1-GENERALINFORMATION
Manualscopeandrequiredtraininglevel
Introductiontothismanual
Thismanualgivesinformationabouttheuseofyour
CASECONSTRUCTIONmachineasintendedandunder
theconditionsforeseenbyCASECONSTRUCTIONdur-
ingnormaloperation,routineservice,andmaintenance.
Thismanualdoesnotcontainalltheinformationthatre-
latestoperiodicservice,conversions,andrepairsthat
onlytrainedservicepersonnelcanperform.Someof
theseactivitiesmayrequireappropriatefacilities,techni-
calskills,and/ortoolsthatCASECONSTRUCTIONdoes
notsupplywiththemachine.
ThemanualcontainsthechaptersasshownontheCon-
tentspages.SeetheIndexattheendofthismanualto
locatespecicitemsaboutyourCASECONSTRUCTION
machine.
Normaloperation
Normaloperationconsistsoftheuseofthismachine
forthepurposeCASECONSTRUCTIONintendsbyan
operatorthat:
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Isfamiliarwiththemachineandanymountedequip-
mentortowedequipment
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Complieswiththeinformationonoperationandsafe
practicesasspeciedbyCASECONSTRUCTIONin
thismanualandbythesignsonthemachine
Normaloperationincludes:
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Preparationandstorageofthemachine
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Additionandremovalofballast
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Connectionanddisconnectionofmountedequipment
and/ortowedequipment
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Adjustmentandcongurationofthemachineand
equipmentforthespecicconditionsofthejobsite,
eld,and/orcrop
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Movementofcomponentsintoandoutofworkingpo-
sitions
Routineserviceandmaintenance
Routineserviceandmaintenanceconsistsofthedaily
activitiesnecessarytomaintainthepropermachine
function.Theoperatormust:
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Befamiliarwiththemachinecharacteristics
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Complywiththeinformationonroutineserviceandsafe
practicesasspeciedbyCASECONSTRUCTIONin
thismanualandbythesignsonthemachine
Routineservicecaninclude:
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Fueling
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Cleaning
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Washing
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Toppingupuidlevels
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Greasing
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Replacingconsumableitemssuchaslightbulbs
Periodicservice,conversions,andrepairs
Periodicserviceconsistsofactivitiesthatarenecessary
tomaintaintheexpectedlifeoftheCASECONSTRUC-
TIONmachine.Theseactivitieshavedenedintervals.
Trainedservicepersonnelfamiliarwiththemachinechar-
acteristicsmustperformtheseactivitiesatthedened
intervals.Trainedservicepersonnelmustcomplywith
theinformationonperiodicserviceandsafepracticesas
partlyspeciedbyCASECONSTRUCTIONinthisman-
ualand/orothercompanyliterature.
Periodicserviceincludes:
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Oilchangeservicefortheengine,hydrauliccircuits,or
transmission
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Periodicexchangeofothersubstancesorcomponents
asrequired
ConversionactivitiesrebuildtheCASECONSTRUCTION
machineinacongurationthatisappropriatefora
specicjobsite,crop,and/orsoilconditions(e.g.,
installationofdualwheels).Conversionactivitiesmust
bedone:
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Bytrainedservicepersonnelfamiliarwiththemachine
characteristics
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Bytrainedservicepersonnelthatcomplywiththe
informationonconversionaspartlyspeciedbyCASE
CONSTRUCTIONinthismanual,assemblyinstruc-
tions,and/orothercompanyliterature
RepairactivitiesrestoreproperfunctiontoaCASECON-
STRUCTIONmachineafterafailureordegradationof
performance.Dismantlingactivitiesoccurduringthe
scrappingand/ordismantlingofthemachine.
Trainedservicepersonnelfamiliarwiththemachinechar-
acteristicsmustperformtheseactivities.Trainedservice
personnelmustcomplywiththeinformationforrepairas
speciedbyCASECONSTRUCTIONintheserviceman-
ual.
Beforeyouoperate
Readthismanualbeforeyoustarttheengineoroperate
thisCASECONSTRUCTIONmachine.Contactyour
CASECONSTRUCTIONdealerif:
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Youdonotunderstandanyinformationinthismanual
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Youneedmoreinformation
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Youneedassistance
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