Operator's Manual

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Themachinecouldsuddenlyrolloverifatrack
goesovertheedgeortheedgecavesin.Maintain
asafedistancebetweenthemachineandany
hazard.
•Ifthemachinestartstotip,letgoofthecontrols
andstepawayfromthemachine.
•Donotremoveoraddattachmentsonaslope.
•Donotparkthemachineonahillsideorslope.
StartingtheEngine
1.Movethethrottlelevermidwaybetweenthe
SLOWandFASTpositions(Figure16).
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Figure16
1.Throttlelever3.Key
2.Chokelever
2.MovethechokelevertotheONposition(Figure
16).
Note:Awarmorhotenginemaynotrequire
choking.
3.Starttheengineasfollowsforyourmachine:
•Forrecoil-startmachines,turnthekeytothe
ONposition,thenpulltherecoilhandleon
topoftheengine.
•Forelectric-startmachines,turnthekey
totheONposition(Figure16).Whenthe
enginestarts,releasethekey.
Important:Donotengagethestarterfor
morethan10secondsatatime.Ifthe
enginefailstostart,allowa30-second
cooldownperiodbetweenattempts.
Failuretofollowtheseinstructionscan
burnoutthestartermotor.
4.GraduallymovethechokelevertotheOFF
position(Figure16).Iftheenginestallsor
hesitates,engagethechokeagainuntilthe
enginewarmsup.
5.Movethethrottlelevertothedesiredsetting
(Figure16).
Important:Runningtheengineathigh
speedswhenthehydraulicsystemiscold
(i.e.,whentheairtemperatureisator
belowfreezing)coulddamagethehydraulic
system.Whenstartingtheengineincold
conditions,allowittoruninthemiddle
throttlepositionfor2to5minutesbefore
movingthethrottletotheFASTposition.
Note:Iftheoutdoortemperatureisbelow
freezing,storethemachineinagaragetokeep
itwarmerandaidinstarting.
DrivingtheMachine
Usethetractioncontrolstomovethemachine.The
fartheryoumovethetractioncontrolsinanydirection,
thefasterthemachinemovesinthatdirection.
Releasethetractioncontrolstostopthemachine.
CAUTION
Whenreversing,youmaybackintostationary
objectsoroverbystandersandcauseserious
personalinjuryordeath.
Lookbehindyouforobstructionsor
bystandersandkeepyourhandsonthe
referencebar.
Thethrottlecontrolregulatestheenginespeedas
measuredinrpm(revolutionsperminute).Placethe
throttleleverintheFASTpositionforbestperformance.
Youcan,however,usethethrottlepositiontooperate
atslowerspeeds.
ShuttingofftheEngine
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,engage
theparkingbrake(ifapplicable),andlowerthe
boom.
2.MovethethrottlelevertotheSLOWposition
(Figure16).
3.Iftheenginehasbeenworkinghardorishot,let
itidleforaminutebeforeturningthekeyswitch
totheOFFposition.
Note:Thishelpstocooltheenginebeforeyou
shutitoff.Inanemergency,youcanshutoff
theengineimmediately.
4.TurnthekeyswitchtotheOFFpositionand
removethekey.
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