Case CX490D - Page 30

2-SAFETYINFORMATION
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Theworkingareaoftheendattachmentthatismounted
mayinterferewiththemachine.Interferencemaybe
causedduetothetypeofendattachmentorinstalla-
tionofpartssuchasacabguard.Alwaysmaintaina
safemarginofdistance.(Becarefuloftoolswingorac-
cidentaloperations.)
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Toaccessorexittheoperator’scompartment,theleft-
handcontrolarmmustbeintheraisedposition.Never
forgetthisbasicrequirement.
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Neverleavetheoperator'scompartmentwhiletheen-
gineisrunning.
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Togetinoroutofthecab,itisimperativethattheup-
perstructureframeisinlinewiththeundercarriage.
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Dust,smokeormistcanreducevisibilityandcausean
accident.Reducespeedorcometoacompletehalt
untilvisibilityhasimproved.
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Neverjumpdownfromthemachine.Whenalighting
fromthemachineortheupperstructure,alwaysface
themachineandusethestepsandaccesshandles.
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Intheeventofanoperatingproblemorfailure,move
themachinetoasafeplace,lowertheattachmenttothe
ground,shutdowntheengineandremovetheignition
key.Locatetheproblem,reportitifnecessaryandtake
thenecessarystepstowarnothersnottoattemptto
operatethemachine.
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Beforetiltingtheseatbackforward,itismandatoryto
raisethearmreststoavoidanyaccidentaloperationof
thecontrollevers.
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Neverturnthekeyofthebatterymasterswitchin“O”
(Off)positionwhenengineisrunning,theelectricalsys-
temscanbedamaged.
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Whentheengineisstopped,alwayswaitthreeminutes
minimumbeforetoplacethekeyofthebatterymaster
switchin“O”(Off)position,otherwisetheprogramof
themachinecontrollerswillnotexitsuccessfully.
Preventingriskscausedbyvibrations
Themachine'svibrationaffectsthecomfortandinsome
casesthehealthandsafetyoftheoperator.T oreduce
vibrationriskstoaminimum:
1.Makesurethatthemachine,theequipmentandthe
toolaresuitablefortheworktobecarriedout.
2.Makesurethatthemachineisingoodconditionand
thatservicingintervalsarecompliedwith.
3.Checkthetracktensionadjustmentandtheplayin
equipmentlinkages.
4.Makesurethattheoperator'sseatandisadjustment
controlsareingoodconditionandthenadjusttheseat
tosuittheoperator'ssizeandweight.Theoperator’s
seatcomplieswiththeISO7096,2000standard,EM
6class.
Duringwork:
1.Operateallcontrolsgraduallytoensuresmoothma-
chineoperation.
2.Modifythemachine'soperationtosuittheworking
conditions.
3.Duringtravel,adjustthemachine'sspeed,reducingit
ifnecessary.
4.Makesurethatthemachine'soperatingradiusisin
goodcondition,andfreeofobstaclesandholes.
Quickcoupler(optional)
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Neverplacethecontrolswitchintheunlockedposition
whenthemachineisworking.
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Eachtimeabucketisinstalledonthequickcoupler,
closethebucketandraisetheattachmentsoastobe
abletomakeavisualcheckthatthebucketpiniscor-
rectlyengagedinthelatchinghook.
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Thequickcouplermodiestheworkingrangeofthe
machine.Incertainattachmentpositionsthetoolmay
foulthemachine.Alwaysleaveasafetydistance.
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Nevercarryoutloadhandlingusingthefrontorrear
anchoringpointsusedtoinstallthetoolonthequick
coupler.
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Neverputyourhandsinsidethequickcouplerand
neverattempttoadjustorrepairthequickcouplerif
theengineisrunning.
Parkingthemachine
Whenparkingthemachine,proceedasfollows:
1.Positionthemachineonat,levelground,awayfrom
softground,excavationsorpoorlyshoredcavities.
2.Placetheupperstructureandtheattachmentinline
withtheundercarriage,retracttheattachmentanddig
thebucketintotheground.
3.Lowerthedozerblade(ifequipped)untilitrestsonthe
ground.
4.Placethegatelockleverincentralpositionbefore
leavingtheoperator’scompartment.
5.Stoptheengineandremovetheignitionkey.
6.Lockthecabdoor.
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