Operator's Manual

ROPSMaintenance
CheckingandServicingthe
ROPS
CheckingandCaringfortheSeatBelt
Beforeyouoperatethemachine,alwaysensurethattheROPS
andtheseatbeltareproperlyinstalledandingoodworking
order.
1.Checktheseatbeltfordamage,andreplaceallparts
thataredamaged.
2.Ensurethatthemountingboltsfortheseatbeltsare
tight.
3.Keeptheseatbeltscleanusingonlysoapandwater.
Note:Donotimmersetheseatbeltsinbleachordye,
becausethisweakensthebeltmaterial.
CheckingandMaintainingtheROPS
ServiceInterval:Every500hours
Important:IfanypartoftheROPSsystemisdamaged,
replaceitbeforeyouoperatethemachine.
1.Checkthatthe4boltsthatsecuretheROPSbartothe
chassisofthemachinearetorquedto162to176N-m
(120to130ft-lb);refertoFigure45.
Figure45
2.Checkthattheboltsandnutsthatattachtheseat-belt
retractorandbuckletotheseataretorquedto104to
115N-m(77to85ft-lb);refertoFigure45.
Note:Replaceanypartsthatarewornordamaged.
3.InspecttheROPSforcracks,rust,orholesinthe
ROPSandcomponentparts.
Note:Age,weather,andaccidentscausedamageto
theROPSandROPSparts.Ifyouhaveanydoubts
abouttheROPSsystem,contactanAuthorizedService
Dealer.
ReplacingaDamagedROPSSystem
IftheROPSsystemhasbeendamagedinanaccident,such
asarolloverorhittinganoverheadobjectduringtransport,
replaceanydamagedROPScomponentstorestoretheROPS
systemtoitsoriginallevelofprotection.
Afteranaccident,checkthefollowingitemsfordamage:
TheROPSbar
Operatorseat
Seatbeltmounting
Seatbelt
Beforeyouoperatethemachine,replacealldamagedROPS
components;contactanAuthorizedServiceDealer.
Important:Donottrytoweldorstraightenadamaged
ROPSbar.
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