Operator's Manual

Premaintenance
Procedures
Beforeopeninganyofthecovers,stoptheengine,
removethekey,andallowtheenginetocool.
Important:Thefastenersonthecoversofthis
machinearedesignedtoremainonthecoverafter
removal.Loosenallofthefastenersoneachcovera
fewturnssothatthecoverisloosebutstillattached,
thengobackandloosenthemuntilthecover
comesfree.Thiswillpreventyoufromaccidentally
strippingtheboltsfreeoftheretainers.
RemovingtheCoverPlate
1.Lowertheboom,stoptheengine,andremovethe
key.
Thereisabeltunderthecoverthatismoving
whenthemachineisrunningandcancatch
ngers,hands,loosehair,andclothing,causing
seriousinjury,amputation,ordeath.
Alwaysstoptheengineandwaitforallmoving
partstostopbeforeremovingthecover.
2.Loosentheboltattherearofthecoverplate.
3.Loosenthethreeboltssecuringthecoverplatetothe
framesequentiallyuntilthecoverisfree(Figure25).
Figure25
1.Coverplate
2.Bolts
4.Pullupontherearofthecoverplateuntilitclears
theengineandthenpullitoffofthemachine.
InstallingtheCoverPlate
1.Lowertheboom,stoptheengine,andremovethe
key.
2.Slidethecoverplateintoplaceandsecureitwiththe
threeboltsyouloosenedpreviously(Figure25).
RemovingtheBottomShield
1.Lowertheboom,stoptheengine,andremovethe
key.
2.Loosenthetwoboltssecuringthebottomshield
sequentiallyuntiltheshieldisfree(Figure26).
Figure26
1.Bottomshield3.Tabs
2.Bolts
3.Pulltheshieldbackandoutofthemachine.
InstallingtheBottomShield
1.Lowertheboom,stoptheengine,andremovethe
key.
2.Slidethebottomshieldintothemachinesothatit
restsonall4tabs(Figure26).
Note:Youmayneedtoliftuponthebottomshield
toensurethatitrestsonthefronttabs.
3.Securetheshieldwiththeboltsyouloosened
previously.
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