ServicingtheCompressorBelt..........................60
TensioningtheBlade-DriveBelts......................61
ReplacingtheBlade-DriveBelt.........................61
HydraulicSystemMaintenance...........................62
HydraulicSystemSafety...................................62
ServicingtheHydraulicSystem........................62
CuttingUnitMaintenance.....................................65
Pivoting(Tilting)theFrontCuttingUnittothe
UprightPosition.............................................65
PivotingtheFrontCuttingUnitDown.................66
AdjustingtheCuttingUnitPitch.........................66
ServicingtheCaster-ArmBushings..................67
ServicingtheCasterWheelsand
Bearings........................................................67
BladeMaintenance..............................................68
BladeSafety.....................................................68
CheckingforaBentBlade................................68
RemovingandInstallingtheCutting-Unit
Blade(s)........................................................69
InspectingandSharpeningtheCuttingUnit
Blade(s)........................................................69
CorrectingaCuttingUnitMismatch...................70
CabMaintenance.................................................71
CleaningtheCab..............................................71
CleaningtheCabAirFilters..............................71
CleaningtheCabPre-Filter..............................72
CleaningtheAir-ConditioningAssembly
......................................................................72
Storage...................................................................73
StorageSafety..................................................73
PreparingtheMachineforStorage...................73
Safety
Thismachinehasbeendesignedinaccordancewith
ANSIB71.4-2017andwithENISO5395whenset-up
iscompletedandtheCEKitisinstalled,perthe
DeclarationofConformity.
GeneralSafety
Thisproductiscapableofamputatinghandsand
feetandofthrowingobjects.Alwaysfollowallsafety
instructionstoavoidseriouspersonalinjury.
•Readandunderstandthecontentsofthis
Operator’sManualbeforestartingtheengine.
•Useyourfullattentionwhileoperatingthe
machine.Donotengageinanyactivitythat
causesdistractions;otherwise,injuryorproperty
damagemayoccur.
•Donotoperatethemachinewithoutallguards
andothersafetyprotectivedevicesinplaceand
functioningproperlyonthemachine.
•Keepyourhandsandfeetawayfromrotating
parts.Keepclearofthedischargeopening.
•Keepbystandersandchildrenoutoftheoperating
area.Neverallowchildrentooperatethemachine.
•Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovementtostopbeforeyouleavethe
operator’sposition.Allowthemachinetocool
beforeadjusting,servicing,cleaning,orstoringit.
Improperlyusingormaintainingthismachinecan
resultininjury.Toreducethepotentialforinjury,
complywiththesesafetyinstructionsandalways
payattentiontothesafety-alertsymbol
,which
meansCaution,Warning,orDanger—personalsafety
instruction.Failuretocomplywiththeseinstructions
mayresultinpersonalinjuryordeath.
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