Operator's Manual

Operation
BeforeOperation
BeforeOperationSafety
GeneralSafety
•Neverallowchildrenorpeoplewhoarenottrained
orphysicallycapabletosafelyoperateorservice
themachine.Localregulationsmayrestrictthe
ageoftheoperator.Theownerisresponsiblefor
trainingalloperatorsandmechanics.
•Becomefamiliarwiththesafeoperationofthe
equipment,operatorcontrols,andsafetysigns.
•Shutoffthemachine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovementtostopbeforeyouleavethe
operator’sposition.Allowthemachinetocool
beforeadjusting,servicing,cleaning,orstoringit.
•Knowhowtostopandshutoffthemachinequickly.
•Ensurethattherearenotmoreoccupants(youand
yourpassenger(s))thanthenumberofhandholds
equippedonthemachine.
•Checkthatallsafetydevicesanddecalsarein
place.Repairorreplaceallsafetydevicesand
replaceallillegibleormissingdecals.Donot
operatethemachineunlesstheyarepresentand
functioningproperly.
PerformingDaily
Maintenance
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Beforestartingthemachineeachday,performthe
EachUse/DailyprocedureslistedinMaintenance
(page26).
CheckingtheTirePressure
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Frontandreartiresairpressurespecication:165
to207kPa(24to30psi)
Important:Donotexceedthemaximumair
pressureindicatedonthesidewallofthetire.
Note:Theairpressureneededinthetiresis
determinedbythepayloadthatyouintendtocarry.
1.Checktheairpressureinthetires.
•Uselowerairpressureinthetiresforlighter
payloads,forlesssoilcompaction,fora
smootherride,andtominimizetiremarkson
theground.
•Usehigherairpressureinthetiresfor
carryingheavierpayloadsathigherspeeds.
2.Ifnecessary,adjusttheairpressureinthetires
byaddingorremovingairinthetires.
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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(Figure12).Whenabatteryisnew,itrequires
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