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SAFETY
F-4139 01/11 Safety Section 1-10
© 2011 Alamo Group Inc.
SAFETY
Do not work from the backhoe or attachments. Do now allow any
riders on the backhoe, tractor or attachments. Falling off could
result in serious injury.
(SBH-34)
Use extreme care when digging, transporting or dumping loads that impair or partially block
the operator’s line of sight. Know where you are traveling. Make sure no bystanders are in
the area of travel. If a bystander assists in providing guidance, make sure they are not in the
path of travel. Keep all bystanders 25 feet away from travel path.
(SBH-35)
Do not raise the Backhoe on a hillside. Do not transport
across a slope with a raised Backhoe. When the
Backhoe is raised, the center of gravity of the tractor and
Backhoe is raised increasing the potential for the tractor
to tip over. Tractor wheel contact with any wash out, drop
off or the ground obstruction with a raised Backhoe
could result in the tractor tipping over and causing
serious bodily injury.
(SBH-20)
When the bucket is swung to the side of the tractor, it exerts a movement on the tractor
causing the tractor to rock from side to side. Make sure the stabilizers are lowered to the
ground and stabilize the tractor before swinging the boom.Extreme care should be taken
when operating on slopes. Bodily Harm or Death could result from tractor’s tipping over.
(SBH-1)
Avoid full reach and swinging a loaded bucket to the down hill side when operating on
slopes.
(SBH-2)
Digging with the arm may pull the compact tractor backward. Do not dig too much material at
one time.
(SBH-44)
Use extreme care when piling material above 6 feet high. Material could
shift and fall onto the operator or bystanders. The material could crush or
suffocate the operator or bystander resulting in serious injury or death.
(SBH-45)
Always lower bucket and stabilizer feet to the ground, and shut off the engine before
dismounting from the unit.
(SBH-11)