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Notetotheowner
GeneralInformation
Thismanualhasbeenpreparedtoassistyouinthecor-
rectprocedureforrunningin,drivingandoperatingyour
newmachine,andforitsmaintenance.Readthismanual
carefully.Yourmachineisdesignedtobeusedinnormal
andcustomaryagriculturalapplications.
Ifyourequireadviceconcerningyourmachineatany
time,donothesitatetocontactyourNEWHOLLAND
dealer.Hehasfactorytrainedpersonnel,genuinemanu-
facturers’partsandthenecessaryequipmenttocarryout
allyourservicerequirements.
Thespecicationareprovidedforyourinformationand
guidance.Forfurtherinformationconcerningyourma-
chineandequipment,consultyourNEWHOLLAND
dealer.
Alldatagiveninthisbookissubjecttoproductionvaria-
tions.Dimensionsandweightareapproximateonly.The
illustrationsdonotnecessarilyshowmachinesinstan-
dardconditionorimplythatthesefeaturesareavailable
inallcountries.Forexactinformationaboutaparticular
machine,seeyourNEWHOLLANDdealer.
Yourmachinehasbeendesignedandbuilttogivemaxi-
mumperformance,economyandeaseofoperationunder
awidevarietyofoperatingconditions.Priortodelivery,
themachinewascarefullyinspected,bothatthefactory
andbyyourdealer,toensurethatitreachesyouinop-
timumcondition.T okeepitinthisconditionandensure
problem-freeoperation,itisimportantthatyouperform
routinechecksattherecommendedintervals,asspeci-
edinthemaintenancetableonthepage7-12.
Operator'smanualstorage
Theoperator’smanualsuppliedwithyourmachineisan
importantsourceofinformationandshouldbestored
safely.
Themanualhasbeenwrittenspecicallyforyourtractor
soitisimportantthatyoumakeanoteoftheprintnumber
andissuedate,whichcanbefoundonthecover.Inthe
eventthemanualislostordamageditcanbereplaced
withthecorrectversion.
Aboutthismanual
Thismanualgivesinformationforuseofyourmachine,as
intendedandundertheconditionsforeseenbythemanu-
facturerduringnormaloperationandroutineserviceand
maintenance.
Readandunderstandit;keepitingoodconditionand
alwayskeepitinasafeplace.
Thismanualdoesnotcontainalltheinformationrelated
toperiodicalservice,convertingandrepairstobecarried
outbyNEWHOLLANDprofessionalservicepersonnel.
TheT ableofContentspage(s)areprovidedtohavean
overviewofmainmanual’stopics.Adetailedalphabetic
indexisavailableattheendofthismanualforlocating
specicitems.
Normaloperation
•Normaloperationmeanstheuseofthemachineforthe
purposeintendedbythemanufacturerbyanoperator
familiarwiththemachineandthemountedortowed
equipmentandcomplyingwiththeinformationforoper-
ationandsafepractices,asspeciedbythemanufac-
turerinthismanualandbythedecalsonthemachine
andtheequipment.
•Normaloperationincludespreparingandstoringthe
machine,swingingcomponentsintoandoutofwork
position,addingandremovingballast,andconnecting
andremovingaccessories.
•Normaloperationincludesadjustingandsettingupthe
machineandequipment,forthespecicconditionsof
theeldand/orthecrop.
Routineservice
•Routineservicingandmaintenancemeansactivities
thatmustbeperformeddailybyanoperatorfamiliar
withthemachine’scharacteristicsandincompliance
withtheroutineservicinginformationandwithsafe
practice,asspeciedbythemanufacturerinthis
manualandbydecalsonthemachine,inorderto
keepitworkingproperly.Theroutineserviceincludes
activitiessuchasllingup,cleaning,washing,topping
upuid,applyinggrease,andreplacingconsumable
itemssuchasbulbs.
Converting,periodicalserviceandrepair
•Periodicservicingmeansactivitiesthatmustbeper-
formedatgivenintervalsbytrainedpersonnelfamiliar
withthemachine’scharacteristicsandincompliance
withtheperiodicservicinginformationandwithsafe
practice,asspeciedbythemanufacturerinthisman-
ualandinothercompanyliterature,inorderforthema-
chinetokeeptoitsexpectedworkinglifespan.
•Conversionmeansactivitiesthatmustbeperformed
byprofessionalservicepersonnelfamiliarwiththema-
chine’scharacteristicsandincompliancewiththecon-
versioninformation,asspeciedbythemanufacturer
inthismanual,aswellaswithothercompanyinstruc-
tionsorliterature,inordertopreparethemachinefora
specicconguration.
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