FuelSafety
•Useextremecareinhandlingfuel.Itisammable
anditsvaporsareexplosive.
•Extinguishallcigarettes,cigars,pipes,andother
sourcesofignition.
•Useonlyanapprovedfuelcontainer.
•Donotremovethefuelcaporllthefueltank
whiletheengineisrunningorhot.
•Donotaddordrainfuelinanenclosedspace.
•Donotstorethemachineorfuelcontainerwhere
thereisanopename,spark,orpilotlight,such
asonawaterheaterorotherappliance.
•Ifyouspillfuel,donotattempttostarttheengine;
avoidcreatinganysourceofignitionuntilthefuel
vaporshavedissipated.
PerformingDaily
Maintenance
Beforestartingthemachineeachday,perform
theEachUse/DailyprocedureslistedinDaily
MaintenanceChecklist(page56).
CheckingtheTireAir
Pressure
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Theappropriatetirepressurevarieswiththeuseofthe
loaderoraggressivetires;refertothetire-air-pressure
tablebelow:
TireAirPressure
Machine
characteristic
Fronttire
pressure
Reartirepressure
Loaderequipped
448kPa(65psi)152kPa(22psi)
Loaderremoved
152kPa(22psi)152kPa(22psi)
Aggressivetires
equipped
448kPa(65psi)234kPa(34psi)
DANGER
Lowtirepressuredecreasesmachineside-hill
stability.Thiscouldcausearollover,which
mayresultinpersonalinjuryordeath.
Donotunderinatethetires.
Important:Maintaintherecommendedpressure
inalltirestoensurepropermachineperformance.
Donotunderinatethetires.
Checktheairpressureinalltiresbeforeoperating
themachine.
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Checkingthe
Safety-InterlockSystem
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Thesafety-interlocksystempreventstheenginefrom
startingunlessallofthefollowingoccurs:
•Youaresittingontheseatortheparkingbrake
isengaged.
•Thepowertakeoff(PTO)isdisengaged.
•Theauxiliary-hydraulicleverisinthecenter
position.
•TheshiftleverisintheNEUTRALposition
•Yourfootisofftheacceleratorpedal.
Themachineisequippedwithawarningbuzzerthat
isusedtonotifyyouofcertainmachineconditions.
Thebuzzersoundswhen:
•Youleavetheseatwiththeshiftleverinthe
FORWARDorREVERSEpositions;
•Youleavetheseatwiththetractionpedaloutof
neutral;
•Youleavetheseatwiththeparkingbrake
disengagedandthePTOisengaged;
CAUTION
Ifthesafety-interlockswitchesare
disconnectedordamaged,themachinecould
operateunexpectedly,causingpersonal
injury.
•Donottamperwiththeinterlockswitches.
•Checktheoperationoftheinterlock
switchesdailyandreplaceanydamaged
switchesbeforeoperatingthemachine.
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