Kubota R430, Operator'S Manual

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OPERATION OF THE MACHINE
PRECAUTIONS FOR
OPERATING THE MACHINE
WARNING
To avoid personal injury or death:
• Follow the safety instructions.
• You may only operate the wheel loader
according to its approved use.
• Only trained personnel may operate the wheel
loader.
(See PRECAUTIONS FOR OPERATING THE
MACHINE on page 8, General precautions on page 7,
and PRECAUTIONS FOR SERVICING THE MACHINE
SAFELY on page 11)
GUIDE FOR THE OPERATOR
If the operator's working and driving area is obscured, a
guide must support the operator.
• The guide must be capable of performing operating
kind of work.
• Before starting work, the guide and the operator
must agree the necessary signals.
• The guide's position must be clearly visible by the
operator.
• The operator must stop the wheel loader
immediately if the eye contact to the guide is
interrupted.
– As a rule, either the wheel loader or the guide
may move, never both at once!.
WORKING IN THE VICINITY OF
OVERHEAD POWER LINES
When working with the wheel loader in the vicinity of
overhead power lines and tram lines, a minimum
distance as specified in the following table must be
maintained between the wheel loader and its
attachments and the power line.
Rated voltage Safe distance
up to 1 kV 1.0 m
over 1 kV up to 110 kV 3.0 m
over 110 kV up to 220 kV 4.0 m
over 220 kV
up to 380 kV or
when rated voltage
is unknown
5.0 m
If you can not maintain the safe distances, the power
lines must be switched off in coordination with their
owner or provider and secured against forcing them to
live again.
When approaching the overhead power lines, take any
possible movements of the wheel loader into
consideration.
Unevenness of the ground or sloping the wheel loader
can reduce the safe distance.
Wind can cause the overhead power lines to sway, thus
reducing the safe distance.
In case of a power cross-over, leave the danger zone
with the wheel loader, if possible, by taking suitable
measures. If leaving the danger zone with the wheel
loader is not possible, do not leave the operator's
place, warn any approaching persons of the danger,
and have the power switched off.
RUNNING-IN OF THE MACHINE
The operation and care of the new machine influences
its life span. Your new machine has been carefully
checked and tested before leaving the factory. In spite
of carefully check and test, all movable components
must run-in during the first 50 work hours. Do not work
with full rpm and full loads during first 50 work hours. It
is most important to run-in your machine properly in
order to achieve its full performance and longevity.
During the running-in, you should adhere to the
following points in all cases.
• Do not work with full engine rpm or full loads
during the first 50 working hours
– Let the engine warm up sufficiently in the cold
season.
– Do not let the engine rev-up more than
necessary.
• Oil change in the run-in stage
The lubrication oil plays a specific and important
role during the run-in phase of the machine. The
numerous movable parts are not yet run-in, so
many fine metal particles can be generated and
may cause damage and shorten the life of many
components. Pay attention to the oil-change
intervals and complete them sooner than later. For
more details on the oil-change intervals, see
MAINTENANCE INTERVALS on page 63.
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