Miller Nitro 7310 - General Maintenance Safety; Wheels and Tires

2-SAFETYINFORMATION
Beforeyouleavethemachine:
1.Parkthemachineonarm,levelsurface.
2.Putallcontrolsinneutralorparklockposition.Refer
to4-7
3.Engagetheparkingbrake.Usewheelchocksifre-
quired.Referto4-30
4.Foldandstoretheboomsintotheircradles.Referto
3-13forboomoperationinformation.
5.Turnofftheengineandremovethekey.Referto4-7
When,duetoexceptionalcircumstances,youwould
decidetokeeptheenginerunningafteryouleave
theoperator’sstation,thenyoumustfollowthese
precautions:
1.Bringtheenginetolowidlespeed.
2.Disengagealldrivesystems.
3.
WARNING
Somecomponentsmaycontinuetorundown
afteryoudisengagedrivesystems.
Makesurealldrivesystemsarefullydisen-
gaged.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorseri-
ousinjury.
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Shiftthetransmissionintoneutral.
4.Applytheparkingbrake.
Generalmaintenancesafety
Keeptheareausedforservicingthemachinecleanand
dry.Cleanupspilleduids.
Servicethemachineonarm,levelsurface.
Installguardsandshieldsafteryouservicethemachine.
Closeallaccessdoorsandinstallallpanelsafterservicing
themachine.
Donotattempttoclean,lubricate,clearobstructions,or
makeadjustmentstothemachinewhileitisinmotionor
whiletheengineisrunning.
Alwaysmakesurethatworkingareaisclearoftools,
parts,otherpersonsandpetsbeforeyoustartoperating
themachine.
Unsupportedhydrauliccylinderscanlosepressureand
droptheequipment,causingacrushinghazard.Donot
leaveequipmentinaraisedpositionwhileparkedordur-
ingservice,unlesstheequipmentissecurelysupported.
Donotattempttojackorliftthemachine.Contactyour
dealerforthecorrectjackinginstructions.
Donotattempttotowyourvehicle.Contactyourdealer
forcorrecttowinginstructions.
Stoptheengine,removethekey,andrelievepressure
beforeyouconnectordisconnectuidlines.
Stoptheengineandremovethekeybeforeyouconnect
ordisconnectelectricalconnections.
Scaldingcanresultfromincorrectremovalofcoolant
caps.Coolingsystemsoperateunderpressure.Hot
coolantcansprayoutifyouremoveacapwhilethesys-
temishot.Allowthesystemtocoolbeforeyouremove
thecap.Whenyouremovethecap,turnitslowlytoallow
pressuretoescapebeforeyoucompletelyremovethe
cap.
Replacedamagedorworntubes,hoses,electricalwiring,
etc.
Theengine,transmission,exhaustcomponents,andhy-
drauliclinesmaybecomehotduringoperation.T akecare
whenyouservicesuchcomponents.Allowsurfacesto
coolbeforeyouhandleordisconnecthotcomponents.
Wearprotectiveequipmentwhenappropriate.
Donotweldonthevehiclewithoutrstcontactingyour
dealer.Yourdealerwillhavespecicweldinginstructions.
Whenwelding,alwaysdisconnectthebatterybeforeyou
weldonthemachine.Alwayswashyourhandsafteryou
handlebatterycomponents.
Wheelsandtires
Makesurethattiresarecorrectlyinated.Donotexceed
anyrecommendedloadorpressure.Followtheinstruc-
tionsinthemanualforpropertireination.
Tiresareheavy.Handlingtireswithoutproperequipment
couldcausedeathorseriousinjury.
Neverweldonawheelwithatireinstalled.Alwaysre-
movethetirecompletelyfromthewheelpriortowelding.
Alwayshaveaqualiedtiretechnicianservicethetires
andwheels.Ifatirehaslostallpressure,takethetireand
wheeltoatireshoporyourdealerforservice.Explosive
separationofthetirecancauseseriousinjury.
DONOTweldtoawheelorrimuntilthetireiscompletely
removed.Inatedtirescangenerateagasmixturewith
theairthatcanbeignitedbyhightemperaturesfromweld-
ingproceduresperformedonthewheelorrim.Removing
theairorlooseningthetireontherim(breakingthebead)
willNOTeliminatethehazard.Thisconditioncanexist
whethertiresareinatedordeated.ThetireMUSTbe
completelyremovedfromthewheelorrimpriortoweld-
ingthewheelorrim.
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