1323RD&1623RD Operation Manual 9-1 © Mar. 2022
9 MAINTENANCE
This section provides detailed procedures for regular
maintenance inspections. For further information about
maintenance, please see Maintenance Manual.
UNSAFE OPERATION HAZARD
Failure to follow the proper mainte-
nance may result in death, serious in-
jury or damage to the machine.
Follow these general rules:
• Preventive maintenance procedure should be es-
tablished by the user according to the manufac-
turer’s recommendations, machine operational
environment and intensity of use, which should in-
clude both the regular inspection and the annual
inspection.
• Professionally trained, qualified personnel must
conduct routine maintenance inspections on this
machine.
• Daily routine maintenance inspections must occur
during normal operation of the machine. Mainte-
nance inspectors must carry out inspection and
maintenance according to the repair & inspection re-
port and must complete the repair & inspection
report.
• Regular maintenance inspections must occur by op-
erators and at quarterly, biannual and annual inter-
vals by qualified, trained personnel. Qualified,
trained personnel must check and maintain the ma-
chine according to the repair & inspection report and
must complete the repair & inspection report.
• Immediately remove a damaged or malfunctioning
machine, mark it and stop using it.
• Repair any damaged or malfunctioning machine be-
fore operating it.
• Keep all machine inspection records for at least 10
years or until the machine is no longer in use or as
required by machine owner/company/custodian.
• The inspection and maintenance intervals depend
on the manufacturer’s recommendations, and
should also be appropriate to the operational condi-
tions and environment.
• Conduct a quarterly inspection on machines that
have been out of service for a period lasting longer
than three months.
• Without the manufacturer’s approval, do not change
any parts, especially those load-bearing and safety-
relevant parts. While maintaining the machine, re-
place any parts on the machine using the same
parts or the same parts of the original machine.
• Any change that may affect the stability, strength or
performance of the machine, must obtain the manu-
facturer’s prior approval.
• After any major change or maintenance that may af-
fect the stability, strength or performance of the en-
tire machine or its parts, the machine must be
inspected and verified.
• Unless otherwise specified, perform all maintenance
procedures according to the following terms and
conditions:
– Park the machine on flat, level, firm ground.
– Keep the machine in the stowed position.
– Ensure the key switch of the ground controller is
in the OFF position and remove the key to pre-
vent unauthorized use of the machine.
– Place the red emergency stop button on the plat-
form control box and ground controller in the
OFF position to avoid accidental start-up of the
operating system.
– Disconnect main power switch.
– Disconnect all DC power from the machine.
– Lock all wheels to prevent movement of the
machine.
– Before releasing or removing the hydraulic com-
ponents, release the hydraulic oil pressure in the
hydraulic pipeline.
CONDUCTING A PRE-
DELIVERY INSPECTION
When the machine owner/company changes, in addi-
tion to conducting a pre-delivery inspection, the corre-
sponding inspection shall be carried out according to
the maintenance schedule requirement and repair & in-
spection report. When conducting a pre-delivery in-
spection, comply with the following requirements:
1. It is the responsibility of the machine owner/com-
pany to perform a pre-delivery inspection.
2. Follow this procedure each time before delivery.
Performing a pre-delivery inspection could reveal