New Holland C227 Operator's Manual

4-OPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS
Operatinginextremetemperatures
WARNING
Explosionhazard!
DONOTuseetherstartinguid.Explosion,death,seriouspersonalinjury,orseriousenginedamage
couldoccur.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorseriousinjury.
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Operatingincoldweather
Coldweatherconditionsrequirespecicprocedures.Duringtheseconditionsyourmachinewillrequirespecialatten-
tiontopreventseriousdamage.Coldweathermaintenancewillextendtheservicelifeofthemachine.
Coldweatherincreasestheviscosityoftheoilinthehydraulicsystem.Coldoilcancausechangesintheoperational
characteristicsofthemachine,particularlyinmachinesequippedwiththeelectro-hydrauliccontrolsystem.Itisrec-
ommendedtowarmthemachinetosufcientoperatingtemperatureandtakecarewhenstartingandstopping,and
makingsteeringadjustmentsuntilyouarecomfortablewiththecontrols.
Allowextratimeduringcoldweathertobringthemachineandcomponentsuptooperatingtemperature.Runthe
enginebelow1500RPMuntiltheenginetemperaturerises.Oncetheenginetemperaturerises,throttletheengine
uptooperatingspeedandoperatethemachine.DONOTruntheengineatidlespeedforextendedperiods.
Batteryandelectricalsystem
Cleanthebatteryandmakesureitisatfullcharge.Inspectthebatterycablesandterminals.Cleanandspraythe
terminalswithbatteryterminalprotectortopreventcorrosion.
Afullychargedbatteryat-17°C(0°F)hasonly40%ofthenormalstartingpower.
Lubricants
Usethecorrectoilviscosityineachcomponentbasedonclimatecondition.Considerationforextremetemperatures
andthecorrectviscosityarerecommended.
Dieselfuelsystem
Verifywithyourfuelsupplierforthecorrectcoldweatherfuel.Dieselenginepowerwillbereducedifwaxparticles
areinthefuellter.Consultyourdealerforthebestfuelforthesemachines.
Coldtemperatureoperationcancausemoisturecondensationinthefueltank.Keepthefueltankfullandcheckfor
waterfrequently.
NOTICE:Failuretoremovewaterfromthefuelmayresultinaninoperativeengineanddamagetothefuelsystem.
Coldtemperaturestartingaids
Seeyourdealerforadditionalstartingaids.
Coolingsystem
Keepthecoolantatthecorrectlevelinthereservoirandradiator.UseNEWHOLLANDAMBRAACTIFULL™OT
EXTENDEDLIFECOOLANTpremix(50%concentrateand50%distilledwater).Thismixtureprotectstheengine
coolingsystemto-35.0°C(-31.0°F).
NOTICE:DONOTmixethyleneglycolcoolantwithNEWHOLLANDAMBRAACTIFULL™OTEXTENDEDLIFE
COOLANT.See7-14formoreinformation.
Keepdirtanddebrisfromrestrictingtheradiatorandcoolers.T akeextraprecautiontomonitorbuildupwhileoperat-
ing.
Improperfanbelttensionmaycauseanoverheatingissue.
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New Holland C227 Specifications

General

Engine Power	74 hp
Engine Make	FPT
Peak Torque	232 lb-ft
Rated Operating Capacity	2, 700 lbs
Tipping Load	5400 lbs
Bucket Capacity	0.75 cu yd (0.57 m³)