2-SAFETYINFORMATION
When,duetoexceptionalcircumstances,youdecideto
keeptheenginerunningafteryouleavetheoperator’s
station,thenyoumustfollowtheseprecautions:
1.Bringtheenginetolowidlespeed.
2.Disengagealldrivesystems.
WARNING
Somecomponentsmaycontinuetorun
downafteryoudisengagedrivesystems.
Makesurealldrivesystemsarefullydisen-
gaged.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathor
seriousinjury.
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3.Movetheoperator’sseattothebackhoeoperating
positionandchooseoneofthefollowingbackhoe
positions:
○
Movethebackhoeintothestowedpositionandfrom
theoperator'sseatinstallthebackhoeswinglock
pin.See6-31.
○
Lowerthebackhoebucketorotherattachmentto
theground.
4.Shiftthetransmissionintoneutral.
5.Applytheparkingbrake.
Generalmaintenancesafety
Donotattempttoclean,lubricate,clearobstructions,or
makeadjustmentstothemachinewhileitisinmotionor
whiletheengineisrunning.
Keeptheareausedforservicingthemachinecleanand
dry.Cleanupspilleduids.
Servicethemachineonarm,levelsurface.
Installguardsandshieldsafteryouservicethemachine.
Closeallaccessdoorsandinstallallpanelsafterservicing
themachine.
Alwaysmakesurethatworkingareaisclearoftools,
parts,otherpersonsandpetsbeforeyoustartoperating
themachine.
Unsupportedhydrauliccylinderscanlosepressureand
droptheequipment,causingacrushinghazard.Donot
leaveequipmentinaraisedpositionwhileparkedordur-
ingservice,unlesstheequipmentissecurelysupported.
Jackorliftthemachineonlyatjackorliftpointsindicated
inthismanual.
Incorrecttowingprocedurescancauseaccidents.When
youtowadisabledmachinefollowtheprocedureinthis
manual.Useonlyrigidtowbars.
Stoptheengine,removethekey,andrelievepressure
beforeyouconnectordisconnectuidlines.
Stoptheengineandremovethekeybeforeyouconnect
ordisconnectelectricalconnections.
Scaldingcanresultfromincorrectremovalofcoolant
caps.Coolingsystemsoperateunderpressure.Hot
coolantcansprayoutifyouremoveacapwhilethesys-
temishot.Allowthesystemtocoolbeforeyouremove
thecap.Whenyouremovethecap,turnitslowlytoallow
pressuretoescapebeforeyoucompletelyremovethe
cap.
Replacedamagedorworntubes,hoses,electricalwiring,
etc.
Theengine,transmission,exhaustcomponents,andhy-
drauliclinesmaybecomehotduringoperation.Takecare
whenyouservicesuchcomponents.Allowsurfacesto
coolbeforeyouhandleordisconnecthotcomponents.
Wearprotectiveequipmentwhenappropriate.
Whenwelding,followtheinstructionsinthemanual.Al-
waysdisconnectthebatterybeforeyouweldonthema-
chine.Alwayswashyourhandsafteryouhandlebattery
components.
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