Transport & placement safety – Wheatheart S2000 Post Pounder User Manual

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• Follow good shop practices:

• keep service area clean and dry
• be sure electrical outlets and tools are properly

grounded

• use adequate light for the job at hand
• Think SAFETY! Work SAFELY!

2.2. TRANSPORT & PLACEMENT SAFETY

• Check with local authorities

regarding transport on pub-
lic roads. Obey all applicable
laws and regulations.

• Consult tractor operator’s

manual to ensure adequate
towing and lifting capacities.

• Attach pounder to a Cate-

gory II or III 3-point hitch.

• Ensure transport locks are in

place (see Figure 2.1).

• Ensure that clearances

between pounder and tractor
are maintained during rais-
ing, lowering, and position-
ing.

• Always travel at a safe

speed. Use caution when
turning corners or meeting
traffic.

• Use extreme care and mini-

mum ground speed when operating or transporting on hillsides, over rough
ground, or near ditches or fences.

• Make sure the SMV (slow moving vehicle) emblem and all the lights and

reflectors that are required by local authorities are in place, are clean, and
can be seen by all traffic.

• Do not allow riders on the equipment or towing vehicle during transport.
• Keep away from overhead and buried power lines. Arcing and possible elec-

trocution can occur without direct contact.

• Keep away from buried gas lines. Gas leaks and explosions can occur if gas

lines are ruptured by posts.

• Before transporting, position the ballast box into the fully lowered position.
• Keep jacks raised during transport and normal operation (lower jacks when

storing pounder or operating with hammer at extreme angle).

• Consult local utility companies before operating machine near overhead or

buried power lines / gas lines to confirm line location.

• Review the work safety area diagram (Figure 2.2) before starting work.

Figure 2.1 Transport Lock Bars

TRANSPORT LOCK BARS

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