4-OPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS
Holes,obstacles,debrisandotherhazardsinthework-
ingareacancauseseriousphysicalinjury.Alwayswalk
aroundandidentifyallpossiblehazardsbeforeoperating
themachineinanewworkingarea.
Makesureyouknowthelocationofundergroundpipesor
cablesbeforebeginningwork.
Electricalcables,gaspipes,waterpipesorotherunder-
groundinstallationscancauseseriousphysicalinjury.
Donotworkclosetoliveoverheadelectriclineswith-
outrstmakingsurethattheminimumdistancesareob-
served:5m.
Running-inperiod
Yourmachinewilllastlongerandgivebetterandmore
economicalperformanceifyoupayparticularattentionto
theengineduringtherst20h.
Duringthisperiod:
Keepaclosewatchontheinstrumentpanel.
Operatethemachineatnormalspeeds.
Donotruntheenginetoomuchatstallingspeeds(with
thewheelsturningslowlyorstoppedandtheengineat
fullspeed).
Toensureadequatelubrication,idletheengineat
1000RPMfor1minbeforeincreasingtherpm.
Maintaintheengineatthenormaloperatingtemperature.
Donotruntheengineatidlespeedforlongperiods.
Duringtherunning-inperiod,thefollowinginspections
andmaintenanceoperationsmustbecarriedoutinaddi-
tiontotheoperationsshownintheMaintenancesection:
Every10hoursordaily
Checktheengineoilandcoolantlevels.
Checkthetransmissionandrearaxleoillevels.
Checkthebackhoeandloaderattachmentlubrication.
Aftertherst10operatinghours
Checkwheelnutsfortightness.
Aftertherst50operatinghours
Aftertherst50operatinghours,consultyourDealer
forthe50hmaintenancerecommendedbytheManufac-
turer.
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