Case IH AXIAL-FLOW 9120 - Engine Safety

INTRODUCTION
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DONOTstandonoruseahoseasastep.DONOTpullorapplyexternalforcestothehose.Thehosemayfail
andcauseinjury.
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Keepallpersonsawayfromtheworkingarea.Mechanismscontrolledbyuidpowercanbecomehazardousifa
hosefails.Liftedmechanismscanfalltotheground,machinesteeringmayfail,etc.
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Stayclearofapressurizedhoseassemblythathasblownapart.Hosettingscanbethrownoffathighspeedand
aloosehosecanwhiparoundwithgreatforce.
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Hydraulicuidcanreachhightemperatures.Allowuidtocoolbeforeservicingthesystem.
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Escapinguidunderpressuremayformamistornespraywhichcanashorexplodeuponcontactwithanignition
source.
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Vibrationcanreducehoseservicelife.Makesureallretainingclampsand/ordevicesaresecured.
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Environmentalconditionscancausehoseandttingstodeteriorate.Inspecthydraulichosesperiodically.Replace
wornordamagedhosesandttings.
Safetyrequirementsforuidpowersystemsandcomponents-Hydraulics(Europeanstan-
dardPREN982)
Flexiblehoseassembliesmustnotbeconstructedfromhoseswhichhavebeenpreviouslyusedaspartofahose
assembly.
Donotweldhydraulicpiping.
Whenexiblehosesorpipingaredamaged,replacethemimmediately.
Itisforbiddentomodifyahydraulicaccumulatorbymachining,weldingoranyothermeans.
Beforeremovinghydraulicaccumulatorsforservicing,theliquidpressureintheaccumulatormustbereducedtozero.
Pressurecheckonhydraulicaccumulatorsshallbecarriedoutbymethodrecommendedbytheaccumulatormanu-
facturer.
Caremustbetakennottoexceedthemaximumallowablepressureoftheaccumulator.Afteranycheckofadjustment
theremustbenoleakageofgas.
Dangerofdeathbyelectrocution!
Payspecialattentiontotheoverheadpowerlines.Makesurethemachinehassufcientclearancetopassinall
directions(alsowithraisedoropenedmachinecomponents).Alsothinkoftheradioaerial(s)oranyotherfactory-
ttedaccessoryorpartswhichmayhavebeenaddedafterwards.
Shouldacontactbetweenthemachineandanelectricpowerlineoccur,thenthefollowingprecautionsmustbetaken:
Stopthemachinemovementimmediately,stoptheengineandapplythehand-brakeorparkingbrake.
Checkifyoucansafelyleavethecaboryouractualpositionwithoutdirectcontactwithelectricwires.Ifnot,stay
inyourpositionandcallforhelp.Ifyoucanleaveyourpositionwithouttouchingthelines,jumpoffthelaststepor
supportpositiontoensurethatthereisnocontactbetweenanypartofyourbodyandthegroundatanytime.Donot
touchthemachineafterwardsuntilpowertothelineshasbeenshutoff.Whenpeopleapproachthemachine,warn
themnottotouchthemachinebuttoasktheelectricpowersupplycompanytoshutoffthepowertothelines.
Enginesafety
1.Keeptheengineareacleanofdust,chaffandstrawtopreventthepossibilityofres.
2.Neveridletheengineinanenclosedareaasharmfulexhaustgasesmaybuildup.
3.Wearasuitablehearingprotectivedevice,suchasearmuffsorearplugs,ifyouareexposedtonoisewhichyou
feelisuncomfortable.
4.Thecoolingsystemoperatesunderpressurewhichiscontrolledbytheradiatorcap.Itisdangeroustoremove
thecapwhiletheengineishot.
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