Operator's Manual

–Alwaysassumethemachineischargedifyou
strikeanelectricalorcommunicationline.Do
notattempttoleavethemachine.
•Leakinggasisbothammableandexplosiveand
maycauseseriousinjuryordeath.Donotsmoke
whileoperatingthemachine.
StartingtheEngine
1.Ensurethatthebattery-disconnectswitchisin
theONposition.
2.Ensurethattheauxiliary-hydraulicsleverand
traction-controlareintheNEUTRALposition.
3.Movethethrottlelevermidwaybetweenthe
SLOWandFASTpositions.
4.Insertthekeyintothekeyswitchandturnitto
theONposition.
5.Waitfortheglow-plugindicatorlighttostop
blinking.
6.TurnthekeytotheSTARTposition.Whenthe
enginesstarts,releasethekey.
Important:Donotengagethestarterfor
morethan10secondsatatime.Iftheengine
failstostart,wait30secondsforthestarter
tocooldownbetweenattempts.Failureto
followtheseinstructionscouldburnoutthe
startermotor.
7.MovethethrottlelevertotheFASTposition.
Important:Runningtheengineathigh
speedswhenthehydraulicsystemiscold
(i.e.,whentheairtemperatureisator
belowfreezing)coulddamagethehydraulic
system.Whenstartingtheengineincold
conditions,allowittoruninthemiddle
throttlepositionfor2to5minutesbefore
movingthethrottletotheFASTposition.
Note:Iftheoutdoortemperatureisbelow
freezing,storethetractionunitinagarageto
keepitwarmerandtoaidinstarting.
DrivingtheMachine
Note:Enablethetractioncontrolbytogglingthe
traction-enableswitchbeforedrivingthemachine.
Usethetractioncontroltomovethemachine.The
fartheryoumovethetractioncontrolinanydirection,
thefasterthemachinemovesinthatdirection.
Releasethetractioncontroltostopthemachine.
Thethrottlecontrolregulatestheenginespeedas
measuredinrpm(revolutionsperminute).Placethe
throttleleverintheFASTpositionforbestperformance.
Youcan,however,usethethrottlepositiontooperate
atslowerspeeds.
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