Case CX130C - Page 25

2-SAFETYINFORMATION
7.Makesurethatthehoodsanddoorsareproperly
latched.
8.Checkthatnopartofthemachineisencroachingon
thehighway.Ifthiscannotbeavoided,installthenec-
essaryregulationsignalingequipment.
Maintenanceandadjustments
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Donottrytoservicethismachineunlessyouhave
rstreadandperfectlyunderstoodthesafetymessages
andinstructionsfeaturinginthismanual.
•
Whencarryingoutserviceworkalwayswearsuitable
dress.Avoidloose-ttingclothing.
•
Releasepressurecompletelyinthehydraulicsystem
beforedisconnectingthehydraulicpiping.Hydraulicoil
escapingunderpressurecancauseseriousinjury.
•
Beforedoingmaintenanceworkonthemachine,shut
downtheengineandallowittocooldown.Otherwise,
youcouldbeburned.
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Beforecommencinganyworkonthemachine,placea
"Donotoperate"tagontheright-handcontrolarm.
•
Alwaysweareyeprotectionwhenusingatoolthat
mightprojectmetalparticles.Useahammerwitha
softface,suchascopper,forinstallingpins.
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Badlycarriedoutmaintenanceoradjustmentscan
causeseriousinjuries.Ifyoudonotunderstanda
servicingoradjustmentprocedure,consultyourCASE
CONSTRUCTIONDealer.
•
Iftheattachmentisraisedorifthemachinemoveswith-
outanoperator,seriousinjurycanresult.Beforecar-
ryingoutmaintenanceonthismachine,proceedasfol-
lows:
Parkthemachineonat,levelground.
Lowertheattachmentuntilitisrestingontheground.
Lowerthedozerblade(ifequipped)untilitrestsonthe
ground.
Stoptheengineandremovetheignitionkey.
Lockthetrackstopreventanymachinemovement.
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Anyunauthorizedmodicationsmadetothisma-
chinecancauseseriousinjury.Donotundertake
anymodicationswithoutrstconsultingyourCASE
CONSTRUCTIONDealer.Anymodicationsmade
mustbeinconformitywiththetechnicalspecications
ofthemachineandanycurrentsafetylegislationre-
quirements.
•
Certaincomponentsofthemachinearesubjectto
typeapproval.Whenreplacingsuchcomponents,
itismandatorytomakesurethattheyconformto
regulations.Forsafety'ssake,usegenuineCASE
CONSTRUCTIONparts.
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Pressurizedhydraulicuidorgreasewhichpenetrates
theskincancauseseriousinjury.T aketheneces-
sarysafetyprecautions(safetyclothingandprotection
forfaceandhands)toavoidsuchrisks.Also,before
usingtheseproducts,readthemanufacturer'sinstruc-
tionsconcerningtheiruse.Ifhydraulicuidpenetrates
theskin,calladoctorimmediately.
•
Coolantsolutionistoxic.
Avoidcontactwithskin,eyesandclothing.
Antidote:
External:rinsethoroughlywithwaterandremove
soiledclothes.
Internal:donotinducevomiting.Rinsethemouthout
withwater.Seekmedicaladvice.
Eyes:rinsethoroughlywithwaterandseekmedical
advice.
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Thepressureinthetracktensioncylindersishigh.Fol-
lowtheproceduredescribedinthismanualcarefullyfor
increasingorreducingtracktension.
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Whencarryingoutaweldingoperationontheundercar-
riageorupperstructurecarriageasauthorizedbythe
manufacturerandinaccordancewithhisinstructions,
disconnectthebatteries,disconnectthealternatorB+
andD+terminalwiresandconnecttheweldingappa-
ratusearthcabletothecomponentonwhichtheweld-
ingoperationistobeperformed.Neverconnectthe
weldingapparatustotheundercarriagewhenwelding
ontheupperstructure(orvice-versa).Neverconnect
theweldingapparatusearthtoacomponentofthehy-
draulicsystem.
•
Whenusingcompressedair,takethenecessarypre-
cautionstoprotectyourface.
•
Cleanthemachineregularly.Accumulationsofgrease,
dirtanddebriscancauseinjuriesordamagethema-
chine.
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Periodicallyinspectthefasteningofthemaincompo-
nents,aspartofthemachinemaintenanceprogramme:
counterweight,turntablebearingandoperator'scom-
partment.Intheeventofproblems,consultyourCASE
CONSTRUCTIONDealer.
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Iftheaccumulatorisnotfunctioningcorrectly,consult
yourCASECONSTRUCTIONDealer.Nevertryto
carryoutanyservicingoperationontheaccumulator.If
thisinstructionisnotfollowedseriousinjurycanresult.
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Theaccumulatorischargedwithnitrogenunderhigh
pressure.Donotweldorallowamestocomenearto
theaccumulator.
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Thereishighpressurefuelinthefeedpipewhentheen-
gineisrunningandimmediatelyafterithasbeenshut
down.Waitfor2minutesafterengineshutdownbe-
foreyoudoanymaintenanceorinspectionstoallow
thepressuretodropinthepipe.
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High-voltageischargedtothecontrollerand/ortothe
injectorwhiletheengineisrunningandimmediately
afterithasbeenshutdown.
Donottouchthecontrollerortheinjector.
Ifitisnecessarytotouchthemformaintenancepur-
poses,consultyourCASECONSTRUCTIONDealer.
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