Case CX130C - Dozer Blade Control Lever

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Dozerbladecontrollever
WARNING
Hazardtobystanders!
ALWAYSmakesuretheworkareaisclearofbystandersanddomesticanimalsbeforestartingthis
procedure.Knowthefullareaofmovementofthemachine.Donotpermitanyonetoenterthearea
ofmovementduringthisprocedure.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorseriousinjury.
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Thedozerbladecontrolleverislocatedbesidetheright-
handconsole.Basicoperationofdozerbladecontrol
lever:
•
Pullthelevertoraisethedozerblade.
•
Pushthelevertolowerthedozerblade.
Theoperationofthedozerbladestopswhentheleveris
released.Theleverreturnstotheneutralposition.
Usethebladeonlyforlightworksuchasdozingofsoft
soilormud.
Donotforciblypushdownordigdeeplywiththeblade.
Whenoperatinginanareawithmanyrocksandstones,
payattentionnottodamagetheblade.
Duringbladeoperations,avoidapplicationofconcen-
tratedorlateralloadtotheblade.Severedamagesmay
becausedtothebladestructure.
Whenthebladeisusedasanoutriggerduringtheopera-
tion,checkthatthegroundhasthesufcientstrength,and
besurethattheedgesurfaceofthebladeiscontacting
thegrounduniformly.Severedamagesmaybecaused
tothebladestructureifthemachineissupportedonlyat
onesideoftheblade.
NOTICE:Makesuretolowerthebladetothegroundbe-
forestoppingmachineoperation.
Iftheengineisstoppedwiththebladeinraisedposition,
itisstillpossibletolowerthebladeproceedingasfollows:
1.TurnthestarterkeytoONposition.
2.Setthegatelockleverinunlockposition.
3.Pushthebladecontrollevertolowerthedozerblade.
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