportispublishedbySAEtoadvancethestateoftechnicalandengineeringsciences.Theuseofthisreportisentirelyvoluntary,anditsapplicabilityandsuitabilityforanyparticularuse,includinganypatentinfringementarisingtherefrom,isthesoleresponsibilityoftheuser.”SAEreviewseachtechnicalreportatleasteveryfiveyearsatwhichtimeitmaybereaffirmed,revised,orcancelled.SAEinvitesyourwrittencommentsandsuggestions.QUESTIONSREGARDINGTHISDOCUMENT:(724)772-8512FAX:(724)776-0243TOPLACEADOCUMENTORDER;(724)776-4970FAX:(724)776-0790SAEWEBADDRESS—ThisDocumenthasalsochangedtocomplywiththenewSAETechnicalStandardsBoardformat.1.Scope—Thesegeneraloperatorprecautionsapplytooff-roadworkmachinesasdefinedinSAEJ1116,JUN85,Categoriesone,two,fourandfiveandagriculturaltractorsinCategorythree.Theseshouldnotbeconsideredasallinclusiveforallspecificusesanduniquefeaturesofeachparticularmachine.Othermorespecificoperatorprecautionsnotmentionedhereinshouldbecoveredbyusersofthisrecommendedpracticeforeachparticularmachineapplication.1.1Purpose—Thepurposeoftherecommendedpracticeistodefinealistofoperatorprecautionsthatshouldbestressedinoperatortrainingandinthepreparationofoperatormanuals.2.References2.1ApplicablePublications—Thefollowingpublicationsformapartofthespecificationtotheextentspecifiedherein.UnlessotherwiseindicatedthelastestrevisionofSAEpublicationsshallapply2.1.1SAEPUBLICATIONS—AvailablefromSAE,400CommonwealthDrive,Warrendale,PA15096-0001SAEJ1116JUN85—CategoriesofOff-RoadSelf-PropelledWorkMachines3.PersonnelPrecautions3.1Avoidloosefittingclothing,looseoruncoveredlonghair,jewelryandloosepersonalarticles.3.2Knowandusetheprotectiveequipmentthatistobewornwhenoperatingthismachine.Hardhats,protectiveglasses,protectiveshoes,gloves,reflectortypevests,respiratorsandearprotectionareexamplesoftypesofequipmentthatmayberequired.3.3Donotrush.Walk,donotrun.3.4Knowandusethehandsignalsrequiredforparticularjobsandknowwhohastheresponsibilityforsignaling.SAEJ153RevisedMAY87-2-4.Operator-GeneralPrecautions4.1ItistheresponsibilityoftheoperatortoreadandunderstandtheOperatorsManualandotherinformationprovidedandusethecorrectoperatingprocedure.Machinesshouldbeoperatedonlybyqualifiedoperators.4.2WeartheseatbelttomaximizetheprotectioncapabilityofaROPS(RollOverProtectiveStructure)whenthemachineissoequipped.4.3Donotpermitridersonthemachineifthereisnomanufacturer'sdesignatedplaceforarider.4.4Makesurethatallprotectiveguards,canopies,doors,etc.areinplaceandsecure.4.5Removealllooseobjectsstoredinthemachine.Removeallobjectswhichdonotbelonginoronthemachineanditsequipment.5.MountingAndDismountingPrecautions5.1Usetherecommendedhandholdsandstepswithatleastthreepointsofsupportwhengettingonandoffthemachine.Keepstepsandplatformclean.Facetheaccesssystemwhenclimbingupanddown.5.2Donotjumpoffthemachine.5.3Donotdismountwhilethemachineisinmotion.6.StartingAndStoppingPrecautions6.1Walkaroundthemachineandwarnallpersonnelwhomaybeservicingthemachineorareinthemachinepathpriortostarting.Donotstartuntilallpersonnelareclearlyawayfromthemachine.6.2Checkthattheparkingdeviceisapplied,placethetransmissioninneutralorparkasspecifiedbythemanufacturer,anddisengagethePTObeforestartingthemachine.6.3Adjust,secureandlatchtheseatandfastentheseatbelt(ifprovided)beforestartingthemachine.6.4Startandoperatethemachineonlyfromtheoperator'sstation.6.5Donotbypassthemachine'sneutral-startsystem.Theneutral-startsystemmustberepairedifitmalfunctions.6.6Usejumpercablesonlyintherecommendedmanner.Improperusecanresultinbatteryexplosionorunexpectedmachinemotion.6.7Donotoperatetheengineinanenclosedareawithoutadequateventilation.6.8Parkthemachineonlevelgroundwheneverpossibleandapplytheparkingdevice.Ongrades,parkthemachinewiththewheelsortracksecurelyblocked.6.9Beforeleavingtheoperator'sstation,placethetransmissionintheparkpositionasspecifiedbythemanufacturer,lowertheequipmenttothegroundorputinthelockedposition,disengagethePTO,settheparkingdeviceandshutofftheengine.6.10Removethestarterkeyordisconnectswitchkeywhenleavingthemachineparkedorunattended.SAEJ153RevisedMAY87-3-7.OperatingPrecautions7.1Checkbrakes,steeringandothermachinecontroldevicesinaccordancewiththemanufacturersinstructionspriortostartingoperation.Observeallgaugesorwarninginstrumentsforproperoperation.Operateallcontrolstoinsureproperoperation.Ifanymalfunctionsarefound,followtheshutdownprocedureofparagraph6.9,andreportthemalfunctionforresolution.7.2Ifafailurethatcauseslossofcontrolsuchassteering,servicebrakesorengineoccurs,stopthemachinemotionasquicklyaspossible,followtheshutdownprocedureofparagraph6.9,andkeepmachinesecurelyparkeduntilthemalfunctioniscorrectedorthemachinecanbesafelytowed.7.3Understandthemachinelimitationsandkeepthema