Checkingthe
Safety-InterlockSystem
Thepurposeofthesafety-interlocksystemisto
preventtheenginefromcrankingorstartingunless
thetractionpedalisinneutral,thePTOswitchisin
theOFFposition,theparkingbrakeisengaged,orthe
operatorisintheseat.
Inaddition,theengineshouldshutoffwhen:
•TheoperatorleavestheseatwiththePTOswitch
intheONposition;
•Theoperatorleavestheseatwiththetraction
pedaloutofneutral;
•Thetractionpedalispressedwiththeparking
brakeengaged.
CAUTION
Ifthesafety-interlockswitchesare
disconnectedordamaged,themachinecould
operateunexpectedly,causingpersonal
injury.
•Donottamperwiththeinterlockswitches.
•Checktheoperationoftheinterlock
switchesdailyandreplaceanydamaged
switchesbeforeoperatingthemachine.
CheckingtheEngineCranking
Safety-InterlockSystem
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Checktheoperationofthesafety-interlockswitches
byensuringthefollowing:
EngineCrankingInterlockTable
Conditions
Result
Parkingbrakedisengaged
Tractionpedalinneutral
PTOswitchintheOFFposition
Nooperatorintheseat
Theengineshouldnotcrank.
Parkingbrakedisengaged
Tractionpedalinneutral
PTOswitchintheOFFposition
Operatorintheseat
Theengineshouldcrank.
Parkingbrakedisengaged
Tractionpedalpusheddown
PTOswitchintheOFFposition
Operatorintheseat
Theengineshouldnotcrank.
EngineCrankingInterlockTable(cont'd.)
Conditions
Result
Parkingbrakeengaged
Tractionpedalpusheddown
PTOswitchintheOFFposition
Operatorintheseat
Theengineshouldnotcrank.
Parkingbrakeengaged
Tractionpedalinneutral
PTOswitchintheOFFposition
Nooperatorintheseat
Theengineshouldcrank.
CheckingtheEngineShut-Off
Safety-InterlockSystem
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Beforedoingthefollowingchecks,performthe
following:
1.Sitintheoperator’sseat.
2.Engagetheparkingbrake.
3.Movethetractionpedaltoneutral.
4.DisengagethePTO.
5.Starttheengine.
6.Disengagetheparkingbrake.
Checktheoperationofthesafety-interlockswitches
byensuringthefollowing:
EngineShut-OffInterlockTable
Conditions
Result
Parkingbrakedisengaged
Operatorrisesslightlyfrom
theseat
Theengineshouldshutoff.
Parkingbrakeengaged
Operatorrisesslightlyfrom
theseat
Theengineshouldcontinueto
run.
Parkingbrakeengaged
Operatorintheseat
Tractionpedalpusheddown
Theengineshouldshutoff.
Parkingbrakedisengaged
Operatorintheseat
Tractionpedalpusheddown
Theengineshouldcontinueto
run.
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