Case 695ST - Operating the machine

4-OPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS
Operatingthemachine
WARNING
Drivinghazard!
Checkallcontrolsandsafetydevicesinasafe,openareabeforestartingwork.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorseriousinjury.
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Whenusingthemachine,someprecautionsareneces-
sary.
Starttheenginetakingintoaccountweatherconditions.
Regularlycheckthehourmeterinthetachometer(580T)
oronthesideinstrumentdisplay(580ST/590ST/695ST)
toensureservicingintervalsareobserved.
Ifyouusethemachineunderparticularlyseverecondi-
tions(dustyorcorrosiveatmosphere,etc.),theServicing
Intervalsshouldbereduced.
Makesurethattheoperator’sseatiscorrectlyadjusted
andpositioned.
Neveroperateanycontrolordrivingcomponentunless
youareseatedcorrectlyintheoperator’sseatwiththe
seatbeltadjustedandattachedcorrectly.
Avoidrunningtheengineinanenclosedspace.Ifneces-
sary,ensuregoodventilationunderallcircumstances.
Dust,smokeorfogcanreducevisibilityandcausean
accident.
Stoporslowdownthemachineuntilnormalvisibilityis
restored.
Ifthereisanyoperatingproblem,immediatelylowerthe
loaderequipmenttotheground,engagetheparking
brakeandstoptheengine.
Findthecauseorinformresponsiblepersonsandtakethe
necessarymeasurestoforbidtheuseofthemachine.
Whenstoppingtheenginetakeaccountofweathercon-
ditions.SeePage4-11.
Whenparkingthemachine,seePage4-19.
Whenloadingthemachineontothetrailerofanarticu-
latedvehicle,seePage5-11.
Whentowingthemachine,seePage5-12.
Roadoperation
NOTICE:Roadspeedissubjecttorestrictionsaccording
tothecountry.Itistheoperator’sresponsibilitytofollow
theroadspeedlimitations.
Beforecarryingoutanyroadtravel,locktheattachments
andinstallthesafetysystemsrequiredbyregulations.
Themachinemustbewithinthemaximumdimensions
permittedontheroadinaccordancewithlocalroadtrafc
regulations.
(4WS)beforeundertakinganyroadtravel,selectthe2
wheelsteermodeandliftthecovertolocktheswitchin
thisposition.
Completelyraisethestabilizersandlockthemmechani-
cally.
Checkthatthelightingandsignalingsystemsoperatecor-
rectly.
Checkthatthebrakesandsteeringoperatecorrectly.
Checktheconditionofthetiresandthetirepressure.
Neverleavetheoperator’scompartmentwhentheengine
isrunning.
Neverusethedifferentiallock.
Jobsiteoperation
Onjobsitesonthepublichighway,useregulationsignals,
takingintoaccounttheworkingrangeofthemachine.
Localregulationsdenethenumber,typeandlocationof
reectivestrips.
Bevigilant,beawareofplaceswhereotherpersonsare
workingclosetoyourworkingarea.Keepotherpersons
awayfromthemachine.
Seriousphysicalinjurycanresultiftheseinstructionsare
notobserved.
Adaptyourdrivingstyletosuittheconditionsofwork
(slopinggroundorroughground),thestateoftheroad
andweatherconditions.
Operateallcontrolsconsistentlysothemachineworks
smoothly.
Whentravelingatrightanglestotheslopekeeptheloader
bucketatgroundlevel.
Whentravelinginthesamedirectionastheslope,move
ontotheslopeinlowgear(rstgear).
Nevertraveldownhillwiththegearshiftleverinneutral
position.
Whenworkingonaslope,engagethefrontdriveaxle
(4WD).
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