TABLE OF CONTENTS 3.8 STOPPING THE ENGINE ..................................................................................................................... 139 3.9 TRANSPORTING THE MACHINE ON OTHER VEHICLES ................................................................. 140 3.9.1 LOADING AND UNLOADING THE MACHINE......................................................................... 140 3.9.2 TRANSPORT............................................................................................................................ 141 3.10 PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN THE COLD SEASON ...................................................................
142 3.10.1 FUEL AND LUBRICANTS ........................................................................................................ 142 3.10.2 COOLANT ................................................................................................................................ 142 3.10.3 BATTERY ................................................................................................................................. 143 3.10.4 OTHER PRECAUTIONS .......................................................................................................... 143 3.10.5 PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN AT THE END OF WORK ......................................................
143 3.11 PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN AT THE END OF THE WINTER........................................................ 144 3.12 USING THE MACHINE AS A LOADER................................................................................................ 145 3.12.1 BUCKET POSITION INDICATOR ............................................................................................ 145 3.12.2 ORGANIZING THE WORK AREA............................................................................................ 145 3.12.2.1 LOADING HEAPED AND LEVEL MATERIAL.........................................................
146 3.12.2.2 LOADING OPERATIONS ON SLOPES.................................................................. 147 3.12.3 CHANGING THE STANDARD FRONT BUCKET .................................................................... 147 3.13 USING THE MACHINE AS AN EXCAVATOR...................................................................................... 148 3.13.1 POSITIONING THE BUCKET ACCORDING TO THE WORK THAT MUST BE CARRIED OUT 148 3.13.2 POSITIONING THE MACHINE FOR DIGGING OPERATIONS............................................... 149 3.13.3 SLIDING THE BACKHOE UNIT SIDEWARDS ........................................................................
150 3.13.4 DIGGING METHOD.................................................................................................................. 151 3.13.4.1 CHANGING THE BACKHOE BUCKET................................................................... 152 3.14 LONG PERIODS OF INACTIVITY ........................................................................................................ 153 3.14.1 PREPARING THE MACHINE FOR A LONG PERIOD OF INACTIVITY .................................. 153 3.14.2 PREPARING THE ENGINE FOR A LONG PERIOD OF INACTIVITY.....................................
154 3.14.3 MAINTENANCE DURING A PERIOD OF INACTIVITY ........................................................... 154 3.14.4 RESTARTING THE ENGINE.................................................................................................... 155 3.14.5 AFTER THE PERIOD OF INACTIVITY .................................................................................... 155 3.15 TROUBLESHOOTING .......................................................................................................................... 156 3.15.1 HOW TO REMOVE THE MACHINE.........................................................................................
156 3.15.2 AFTER THE FUEL HAS RUN OUT.......................................................................................... 156 3.15.3 IF THE BATTERY IS DOWN.................................................................................................... 157 3.15.3.1 STARTING WITH BOOSTER CABLES .................................................................. 158 3.15.4 OTHER TROUBLES................................................................................................................. 159 3.15.4.1 ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT...........................................................................................
159 3.15.4.2 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM............................................................................................ 159 3.15.4.3 BRAKING SYSTEM ................................................................................................ 160 3.15.4.4 CONVERTER.......................................................................................................... 160 3.15.4.5 ENGINE................................................................................................................... 160 MAINTENANCE 4.1 GUIDE TO MAINTENANCE ..................................................................................................................
164 4.2 MAINTENANCE NOTES ....................................................................................................................... 166 4.2.1 NOTES REGARDING THE ENGINE........................................................................................ 166 4.2.1.1 ENGINE OIL............................................................................................................ 166 4.2.1.2 COOLANT ............................................................................................................... 166 4.2.1.3 FUEL .......................................................................................................................
167 4.2.2 NOTES REGARDING THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM................................................................. 167 4.2.3 NOTES REGARDING THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM.................................................................... 168 4.2.4 NOTES REGARDING LUBRICATION ..................................................................................... 168 4.2.5 PARTS SUBJECT TO WEAR THAT PERIODICALLY NEED CHANGING.............................. 169 14