
1-GENERALINFORMATION
Manualscopeandrequiredtraininglevel
Introductiontothismanual
Thismanualgivesinformationabouttheuseofyour
KONGSKILDEmachineasintendedandunderthe
conditionsforeseenbyKONGSKILDEduringnormal
operation,routineservice,andmaintenance.
Thismanualdoesnotcontainalltheinformationthatre-
latestoperiodicservice,conversions,andrepairsthat
onlytrainedservicepersonnelcanperform.Someof
theseactivitiesmayrequireappropriatefacilities,techni-
calskills,and/ortoolsthatKONGSKILDEdoesnotsupply
withthemachine.
ThemanualcontainsthechaptersasshownontheCon-
tentspages.SeetheIndexattheendofthismanualto
locatespecicitemsaboutyourKONGSKILDEmachine.
Normaloperation
Normaloperationconsistsoftheuseofthismachinefor
thepurposeKONGSKILDEintendsbyanoperatorthat:
•Isfamiliarwiththemachineandanymountedequip-
mentortowedequipment
•Complieswiththeinformationonoperationandsafe
practicesasspeciedbyKONGSKILDEinthismanual
andbythesignsonthemachine
Normaloperationincludes:
•Preparationandstorageofthemachine
•Additionandremovalofballast
•Connectionanddisconnectionofmountedequipment
and/ortowedequipment
•Adjustmentandcongurationofthemachineand
equipmentforthespecicconditionsofthejobsite,
eld,and/orcrop
•Movementofcomponentsintoandoutofworkingpo-
sitions
Routineserviceandmaintenance
Routineserviceandmaintenanceconsistsofthedaily
activitiesnecessarytomaintainthepropermachine
function.Theoperatormust:
•Befamiliarwiththemachinecharacteristics
•Complywiththeinformationonroutineserviceandsafe
practicesasspeciedbyKONGSKILDEinthismanual
andbythesignsonthemachine
Routineservicecaninclude:
•Fueling
•Cleaning
•Washing
•Toppingupuidlevels
•Greasing
•Replacingconsumableitemssuchaslightbulbs
Periodicservice,conversions,andrepairs
Periodicserviceconsistsofactivitiesthatarenecessary
tomaintaintheexpectedlifeoftheKONGSKILDEma-
chine.Theseactivitieshavedenedintervals.
Trainedservicepersonnelfamiliarwiththemachinechar-
acteristicsmustperformtheseactivitiesatthedened
intervals.Trainedservicepersonnelmustcomplywith
theinformationonperiodicserviceandsafepracticesas
partlyspeciedbyKONGSKILDEinthismanualand/or
othercompanyliterature.
Periodicserviceincludes:
•Oilchangeservicefortheengine,hydrauliccircuits,or
transmission
•Periodicexchangeofothersubstancesorcomponents
asrequired
ConversionactivitiesrebuildtheKONGSKILDEmachine
inacongurationthatisappropriateforaspecicjob
site,crop,and/orsoilconditions(e.g.,installationofdual
wheels).Conversionactivitiesmustbedone:
•Bytrainedservicepersonnelfamiliarwiththemachine
characteristics
•Bytrainedservicepersonnelthatcomplywiththe
informationonconversionaspartlyspeciedby
KONGSKILDEinthismanual,assemblyinstructions,
and/orothercompanyliterature
Repairactivitiesrestoreproperfunctiontoa
KONGSKILDEmachineafterafailureordegradation
ofperformance.Dismantlingactivitiesoccurduringthe
scrappingand/ordismantlingofthemachine.
Trainedservicepersonnelfamiliarwiththemachinechar-
acteristicsmustperformtheseactivities.Trainedservice
personnelmustcomplywiththeinformationforrepairas
speciedbyKONGSKILDEintheservicemanual.
Beforeyouoperate
Readthismanualbeforeyoustarttheengineor
operatethisKONGSKILDEmachine.Contactyour
KONGSKILDEdealerif:
•Youdonotunderstandanyinformationinthismanual
•Youneedmoreinformation
•Youneedassistance
Allpersonstrainingtooperate,orwhowilloperate
thisKONGSKILDEmachineshouldbeoldenoughto
possessavalidlocalvehicleoperatingpermit(ormeet
otherapplicablelocalagerequirements).Thesepersons
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