CASE CONSTRUCTION CX17C - Preparing for Storage

6-MAINTENANCE
Storage
Preparingforstorage
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Thefollowingprocedureapplieswhenthemachine
istobestoredforamonthormore.Storethema-
chineonat,levelground,insideabuildingor,ifnot
possible,outsideandcoveredwithatarpaulin.Be-
forestoringthemachine,carryoutthefollowingop-
erations:
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1.Cleanthemachine.
2.Makesurethatthemachinehasnodamagedormiss-
ingparts.Replacethemifnecessary.
3.Retractthecylinderrodsasforaspossibleandlower
theboomuntiltheattachmentisrestingontheground.
Lowerthedozerbladetotheground.
4.Greasethemachinethoroughly.Theexposedsurfaces
ofthecylinderrodsshouldbegreasedorcoveredwitha
protectivelm.ConsultyourCASECONSTRUCTION
Dealer.
NOTE:whenthemachineresumesservice,thelmwill
disappearautomatically.
5.Whiletheengineisstillwarm,draintheoilsump,re-
placetheoillterandllwithspeciedoil.Checkthe
oillevelandaddmoreifnecessary.
6.Cleanorreplacetheairlterelement.
7.Checkthelevelofcoolantsolution.Ifthemachine
iswithin100hofthenextscheduledcoolantchange,
changethecoolantnow.
8.Removethebattery,cleanthebatteryhousing,and
checkthatthereisnoadhesionofbatteryuid.Store
thebatterysafelyinacoolanddryplacewheretem-
peratureis0°C(32°F)ormore.Alternatively,cut-off
thecablefromthenegative(-)terminalofthebattery,
orturnthebatterydisconnectswitchtotheOFFposi-
tion.
9.Plugtheaircleanerinletandtheexhaustpipe.
10.Removethestarterkey,putthedecal"NOOPERA-
TION"ontheconsole,andsetthesafetylockleverto
rearwardposition(LOCKposition).
11.Locktheenginedoor,andthecabdoor.
12.Preventdustandmoisturebykeepingthemachine
dry.Storethemachinesettingwoodontheground.
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