LONG STORAGE
WARNING
To avoid personal injury or death:
• Do not clean the machine with the engine
running.
• To avoid the danger of exhaust fume poisoning,
do not operate the engine in a closed building
or any areas without proper ventilation.
• When storing the machine, remove the key from
the starter switch to avoid unauthorized
persons from operating the machine and
getting injured.
• Bring the machine on a firm, flat, and level
surface. Lower the lift arms on the ground.
STORING THE MACHINE FOR A
LONGER PERIOD OF TIME
If the machine be stored for a longer period of time,
follow the following procedures.
1. Clean the whole machine thoroughly and in all
cases store it indoors.
If you have to keep the machine outdoors, follow
the following procedure.
a. Lay out wooden planks on even ground.
b. Place the machine on the planks.
c. Cover the machine completely.
2. Change the oil and grease the machine.
3. Heavily grease the visible section of the cylinder
rods.
4. Remove the battery and store it indoors.
5. If it is expected that the ambient temperature will
drop as follows, add the antifreeze or drain coolant
completely.
Ambient temperature below 0 ℃
IMPORTANT :
•
Wash the machine after stopping the engine.
If you wash the machine while running the
engine, splashing water gets into the air
cleaner through its intake and cause engine
damage.
Carefully, wash and do not splash water
over the air cleaner while the engine is
running.
OPERATING THE MACHINE
AFTER ST
ORING FOR A LONG
PERIOD OF TIME
Follow the following procedures when operating
the machine storing for a long period of time.
1. Wipe
off the grease from the hydraulic cylinder
rods.
2. Turn on the engine, and operate the attachments
and the drive mechanisms under no load in order to
circulate the hydraulic oil.
If the machine is stored for longer than one month,
perform steps 1. and 2. once every month.
1. Periodic replacement of important
component parts
To ensure safety in operation, you are strongly
requested
to inspect and service the machine at regular
intervals. For added safety, ask your KUBOTA dealer to
replace the following important component parts.
The following important component parts are prone to
degradation in material or subject to wear and tear with
time. It is difficult to judge how much they have been
affected at regular inspection. It is therefore necessary
to replace the following component parts with new
ones, whether wear is visible or not after a specified
time of use.
If any parts are found worn even before the specified
use, repair or replace them in the same way as other
parts.
If any of the hose clamps is found deformed or cracked,
also replace the hose clamp.
For the hydraulic hoses other than the ones to be
replaced periodically, inspect them for the following
points. If found unusual, tighten them up or replace
them.
When replacing the hydraulic hoses, change their O
rings and sealings with new ones.
For replacement of the important parts, contact your
KUBOTA dealer.
NOTE :
• At the following periodic inspections, check the
fuel hoses and hydraulic hoses as well.
STORING THE MACHINE FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME LONG STORAGE
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