CoolingSystem
Maintenance
CleaningtheEngineCooling
Areas
Cleantherotatingscreen,coolingns,andexternal
surfacesoftheengineevery100operatinghoursor
moreoftenunderextremelydustyanddirtyconditions.
Important:Operatingtheenginewithablocked
rotatingscreen,dirtyorpluggedcoolingns,or
coolingshroudsremovedwillcauseenginedamage
duetooverheating.
Important:Nevercleantheenginewith
pressurizedwaterbecausewatercouldcontaminate
thefuelsystem.
BrakeMaintenance
InspectingtheBrakes
Brakesareacriticalsafetycomponentofthevehicle.
Aswithallsafetycomponents,theyshouldbeclosely
inspectedatregularintervalstoensureoptimum
performanceandsafety.Thefollowinginspections
shouldbedoneevery100hours:
•Inspectthebrakeshoesforwearordamage.Ifthe
lining(brakepad)thicknessislessthan1/16inch
(1.6mm),thebrakeshoesshouldbereplaced.
•Inspectthebackingplateandothercomponents
forsignsofexcessivewearordeformation.Ifany
deformationisfound,theappropriatecomponents
mustbereplaced.
•Checkthebrakeuidlevel;refertoCheckingthe
BrakeFluidLevel.
CheckingtheBrakeFluid
Level
Thebrakeuidreservoirislledandshippedfromthe
factorywithDOT3brakeuid.Checkthelevelbefore
theengineisrststartedandevery8hoursordaily,
thereafter.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,settheparking
brake,turntheignitionoff,andremovethekey.
2.Lookatthesideofthereservoir.Thelevelshould
beabovetheMinimumline(Figure50).Iftheuid
levelislow,cleantheareaaroundthecap,remove
thecap,andllthereservoirtoabovetheMinimum
line.Donotoverll.
Figure50
1.Brakeuidreservoir
2.Minimumline
AdjustingtheParkingBrake
Checktheparkingbrakeadjustmentevery200hours.
1.Prytherubbercoveroffoftheparkingbrake.
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