Return to Master Table of Contents FUEL, OIL AND HYDRAULIC FLUID FIRE HAZARDS Add fuel, oil, antifreeze and hydraulic fluid to the machine only in a w ell v entilated ar ea. The machine m ust be p arked with controls, l ights and s witches tu rned o ff. The engine mus t b e "OFF" and a ny f lames, g lowing e mbers, auxiliary hea ting uni ts or s park-causing equipment must b e do used, t urned " OFF" and / or kept well clear of the machine. Static electricity can produce dangerous sparks at the fuel fi lling nozzle. In very co ld, dry weather or oth er conditions th at c ould pr oduce static discharge, keep the tip of the fuel nozzle in c onstant contact with th e neck o f th e fuel filling nozzle, to provide a ground.
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Keep fuel and other fluid reservoir caps tight and do not start the eng ine until caps ha ve bee n secured. BOOST STARTING OR CHARGING ENGINE BATTERIES Turn " OFF" a ll el ectrical e quipment before connecting leads to the ba ttery. This includes electrical s witches on t he b attery c harger or boost starting equipment. When boost-starting fr om an other mac hine or vehicle do not allow the two machines to touch. Wear s afety glasses or g oggles w hile r equired parallel b attery co nnections – p ositive t o positive and negative to negative – are made.
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Figure 9 24 v olt battery units co nsisting of tw o se riesconnected tw elve v olt batt eries ha ve a ca ble connecting one po sitive te rminal o n on e o f th e 12 volt batteries to a negative terminal on the other battery. Booster or charger cable connections must be made between th e n on-series-connected p ositive terminals and be tween the negative terminal of th e booster battery and the metal frame of the machine being boosted or charged. Refer to the procedure and illustration in “Starting Engine Using A Booster Battery” on page 3-8 of this manual. Connect positive cable first when installing cables and disconnect the negative cable first when removing them. The final cable connection, at the metal frame of the machine being charged or boost-started, should be as far away from the batteries as possible.
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