Pre-Maintenance
Procedures
MaintenanceSafety
•Beforeyouleavetheoperator’sposition,dothe
following:
–Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.
–Disengagethepowertakeoffandlowerthe
attachments.
–Engagetheparkingbrake.
–Shutofftheengineandremovethekey.
–Waitforallmovementtostop.
•Allowmachinecomponentstocoolbefore
performingmaintenance.
•Ifthecuttingunitsareinthetransportposition,use
thepositivemechanicallock(ifequipped)before
youleavethemachineunattended.
•Ifpossible,donotperformmaintenancewhilethe
engineisrunning.Keepawayfrommovingparts.
•Supportthemachinewithjackstandswhenever
youworkunderthemachine.
•Carefullyreleasepressurefromcomponentswith
storedenergy.
•Keepallpartsofthemachineingoodworking
conditionandallhardwaretightened,especially
blade-attachmenthardware.
•Replaceallwornordamageddecals.
•Toensuresafe,optimalperformanceofthe
machine,useonlygenuineT ororeplacement
parts.Replacementpartsmadebyother
manufacturerscouldbedangerous,andsuchuse
couldvoidtheproductwarranty.
SecuringtheHopperinthe
RaisedPosition
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.
2.Raisethehoppertothefullyraisedposition;
refertoRaisingtheHopper(page30).
3.Securethehopperbyperformingthefollowing:
A.Pushthepinonmagneticsafetylockinward
(Figure41).
B.Whilestillholdingthepinin,lowermagnetic
safetylockontothehydrauliccylinder
(Figure41).
C.RepeatstepsAandBontheotherside.
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