2-SAFETYINFORMATION
Ecologyandtheenvironment
Soil,air,andwaterarevitalfactorsofagricultureandlifeingeneral.Whenlegislationdoesnotyetrulethetreatment
ofsomeofthesubstanceswhicharerequiredbyadvancedtechnology,commonsenseshouldgoverntheuseand
disposalofproductsofachemicalandpetrochemicalnature.
NOTICE:Thefollowingarerecommendationswhichmay
beofassistance:
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Becomeacquaintedwithandensurethatyouunderstandtherelativelegislationapplicabletoyourcountry.
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Wherenolegislationexists,obtaininformationfromsuppliersofoils,lters,batteries,fuels,antifreeze,cleaning
agents,etc.,withregardtotheireffectonmanandnatureandhowtosafelystore,useanddisposeofthesesub-
stances.
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Agriculturalconsultantswill,inmanycases,beabletohelpyouaswell.
HELPFULHINTS
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Avoidllingtanksusingcansorinappropriatepressurizedfueldeliverysystemswhichmaycauseconsiderable
spillage.
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Ingeneral,avoidskincontactwithallfuels,oils,acids,solvents,etc.Mostofthemcontainsubstanceswhichmay
beharmfultoyourhealth.
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Modernoilscontainadditives.Donotburncontaminatedfuelsandorwasteoilsinordinaryheatingsystems.
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Avoidspillagewhendrainingoffusedenginecoolantmixtures,engine,gearboxandhydraulicoils,brakeuids,etc.
Donotmixdrainedbrakeuidsorfuelswithlubricants.Storethemsafelyuntiltheycanbedisposedofinaproper
waytocomplywithlocallegislationandavailableresources.
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Moderncoolantmixtures,i.e.antifreezeandotheradditives,shouldbereplacedeverytwoyears.Theyshouldnot
beallowedtogetintothesoilbutshouldbecollectedanddisposedofproperly.
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Donotopentheair-conditioningsystemyourself.Itcontainsgaseswhichshouldnotbereleasedintotheatmos-
phere.YourNEWHOLLANDdealerorairconditioningspecialisthasaspecialextractorforthispurposeandwill
havetorechargethesystemproperly.
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Repairanyleaksordefectsintheenginecoolingorhydraulicsystemimmediately.
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Donotincreasethepressureinapressurizedcircuitasthismayleadtoacomponentfailure.
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Protecthosesduringweldingaspenetratingweldsplattermayburnaholeorweakenthem,allowingthelossof
oils,coolant,etc.
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