Case 570NXT - Safety Rules - General Maintenance Precautions

2-SAFETYINFORMATION
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Donotliftloadhigherthannecessary.Lowerloadsto
transport.Remembertoleaveappropriateclearanceto
thegroundorotherobstacles.
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Equipmentandassociatedloadscanblockvisibilityand
causeanaccident.Donotoperatewithinsufcientvis-
ibility.
Safetyrules-Generalmaintenanceprecautions
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Keepareausedforservicingthemachinecleanand
dry.Cleanupspilleduids.
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Servicemachineonrmlevelsurface.
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Donotattemptserviceunlesstrained.Refertomanu-
alsandexperiencedservicepersonnelforhelp.
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Wearprotectiveglassesandotherrequiredsafety
equipmentwhenservicingthemachine.
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Wearglovestoprotecthandswhenhandlingcables.
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Disconnectthebatterybeforeworkingontheelectrical
system.Knowtheconsequencesofdisconnectingany
electronicorcomputerdevices.
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Donotattempttoclean,lubricate,clearobstructions,or
makeadjustmentstothemachinewhileitisinmotion
orwhileengineisrunning.
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Iftheenginemustbeinoperationtomakecertainad-
justments,placethetransmissioninneutral,applythe
parkingbrake,placetheequipmentinasafeposition,
securelyblockthewheels,anduseextremecaution.
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Unsupportedhydrauliccylinderscanlosepressureand
droptheequipmentcausingacrushinghazard.Donot
leaveequipmentinaraisedpositionwhileparkedor
duringservice,unlesssecurelysupported.
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Shutdowntheengine,removethekey,andrelievethe
pressurebeforedisconnectingorconnectinguidlines.
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Shutdowntheengineandremovethekeybeforedis-
connectingorconnectingelectricalcomponents.
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Replacedamagedorworntubes,hoses,electrical
wiring,etc.
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Scaldingcanresultfromincorrectremovalofcoolant
caps.Coolingsystemoperatesunderpressure.Hot
coolantcansprayoutifacapisremovedwhilethesys-
temishot.Allowthesystemtocoolbeforeremoving
cap.Whenremovingacap,turnitslowlytoallowpres-
suretoescapebeforecompletelyremovingthecap.
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Engine,transmission,exhaustcomponents,andhy-
drauliclinesmaybecomehotduringoperation.Take
carewhenservicingsuchcomponents.Allowsurfaces
tocoolbeforehandlingordisconnectinghotcompo-
nents.Wearprotectiveequipmentwhereappropriate.
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Continuouslongtermcontactwithhydraulicuidmay
causeskincancer.Avoidlongtermcontactandwash
theskinpromptlywithsoapandwater.
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Whenreplacinghardenedpins,useabrassdriftor
othersuitablematerialbetweenthehammerandpin.
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Whenwelding,followtheinstructionsinthismanual.
Alwaysdisconnectbatterybeforeweldingonmachine.
Alwayswashyourhandsafterhandlingbatterycompo-
nents.
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Keepthebrakesandsteeringsystemsingoodoperat-
ingcondition.
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Replaceallmissing,illegible,ordamagedsafetysigns.
Keepallsafetysignsclean.
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Installguardsandshieldsafterservicingthemachine.
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Closeallaccessdoorsandinstallallpanelsafterser-
vicingthemachine.
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Alwaysmakesureworkingareaisclearoftools,parts,
otherpersons,anddomesticanimalsbeforeyoustart
operatingthemachine.
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ExtremeheatisgeneratedwhentheDieselParticu-
lateFilter(DPF)isinautoorforcedregenerationmode.
Avoidcontactwiththemachinehoodandsurrounding
components.
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Jackorliftthemachineonlyatjackorliftpointsindi-
catedinthismanual.
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Incorrecttowingprocedurescancauseaccidents.
Whentowingadisabledmachinefollowtheprocedure
inthismanual.Useonlyrigidtowbars.
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