3-10 BA 348-01 * 2.0 * 34801b320.fm
3 Operation
Running-in period
Handle the machine carefully during its first 100 operating hours.
• Do not put a cold diesel engine under load
• Let the diesel engine warm up at low engine speed (1/4 throttle) for about 30 seconds
• Avoid loading the diesel engine at idling speed, and do not run the diesel engine at high
speed for extended periods
• Increase the load gradually while varying the diesel engine speed
• Strictly observe maintenance schedules and perform (or have performed) the specified
maintenance – see chapter 5 “Maintenance plan overview” on page 5-42
When performing cleaning and maintenance, do not run the wheel motors
without load and at max. engine speed with the machine raised on props in
order to avoid damage to the wheel motors!