Case 580ST, Operator'S Manual

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1 - GENERAL INFORMATION
Manual scope and required training level
Introduction to this Manual
This manual gives information for use of your CASE CON-
STRUCTION machine, as intended and under the condi-
tions foreseen by the manufacturer during normal opera-
tion and routine service and maintenance. This manual
does not contain all the information related to periodical
service, converting and repairs to be carried out by pro-
fessional service personnel. For some of the latter activ-
ities, there may be a need for appropriate facilities, tech-
nical skills, and/or tools which are not supplied with the
machine.
The manual is divided into sections as outlined in the Gen-
eral Table of Contents Page(s). Refer to the Detail Index
at the end of this manual for locating specific items about
your CASE CONSTRUCTION machine.
Scope and Required Training Level
This manual gives information for use of your CASE CON-
STRUCTION machine, as intended and under the condi-
tions foreseen by the manufacturer during normal opera-
tion and routine service and maintenance.
Normal operation consists of use of the CASE
CONSTRUCTION machine for the purpose intended by
the manufacturer by an operator that is:
• Familiar with the CASE CONSTRUCTION machine
and the mounted or towed equipment.
• Complying with the information for operation and safe
practices, as specified by the manufacturer in this man-
ual and by the signs on the machine.
Normal operation includes:
• The preparation and storage of the CASE CON-
STRUCTION machine
• Swinging components into work position and vice versa
• Adding or removing ballast
• Picking up and setting off mounted or towed equipment
• The adjustment and setting of the CASE CONSTRUC-
TION machine and equipment for the specific condition
of the field and/or the crop.
Routine service and maintenance consists of activities
that must be done daily in order to maintain its proper
function by an operator that is
• Familiar with CASE CONSTRUCTION machine char-
acteristics
• Complying with the information for routine service and
safe practices, as specified by the manufacturer in this
manual and by the signs on the CASE CONSTRUC-
TION machine. Routine service includes activities such
as fueling, cleaning, washing, topping up fluid levels,
greasing, and replacing consumable articles such as
lamp bulbs.
This manual does not contain all the information related
to periodical service, converting and repairs to be carried
out by CASE CONSTRUCTION professional service per-
sonnel. For some of the latter activities, there may be a
need for appropriate facilities, technical skills, and/or tools
which are not supplied with the CASE CONSTRUCTION
machine.
Periodical service consists of activities that must be
done at defined intervals:
• By trained personnel familiar with the CASE CON-
STRUCTION machine characteristics.
• By trained personnel complying with the information for
periodical service and safe practices, as partly spec-
ified by the manufacturer in this manual and in other
company literature.
• In order to maintain the expected life time of the CASE
CONSTRUCTION machine. Periodical service in-
cludes activities such as changing oil from the engine,
hydraulic circuits or transmission, or other substances
or components that need periodical exchange.
Converting consists of activities that must be done:
• By professional service personnel familiar with the
CASE CONSTRUCTION machine characteristics
• Complying with the information for converting, as partly
specified by the manufacturer in this manual, in assem-
bly instructions, or in other company literature
• In order to rebuild the CASE CONSTRUCTION ma-
chine in a configuration which is appropriate for a
specific crop or soil condition (e.g., installation of dual
wheels etc.)
Repair (and dismantling) consists of activities that must
be done:
• By professional service personnel familiar with the
CASE CONSTRUCTION machine characteristics
• Complying with the information for repair, as specified
by the manufacturer in the CASE CONSTRUCTION
dealer’s service manual.
• In order to restore the proper function of the CASE
CONSTRUCTION machine after a failure or degrada-
tion of performance when scrapping or dismantling the
CASE CONSTRUCTION machine.
Read this manual before you start the engine or operate
this CASE CONSTRUCTION machine. If any information
in this manual is not understood, or if you need more infor-
mation or assistance, contact your CASE CONSTRUC-
TION dealer.
All persons training to operate, or who will be operat-
ing this CASE CONSTRUCTION machine, should be old
enough to possess a valid local vehicle operating permit
(or other applicable local age requirement) and must have
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