Case 621G - Page 153

4-OPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS
Startingtheengine
WARNING
Equipmentfailurecouldcauseaccidentorin-
jury!
Beforeoperatingthemachine,checkforcor-
rectoperationofsteering,brakes,hydraulic
controls,instruments,andsafetyequipment.
Makesurethetransmissioncontrolleverisin
theneutralposition.Makealladjustmentsbe-
foreoperatingthemachine.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorse-
riousinjury.
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NOTE:ifthemachinehasbeenoutofuseforsometime,
see“Removal”-Chapter7inthismanual.
NOTE:ifyouneedtostarttheengineusingaboosterbat-
tery,see“Auxiliarybatteryconnections-Check”-Chapter
7inthismanual.
1.TurnthetimeddisconnectswitchtotheONposition.
2.Takeupthecorrectpositionintheoperator'sseatwith
theseatbeltcorrectlyfastened.Makesureyoucan
pushthefootpedalscompletelydownwithyourback
againsttheseatcushion.
3.Makecertainthetransmissiondirectioncontrolisin
NEUTRALandtheparkingbrakeisapplied.
4.TurnthekeyswitchtotheONpositionandcheckthe
instrumentindicators.
5.Keepallnon-authorizedpersonnelclearofthearea.
Soundthehorntoalertothersofyourintenttostart
theengine.TurnthekeyswitchtotheSTARTposition
untiltheenginestarts,thenreleasethekey.
NOTICE:thestarterhasanautomaticcut-outtopro-
tectitself.Incoldweatherconditions,extendedcrank-
ingmaybenecessary.
6.Aftertheenginestarts,checktheinstrumentstomake
suretheindicationsarecorrect.Runtheengineatlow
idlewiththetransmissioninNEUTRALuntiltheengine
coolanttemperatureiswarm.
NOTICE:operatethemachineatreducedloadsuntil
allsystemsreachoperatingtemperature.Thisisvery
importantduringextremelycoldweatheroperationto
protectboththeengineandhydraulicsystems.
Thetransmissionwillnotshiftintogearunlessthe
transmissionuidiswarmenough.
Enginespeed
DONOTOPERATEtheengineatidlespeedforlongperi-
ods.Thiscancausealowoperatingtemperature.Alow
operatingtemperaturecancauseacidsanddepositsin
theengineoil.
Runtheengineatlowidleforaminuteatstartupbefore
pickingupspeedandload.
NOTICE:alwaysbringtheenginetolowidleforafew
minutestoletallpartscoolevenlybeforeshutdown.
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