FIORENTINI TX020, User Manual

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PREPARATION TO WORK
REQUIRED OPERATOR’ S QUALITIES
Only trained people in load transport are authorized to drive the minute – tractor. Operators must be
qualified and must not have visual, audiometric, physical and/or mental problems in order to avoid
accidents while driving the vehicle.
MACHINE CONTROL
The machine must be correctly maintained.
Every time an operator works with the mini – tractor, i.e. after a night, he must carry out the following
procedures:
- check visually possible damages in the machine structure;
- check the tyres pressure;
- check if the battery is charged;
- check if the electric system has been damaged. They are indicated on the control format report.
- check the brakes forward and reverse;
- check the starting;
- check the turn of the wheel up to the limit with a low speed.
In case of anomaly or a bad functioning, stop the vehicle and call an ING. O. FIORENTINI
technician.
BATTERY RECHARGE
The machine is fed by a battery, which is not supplied by ING. O. FIORENTINI. On the dashboard
there is a five-green-led-display that shows the battery charge level. The battery is completely low
when there is only one flashing red led switched on.
In order to reach a long battery life and a good performance of the vehicle, it is necessary to recharge
the battery before it is completely low. After a short period of such switching on the performance of
the machine reduces automatically to safeguard of the battery. Bring the mini – tractor to a well fan
cooled place for the battery recharge. When recharging the battery, keep the mini-tractor away from
flames and sparks.
CAUTION:
the batteries continuously release highly explosive gasses; that highly increase during the
battery recharge. Therefore, batteries have to be kept away from flames, sparks and cigarettes.
The mini-tractor is supplied with a battery charger. It is automatic and it is equipped with an electronic
device that analyses the battery charge status. It is sufficient to connect the battery charger to the
socket, which must be adequate to the proprieties of the battery charger.