CASE CONSTRUCTION Alpha Series - Page 19

2-SAFETYINFORMATION
Beforeyouleavethemachine:
1.Parkthemachineonarm,levelsurface.
2.Lowertheloaderarmsandattachmentstothe
ground.
3.Placeallcontrolsintheneutralposition.
4.PresstheOperatebuttonontheinstrumentpanel,
thisshoulddisablethegrounddriveandtheloader
hydrauliccontrols.
5.Engagetheparkbrake.
6.Checkthattheinterlocksystemisfunctioningby
movingthecontrolsoutoftheneutralposition.Ifany
movementoccursdonotoperatethemachine.Park
themachine,turnofftheengine,andcontactyour
authorizeddealerforassistance.
7.Turnofftheengineandifapplicableremovethekey.
8.Exitthemachine.
9.Usewheelchocksifrequired.
When,duetoexceptionalcircumstances,youwould
decidetokeeptheenginerunningafteryouleave
theOperator’sstation,thenyoumustfollowthese
precautions:
1.Bringtheenginetolowidlespeed.
2.Lowertheloaderarmsandattachmentstotheground.
3.Placeallcontrolsintheirneutralposition.
4.PresstheOperatebuttonontheinstrumentpanel,this
shoulddisablethegrounddriveandtheloaderhy-
drauliccontrols.
5.Engagetheparkbrake.
6.Checkthattheinterlocksystemisfunctioningbymov-
ingthecontrolsoutoftheneutralposition.Ifany
movementoccursdonotoperatethemachine.Park
themachine,turnofftheengine,andcontactyourau-
thorizeddealerforassistance.
7.Exitthemachine.
Generalmaintenancesafety
Keeptheareausedforservicingthemachinecleanand
dry.Cleanupspilleduids.
Servicethemachineonarm,levelsurface.
Installguardsandshieldsafteryouservicethemachine.
Closeallaccessdoorsandinstallallpanelsafterservicing
themachine.
Donotattempttoclean,lubricate,clearobstructions,or
makeadjustmentstothemachinewhileitisinmotionor
whiletheengineisrunning.
Alwaysmakesurethatworkingareaisclearoftools,
parts,otherpersonsandpetsbeforeyoustartoperating
themachine.
Unsupportedhydrauliccylinderscanlosepressureand
droptheequipment,causingacrushinghazard.Donot
leaveequipmentinaraisedpositionwhileparkedordur-
ingservice,unlesstheequipmentissecurelysupported.
Jackorliftthemachineonlyatjackorliftpointsindicated
inthismanual.
Incorrecttowingprocedurescancauseaccidents.When
youtowadisabledmachinefollowtheprocedureinthis
manual.Useonlyrigidtowbars.
Stoptheengine,removethekey,andrelievepressure
beforeyouconnectordisconnectuidlines.
Stoptheengineandremovethekeybeforeyouconnect
ordisconnectelectricalconnections.
Scaldingcanresultfromincorrectremovalofcoolant
caps.Coolingsystemsoperateunderpressure.Hot
coolantcansprayoutifyouremoveacapwhilethesys-
temishot.Allowthesystemtocoolbeforeyouremove
thecap.Whenyouremovethecap,turnitslowlytoallow
pressuretoescapebeforeyoucompletelyremovethe
cap.
Replacedamagedorworntubes,hoses,electricalwiring,
etc.
Theengine,transmission,exhaustcomponents,andhy-
drauliclinesmaybecomehotduringoperation.Takecare
whenyouservicesuchcomponents.Allowsurfacesto
coolbeforeyouhandleordisconnecthotcomponents.
Wearprotectiveequipmentwhenappropriate.
Whenwelding,followtheinstructionsinthemanual.Al-
waysdisconnectthebatterybeforeyouweldonthema-
chine.Alwayswashyourhandsafteryouhandlebattery
components.
Wheelsandtires
Makesurethattiresarecorrectlyinated.Donotexceed
anyrecommendedloadorpressure.Followtheinstruc-
tionsinthemanualforpropertireination.
Tiresareheavy.Handlingtireswithoutproperequipment
couldcausedeathorseriousinjury.
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