CheckingtheMachineDaily
Checkthefollowingmachinesystemseachday
beforeoperatingthemachine:
•AirCleanerIndicator;refertoCheckingtheAir
CleanerIndicator(page42)
•Engineoil;refertoCheckingtheEngine-OilLevel
(page43)
•Coolantsystem;refertoCheckingtheCooling
SystemandCoolantLevel(page57)
•Hoodscreenandradiator;refertoCheckingthe
HoodScreenandRadiatorforDebris(page58)
•Hydraulicsystem;refertoCheckingtheHydraulic
SystemandFluidLevel(page64)
CheckingtheAirPressure
intheTires
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Tireairpressurespecication(frontandreartires):
138kPa(20psi).
DANGER
Lowtirepressuredecreasesmachineside-hill
stability.Thiscouldcausearollover,which
mayresultinpersonalinjuryordeath.
Donotunderinatethetires.
Checktheairpressureinthefrontandreartires.Add
orremoveairasneededtosettheairpressureinthe
tirestothetireairpressurespecication.
Important:Maintainpressureinalltiresto
ensureagoodqualityofcutandpropermachine
performance.
Checktheairpressureinallthetiresbefore
operatingthemachine.
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CheckingtheInterlock
System
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Thepurposeofthesafetyinterlocksystemisto
preventtheenginefromcrankingorstartingunlessthe
tractionpedalisinneutralandthePTOswitchisinthe
OFFposition.Inaddition,theengineshouldstopwhen
•thePTOswitchissettotheONpositionandthe
operatorofftheseat;
•thetractionpedalispressedwiththeoperatoroff
theseat;
•thetractionpedalpressedwiththeparkingbrake
engaged.
CAUTION
Ifthesafety-interlockswitchesare
disconnectedordamaged,themachinecould
operateunexpectedly,causingpersonal
injury.
•Donottamperwiththeinterlockswitches.
•Checktheoperationoftheinterlock
switchesdailyandreplaceanydamaged
switchesbeforeoperatingthemachine.
1.MovePTOswitchtoOFFpositionandremove
yourfootfromtractionpedal.
2.RotatethekeyswitchtotheSTARTposition.If
theenginecranks,proceedtostep3.
Note:Ifenginedoesnotcrank,theremaybea
malfunctioninthesafety-interlocksystem.
3.Withtheenginerunning,raiseofftheseatand
setthePTOswitchtotheONposition.The
engineshouldshutoffwithin2seconds.Ifthe
engineshutsoff,proceedtostep4.
Important:Ifenginedoesnotshutoff,
thereisamalfunctioninthesafety-interlock
system.
4.WiththeenginerunningandthePTOswitchset
totheOFFposition,raiseofftheseatandpress
thetractionpedal.Theengineshouldshutoff
within2seconds.Ifengineshutsoff,proceed
tostep5.
Important:Ifenginedoesnotshutoff,
thereisamalfunctioninthesafety-interlock
system.
5.Engagetheparkingbrake.Withtheengine
runningandthePTOswitchsettotheON
position,pressthetractionpedal.Theengine
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