7-MAINTENANCE
RollOverProtectiveStructure(ROPS)-Possibledamage
IftheunithasrolledoverortheROPShasbeeninsome
othertypeofaccident(suchashittinganoverheadobject
duringtransport),theROPSmustbereplacedtoretainthe
bestprotection.
Followinganaccident,checktheROPS,theoperator's
seat,andtheseatbeltandseatbeltmountingsforpos-
sibledamage.Beforeoperatingthemachine,replaceall
damagedparts.
NOTICE:DonotattempttoweldorstraightentheROPS.
WARNING
Alwayspullfromthedrawbar.DONOTattachchains
orropestotheROPSforpullingpurposes,asthema-
chinecouldtipover.Whendrivingthroughdooropen-
ingsorunderlowoverheadobjects,makesurethereis
sufcientclearanceforROPS.Failuretocomplycould
resultindeathorseriousinjury.
M1415
WARNING
IftheROPSisremovedorreplaced,installtheproper
hardwareandtightentocorrecttorquelistedinmainte-
nancesectionofoperator’smanual.Failuretocomply
couldresultindeathorseriousinjury.
M1462
WARNING
AlwaysusetheseatbeltwithasafetycaborRollOver
ProtectiveStructure(ROPS)frameinstalled.Iftractor
isnotequippedwithasafetycaborROPS,donotuse
aseatbelt.Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathor
seriousinjury.
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