Mahindra BFMXTV60 - MAINTENANCE; General Safe Maintenance Practices; Attachment Maintenance Schedule

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MAINTENANCE
ALWAYSPRACTICESAFEMAINTENANCE
Properservicingandadjustmentisthekeytothelonglifeofanyattachment.Carefulandsystematicinspection
canavoidcostlydowntime,maintenance,andrepairs.
Neverallowuntrainedpersonneltoservicemachine.
Alwaysunderstandtheproceduresbeforedoinganywork.
Usethepropertoolsandequipment.
Useajacktosupportequipmentwhenrequired.
Checkallboltsafterusingtheunitforseveralhourstobesuretheyaretight.
Checkfordamageoftheprotectivestructuressuchastheguardsandreplacedamagespartsasnecessary.
Replaceanyworn,damaged,orillegiblesafetylabels.
Donotmodifytheaccessoryinawaywhichwilladverselyaffectitsperformance.
Refertotheengine’smanual&vehicle’smanualforadditionalinformation.
Always make sure to wear the appropriate safety
equipmentrequired(glasses,muffs,mask…).
ENGINEMAINTENANCE
Maintaintheengineaccordingtotheinstructionsin
theengine’sowner’smanual.
ATTACHMENTMAINTENANCE
Checkmountingboltsatfrequentlyinordertoprevent
costlyrepairs.
Makesureyourattachmentisinsafeworking
condition.
BEFOREEACHSEASON
Anewsparkplugandcleanairfilterassuresproper
air fuel mixture and helps your engineto run better
andlastlonger.
 Replacethesparkplug.
 Cleanorreplacetheairfilter.
 Check blades and belts for wear. Replace as
necessary.
BEFOREEACHUSE
 Checkengine’soillevel.Dothistwicetoensure
anaccuratereading.
 Checkconditionofairfilterandcleanorreplace
ifnecessary.
 Checkbladeoperation.
 Checkforloosefasteners,ifso,pleasetighten.
 Verifyandadjustthepressureofthetiresof
theaccessory.Thetirepressuremustbeeven
onbothsides.Donotexceedthemaximum
inflationpressureshownonthetiresidewall.
DAILYMAINTENANCE
 Makesureallnutsandboltsaretightandcotter
pinsandretainerspringsaresecure.
 Keepbladessharp.
 Observeallsafetyprecautions.
DANGER
Beforeproceedingwithanymaintenance,
assemblingordismountingoftheaccessory:
 Disengageaccessory.
 Stoptheaccessory’sengineandremovethe
ignitionkeyfromtheswitch.
 Placetheaccessoryonalevelandsafe
surface.
 Setthevehicle’sparkingbrake.
 Make sure all moving parts have stopped
beforedismounting.
 Disconnectthewire fromthespark plug(s) and
keep  away from spark plug(s) to prevent
accidentalstarting.
WARNING
TOPREVENTINJURIES:
Donotusethedeck asaworkingplatform.Thedeck
is not designedorprotectedforthisuse.Usingdeck
asaworking platform couldcauseseriousinjuryor
death.
DANGER
TOPREVENTINJURIES:
Alwayssecuremowerdeckintheraisedpositionwith
solid supports before servicing the underside of
accessory.
GENERALRECOMMENDATIONS
Thewarrantyonthisaccessorydoesnotcoveritems
that have been subjected to operator abuse or
negligence. To receive full value of the warranty,
operator must maintain the unit as instructed in this
manual.
Some adjustments will need to be made periodically
toproperlymaintainyourunit.