. SAFETY SAFETY MACHINE OPERATION SAFETY MACHINE OPERATION CHECKS BEFORE STARTING ENGINE 2 - 20 STARTING E NGINE If t here is a war ning tag hanging from t he work equipment co lever, do not sta rt the engine or touch t he levers. Carry out the fol lowing checks before s tarting the engine at th e beginnin g of the day's w Remove all d irt from the surface of t he window glass to en sure a good view.
Remove all d irt from the lens surface of the front lamps an d working la mp and check that they light up properly When cleanin g the working lamp (si de face of boom), use equipment designed for wo rking at high pla Check the co olant level, fuel level, a nd oil level in engine oil pan, check for clogging of the air cleaner, a nd check for damage t o the electric wiring. Adjust the op erator's seat to a positio n where it is easy to ca rry out operations, and che ck that there is no damage or wear to the seat belt or mounting Check the op eration of the instrume levers are all at the Neutral position.
Before startin g the engine, make sur e that the lock lever is in the LOC Adjust the mi rrors so that the rear of the machine can be s een clearly from the opera tor's seat. When adjusti ng, see "Rearview Mirr ors (PAGE 3-83)". Check that th ere are no persons or obstacles above, belo w, or in the a rea around the machine SAFETY RULES FOR STARTING ENGIN E horn as a warning. while seated. operator to ride on the machine. When startin g the engine, sound the Start and ope rate the machine only Do not allow anyone apart from the operator to ride on the Do not short circuit the starting moto r circuit to start the en gine. Short circuit can cau