Figure 11
1. Filler neck cap 2. Dipstick
7. If the lev el is lo w , add enough fluid to raise it
to the proper lev el.
8. Install the cap on the filler nec k.
9. Close the hood.
Starting and Stopping the
Engine
Starting the Engine
1. Ensure that the auxiliar y h y draulics lev er is in
neutral.
2. Pull out the c hok e lev er if y ou are star ting a
cold engine .
3. Mo v e the throttle lev er midw a y betw een slo w
(tur tle) and fast (rabbit) positions .
Note: A w ar m or hot engine ma y not require
c hoking .
4. T ur n the ignition k ey to the star t position.
W hen the engines star ts , release the k ey .
Important: Do not enga ge the star ter
f or mor e than 10 seconds at a time. If the
engine f ails to star t, allo w a 30 second
cool-do wn period betw een attempts.
F ailur e to f ollo w these instr uctions can
bur n out the star ter motor .
5. After the engine star ts , g radually push the
c hok e do wn. If the engine stalls or hesitates ,
pull the c hok e out ag ain until the engine w ar ms
up .
6. Mo v e the throttle lev er to desired setting .
Important: If the engine is r un at high
speeds when the h y draulic system is cold
(i.e., when the ambient air temperatur e is
near fr eezing or lo w er), h y draulic system
dama ge could occur . W hen star ting the
engine in cold conditions, allo w the engine
to r un in the middle thr ottle position f or
2 to 5 min utes bef or e mo ving the thr ottle
to f ast (ra b bit).
Note: If outdoor temperature is belo w
freezing, store the traction unit in a g arag e to
k ee p it w ar mer and aid in star ting .
Stopping the Engine
1. Mo v e the throttle lev er to the slo w (tur tle)
position.
2. Lo w er the loader ar ms to the g round.
3. T ur n the ignition k ey off .
Note: If the engine has been w orking hard or
is hot, let it idle for a min ute before tur ning
the ignition k ey off . T his helps cool the engine
before it is stopped. In an emerg ency , the
engine ma y be stopped immediately .
Stopping the Traction Unit
T o stop the traction unit, release the traction
control, mo v e the throttle lev er to slo w (tur tle),
lo w er loader ar ms to the g round, and stop the
engine . Set the parking brak e and remo v e the k ey .
A child or untrained bystander could attempt
to operate the traction unit and be injur ed.
R emo v e the k ey fr om the s witch when
lea ving the traction unit, ev en if just f or a
few seconds.
Moving a Non-functioning
Traction Unit
Important: Do not to w or pull the traction
unit without fir st opening the to w v alv es, or
the h y draulic system will be dama ged.
1. Stop the engine .
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