Case CX145C SR - Before Using the Machine

2-SAFETYINFORMATION
Beforeusingthemachine
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Avoidloosettingclothing,looseoruncoveredlong
hair,jewelryoranyotheritemswhichcouldgetcaught
upinmachinery.
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Differenttypesofjobwillrequiredifferenttypesofpro-
tectiveequipment.Itemssuchashardhats,safety
shoes,heavygloves,reectortypejackets,respirators,
earprotectionandeyeprotectionmayberequired.Be-
forestartingajob,determinewhatprotectiveequip-
mentwillbenecessary.Usethisequipmentatalltimes.
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Donotattempttooperatethismachineunlessyouhave
rstreadandperfectlyunderstoodthesafetymessages
andinstructionsappearinginthismanual.
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Operatingthemachinerequiresfullattentionandcare
onthepartoftheoperatorcanavoidaccidents.Get
toknowthemachine'spossibilitiesandlimitationsand
theworkingspacerequired.Thereareareasofpoor
visibilityintheworkingrangeofthemachine.Have
someoneguideyouforallareaswherevisibilityisnot
perfect.
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Grease,oil,mudor(inwinter)iceonthestepsand
accesshandlescancauseaccidents.Makesurethey
arekeptcleanatalltimes.
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Everyday,inspectthemachinetodetectanysignsof
hydraulicuidleakage.Tightentheconnectionsorre-
placeanydefectivecomponentsasnecessary.
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Removeanyobstructionswhichhindervisibility.Keep
thewindshield,rearviewmirrorandwindowscleanat
alltimes.
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Makesurethewindshieldwiperworkscorrectly.
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Makesureyouareperfectlyfamiliarwithhandsignals
indailyuseontheworksitetobeabletoobtainhelp
withtightmaneuversorwhencarryingoutoperations
wherevisibilityispoor.
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Beforeundertakinganytravelorworkingoperations
duringhoursofdarkness,makesurethelightingand
signallingequipmentisfullyoperative.
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Beforeanytraveloperation,makesurethatthedoors
andhoodsareproperlylatched.
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Checkthatnotoolsorotheritemshavebeenleftonthe
machine(beitontheundercarriageortheupperstruc-
ture)orintheoperator'scompartment.
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Theoperatormustbealoneonthemachineatalltimes.
Donotallowanyonetostandonoraroundthemachine.
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Togetinoroutofthecab,itisimperativethattheup-
perstructureframeisinlinewiththeundercarriage.
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Whenalightingfromorgettingintotheoperator'scom-
partment,alwaysfacethemachineandusethesteps
andaccesshandles.
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Besureyouknowthepositionandfunctionofeach
control.Incorrectoperationofthecontrolscancause
seriousinjuries.
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Checkallcontrolsandsafetydevicesinasafe,open
areabeforestartingwork.
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Keepawayfromdangerousareassuchasditches,
overhangs,rockyareas,etc.Makeasurveyofthe
work-siteanddeterminethepossibledangersbefore
usingthemachine.
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Beforeparkingthemachine,makesurethattheground
isstable.Plantheworksitesothatthegroundisat,
hardandlevel.
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Beforemovingthemachinetoworkinanewarea,walk
aroundtodetermineallpossiblecausesofaccidents
there.Holes,obstacles,debrisandotherdangerrisks
intheworkingareacancauseseriousinjury.
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Bereadytomeetemergencies.Alwayscarryarstaid
kitandifpossible,reextinguisher(notsupplied)within
easyreachonboard.Makesurethereextinguisher
isregularlyservicedinconformancewiththemanufac-
turer'sinstructions.
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Checkthefasteningofthemaincomponents:counter-
weight,turntablebearingandoperator'scompartment.
Intheeventofproblems,consultyourCASECON-
STRUCTIONDealer.
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Makesureyouunderstandthesymbolsusedonthe
machinesafetydecals.Keepthedecalscleansothat
theyareperfectlylegibleatalltimes.
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Workoutameansofconvenientescapefromthema-
chine(emergencyexitviathewindshieldortherear
windowglass)intheeventofthemachineturningover
ortippingoverorthecabdoorbeingjammed.
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Makesureyouareperfectlyfamiliarwithtrafcregu-
lationsandspecialsafetyequipmentrequirementsbe-
foretransportingthismachineonapublichighway.
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Whenloadingtrucks,neverswingtheloadoverthe
truckcab.
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Beforeundertakinganytravelonthejobsite,makesure
theitinerarytobefollowediscompletelysafe.Ifbridges
aretobecrossed,makesuretheyareperfectlycapable
ofsupportingtheweightofthemachine.
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Alwayssteeraroundlargeobstaclessuchasboulders,
bigtrees,etc.
Quickcoupler(optional)
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Itismandatoryfortheswitchtobeinthelockedposition
whenoperatingthemachine.
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Everyday,checkthatthelockingbarfunctionscorrectly
andthatitisnotfouledbyforeignmatter.Cleanthe
lockingsystemifnecessary.
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Ifyouareobligedtousethequickcouplerwithbuckets
notmanufacturedbyCASECONSTRUCTION,make
surethediameterofthepinsandthewidthbetween
thebucketlugsmeetthedimensionsneededtotthe
quickcoupler(pins,washers,bushings,etc.).Consult
yourCASECONSTRUCTIONDealer.
Operatingthemachine
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Whenworkingonapublichighway,usestandardtraf-
csignsandtakeintoconsiderationtheworkingrange
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