Operator's Manual

Premaintenance
Procedures
Beforeopeninganyofthecovers,stoptheengine,removethe
key,andallowtheenginetocool.
Important:Thefastenersonthecoversofthismachine
aredesignedtoremainonthecoverafterremoval.
Loosenallofthefastenersoneachcoverafewturnsso
thatthecoverisloosebutstillattached,thengoback
andloosenthemuntilthecovercomesfree.Thiswill
preventyoufromaccidentallystrippingtheboltsfree
oftheretainers.
RemovingtheCoverPlate
1.Lowertheboom,stoptheengine,andremovethekey.
WARNING
Thereisabeltunderthecoverthatismoving
whenthemachineisrunningandcancatch
ngers,hands,loosehair,andclothing,
causingseriousinjury,amputation,ordeath.
Alwaysstoptheengineandwaitforallmoving
partstostopbeforeremovingthecover.
2.Loosentheboltattherearofthecoverplate.
3.Loosenthe3boltssecuringthecoverplatetothe
framesequentiallyuntilthecoverisloose(Figure25).
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2
Figure25
1.Coverplate
2.Bolts
4.Pullupontherearofthecoverplateuntilitclearsthe
engineandthenpullitoffovertheboltheadsandoff
ofthemachine.
InstallingtheCoverPlate
1.Lowertheboom,stoptheengine,andremovethekey.
2.Slidethecoverplateintoplaceandsecureitwiththe3
boltsyouloosenedpreviously(Figure25).
RemovingtheBottomShield
1.Lowertheboom,stoptheengine,andremovethekey.
2.Loosenthe2boltssecuringthebottomshield
sequentiallyuntiltheshieldisfree(Figure26).
Figure26
1.Bottomshield2.Bolts
3.Pulltheshieldbackandoutofthemachine.
InstallingtheBottomShield
1.Lowertheboom,stoptheengine,andremovethekey.
2.Slidethebottomshieldintothemachinesothatitrests
onall4tabs(Figure26).
Note:Youmayneedtoliftuponthebottomshieldto
ensurethatitrestsonthefronttabs.
3.Securetheshieldwiththeboltsyouloosened
previously.
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