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make sharp or fast turns on a hill.
If you stall or begin to lose headway while climbing
a steep hill, quickly apply the brakes, shift to neutral,
restart the engine and shift to reverse. At idle speed,
engine and transaxle drag will aid the brakes in con-
trolling the vehicle on the hill and help you back
down the hill more safely.
Reduce the weight of the load if it is a steep hill or if
the load has high center of gravity. Remember, loads
can shift. Secure them.
Note: The Workmen have excellent hill climbing
ability. The differential lock will increase
this ability. Hill climbing traction can also
be increased by adding weight to the rear of
the vehicle in one of the following ways:
• Adding weight to inside of box, making
sure it is secured.
• Mounting wheel weights to rear wheels.
• Adding liquid ballast (calcium chloride)
to rear tires.
• Traction will increase with no passenger
in front seat.
LOADING AND DUMPING
WARNING
The bed will lower whenever the dump lever is
pushed down, even when the engine is off. Turning
off the engine will NOT prevent the box from low-
ering. Always place the safety support on extended
lift cylinder to hold box up if you are not going to
lower it right away.
WARNING
When lowering the box it is possible for you or
others to get their hands or other body parts in the
wrong spot and have them crushed. Take extra care
that no one will get hurt. Also, do not dump on
anyone's feet. It may seem funny but, it can be
dangerous.
The weight and position of the cargo and passenger
can change the vehicle center of gravity and vehicle
handling. To avoid loss of control resulting in per-
sonal injury, follow these guidelines.
Do not carry loads which exceed the load limits
described on the vehicle weight label.
The vehicle has several combinations of boxes, plat-
forms, and attachments available. These can be used
in various combinations that allow for maximum
capacity and versatility. The full-sized box is 1.4m
wide by 1.64 m long and can hold up to 900 kg of
evenly distributed cargo.
Loads vary in how they are distributed. Sand
spreads out evenly and quite low. Other items, such
as bricks, fertilizer or landscape timbers, stack higher
in the box.
The height and weight of the load has a significant
influence on tip overs. The higher a load is stacked,
the more likely the vehicle is to tip over. You may
find that 900 kg stacks too high for safe operation.
Reducing the total weight is one way to reduce the
risk of a tip over. Distributing the load as low as
possible is another way to reduce the risk of a tip
over.
If the load is positioned toward one of the sides, it
will make the vehicle much more likely to tip over
on that side. This is especially true when turning if
the load is on the outside of the turn.
Never position heavy loads behind the rear axle. If
the load is positioned so far to the rear that it is
behind the rear axle, it will reduce the weight on the
front wheels and this will reduce steering traction.
With the load all the way to the back, the front
wheels can even come off of the ground when going
over bumps or up a hill. This will result in a loss of
steering and may lead to the vehicle tipping over.
As a general rule, position the weight of the load
evenly from front to rear and evenly from side to
side.
If a load is not secured, or you are transporting a liq-
uid in a large container such as a sprayer, it can shift.
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