Onlyqualiedandauthorizedpersonnelshallbepermittedtomaintain,repair,adjustorinspect
thevehicle.
Avoidrehazardsandhavereprotectionequipmentpresentintheworkarea.Donotuseanopen
ametochecklevelorleakageoffuel,batteryelectrolyteorcoolant.Donotuseopenpansoffuel
orammablecleaninguidsforcleaningparts.
Manyofthesubjectscoveredinthismaintenancesectionrequireraisingandloweringthebed.Thefollowing
precautionsmustbetakenorseriousinjuryordeathcouldresult.
Beforeservicingormakingadjustmentstothemachine,stopengine,setparkingbrakeandremove
keyfromignitionswitch.Anyloadmaterialmustberemovedfrombedorotherattachmentbefore
workingunderraisedbed.Neverworkunderaraisedbedwithoutpositioningsafetysupportona
fullyinstalledcylinderrod.
Aftermaintenanceiscompleted,removesafetysupport,slideitontostoragestudandlowerbed.
Premaintenance
Procedures
UsingBedSafetySupport
1.Raisebeduntilliftcylindersarefullyextended.
2.Removebedsupportfromstoragebracketsonback
ofROPSpanel(Figure37).
Figure37
1.Bedsupport
3.Pushbedsupportontocylinderrod,makingsure
supportendtabsrestonendofcylinderbarreland
oncylinderrodend(Figure38).
Figure38
1.Bedsupport3.Bed
2.Cylinderbarrel
4.Tostorebedsupport,removebedsupportfrom
cylinderandinsertintobracketsonbackofROPS
panel.
5.Alwaysinstallorremovebedsupportfromoutside
ofbed.
Donottrytolowerbedwithbedsafetysupport
oncylinder.
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