CAUTION
IfyouleavethekeyintheOn/Offswitch,someonecouldaccidentlystartthemachineandseriously
injureyouorotherbystanders.
RemovethekeyfromtheOn/Offswitchanddisconnectabatterycablebeforeyoudoanymaintenance.
Premaintenance
Procedures
MaintainingtheMachineunder
SpecialOperatingConditions
Ifthemachineissubjectedtoanyoftheconditionslisted
below,maintenanceshouldbeperformedtwiceasfrequently.
•Desertoperation
•Coldclimateoperation—below10°C(50°F)
•Trailertowing
•Afterextendedoperationinmud,sand,water,orsimilar
dirtyconditions,haveyourbrakesinspectedandcleaned
assoonaspossible.Thiswillpreventanyabrasive
materialfromcausingexcessivewear.
LiftingtheMachine
Wheneverthemachineisrunforroutinemaintenanceand/or
motordiagnostics,therearwheelsofthemachineshouldbe
25mm(1inch)offthegroundwiththerearaxlesupported
onjackstands.
DANGER
Themachinemaybeunstablewhenusingajack.It
couldslipoffthejack,injuringanyonebeneathit.
•Donotstartthemachinewhilethemachineis
onajack.
•AlwaysremovethekeyfromtheOn/Offswitch
beforegettingoffofthemachine.
•Blockthetireswhenthemachineisonajack.
Thejackingpointatthefrontofthemachineisonthefront
oftheframebehindthetowingtongue(Figure23).
Thejackingpointattherearofthemachineisundertheaxle
tubes(Figure24).
Figure23
1.Frontjackingpoint
Figure24
1.Rearjackingpoints
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