MERLO P25.6, Instruction Manual

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1 - INTRODUCTION
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GENERAL NOTES
This manual refers to AS1418.19
This machine has been designed and manufactured according to MERLO specifications. In order to avoid accidents and
ensure the best performances over time, the machine must not be modified or altered in any way and all safety rules, as well as
the general operation instructions described in chapter "SAFETY PREVENTION MEASURES” of this instruction manual shall
be respected.
Any change made to either the machine or its attachments by subjects other than Merlo S.p.A. shall forfeit the manufacturer's
liability and suspend warranty. Any civil or criminal consequences shall fall on the subject who has made the change.
All information, images and specifications contained in this manual are based on the updated product at the time of publication.
MERLO S.p.a. reserves the right to make all the necessary changes it will deem necessary with no prior notice.
Entrust the machine only to qualified and skilled staff whose characteristics are compliant with existing legal requirements. The
non observation of what indicated by this document may cause personal or material damage.
Both machine and loads handlings must be carried out in a people-free range.
SCOPE OF USE OF THE MACHINE
This machine is designed and manufactured for agricultural and industrial applications. Any use in other sectors is to be
considered not compliant with its scope of use.
Compliance and strict adherence to Manufacturer's specifications for use, storage and maintenance are also fundamental for
the scope of use of this machine.
This machine shall be used by qualified, skilled and authorized personnel only. Operators shall be familiar both with the various
components of this machine and with the safety procedures to be followed if the need arises.
Any arbitrary changes made to this machine without prior written authorization from the Manufacturer exempt Merlo S.p.A. from
any civil and/or criminal liability.
OPERATOR MANUAL
Before using your MERLO machine, it is necessary to carefully read the OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL to fully
understand all the operation, maintenance and safety information it contains.
The operator's manual is an integral part of the machine, it shall be written in a language spoken or at least understood by the
operator and be held in the document holding pocket behind the driver's seat, so that it can be consulted at any time. Should
the manual be damaged or made illegible in any of its parts, please order a new copy to Merlo Technical Support, by providing
the identification code written in the bottom left-hand corner of the front page.
The stickers and leaflets found on the machine must always be present and accessibile to the driver. Should these be
unreadable, damaged or missing, it is necessary to order them again from the Merlo Technical Support Service indicating the
overprinted code or referring to chapter "ADHESIVE CONTROL LABELS" of the machine operator manual.
If the machine is fitted with special applications supplied under specific customer request, which are not included in the official
list of accessories, the related instructions can be found in the last page of this manual.
Any device and/or label found on the machine and not described by the present manual is related to applications istalled under
specific customer request; in this case the specific operating instructions shall be supplied separately.
The complete or partial reproduction of the Merlo operator manual is forbidden.
SYMBOLS USED IN THE MANUAL
The operator manual contains some graphic symbols which help the user understand the importance of instructions and
highlight any specific precautions to be taken or general notes:
WARNING!
This symbol indicates important messages aimed at ensuring driver and vehice safety. In such cases it is
necessary to carefully read the text following the symbol and strictly follow the instructions given.
NOTE!
This symbol preceedes a closer description of an instruction and aims at highlighting a part of the text.
HEXAGONAL KEY
This symbol is used to identify the dimension of the key to be used for some operations described in the
manual.
The type of key is indicated only if different from the standard one.
Only use ISO sockets or wrenches. The number inside the symbol is in millimeters.
OPERATOR MANUAL SYMBOL
This symbol is shown on some machine plates and warns the operator that the explanations contained in the
Operator manual shall be carefully read before using the control.