CASE CONSTRUCTION CX17C - Page 30

2-SAFETYINFORMATION
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Poorlycarriedoutmaintenanceoradjustmentscan
causeseriousinjuries.Ifyoudonotunderstanda
servicingoradjustmentprocedure,consultyourCASE
CONSTRUCTIONDealer.
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Iftheattachmentisraisedorifthemachinemoveswith-
outanoperator,seriousinjurycanresult.Beforecar-
ryingoutmaintenanceonthismachine,proceedasfol-
lows:
Parkthemachineonat,levelground.
Lowertheattachmentuntilitisrestingontheground.
Lowerthedozerblade(ifequipped)untilitrestsonthe
ground.
Stoptheengineandremovetheignitionkey.
Lockthetrackstopreventanymachinemovement.
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Anyunauthorizedmodicationsmadetothisma-
chinecancauseseriousinjury.Donotundertake
anymodicationswithoutrstconsultingyourCASE
CONSTRUCTIONDealer.Anymodicationsmade
mustbeinconformitywiththetechnicalspecications
ofthemachineandanycurrentsafetylegislationre-
quirements.
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Certaincomponentsofthemachinearesubjectto
typeapproval.Whenreplacingsuchcomponents,it
ismandatorytomakesurethattheyconformtoreg-
ulations.UseonlygenuineCASECONSTRUCTION
parts.
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Pressurizedhydraulicuidorgreasethatpenetrates
theskincancauseseriousinjury.Taketheneces-
sarysafetyprecautions(safetyclothingandprotection
forfaceandhands)toavoidsuchrisks.Also,before
usingtheseproducts,readthemanufacturer'sinstruc-
tionsconcerningtheiruse.Ifhydraulicuidpenetrates
theskin,calladoctorimmediately.
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Coolantsolutionistoxic.
Avoidcontactwithskin,eyes,andclothing.
Antidote:
External:rinsethoroughlywithwaterandremove
soiledclothes.
Internal:donotinducevomiting.Rinsethemouthout
withwater.Seekmedicaladvice.
Eyes:rinsethoroughlywithwaterandseekmedical
advice.
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Thepressureinthetracktensioncylindersishigh.Fol-
lowtheproceduredescribedinthismanualcarefullyfor
increasingorreducingtracktension.
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Whencarryingoutaweldingoperationontheunder-
carriageorupper-structurecarriageasauthorizedby
CASECONSTRUCTIONandinaccordancewiththe
instructions,disconnectthebatteries,disconnectthe
alternatorB+andD+terminalwires,andconnectthe
weldingapparatusgroundcabletothecomponenton
whichtheweldingoperationistobeperformed.Never
connecttheweldingapparatustotheundercarriage
whenweldingontheupper-structure(orvice-versa).
Neverconnecttheweldingapparatusgroundtoa
componentofthehydraulicsystem.
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Whenusingcompressedair,takethenecessarypre-
cautionstoprotectyourface.
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Cleanthemachineregularly.Accumulationsofgrease,
dirt,anddebriscancauseinjuriesordamagethema-
chine.
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Periodicallyinspectthefasteningofthemaincompo-
nents,aspartofthemachinemaintenanceprogram:
counterweight,swingbearing,andoperator'scompart-
ment.Intheeventofproblems,consultyourCASE
CONSTRUCTIONDealer.
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Iftheaccumulatorisnotfunctioningcorrectly,consult
yourCASECONSTRUCTIONDealer.Nevertryto
carryoutanyservicingoperationontheaccumulator.If
thisinstructionisnotfollowedseriousinjurycanresult.
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Theaccumulatorischargedwithnitrogenunderhigh
pressure.Donotweldorallowamestocomenearto
theaccumulator.
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Thereishighpressurefuelinthefeedlinewhenthe
engineisrunningandimmediatelyafterithasbeenshut
down.Waitfortwominutesafterengineshutdown
beforeyoudoanymaintenanceorinspectionstoallow
thepressuretodropintheline.
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High-voltageischargedtothecontrollerand/ortothe
injectorwhiletheengineisrunningandimmediately
afterithasbeenshutdown.
Donottouchthecontrollerortheinjector.
Ifitisnecessarytotouchthemformaintenancepur-
poses,consultyourCASECONSTRUCTIONDealer.
UsinganImplementotherthanabucket
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Whenusingaspecialimplement(hydraulicbreaker,
cuttercrusheretc.),refertotheoperator'smanualpro-
videdwiththeimplement.
Implementoperationandmaintenance
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Fortheimplementoperationandmaintenance,referto
theoperator'smanualprovidedwiththeimplement.
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