Hardi Mercury Series Instruction Book

Contents

2 - General Safety Instructions24Safety Information For OperatorsGeneral Safety and Accident PreventionBefore use or starting up the sprayer and the tractor, always check the• roadworthiness• operational safetyRisk of crushing, cutting, catching, squeezing, getting trapped, being drawn in or being struck by sprayer parts due toinadequate roadworthiness and operational safety.Beside these instructions, comply with the generally applicable national safety and accident prevention regulations.The warning symbols and other labels attached to the sprayer provide important information on safe sprayer operation.Compliance with this information is in the interests of your safety.Keep the spray boom in folded position, whenever the sprayer is not coupled to a tractor. Unfolding the boom on anuncoupled sprayer will shift the balance point of the sprayer causing a risk of overturning.Before driving off and starting up the sprayer, check the immediate area of the sprayer - look out especially for children andinstruct them and other unauthorized persons to stay out of reach of the sprayer. Ensure that you can see clearly.Drive in such a way that you always have full control over the tractor with the attached sprayer. In doing so, take your personalabilities into account, as well as the road, traffic, visibility, weather conditions and the driving characteristics of the tractor andof the connected sprayer.Slow down when driving in uneven terrain or when making sharp turns, as the sprayer might be in risk of turning over.It is forbidden to ride on the sprayer or use it as a means of transport.It is forbidden to stay in the working area of the sprayer’s drawbar, on the sprayer’s platform or behind the operating area(the tractor), unless the hydraulic pressure to the sprayer has been switched off.Only authorized persons are allowed inside or outside the tractor cabin during operation.Keep persons, children and animals away from the operation areas of the sprayer and from the sprayer’s equipment. Becareful when manoeuvring the sprayer, especially when reversing, as there is a risk of hitting people or surroundings.Avoid eating, drinking or smoking while spraying or working with equipment contaminated with chemicals.The chemicals used for spraying are dangerous to your health! In case of ingestion, poisoning or damages to your skin orface, immediately seek medical advice. Remember to identify the chemicals used.Coupling and Uncoupling the SprayerOnly connect and transport the sprayer with tractors suitable for the task. See the section “Technical Specifications” in thisbook to make sure that the tractor matches the requirements to operate the sprayer.When coupling sprayers to the tractor's three-point linkage, the linkages of the tractor and the sprayer must always be thesame.Connect the sprayer to the prescribed equipment in accordance with the specifications.When coupling sprayers to the front or the rear of the tractor, the following may not be exceeded:• the approved total tractor weight• the approved tractor axle loads• the approved load capacities of the tractor tyres• the approved load capacities of the tractor hitch points.Secure the tractor and the sprayer against rolling unintentionally before coupling or uncoupling the sprayer.It is forbidden for people to stand between the sprayer to be coupled and the tractor, while the tractor is moving towardsthe sprayer.