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Driver-Operator Guide

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Chapter 1—Cars and Light Trucks

• Operators
  • Authorized Drivers
  • Unauthorized Drivers
    
    
• Operation
  • Safety Rules
    • Defensive Driving
    • Speed
    • Turning Around
    • Braking
    • Operation on Hills
    • Use of Sirens and Emergency Lights
    • Trailer Towing
    • Backing
    • Parking
    • Winter Driving
    • Use of Tire Chains
  • Economic Operation
  • Fuel Consumption
  • Starting
  • Transmissions
  • Loading
    
    
• Accident Reports
  
  
• Preventive Maintenance

• Operation Checks
  • Before-Operation Check
  • During-Operation Check
  • After-Operation Check
• Routine Maintenance
  • Lubrication
  • Inspections
  • Batteries
  • Tires
  • Washing, Cleaning, and Polishing
  • Vehicles Equipped With Radios
  • Emission-Control Equipment
• Maintenance Records
  • Equipment Logbook
  • Operator’s Preventive Maintenance Check
• Long-Term Storage Standards
  • Before Storage
  • During Storage
    
    
• Commercial Repairs

Chapter 2—Four-Wheel-Drive Vehicles

• Operators
  
  
• Operation
  • Safety Rules
  • Operating Procedures
    • Shifting Into and Out of Four-Wheel Drive
    • Front-Wheel Hub Locks
    • Winches
    • Parking on Hills
    • Tire Chains
      
      
• Maintenance

Chapter 3—Fire Suppression Engines

• Operation
  • Operating Procedures
  • Safety Rules
    
    
• Preventive Maintenance

Chapter 4—Heavy Trucks and Buses

• Operators
  
  
• Operation
  • Safety Rules
    • Transporting Personnel
  • Operating Procedures
    • Use of Gears
    • Tire Care
    • Two-Speed Axle
  • Special Types of Equipment
    • Dump Trucks
    • Stakeside Trucks
    • Special Heavy-Duty Vehicles
      
      
• Preventive Maintenance

Chapter 5—Heavy Equipment

• Operators
  
  
• Operation
  • Safety Rules
    • Guards and Safety Devices
    • Signaling
    • Transporting Equipment
  • Crawler-Tractor Operation
    • Hitching and Towing
    • Timber Operations
    • Sidehill Operations
    • Fire Operations
    • Terracing Operations
  • Endloader and Scraper Operation
    • Endloaders
    • Scrapers
    • Grader Operation
    • Grader Transport
    • Shovel and Crane Operation
    • Placement
    • Transporting
  • Crusher and Compressor Operation
    • Crushers
    • Compressors
    • Brush-Chipper Operation
      
      
• Preventive Maintenance
  • Operator Responsibility
  • Lubrication Guide
  • Adjustments By the Operator
  • Operational Checks
    
    
• Storage

Chapter 6—Trail Bikes and All-Terrain Vehicles

• Operators
  • Training
    
    
• Operation
  • Safety Rules
  • Operating Procedures
    
    
• Equipment and Maintenance
  
  
• Loading and Hauling

Chapter 7—Snow Machines

• Operators
  
  
• Operation
  • Safety Rules
    
    
• Loading and Hauling

Chapter 8—Garbage Packers

• Operators
  
  
• Operation
  • Safety Rules
  • Operating Procedures
    
    
• Preventive Maintenance

Chapter 9—Boats

• Classes
  
  
• Operators
  • Training and Licensing
    
    
• Operation
  • Safety Rules
  • Operating Procedures
    
    
• Boat Trailering
  
  
• Exhibit 1—Minimum Equipment Requirements
  
  
• Exhibit 2—Features of Coast Guard-Approved Personal Flotation Devices

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