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
chassisofthemachinearetorquedto203to223N-m
(150to165ft-lb);refertoFigure43.
Figure43
1.Seatbeltbolt3.ROPSbolts
2.Seatbeltretractorendbolt
2.Checkthattheboltsandnutsthatattachtheseat-belt
retractorandbuckletotheseataretorquedto104to
115N-m(77to85ft-lb);refertoFigure43.
Note:Replaceanypartsthatarewornordamaged.
3.InspecttheROPSforcracks,rust,orholesinthe
ROPSandcomponentparts.
Note:Age,weather,andaccidentscausedamageto
theROPSandROPSparts.Ifyouhaveanydoubts
abouttheROPSsystem,contactanAuthorizedToro
ServiceDealer.
ReplacingaDamagedROPSSystem
IftheROPSsystemhasbeendamagedinanaccident,such
asarolloverorhittinganoverheadobjectduringtransport,
replaceanydamagedROPScomponentstorestoretheROPS
systemtoitsoriginallevelofprotection.
Afteranaccident,checkthefollowingitemsfordamage:
•TheROPSbar
•Operatorseat
•Seatbeltmounting
•Seatbelt
Beforeyouoperatethemachine,replacealldamagedROPS
components;contactanAuthorizedToroServiceDealer.
Important:Donottrytoweldorstraightenadamaged
ROPSbar.
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