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                4.9     OPERATING
              
            
            
              
                OPERATING SAFETY
              
            
            
              
                Fig.  30    DISCHARGE (Typical)
              
            
            
              When using the Pro Grain Extractor, follow this
            
            
              procedure:
            
            
              1. Clear the area of bystanders, especially
            
            
              small children, before starting.
            
            
              2. Review the Pre-Operation Checklist
            
            
              (Section 4.4) before starting.
            
            
              3. Keep all spectators and bystanders
            
            
              out of the working and machine area.
            
            
              Should anyone enter this area, stop
            
            
              immediately.
            
            
              4. Check that the machine is positioned
            
            
              per Section 4.7 and the bag has been
            
            
              started threading through the Extrac-
            
            
              tor.
            
            
              5. Start the tractor, place the hydraulic
            
            
              circuit in detent and swing the discharge
            
            
              auger out so a truck can drive under
            
            
              it.
            
            
              •
            
            
              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.
            
            
              • 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.