Operator's Manual

PerformingPre-Starting
Checks
ServiceInterval:BeforeeachuseordailyCheckthe
followingitemseachtimeyoubegin
usingthemachinefortheday:
•Checkbrakeuidlevels,andaddthespecied
brakeuidsasneeded;refertoCheckingthe
Brake-FluidLevel(page50).
•Checkengineoil,andaddthespeciedoilas
needed;refertoCheckingtheEngine-OilLevel
(page36).
•Checktheairpressureinthetires;referto
CheckingtheTirePressure(page22).
•Checkthebrakepedaloperation.
•Checktoseethatthelightsareworking.
•Turnthesteeringwheeltotheleftandrightto
checksteeringresponse.
•Checkforoilleaks,looseparts,andanyother
noticeablemalfunctions.
Note:Shutofftheengineandallowallmoving
partstostopbeforecheckingforoilleaks,loose
parts,andotherwearanddamage.
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.
AddingFuel
•Forbestresults,useonlyclean,fresh(lessthan
30daysold),unleadedgasolinewithanoctane
ratingof87orhigher((R+M)/2ratingmethod).
•Ethanol:Gasolinewithupto10%ethanol
(gasohol)or15%MTBE(methyltertiarybutyl
ether)byvolumeisacceptable.Ethanoland
MTBEarenotthesame.Gasolinewith15%
ethanol(E15)byvolumeisnotapprovedforuse.
Neverusegasolinethatcontainsmorethan
10%ethanolbyvolume,suchasE15(contains
15%ethanol),E20(contains20%ethanol),orE85
(containsupto85%ethanol).Usingunapproved
gasolinemaycauseperformanceproblemsand/or
enginedamagewhichmaynotbecoveredunder
warranty.
•Donotusegasolinecontainingmethanol.
•Donotstorefueleitherinthefueltankorfuel
containersoverthewinterunlessafuelstabilizer
isused.
•Donotaddoiltogasoline.
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