
1-GENERALINFORMATION
NotetotheOwner
GENERALINFORMATION
ThisManualhasbeenpreparedtoassistyouinthecor-
rectprocedureforrunning-in,drivingandoperatingand
forthemaintenanceofyournewtractor.ReadthisMan-
ualcarefully.Yourtractorisintendedforuseinnormal
andcustomaryagriculturalapplications.
Ifatanytimeyourequireadviceconcerningyourtractor,
donothesitatetocontactyourauthoriseddealer.Hehas
factorytrainedpersonnel,genuinemanufacturers’parts
andthenecessaryequipmenttocarryoutallyourservice
requirements.
Yourtractorhasbeendesignedandbuilttogivemaxi-
mumperformance,economyandeaseofoperationunder
awidevarietyofoperatingconditions.Priortodelivery,
thetractorwascarefullyinspected,bothatthefactoryand
byyourdealertoensurethatitreachesyouinoptimum
condition.Tomaintainthisconditionandensuretrouble-
freeoperation,itisimportantthattheroutineservices,as
speciedonpageMaintenancechartofthisManual,are
carriedoutattherecommendedintervals.
CLEANINGTHETRACTOR
Yourtractorisastate-of-the-artmachinewithuser
friendlycontrols.Thisshouldbeborneinmindwhen
cleaningthetractor,particularlyifusingahighpressure
washer.Eventhougheveryprecautionhasbeentaken
tosafeguardelectricalcomponentsandconnections,the
pressuregeneratedbysomeofthesemachinesissuch
thatcompleteprotectionagainstwateringresscannotbe
guaranteed.
Whenusingahighpressurewasher,donotstandtoo
closetothetractorandavoiddirectingthejetatelectronic
components,electricalconnections,breathers,seals,
llercaps,etc.Neverdirectacoldwaterjetatahot
engineorexhaust.
SAFETY
Pages2-10to2-1inclusivelisttheprecautionstobeob-
servedtoensureyoursafetyandthesafetyofothers.
Readthesafetyprecautionsandfollowtheadviceoffered
beforeoperatingthetractor.
FIRST50HOURSERVICE
InSection10,atthebackofthisManual,youwillndthe
50-hourservicereports.
Afteryouhaveoperatedthetractorfor50hours,take
yourtractor,togetherwiththisManual,toyourdealer.
Hewillthenperformthefactoryrecommended50hour
serviceandcompletetheservicereportsheets(pages
Servicerecord-1st50hour,Ownercopy1st50
hour,OwnercopyandServicerecord-1st50hour,
Dealercopy).Therstsheet(pageServicerecord-
1st50hour,Ownercopy1st50hour,Ownercopy)is
yourcopyoftheserviceperformed.Thesecondsheet
(pageServicerecord-1st50hour,Dealercopy)isthe
dealer’scopyandshouldberemovedbythedealerafter
theservicehasbeencarriedout.Ensurethatyouand
thedealersignbothcopies.
SERVICEPARTS
Itshouldbepointedoutthatgenuinepartshavebeenex-
aminedandapprovedbytheCompany.Theinstallation
and/oruseof‘non-genuine’productscouldhavenega-
tiveeffectsuponthedesigncharacteristicsofyourtractor
andtherebyaffectit’ssafety.TheCompanyisnotliable
foranydamagecausedbytheuseof‘non-genuine’parts
andaccessories.Onlygenuinereplacementpartsshould
beused.Theuseofnon-genuinepartsmayinvalidatele-
galapprovalsassociatedwiththisproduct.
Itisprohibitedtocarryoutanymodicationstothetrac-
torunlessspecicallyauthorised,inwriting,bytheAfter
SalesServicedepartmentoftheCompany.
WARRANTY
Yourtractoriswarrantedaccordingtolegalrightsinyour
countryandthecontractualagreementwiththeselling
dealer.Nowarrantyshall,however,applyifthetractor
hasnotbeenused,adjustedandmaintainedaccording
totheinstructionsgivenintheOperator’sManual.
ABOUTTHISMANUAL
ThisManualgivesinformationforuseofthistractor,
asintendedandundertheconditionsforeseenbythe
manufacturerduringnormaloperationandroutine
serviceandmaintenance.
•Normaloperationmeanstheuseofthetractorforthe
purposeintendedbythemanufacturerbyanopera-
torfamiliarwiththetractorandthemountedortowed
equipmentandcomplyingwiththeinformationforoper-
ationandsafepractices,asspeciedbythemanufac-
turerinthisManualandbythesignsonthetractorand
theequipment.
•Normaloperationincludesthepreparationandstorage
ofthetractor,swingingcomponentsintoworkposition
andviceversa,addingorremovingballastandpicking
upandsettingoffattachments.
•Normaloperationincludestheadjustmentandsetting
ofthetractorandequipment,forthespeciccondition
oftheeldand/orthecrop.
•Routineserviceandmaintenancemeansactivitiesthat
mustbedonedailybyanoperatorfamiliarwiththetrac-
torcharacteristicsandcomplyingwiththeinformation
forroutineserviceandsafepractices,asspeciedby
themanufacturerinthisManualandbysignsonthe
tractor,inordertomaintainitsproperfunction.Rou-
tineserviceincludesactivitiessuchasfueling,cleaning,
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