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                4     OPERATION
              
            
            
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              Make sure that anyone who will be operating
            
            
              theProGrainExtractor or workingonor around
            
            
              the unit reads and understands all the operat-
            
            
              ing, maintenance and safety information in the
            
            
              operator's manual.  Also read and follow the
            
            
              instructions in the manuals of other equipment
            
            
              in the system.
            
            
              • Keep all bystanders, especially children, away
            
            
              from the machine when loading or unloading
            
            
              is being done, or when authorized personnel
            
            
              are carrying out maintenance work.
            
            
              • Establish a lock-out tag-out policy for the work
            
            
              site.  Be sure all personnel are trained in and
            
            
              follow all procedures.
            
            
              • Lowermachine to theground, placeall controls
            
            
              in neutral, stop engine, set park brake, remove
            
            
              ignition key and wait for all moving parts to
            
            
              stop before servicing, adjusting, repairing or
            
            
              maintaining.
            
            
              • Install and secureall guards and shields before
            
            
              starting.
            
            
              
                OPERATING SAFETY
              
            
            
              
                4.1     TO THE NEW OPERATOR OR OWNER
              
            
            
              The Tridekon Pro Grain Extractor is designed to
            
            
              effciently remove grain, pulse crops, fertilizer or
            
            
              granular material from plastic storage bags.  PTO
            
            
              and hydraulic power is provided by a tractor on the
            
            
              front of the machine.  Be familiar with the machine
            
            
              before starting.
            
            
              
                It is the responsibility of the owner or operator
              
            
            
              
                to read this manual and to train all other opera-
              
            
            
              
                tors before they start working with the machine.
              
            
            
              
                In addition to the design and confguration of
              
            
            
              
                equipment, hazard control and accident preven-
              
            
            
              
                tion are dependent upon the awareness, con-
              
            
            
              
                cern, and prudence of personnel involved in the
              
            
            
              
                operation, transport, maintenance and storage
              
            
            
              
                of equipment or in the use and maintenance of
              
            
            
              
                facilities.
              
            
            
              
                Follow all safety instructions exactly.  Safety is
              
            
            
              
                everyone's business. By following recommend-
              
            
            
              
                ed procedures, a safe working environment is
              
            
            
              
                provided for the operator, bystanders and the
              
            
            
              
                area around the worksite.  Untrained operators
              
            
            
              
                are not qualifed to operate the machine.
              
            
            
              Many features incorporated into this machine are
            
            
              the result of suggestions made by customers like
            
            
              you.  Read this manual carefully to learn how to
            
            
              operate the machine safely and how to set it to pro-
            
            
              videmaximumeffciency. By following the operating
            
            
              instructions in conjunction with a good maintenance
            
            
              program, your Pro Grain Extractor will provide many
            
            
              years of trouble-free service.
            
            
              • Keep hands, feet, hair and clothing away from
            
            
              moving parts.  Keep others away.
            
            
              • Do not enter bag or approach augers unless
            
            
              PTO and engine are turned off.
            
            
              • Stay away from rotating fighting and moving
            
            
              parts.  Keep others away.
            
            
              • Stay 50 feet (15 m) away from power lines.
            
            
              Electrocution can occur without direct con-
            
            
              tact.
            
            
              • Install the anchor brackets between the dis-
            
            
              charge auger and auger gathering system to
            
            
              the machine frame before transporting.
            
            
              • Keep hydraulic lines and fttings tight, in good
            
            
              condition and free of leaks.
            
            
              • Review safety instructions annually.