Figure 11
1. Fuel lter 2. Drain valve
4. Close the v alv e .
5. Close the rear access co v er .
Checking the Engine Oil
Level
1. P ark the traction unit on a lev el surface , lo w er
the loader ar ms , and stop the engine .
2. R emo v e the k ey and allo w the engine to cool.
3. Open the rear access co v er .
4. Clean around the oil dipstic k ( Figure 12 ).
Figure 12
1. Oil dipstick 3. Valve cover
2. Filler cap 4. Metal end
5. Pull out the dipstic k and wipe the metal end
clean ( Figure 12 ).
6. Slide the dipstic k fully into the dipstic k tube
( Figure 12 ).
7. Pull the dipstic k out and look at the metal end.
8. If the oil lev el is lo w , clean around the oil filler
cap and remo v e the cap ( Figure 12 ).
9. Slo wly pour only enough oil into the v alv e
co v er to raise the lev el to the upper mark/hole
Important: .If y ou o v erfill the crankcase
with oil, the ex cess oil may dama ge the
engine.
10. R e place the filler cap and dipstic k.
11. Close the rear access co v er .
Checking the Coolant Level
T he cooling system is filled with a 50/50 solution
of w ater and per manent eth ylene glycol antifreeze .
Chec k the lev el of coolant at the beginning of eac h
da y , before star ting the engine .
If the engine has been r unning , the coolant
in the radiator will be hot and pr essuriz ed.
If y ou r emo v e the cap , it may spray out,
causing sev er e bur ns.
• Do not r emo v e the radiator cap to check
coolant lev els.
• Do not r emo v e the radiator cap when
the engine is hot. Allo w the engine to
cool f or at least 15 min utes or until the
radiator cap is cool enough to touch
without bur ning y our hand.
1. P ark the traction unit on a lev el surface , lo w er
the loader ar ms , and stop the engine . R emo v e
the k ey .
2. Allo w the engine to cool.
3. R emo v e the radiator filler cap and c hec k the
coolant lev el ( Figure 13 ). T he coolant should
be up to filler nec k.
Figure 13
1. Filter cap
4. If coolant lev el is lo w , re plenish the system.
Important: Do not o v er fill the radiator .
5. R e place the radiator filler cap , ensuring that it
is tightly sealed.
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