1-GENERALINFORMATION
NotetotheOwner
Readthismanualbeforeyoustarttheengineoroperatethemachine.Ifyouneedmoreinformation,seeyourNEW
HOLLANDCONSTRUCTIONdealer.
Thismanualcontainsimportantinformationaboutthesafeoperation,adjustment,andmaintenanceofyourloader
backhoe.Thismanualisdividedintochaptersasoutlinedinthetableofcontents.Refertotheindexattheendofthis
manualforlocatingspecicitemsaboutyourmachine.Theloaderbackhoeconformstocurrentsafetyregulations.
Readthismanualcarefully,payingparticularattentiontotheinstructionsconcerningsafety,operationandmainte-
nancesoastoavoidtheriskofinjurywhileoperatingorservicingthemachine.Themachinehasbeendesignedand
manufacturedaccordingtothestrictestqualitystandards.However,theriskofaccidentscanneverbecompletely
excluded.Thatiswhyitisessentialtoobserveelementarysafetyrulesandprecautions.
DONOToperateorpermitanyonetooperateorservicethismachineuntilyouortheotherpersonshavereadand
understandthesafety,operation,andmaintenanceinstructionsinthismanual.Useonlytrainedoperatorswhohave
demonstratedtheabilitytooperateandservicethismachinecorrectlyandsafely.
Theinformationinthismanualisprovidedonthebasisofinformationthatwasavailableatthetimethatthemanual
waswritten.Settings,procedures,partnumbers,software,andotheritemscanchange.Thesechangescanaffect
theservicethatisgiventothemachine.Ensurethatyouhavethecompleteandmostcurrentinformationfromyour
dealerbeforeyoustartanymachineoperation.
TheOperator'sManualistobestoredinthemanualcompartmentequippedonthismachine.Makesurethismanual
iscompleteandingoodcondition.Consultyourdealertoobtainadditionalmanualsormanualsinotherlanguages.
AnAEMsafetybookletisincludedwitheachmachine.Takethetimetoreadthebookletandunderstanditscontent.
Contactyourdealerforanyfurtherinformationorassistanceaboutyourmachine.YourdealerhasCorporationap-
provedserviceparts.Yourdealerhastechnicianswithspecialtrainingthatknowthebestmethodsofrepairand
maintenanceforyourmachine.
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