1. Sa fe ty regulations
This Ammann ma chine has been built ac cord ing to the state of
the art in com pli ance with the per ti nent rules. Neverthless,
these ma chines can still con sti tute a haz ard to per sons and
prop erty if:
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not used for the in tended pur pose,
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not op er ated by suit ably qual i fied and in structed per son nel,
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mod i fied or con verted in an im proper man ner,
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the per ti nent safety reg u la tions are not ob served
For this rea son, any per son en trusted with the op er a tion, main -
te nance or re pair of the ma chine is obliged to read and fol low
the op er at ing in struc tions and particulary to ob serve the safety
reg u la tions.If nec es sary, this must be con firmed by the sig na -
ture of the com pany us ing the ma chine.
Fur ther more, the fol low ing must be made known and ob served:
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per ti nent reg u la tions for the pre ven tion of ac ci dents,
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gen er ally re cog nised safety rules,
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coun try-spe cific reg u la tions
Nor mal use
This ma chine should only be used for:
• Com pact ing bi tu mi nous ma te ri als
• Light com pact ing work in earth work en gi neer ing
Im proper use
The ma chine can con sti tute haz ards if not used by in structed
personnell or for other than the in tended pur pose.
Weigh ing down and rid ing on the ma chine is for bid den.
The ma chine is not suit able for use as an at tach ment or for the com -
pac tion of pav ing stones.
The ma chine must not be used on slopes with a gra di ent of more
than 25°.
Do not use the ma chine on hard con crete, set as phal tic sur faces,
highly frozen or un sta ble sur faces.
Who is al lowed to op er ate the ma chine?
Only suit able qual i fied, in structed and authorised per sons over 18
years of age may op er ate the ma chine.
In vari ance from this, mi nors can be em ployed, as long as it is nec es -
sary to their train ing ob jec tive and their pro tec tion is as sured by a su -
per vi sor.
Per sons un der the in flu ence of al co hol, med i ca tion or drugs must not
op er ate, main tain or re pair the ma chine.
Main te nance and re pairs, in par tic u lar of hy drau lic sys tems and elec -
tronic com po nents re quire spe cial knowl edge and must be car ried
out only by skilled per sons (me chan ics spe cial is ing in con struc tion
and ag ri cul tural ma chin ery).
Con ver sions and mod i fi ca tions to the ma chine
Un author ised mod i fi ca tions and con ver sion of the ma chine are not
per mit ted for safety rea sons.
Spare parts and spe cial equip ment not de liv ered by us are also not
ap proved by us. The in stal la tion and/or the use of such parts can
also have a det ri men tal ef fect on the op er at ing safety.
The man u fac turer dis claims all li a bil ity for any dam age re sult ing from
the use of non-orig i nal parts or spe cial equip ment.
Safety in for ma tion in the op er at ing and main te nance in -
struc tions
The fol low ing signs and des ig na tions are used in the man ual to des -
ig nate in struc tions of par tic u lar im por tance.
Refers to special information on how to use the machine
most efficiently.
Important
Refers to special information and/or orders and
prohibitions directed towards preventing damage
Attention
Refers to orders and prohibitions designed to
prevent injury or extensive damage.
Danger
Information on safe and environmentally-friendly
disposal of operating and ancillary agents as well
Environment
Trans port ing the ma chine
Only load and trans port the ma chine as spec i fied in the op er at ing in -
struc tions.
Only use suit able means of trans port and lift ing gear with suf fi cient
bear ing ca pac ity!
At tach suit able sling ing means to the points of at tach ment pro vided.
Only use sturdy load ing ramps with suf fi cient bear ing ca pac ity. The
ramp in cli na tion must be flat ter than the gra di ent climb ing abil ity of
the ma chine.
Se cure the ma chine to pre vent it from tilt ing or slip ping.
It is highly dan ger ous to walk or stand un der sus pended loads.
Se cure the ma chine on trans port ve hi cles to pre vent it from roll ing,
slip ping and tilt ing.
Start ing the ma chine
Prior to start ing
Fa mil iar ise your self with the op er at ing and con trol el e ments and the
mode of op er a tion of the ma chine and the work ing en vi ron ment. This
in cludes, e.g. ob sta cles in the work ing area, bear ing ca pac ity of the
ground and the nec es sary safety pro vi sions.
Use per sonal pro tec tive equip ment (safety foot wear, hear ing pro tec -
tors, etc.).
Check to en sure that all safety de vices are firmly in place.
Do not start the ma chine if in stru ments or con trol de vices are faulty.
Start ing
For ma chines with handstart, only use the safety cranks tested by the
man u fac turer, and pre cisely fol low the op er at ing in struc tions of the
en gine man u fac turer.
To crank-start die sel en gines, note the cor rect po si tion to the en gine
and the cor rect hand po si tion on the crank.
The handcrank must be turned with max i mum force un til the en gine
starts, oth er wise the crank can re bound.
Pre cisely fol low the start ing and stop ping pro ce dures spec i fied in the
operatimg in struc tions and ob serve in di ca tor lights.
Only start and op er ate ma chines with an elec tri cal starter from the in -
stru ment panel.
Start ing and op er a tion of the ma chine in potenially ex plo sives at mo -
spheres is for bid den!
Start ing with bat tery jump leads
Con nect «pos i tive» to «pos i tive» and «neg a tive» to «neg a tive»
(earthing lead). Al ways con nect the earthing lead last and dis con -
nect first! In cor rect con nec tion will cause se ri ous dam age to the
elec tri cal sys tem.
Start ing in en closed spaces, tun nels, mines or deep ditches
En gine ex haust fumes are highly dan ger ous!
For this rea son, when op er at ing the ma chine in en closed spaces,
tun nels, mines or deep ditches, it is im por tant to en sure that there is
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