SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS maintenance or repair operations on such components 14. Precaution should be taken to ensure that stored fuel is kept free of dirt, water, etc. carried out by an Authorised Dealer. If, however, service operations are to be undertaken on parts that contain 15. Fuel should be stored in black iron tanks, not galvanised tanks, as the galvanised coating will asbestos, the following essential precautions must be react with the fuel and form compounds that will observed contaminate the injection pump and injectors. Work out of doors or in a well ventilated area 16. Bulk storage tanks should be installed away from Dust found on the tractor or produced during work on direct sunlight and angled slightly so that the the tractor should be removed by extraction and not by outlet pipe is at the higher end. In this way blowing. sediment in the tank will settle away from the Dust waste should be dampened, placed in a sealed outlet pipe. container and marked to ensure safe disposal. If any cutting, drilling etc., is attempted on materials 17. To facilitate moisture and sediment removal a drain plug should be provided at the lowest point containing asbestos, the item should be dampened (at the opposite end to the outlet pipe). If there is and only hand tools or low speed power tools used. no filter on the outlet pipe, then a funnel with a fine mesh screen should be used when filling the 9. Do not run the tractor engine in a closed building tractor fuel tank. without adequate ventilation as exhaust fumes may 18. Fuel purchases should be arranged so that suffocate you. summer grade fuels are not held over and used in 10. Do not modify or alter or permit anyone else to modify winter and vice-versa. or alter the tractor or any of its components or any tractor function without first consulting your Authorised 19. Refill the fuel tank via filler tube which is on the rear left-hand side of the hood. Dealer. CAUTION : The fuel oil in the injection system is 11. Tractor wheels are heavy. Handle them with care and ! ensure that, when stored, they cannot topple and pressurized and can penetrate human skin with fatal results. Adjustment of fuel injection equipment should cause injury. not be carried out by unqualified person. DIESEL FUEL 1. Under no circumstances should gasoline, alcohol or SAFETY FRAME OR ROLL BAR (where fitted) blended fuels be added to diesel fuel. These Your tractor may be equipped with a safety frame or combinations can create an increased fire or explosive roll bar which must be maintained in a serviceable hazard. In a closed container, such as a fuel tank, these condition. Be careful when driving through doorways blends are more explosive than pure gasoline Do not or working in confined spaces with low headroom. use them blends. Under no circumstances : 2. Never remove the fuel cap or refuel with the engine running or hot. i) modify, drill, weld or alter the safety frame or roll bar in any way. Doing so could render you liable 3. Do not smoke or allow an open flame near the fuel tank to legal prosecution in some countries. or while refuelling the tractor Wait for the engine to cool before refuelling. ii) attempt to straighten or weld any part of the safety frame, roll bar or retaining brackets which 4. Maintain control on the fuel filler pipe nozzle when filling have suffered damage. By doing so you may the tank. weaken the structure and endanger your safety. 5. Do not fill the fuel tank to capacity. Allow room for iii) secure any parts on the safety frame or roll bar or expansion. attach if with other than the special high tensile 6. Wipe up spilled fuel immediately. bolts and nuts specified. 7. Always tighten the fuel tank cap securely. iv) attach chains or ropes to the safety frame or roll 8. If the original fuel tank cap is lost, replace it with an bar for pulling purpose. approved cap. A non-approved cap may not be v) take unnecessary risks even though your safe. safety frame or roll bar affords protection 9. Keep equipment clean and properly maintained. possible. 10. Do not drive equipment near open fire. ! CAUTION : If there is a risk from falling objects 11. Never use fuel for cleaning purpose. at your work environment, a Falling Objects 12. Use diesel fuel with a minimum cetane rating of 40 Protective Structure (FOPS) must be installed on (Diesel fuel no. 2) at ambient temperatures above - your tractor. 70°C(20°F) or Diesel fuel no. 1 below this temperature. At very low ambient temperatures and/or at high attitude, a fuel with a higher cetane rating is required. 13. Diesel fuel with a sulphur content above 1.3% is not recommended.
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