Operator's Manual

temperaturesprovideslowerashpointandcoldow
characteristicswhichwilleasestartingandreducefuel
lterplugging.
Useofsummergradefuelabove20degreesF(–7
degreesC)willcontributetowardlongerfuelpumplife
andincreasedpowercomparedtowintergradefuel.
Important:Donotusekeroseneorgasoline
insteadofdieselfueloryouwilldamagetheengine.
Undercertainconditions,dieselfuelandfuel
vaporsarehighlyammableandexplosive.A
reorexplosionfromfuelcanburnyouand
othersandcancausepropertydamage.
•Useafunnelandllthefueltankoutdoors,
inanopenarea,whentheengineisoffand
iscold.Wipeupanyfuelthatspills.
•Donotllthefueltankcompletelyfull.Add
fueltothefueltankuntilthelevelis1/4to
1/2inch(6to13mm)belowthebottomof
thellerneck.Thisemptyspaceinthetank
allowsthefueltoexpand.
•Neversmokewhenhandlingfuel,andstay
awayfromanopenameorwherefuel
fumesmaybeignitedbyaspark.
•Storefuelinaclean,sealed,safety-approved
container.
1.Tipseatforwardandpropitwiththesupportrod
soitcannotfallaccidentally.Usingacleanrag,clean
areaaroundfueltankcap(Figure28).
Figure28
1.Fueltankcap
2.Removethecapfromthefueltankandllthetank
towithin1inch(2.5cm)fromthetopwithdiesel
fuel.Installfueltankcaptightlyafterllingthetank.
CheckCoolingSystem
Cleandebrisoffscreenandradiator/oilcoolerdaily,
moreoftenifconditionsareextremelydustyanddirty.
Thecoolingsystemislledwitha50/50solution
ofwaterandpermanentethyleneglycolanti–freeze.
Checklevelofcoolantinexpansiontankatbeginning
ofeachdaybeforestartingtheengine.Capacityof
coolingsystemis6quarts(5.6l).
Ifenginehasbeenrunning,pressurized
hotcoolantcanescapewhenradiatorcapis
removedandcauseburns.
1.Checklevelofcoolantinexpansiontank.Coolant
levelshouldbebetweenthemarksonsideoftank.
Figure29
1.Expansiontank
2.Ifcoolantlevelislow,removeexpansiontankcap
andreplenishthesystem.DONOTOVERFILL.
3.Installexpansiontankcap.
CheckingtheHydraulicSystemFluid
Thefrontaxlehousingactsasthereservoirforthe
system.Thetransmissionandaxlehousingareshipped
fromthefactorywithapproximately5quarts(4.7l)of
highqualityhydraulicuid.However,checkuidlevel
beforeengineisrststartedanddailythereafter.
Note:Fluidtooperatethepowersteeringissupplied
bythehydraulicsystemtransmissionchargepump.
Coldweatherstart-upmayresultin“stiff”operationof
thesteeringuntilthehydraulicsystemhaswarmedup.
Thefollowinglistisnotassumedtobeall–inclusive.
Hydraulicuidsproducedbyothermanufacturers
maybeusediftheycancrossreferencetond
anequivalenttotheproductslisted.Torowill
notassumeresponsibilityfordamagecausedby
impropersubstitutions,souseonlyproductsfrom
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