Operator's Manual

PerformingPre-Starting
Checks
ServiceInterval:BeforeeachuseordailyCheckthe
followingitemseachtimeyoubegin
usingthemachinefortheday:
•Ensurethatthebatteriesarechargedbeforeusing
themachine;ChargingtheBatteries(page35).
•Checkthewaterlevelinthebatteries;Checking
theWaterLeveloftheBatteries(page36).
•Checkbrake-uidlevel,andaddthespecied
brakeuidsasneeded;refertoCheckingthe
Brake-FluidLevel(page44).
•Checktheairpressureinthetires;referto
CheckingtheTirePressure(page22).
•Checkthebrakepedaloperation.
•Checktoseethatthelightsareworking.
•Turnthesteeringwheeltotheleftandrightto
checksteeringresponse.
•Checkforloosepartsandanyothernoticeable
malfunctions.
Note:Shutoffthemachineandallowallmoving
partstostopbeforecheckingforloosepartsand
otherwearanddamage.
Ifanyoftheaboveitemsarenotcorrect,notifyyour
mechanicorcheckwithyoursupervisorbeforetaking
themachineoutfortheday.Yoursupervisormay
wantyoutocheckotheritemsonadailybasis,soask
himorheraboutadditionaloperator’sresponsibilities.
CheckingtheTirePressure
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
TireAirPressureRange:165to207kPa(24to30
psi)
Important:Donotexceedthemaximumair
pressureindicatedonthesidewallofthetire.
Note:Theairpressureneededinthetiresis
determinedbythepayloadthatyouintendtocarry.
1.Checktheairpressureinthetires.
Note:Theairpressurerangeinthefrontand
reartiresis165to207kPa(24to30psi).
•Uselowerairpressureinthetiresforlighter
payloads,forlessthesoilcompaction,for
asmoothertheride,andtominimizetire
marksintheground.
•Usehigherairpressureinthetiresfor
carryingheavierpayloadsathigherspeeds.
2.Ifneeded,adjusttheairpressureinthetiresby
addingorremovingairinthetires.
UnderstandingandUsing
theBatterySystem
UnderstandingDeep-Cycle
Batteries
Themachinecontains8deep-cycle,lead-acid
batteriesthatsupplypowertothemotorand
accessories.Adeep-cyclebatteryisnotthesame
asanautomobilebattery.Anautomobilebattery
isdesignedtoprovideasurgeofpowertostart
themachineandmoderatepowertorunthelights
andaccessorieswhenthemotorifofforidling.
Thealternatorthencontinuouslychargesasthe
automobileruns.Assuch,anautomobilebattery
seldomdropsbelow90%ofthemaximumcharge
level.
Adeep-cyclebatteryisdesignedtobeaprimarypower
sourcetoprovideasustainedoutput.Deep-cycle
batteriesaretypicallydischargedaslowas20to30%
ofthemaximumchargelevel.Adischargethislowis
consideredadeepdischarge.
Important:Repeateddeep-dischargecycles
reducesthebatterylife.
Lead-acidbatteriesproduceelectricitythrougha
chemicalreactionbetweenleadplatesandsulfuric
acid.Chargingabatteryreversesthechemical
reaction,allowingthebatterytoonceagainproduce
electricity.
Abatteryisaperishableitemthathasalimited
lifetime(Figure17).Whenabatteryisnew,itrequires
abreak-inperiodtoestablishefcientelectrical
production.Thisbreakinperiodusuallyrequires100
to150discharge/chargecycles.
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Figure17
Battery-LifetimeTable
1.Batterycapacity
4.Primebatterylife
2.Discharge/chargecycles5.Endofthebatterylife
3.Break-inperiod(100to
150cycles)
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