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2.Usingacleanrag,cleantheareaaround
fuel-tankcap.
3.Removethecapfromthefueltank(Figure37).
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Figure37
1.Fuel-tankcap
4.Fillthetankuntilthelevelistothebottomofthe
llerneckwithdieselfuel.
5.Installfueltankcaptightly.
Note:Ifpossible,llthefueltankaftereach
use.Thiswillminimizepossiblebuildupof
condensationinsidethefueltank.
PerformingDaily
Maintenance
Beforestartingthemachineeachday,performthe
EachUse/DailyprocedureslistedintheMaintenance
(page70).
StartingandStoppingthe
Engine
Tostarttheengine,completethefollowing:
1.Openthefronthood;refertoOpeningtheFront
Hood(page72).
2.TurntheBATTERY-DISCONNECTswitchto
theONposition;refertoBattery-Disconnect
Switch(page37).
3.Closeandlatchthehood.
4.Openthedoorontherearcontrolpanel.
5.TurntheignitionkeytotheRUNposition.
Note:IftheWait-to-Startlightilluminates,wait
untilitturnsoffbeforeproceeding.
6.TurntheignitionkeytotheSTARTpositionuntil
theenginestarts,thenreleaseit.
Tostoptheengine,turntheignitionkeytotheOFF
position.Inanemergency,youcanalsostopthe
engineandallprocessesbypressingtheENGINE-STOP
buttononeitherthedrivependantorthecontrolpanel.
DrivingtheMachine
1.Startthemachine,andensurethatthe
stake-downaugersareremovedfromthe
ground.
2.Ensurethattherearstabilizersareretractedand
thatthethrustframeisraisedoffthegroundin
thehorizontalposition.
3.Walkaroundthemachinetoensurethatnoone
isnearit.
Note:Ensurethatallbystandersareclearof
theareawhereyouwillbemovingthemachine.
4.Connectthedrivependanttotherightreceptacle
onthebottomoftherearcontrolpanel.
5.Withthependantinhand,walkatleast6feetto
thesideofthemachine.
Note:Besuretokeepthissafedistance
whenevermovingthemachine.
6.PressandholdtheOPERATORPRESENCEbutton
onthedrivependant.
7.UsetheSPEEDswitchonthependanttoincrease
ordecreasetheenginespeedasdesired.
8.SetthedesiredtravelspeedusingtheSPEED
switch.
9.Usethejoysticktomovethemachineasdesired.
Note:Formoreinformationonthedrivependant,
refertoDrive-PendantReceptacle(page33).
LoadingandUnloadingthe
Machine
WARNING
Movingamachineofthissizeonatrailerover
publicroadscarriesriskstothosearoundthe
machineifitshouldcomeloose,beinvolved
inanaccident,hitalowhangingstructure,
etc.
•Followthetie-downproceduresdescribed
inthissectionwhenmovingthemachine.
•Followalllocaltrafcregulations
governingthehaulingoflargeequipment.
Thismanualcannotadequatelycoverall
lawsandsafetyregulations;itisyour
responsibilitytoknowandfollowthelaws
andregulationsthatpertaintoyou.
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