Operator's Manual

Pre-Maintenance
Procedures
Important:Thefastenersonthecoversofthis
machinearedesignedtoremainonthecoverafter
removal.Loosenallfastenersoneachcoverafew
turnssothatthecoverisloosebutstillattached,
thengobackandloosenthemuntilthecover
comesfree.Thispreventsyoufromaccidentally
strippingtheboltsfreeoftheretainers.
RemovingtheCoverPlate
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,engage
theparkingbrake(ifapplicable),andlowerthe
hydrauliclift.
2.Shutofftheengineandremovethekey.
WARNING
Thereisabeltunderthecoverthatis
movingwhenthemachineisrunning
andcancatchngers,hands,loosehair,
andclothing,causingseriousinjury,
amputation,ordeath.
Alwaysshutofftheengineandwaitfor
allmovingpartstostopbeforeremoving
thecover.
3.Loosentheboltattherearofthecoverplate.
4.Loosenthe3boltssecuringthecoverplateto
theframesequentiallyuntilthecoverisloose
(Figure22).
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Figure22
1.Coverplate
2.Bolts
5.Pulluptherearofthecoverplateuntilitclears
theengineandthenpullitoffovertheboltheads
andoffthemachine.
6.Toinstallthecoverplatebeforeoperatingthe
machine,slidetheplateintoplaceandsecureit
withthe3boltsyouloosenedpreviously(Figure
22).
RemovingtheBottom
Shield
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,engage
theparkingbrake(ifapplicable),andlowerthe
hydrauliclift.
2.Shutofftheengineandremovethekey.
3.Loosenthe2boltssecuringthebottomshield
sequentiallyuntiltheshieldisfree(Figure23).
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Figure23
1.Bottomshield2.Bolts
4.Pulltheshieldbackandoutofthemachine.
5.Toinstalltheshieldbeforeoperatingthe
machine,slidethebottomshieldintothe
machinesothatitrestsonall4tabsandsecure
itwiththe2boltsyouloosenedpreviously
(Figure23).
Note:Youmayneedtoliftuponthebottom
shieldtoensurethatitrestsonthefronttabs.
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