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Chapter One: Important Notes
This manual includes guidelines on how to use this Wheel Loader safely and effectively.
This manual should be kept at hand and read periodically. If this manual is lost or becomes too
dirty to be legible, you should buy a new one from your dealer. If you sell the machine, make
sure this manual will be handed over to the new user.
This manual contains safety information, operation instructions, and lubrication and
maintenance precautions. The information, specifications, and illustrations in this manual are
based on information that was available at the time of publication. The specifications, torques,
pressures, measurements & adjustments, illustrations, and other items may change at any
time. These changes may affect the service that is given to the machine. Whenever a problem
arises regarding the machine or the contents of this manual, please consult the manufacturer
or dealers for the latest available information.
The safety section describes safety concerns that require your attention during operation,
maintenance or repair. Most accidents that involve product operation, maintenance and repair
are caused by failure to observe basic safety rules or protection measures. An accident can
often be avoided by recognizing potentially hazardous situations before an accident occurs. All
related personnel must be acquainted with potential risks of accidents. Those persons should
also have the necessary training, skills and tools to perform repair the failures. Improper
operation, lubrication, maintenance or repair of this product can be dangerous and could result
in injury or death. Do not operate or perform any lubrication, maintenance or repair on this
machine, until you have read and understood the operation, lubrication, and maintenance and
repair information. Safety precautions and warnings are provided in this manual and on the
product. If these hazard warnings are neglected, injury or death may occur.
The operation section describes basic operation technique, and guides the operator
through correct procedures of checking, starting, operating and stopping the machine.
Therefore the operator should keep this manual at hand for continuous reading and studying.
The maintenance section is a guide to machine daily maintenance, and classified on the
basis of maintenance intervals. This manual lists the maintenance interval on the basis of
service hour meter reading. Calendar intervals (days, weeks, months) can be used instead of
service hour meter intervals if they provide more convenient servicing schedules and
approximate the indicated service hour meter reading. Ranko recommends that service
should always be performed at the interval that occurs first. Under extremely severe, dusty or
wet operating conditions, more frequent lubrication than is specified in the maintenance
intervals schedule might be necessary. Perform service on items at multiples of the original
requirement. For example, at every 500 service hours or 3 months, also service those items
listed under every 250 service or monthly, 50 service hours, or weekly, and every 10 service
hours or daily.
Ranko cannot anticipate every possible circumstance that might involve a potential hazard.
The warnings in this publication and on the product are therefore not all inclusive. If a tool,
procedure, work method or operating technique not specifically recommended by Ranko is
used; you should ensure that it is safe for yourself and others. You should also ensure that the
product will not be damaged or be made unsafe by the operation, lubrication, maintenance or
repair procedures that you choose.
Each wheel loader has its own design operating capacity. Additional attachments or
modifications exceeding machine design capacity may adversely affect operation performance
of the loader, which include the operation stability as well as brakes and steering units. Please
contact your dealer for the latest information.
