Operator's Manual

StartingandStoppingthe
Engine
StartingtheEngine
1.Ensurethattheauxiliaryhydraulicsleverisinneutral.
2.MovethechokeleverforwardtotheOnpositionifyou
arestartingacoldengine.
3.Movethethrottlelevermidwaybetweenslow(turtle)
andfast(rabbit)positions.
Note:Awarmorhotenginemaynotrequirechoking.
4.Turntheignitionkeytothestartposition.Whenthe
enginesstarts,releasethekey.
Important:Donotengagethestarterformore
than10secondsatatime.Iftheenginefailsto
start,allowa30secondcool-downperiodbetween
attempts.Failuretofollowtheseinstructionscan
burnoutthestartermotor.
5.Aftertheenginestarts,graduallymovethechoke
leverbacktotheOffposition.Iftheenginestallsor
hesitates,pullthechokeoutagainuntiltheengine
warmsup.
6.Movethethrottlelevertodesiredsetting.
Important:Iftheengineisrunathighspeeds
whenthehydraulicsystemiscold(i.e.,whenthe
ambientairtemperatureisnearfreezingorlower),
hydraulicsystemdamagecouldoccur.When
startingtheengineincoldconditions,allowthe
enginetoruninthemiddlethrottlepositionfor
2to5minutesbeforemovingthethrottletofast
(rabbit).
Note:Ifoutdoortemperatureisbelowfreezing,store
thetractionunitinagaragetokeepitwarmerandaid
instarting.
StoppingtheEngine
1.Movethethrottlelever3/4ofthewaytotheFast
position.
2.Lowertheloaderarmstotheground.
3.Turntheignitionkeyoff.
Note:Ifyousetthethrottlelowerthanhalfwayto
fast,theenginewillcontinuetorunforonesecond
afterturningthekeytotheOffposition,preventinga
loudafterrebang.
Note:Iftheenginehasbeenworkinghardorishot,
letitrunforaminutebeforeturningtheignitionkey
off.Thishelpscooltheenginebeforeitisstopped.In
anemergency,theenginemaybestoppedimmediately.
StoppingtheTractionUnit
Tostopthetractionunit,releasethetractioncontrol,move
thethrottlelevertoslow(turtle),lowerloaderarmstothe
ground,andstoptheengine.Settheparkingbrakeand
removethekey.
CAUTION
Achildoruntrainedbystandercouldattemptto
operatethetractionunitandbeinjured.
Removethekeyfromtheswitchwhenleavingthe
tractionunit,evenifjustforafewseconds.
MovingaNon-functioning
TractionUnit
Important:Donottoworpullthetractionunitwithout
rstopeningthetowvalves,orthehydraulicsystemwill
bedamaged.
1.Stoptheengine.
2.Opentherearaccesscover.
3.Usingawrench,turnthetowvalvesonthehydraulic
pumpstwicecounter-clockwise(Figure18).
Figure18
1.Lefttowvalve(righttrack)2.Righttowvalve(lefttrack)
4.Towthetractionunitasrequired.
5.Whenthetractionunithasbeenrepaired,closethetow
valvesbeforeoperatingit.
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