Case CX490D - GENERAL INFORMATION; Owners Responsibilities and Safety Precautions

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NotetotheOwner
Improperoperationofthismachinecancauseinjuryordeath.Beforeusingthismachine,makecertainthatevery
operator:
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Isinstructedinsafeandproperuseofthemachine.
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ReadsandunderstandstheManual(s)pertainingtothemachine.
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ReadsandunderstandsALLSafetyDecalsonthemachine.
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Clearstheareaofotherpersons.
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Learnsandpracticessafeuseofmachinecontrolsinasafe,clearareabeforeoperatingthismachineonajobsite.
ItisyourresponsibilitytoobservepertinentlawsandregulationsandfollowCASECONSTRUCTIONinstructionson
machineoperationandmaintenance.
Yourmachinehasbeendesignedandbuilttothehigheststandardsofquality.Itconformstoallcurrentsafetyreg-
ulations.However,theriskofaccidentscanneverbecompletelyexcluded.Thatiswhyitisessentialtoobserve
elementarysafetyrulesandprecautions.
Readthismanualcarefully,payingparticularattentiontotheinstructionsconcerningsafety,operationandmainte-
nancesoastoavoidtheriskofinjurywhileoperatingorservicingthemachine.
Thestandardattachmentsandtoolsofthismachinearedesignedtocarryoutallkindsofearthmovingandrehan-
dlingoperations.Ifyouwanttousethismachinetohandleaload(pipes,culverts,formwork,etc.),makesurethat
itisdesignedtocarryoutthiskindofwork.Forthistypeofapplication,themachinemustbeequippedwithsafety
valves,aloadhandlingchartcorrespondingtothetypeofmachineanditsattachmentandaloadxingpoint.Alllegal
requirementsmustalsobestrictlyobserved.
Donotusethismachineforanyapplicationorpurposeotherthanthosedescribedinthismanual.Ifthemachineis
tobeusedforworkinvolvingtheuseofspecialattachments,accessoriesorequipment,consultyourCASECON-
STRUCTIONDealerinordertomakesurethatanyadaptationsormodicationsmadeareinkeepingwiththema-
chine'stechnicalspecicationsandwithprevailingsafetyrequirements.
Anymodicationoradaptationwhichisnotapprovedbythemanufacturermayinvalidatethemachine'sinitialconfor-
mitywithsafetyrequirements.
Themachinemustundergoregularinspections,thefrequencyofwhichvariesaccordingtothetypeofuse.Consult
yourCASECONSTRUCTIONDealer.
ATTENTION:Theengineandfuelsystemonyourmachineisdesignedandbuilttogovernmentemissionsstandards.
Tamperingbydealers,customers,operatorsandusersisSTRICTLYPROHIBITEDBYLAW.Failuretocomplycould
resultingovernmentnes,reworkcharges,invalidwarranty,legalactionandpossibleconscationofthemachine
untilreworktooriginalconditioniscompleted.Engineserviceand/orrepairsmustbedonebyacertiedtechnician
only.
YourCASECONSTRUCTIONDealerisatyourdisposalforanyfurtherinformation.Hewillalsoprovideanyafter-
salesserviceyoumayrequire,andgenuineCASECONSTRUCTIONspareparts,yourguaranteeofqualityand
match.CASECONSTRUCTIONcustomerassistanceisalsoavailable.Call1-866-54-CASE6(1-866-542-2736)or
emailcasecustomerassistance.na@cnhind.com.
Youcanobtainmanualsontheoperation,maintenanceandrepairofyourmachinefromyourCASECONSTRUCTION
Dealer.T oensurequickandefcientservice,consultyourCASECONSTRUCTIONDealerforassistanceinordering
thecorrectmanualsforyourmachine.
YourCASECONSTRUCTIONDealercanprovideafter-salesserviceandgenuineCASECONSTRUCTIONspare
parts,yourguaranteeofqualityandmatch.
CNHIndustrialAmericaLLC.Companyreservestherighttomakechangesinthespecicationanddesignofthe
machinewithoutpriornoticeandwithoutincurringanyobligationtomodifyunitspreviouslysold.
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