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5.4 Scheduled maintenance operations
5.4.1 Maintenance on a shift basis (STM) every 8–10 hours of operation or
every shift
5.4.1.1 General guidelines
Every 8 – 10 hours of the tractor operation or at the end of a shift (whichever comes
first) perform the following operations:
5.4.1.2 Operation 1. Check of oil level in engine crankcase
Check oil level having placed the tractor on a flat surface and not earlier than in 3 to 5
min after the engine is killed, after the oil has completely run down to the crankcase.
To check oil level in the engine crankcase, proceed as follows:
- take dipstick 3 out (figure 5.4.1), wipe it clean and then put it back against the stop;
- take dipstick 3 out and see the oil level. The level shall stay between the upper
and the lower marks of the dipstick. If required top up the oil through neck 1, having re-
moved cover 2.
- put cover 2 back.
1 – filler neck; 2 – cover; 3 – dipstick.
Figure 5.4.1 – Check of oil level in engine crankcase
ATTENTION: DO NOT RUN THE ENGINE WITH THE OIL LEVEL BELOW THE
LOWER MARK ON THE DIPSTICK!
ATTENTION: DO NOT TOP OIL ABOVE THE UPPER MARK OF THE DIPSTICK.
THE EXCESS OIL WILL BURN OUT CREATING ERRONEOUS IDEA OF LARGE OIL
CONSUMPTION!
WARNING: BE CAREFUL TO AVOID CONTACT WITH HOT OIL AND HOT SUR-
FACE OF THE ENGINE!
5.4.1.3 Operation 2. Alternator cleaning
Remove dust off alternator 2 (figure 5.4.2), blow with compressed air.
1 – engine; 2 – alternator.
Figure 5.4.2 – Alternator cleaning