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1.Fillerneckcap2.Dipstick
7.Ifthelevelislow ,addenoughuidtoraiseittothe
properlevel.
8.Installthecaponthellerneck.
9.Closethehood.
StartingandStoppingthe
Engine
StartingtheEngine
1.Ensurethattheauxiliaryhydraulicsleverisin
neutral.
2.Pulloutthechokeleverifyouarestartingacold
engine.
3.Movethethrottlelevermidwaybetweenslow
(turtle)andfast(rabbit)positions.
Note:Awarmorhotenginemaynotrequire
choking.
4.Turntheignitionkeytothestartposition.When
theenginesstarts,releasethekey.
Important:Donotengagethestarterformore
than10secondsatatime.Iftheenginefails
tostart,allowa30secondcool-downperiod
betweenattempts.Failuretofollowthese
instructionscanburnoutthestartermotor.
5.Aftertheenginestarts,graduallypushthechoke
down.Iftheenginestallsorhesitates,pullthe
chokeoutagainuntiltheenginewarmsup.
6.Movethethrottlelevertodesiredsetting.
Important:Iftheengineisrunathighspeeds
whenthehydraulicsystemiscold(i.e.,when
theambientairtemperatureisnearfreezingor
lower),hydraulicsystemdamagecouldoccur.
Whenstartingtheengineincoldconditions,
allowtheenginetoruninthemiddlethrottle
positionfor2to5minutesbeforemovingthe
throttletofast(rabbit).
Note:Ifoutdoortemperatureisbelowfreezing,
storethetractionunitinagaragetokeepitwarmer
andaidinstarting.
StoppingtheEngine
1.Movethethrottlelevertotheslow(turtle)position.
2.Lowertheloaderarmstotheground.
3.Turntheignitionkeyoff.
Note:Iftheenginehasbeenworkinghardor
ishot,letitidleforaminutebeforeturningthe
ignitionkeyoff.Thishelpscooltheenginebefore
itisstopped.Inanemergency,theenginemaybe
stoppedimmediately.
StoppingtheTractionUnit
Tostopthetractionunit,releasethetractioncontrol,
movethethrottlelevertoslow(turtle),lowerloader
armstotheground,andstoptheengine.Setthe
parkingbrakeandremovethekey.
Achildoruntrainedbystandercouldattemptto
operatethetractionunitandbeinjured.
Removethekeyfromtheswitchwhenleaving
thetractionunit,evenifjustforafewseconds.
MovingaNon-functioning
TractionUnit
Important:Donottoworpullthetraction
unitwithoutrstopeningthetowvalves,orthe
hydraulicsystemwillbedamaged.
1.Stoptheengine.
2.Opentherearaccesscover.
3.Usingawrench,turnthetowvalvesonthehydraulic
pumpstwicecounter-clockwise(Figure17).
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