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6 Maintenance
6.1 General instructions
Maintenance services (MS) is needed to maintain the tractor in operable state during
operation. Noncompliance with the specified intervals and bad quality of MS may result in
reduction of tractor life, increase of failure number, engine power loss and increase in ex-
penses for tractor operation. Operator must carry out daily inspection of the tractor, avoiding
fasteners torque-retention loss, fuel, liquid, and oil leakage, dirt and other deposits accumu-
lation, which can cause operating troubles, ignition or accidents.
Notes about performance of maintenance services shall be made in the tractor ser-
vice book.
Comply with storage precautions and waste recovery rules. Never discharge used
liquid on the ground. Use special tanks for safe storage of waste.
WARNING: DURING CARRYING OUT OF MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR SER-
VICES COMPLY WITH SAFETY PRECAUTIONS, LISTED IN SUBSECTION 6.6 “SAFETY
PRECAUTIONS IN THE COURSE OF MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR SERVICES”!
ATTENTION: IF THERE IS NO SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS, BEFORE STARTING
ANY MAINTENANCE OR ADJUSTMENT SERVICES, ETC., STOP THE DIESEL ENGINE
AND ENGAGE PARKING BRAKES. IN CASE SAFETY GUARDS AND COVERS ARE OFF,
ENSURE THEY ARE MOUNTED BACK AFTER MAINTENANCE SERVICES HAVE BEEN
COMPLETED, BEFORE YOU START OPERATING THE TRACTOR!
During the maintenance of hydraulic lift linkage, steering, transmission and engine of
the tractor, oil change and filter replacement intervals should be observed. It is not allowed
to use oil, not specified in subsection 6.7 of the tractor operation manual, for refilling (topping
up).
Before refilling and replacement of filter cartridges clean filler plugs, necks and caps,
and adjoining surfaces from dirt and dust. During replacement of filter cartridges, wash the
internal surfaces of filter housings and caps with the diesel fuel.
When the tractor is coupled with hydraulically-operated implements, clean clutches,
couplings, adaptors and other connecting parts of the implement and the tractor thoroughly.
In case the hydraulic system is operated with hydraulically-operated implements filled
with oil the origin of which is unknown, the oil in the implement must be replaced wth the oil,
primed into the tractor lift linkage.
Purity of oil in the hydraulic system ensures its fail-safe operation.
Types of scheduled maintenance service are shown in Table 6.1.1.