Operator's Manual

StoppingtheMachine
Tostopthemachine,removeyourfootfromtheaccelerator
pedal,presstheclutchpedal,thenpressthebrakepedal.
StoppingtheEngine
Tostoptheengine,rotatetheignitionkeytotheOffposition
andengagetheparkingbrake.Removethekeyfromthe
switchtopreventaccidentalstarting.
BreakinginaNewMachine
Toprovideproperperformanceandlongmachinelife,follow
theseguidelinesfortherst100operatinghours.
Checktheuidandengineoillevelsregularlyandbealert
forindicationsofoverheatinginanycomponentofthe
machine.
Afterstartingacoldengine,letitwarmupforabout15
secondsbeforeshiftingintogear.
Avoidracingtheengine.
Toensureoptimumperformanceofthebrakesystem,
burnish(break–in)thebrakesbeforeuse.Toburnishthe
brakes,bringthevehicleuptofullspeed,applythebrakes
torapidlystopthevehiclewithoutlockingupthetires.
Repeatthis10times,waiting1minutebetweenstopsto
avoidoverheatingthebrakes.Thisismosteffectiveifthe
machineisloadedwith454kg(1000lb).
Varythemachinespeedduringoperation.Avoidexcessive
idling.Avoidfaststartsandquickstops.
Abreak–inoilfortheengineisnotrequired.The
originalengineoilisthesametypespeciedforregular
oilchanges.
RefertotheMaintenancesectionforanyspeciallowhour
checks.
CheckingtheSafety-interlock
System
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Thepurposeofthesafety-interlocksystemistopreventthe
enginefromcrankingorstartingunlesstheclutchpedalis
pressed.
CAUTION
Ifthesafety-interlockswitchesaredisconnectedor
damagedthemachinecouldoperateunexpectedly
causingpersonalinjury.
Donottamperwiththeinterlockswitches.
Checktheoperationoftheinterlockswitches
dailyandreplaceanydamagedswitchesbefore
operatingthemachine.
Note:RefertoAttachmentOperator’sManualforprocedures
oncheckingtheattachmentinterlocksystem.
VerifyingtheClutchInterlockSwitch
1.Sitontheoperator’sseatandengagetheparkingbrake.
2.MovetheshiftlevertotheNeutralposition.
Note:Theenginewillnotcrankifthehydraulic-lift
leverislockedintheforwardposition.
3.Withoutpressingtheclutchpedal,rotatetheignition
keyclockwisetotheStartposition.
Note:Iftheenginecranksorstarts,thereisa
malfunctionintheinterlocksystemthatmustbe
repairedbeforeoperatingthemachine.
VerifyingtheHydraulic-liftLever
InterlockSwitch
1.Sitontheoperator’sseatandengagetheparkingbrake.
2.MovetheshiftlevertotheNeutralpositionandensure
thatthehydraulic-liftleverisinthecenterposition.
3.Pressclutchpedal.
4.Movethehydraulic-liftleverforwardandrotatethe
ignitionkeyclockwisetothestartposition.
Note:Ifenginecranksorstarts,thereisamalfunction
intheinterlocksystemthatmustberepairedbefore
operatingthemachine.
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