Operator's Manual

4.IfthehydraulicuidlevelisbelowtheAddmark,
removethellcap(Figure21),addthespecied
hydraulicuidtoraisetheuidleveluptotheFull
mark,andinstallthellcap.
InspectingtheMachineDaily
Inspectthefollowingitemsonthemachineeachdaybefore
youstarttheengine:
•Checkforleaksunderthemachine,andrepairallleaks.
•Checkthetiresforwear,damage,andlowpressure.
•Checkthemachinefordebris,especiallyaroundthe
engine.
Note:Ensurethattheareaneartheengineiscleanso
thattheenginecoolsproperly.
•Cleanorreplaceanysafetyorinstructionaldecalthat
cannotberead.
•Cleanmachinecomponentsthatyou,theoperator,use.
•Removeanylooseitemsfromthemachine.
•Checkthemachineforbroken,damaged,loose,or
missingparts.Replace,tighten,oradjusttheseparts
beforeyouoperatethemachine.
•RepairorreplacealldamagedROPSandseatbeltparts.
StartingtheEngine
WARNING
Beforestartingtheengine,sitintheoperatorseat,
fastentheseatbelt,applytheparkingbrake,and
ensurethatthetransmissiondirectioncontroland
diggingcontrolleversareintheNeutralposition.
Warnallpersonsaroundyouthatyouarestarting
theengine.
Note:Theseatinterlocksystempreventsyoufromstarting
andoperatingthemachineunlessyouraresittinginthe
operatorseat.Ifyoudonotremainseatedandthecontrol
leversarenotintheNeutralposition,thesystemwillstop
boththegrounddriveandtheattachmentdrivein1second.
Donotsetaweightedobjectontheseat,bypasstheseat
interlocksystem,ortamperwiththesystem.
1.Checktheoillevel;refertoCheckingtheEngineOil
Level(page23).
2.Ensurethatthebattery-disconnectswitchisintheOn
position.
3.Adjusttheseatpositionandfastentheseatbelt.
Note:Ensurethattheseatisfacingforward.
4.SettheparkingbrakeswitchtotheOnposition.
5.EnsurethatallcontrolleversareintheNeutralorthe
StoppositionandthatthehandthrottleisintheIdle
position.
Note:Thecontrols-in-neutrallightwillilluminate.
Note:Ifthemachineisequippedwithabackhoe,
ensurethattheengineshutoffcontrolispulledup.
6.Pullthethrottleleverouttothe1/2Throttleposition.
Note:Inextremehotorcoldweather,takethe
necessaryprecautions;refertoOperatingtheMachine
inExtremeConditions(page26).
7.TurnthekeyswitchtotheOnposition,andcheckthat
thecontrols-in-neutral,theparking-brakewarning,and
theoil-pressurewarninglightsilluminate.
Note:Theenginecomeswithanglowplugair
systemthatsensetheinletairtemperature.Iftheair
temperatureiscold,thewait-to-startwarninglight
alertstheoperatortowaitfortheintakeairtowarmup
beforestarting.Whentheintakeairisattheproper
temperatureforstartingtheengine,thewarninglight
turnsoff.
8.TurnthekeyswitchhalfwaybetweentheOnand
Startpositions,andcheckthatthewarninglightson
theinstrumentclusterareworkingproperly;referto
InstrumentCluster(page15).
9.TurnthekeyswitchtotheStartposition.
Note:Iftheenginestartsandthenstops,donot
turnthekeyswitchtotheStartpositionagainuntilthe
startermotorhasstoppedturning.
Important: Do not operatethestartermotoruntil
itstopsturning.
Do not operatethestartermotor
formorethan30secondsatonetime.Allowthe
startermotortocoolfor30secondsbeforeyou
operateitagain.Whenyouengagethestarter
motor,youshouldseewhiteorblacksmoke
comingfromtheexhaustpipe;ifyoudonot,check
thefuelsupply.
10.Whentheenginestarts,checktheinstrumentsto
ensurethatthegaugereadingsarecorrect.Ifanyof
thewarninglightsturnon,stoptheengineandcheck
theproblem.
11.Runattheengineat1000rpmuntilthecoolantis
warm.
12.Cycleallthemachinecomponentsbeforeoperatingthe
machine,andcheckallthecontrolsandcomponentsto
ensurethattheyareworkingproperly.
Note:Iftheengineisnewornewlyrebuilt,referto
BreakinginaNeworRebuiltEngine(page26).
SettingtheEngineSpeed
Note:Donotruntheengineatalowidlespeedforlong
periodsoftime,becauseitcausesalowoperatingtemperature
thatcanallowacidsanddepositstoformintheengineoil.
Note:Formaximumlifeandmachineperformance,operate
theengineatfullthrottlewhenevertheconditionsallowyou
tosafelydoso.
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