Case 1121F - Cold Temperature Operation

4-OPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS
Coldtemperatureoperation[60632068]
Operatingincoldclimateconditions
WARNING
Hazardtobystanders!
Makesuretheareasurroundingthemachineisclearofallpersonsbeforestartingtheengine.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorseriousinjury.
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WARNING
Equipmentfailurecouldcauseaccidentorinjury!
Beforeoperatingthemachine,checkforcorrectoperationofsteering,brakes,hydrauliccontrols,
instruments,andsafetyequipment.Makesurethetransmissioncontrolleverisintheneutralposition.
Makealladjustmentsbeforeoperatingthemachine.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorseriousinjury.
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NOTICE:Runningtheengineatidleforanextendedtime(6hoursmaximum)isnotrecommended.Afteranextended
idleperiod,operatemachineunderloadforaminimumof30minutes.
Coldweatherconditionsrequirespecialoperatingprocedures.Duringtheseconditionsyourmachinewillrequire
specialstartup,warmupandmaintenanceproceduresforthebestperformance.Propercoldweathermaintenance
willextendtheservicelifeofyourmachine.
Batteries
Cleanthebatteriesandmakesuretheyareatfullcharge.
Incoldconditionsitisimportanttorunthemachinelong
enoughtoreturnthechargelostbystarting.Inmostcold
conditionsthisisabouttenminutes,butinextremecold
itcanbe30minutes.
NOTE:Afullychargedbatteryat-17°C(1.4°F)hasonly
40%ofthenormalstartingpower.At-29°C(-20.2°F)
thebatteryhasonly18%.
Inspectthebatterycablesandterminals.Cleanthetermi-
nalsandapplyelectricalterminalsealerstopreventcor-
rosion.Seeyourdealer.
Ifwaterisaddedtothebatteriesandthetemperatureis
below0°C(32.0°F),chargethebatteriesorruntheen-
gineforapproximately2hours.Thiswillpreventbattery
freezing.
Lubricants
Followtherecommendedoilandlterservicefortheen-
gineandhydraulicsystemasshowninthismanual.Use
thecorrectviscosityoilineachcomponentfortheambient
temperaturesthemachineisoperatingin.Forextreme
coldconditions,contactyourdealerforalternativelubri-
cantsforthehydraulicandtransmissionsystems.
Fuel
Checkwithyourfuelsupplierforthecorrectcoldweather
fuel.Enginepowerwillbereducedifwaxparticlesarein
thefuellters.Somecoldweatherfuelblendsresultin
lowerenginepower.
Checkforwaterinthefuelsystem.Coldtemperatures
cancausecondensationtoforminthefueltank.Check
anddrainthefuelprelterandfueltankforwaterasre-
quired.
Coolingsystem
Checkthecoolantmixturebeforeoperatingincoldtem-
peratures.Amixtureof50%ethyleneglycoland50%
watermustbeused.Thismixtureisusedifthelowestam-
bienttemperatureis-37°C(-34°F).Iftheambienttem-
peratureislower,adjustthemixture.Itisrecommended
thatethyleneglycolandwaterbeusedinthemachineall
yearlong.
Coldtemperaturestartingaids
WARNING
Explosionhazard!
DONOTuseetherstartinguid.Serious
enginedamage,explosion,death,orserious
personalinjurycouldoccur.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorse-
riousinjury.
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Thismachinemaybeequippedwithenginegridheater.
TurnthekeyswitchtoONandwaitfortheenginegrid
heaterindicatorlamptogoout.Theindicatorlightmay
comeonagainduringcrankingandshortlyaftertheen-
ginestartsforpostheating.Thisallowsforsmoothrun-
ningconditionsduringcoldweatherwarmup.Contact
yourdealerforadditionalcoldweatherstartingaids.
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