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                4.9     OPERATING
              
            
            
              
                OPERATING SAFETY
              
            
            
              
                Fig.  34    BAG THREADED
              
            
            
              When using the Grain Boss 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 immedi-
            
            
              ately.
            
            
              4. Check that the machine is positioned per
            
            
              Section 4.7 and the bag has been started
            
            
              threading through the Extractor.
            
            
              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
            
            
              the Grain Boss Extractor or working on or
            
            
              around the unit reads and understands all the
            
            
              operating,maintenanceand safety information
            
            
              in the operator's manual.  Also read and follow
            
            
              the instructions in the manuals of other equip-
            
            
              ment 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 the ground, place all 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 secure all 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
            
            
              lower left PTO is disconnected and stowed.
            
            
              • Stay away from rotating flighting and moving
            
            
              parts.  Keep others away.
            
            
              • Stay 50 feet (15m) away frompower lines. Elec-
            
            
              trocution can occur without direct contact.
            
            
              • Install the anchor brackets between the dis-
            
            
              charge auger and auger gathering system to
            
            
              the machine frame before transporting.
            
            
              • Keep hydraulic lines and fittings tight, in good
            
            
              condition and free of leaks.
            
            
              • Review safety instructions annually.