OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL
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Maintenance
General guidelines
Warning: only trained and informed staff should perform the maintenance operations described in
this manual.
Warning: only the producing firm or the retailer of the machine should perform specific maintenance
operations.
While performing maintenance operations, the machine should be in a stable position.
Never neglect maintenance: the life and the efficiency of the machine also depend on how it is
maintained.
Never repair the machine temporarily; always do it properly and permanently.
During those maintenance operations in which the operator may touch chemical substances, please notice
the following warnings:
We remind to those who operate the machine that when using chemical substances you should
follow the instructions shown on the safety tables, which must be provided by the producer of the
substance. Please follow the instructions shown on the packing.
Engine
For the details related to maintenance operations of the engine, please consult the
manual provided by the firm producing the engine, handed in with the machine.
Gear: checking the oil level
The machine must be switched off and placed on a flat surface.
Every 100 working hours, check the oil level through the specific gauge.
Picture 14 – Gear oil level
If the oil is down the minimum level, you need to check for spillage, then fill up the oil, using proper tools and
methods.
Plug with
level gauge
Hole for
filling up
Danger of bruising
Danger: chemical substances
and hot surfaces
Use suitable gloves and
clothes
Danger: hot surfaces
Operations to be performed by
trained and informed staff,
when the machine is cold and
not running
