Figure 27
1. Front castor arm
Matching Height Of Cut Betw een Cutting
Units
1. P osition blade side to side on outside spindle
of both wing cutting units . Measure from the
floor to the tip of the cutting edg e on both
units and compare . T hese n umbers should be
within 1/8 inc h (3 mm) of eac h other .
2. Add or remo v e 1/8 inc h shims as needed on
wing castor wheels . R ec hec k measurement
betw een outside edg es of both wing cutting
units and adjust as necessar y .
Starting and Stopping the
Engine
Important: T he fuel system will
automaticall y bleed itself when an y of the
f ollo wing situations occur :
• Initial star t up of a new mac hine .
• T he engine has ceased r unning due to lac k of
fuel.
• Maintenance has been perfor med upon the
fuel system components .
R efer to the Bleeding Air from the Injectors
procedure in Fuel System Maintenance , pag e 40 .
1. Ensure that the parking brak e is set. R emo v e
y our foot from the traction pedal and ensure
that it is in neutral.
2. Mo v e the throttle control to the mid-idle
position.
3. T ur n the ignition k ey to the R un position. T he
glo w indicator will light.
4. W hen the glo w indicator dims , tur n the
ignition k ey to the Star t position. R elease the
k ey immediately when the engine star ts and
allo w it to retur n to the R un position. Allo w
engine to w ar m up at mid speed (without load),
then mo v e the throttle control to the desired
position.
Important: Do not r un the star ter
motor mor e than 15 seconds at a time or
pr ematur e star ter f ailur e may r esult. If the
engine f ails to star t after 15 seconds, tur n
the k ey to the Of f position, r echeck the
contr ols and pr ocedur es, w ait 15 additional
seconds, and r epeat the star ting pr ocedur e.
W hen the temperature is less than 20°F
(-75C), preheat glo w plugs twice prior to initial
cranking attempt. T he star ter motor can be
r un for 30 seconds on then 60 seconds off for
2 attempts .
5. W hen the engine is star ted for the first time , or
after an o v erhaul of the engine , transmission,
or axle , operate the mac hine in forw ard and
rev erse for one or tw o min utes . Also operate
the lift lev er and PTO lev er to ensure proper
operation of all par ts . T ur n the steering wheel
to the left and right to c hec k steering response .
T hen shut the engine off and c hec k for oil
leaks , loose par ts , and any other noticeable
difficulties .
Shut the engine of f and w ait f or all
mo ving par ts to stop bef or e checking
f or oil leaks, loose par ts, and other
malfunctions.
6. T o stop the engine , mo v e the throttle control
bac kw ard to the Slo w position, mo v e the PTO
lev er to the Off position, set the parking brak e ,
and rotate the ignition k ey to Off . R emo v e
the k ey from the switc h to prev ent accidental
star ting .
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