betweenattempts.Failuretofollowthese
instructionscanburnoutthestartermotor.
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(Figure22).
Figure22
1.Lefttowvalve(righttrack)2.Righttowvalve(lefttrack)
4.Towthetractionunitasrequired.
5.Whenthetractionunithasbeenrepaired,closethe
towvalvesbeforeoperatingit.
UsingtheCylinderLock
Theloaderarmsmaylowerwhenintheraised
positioncrushinganyoneunderthem.
Installthecylinderlockbeforeperforming
maintenancethatrequiresraisedloaderarms.
InstallingtheCylinderLock
1.Removetheattachment.
2.Raisetheloaderarmstothefullyraisedposition.
3.Stoptheengine.
4.Removethelynchpinsecuringthecylinderlockto
theloaderarm(Figure23).
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