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START AND USE OF THE POWER PACK
COLD START
THE POWER PACK SHOULD BE PROTECTED FROM BAD WEATHER AND TOO HARD CLIMATES.
THE BATTERY AND ENGINE COULD BE QUICKLY DAMAGED IF THE MACHINE IS LEFT EXPOSED
TO RAIN AND LOW TEMPERATURES WITHOUT PROTECTION. WHEN THE MACHINE IS NOT USED,
IT SHOULD BE STORED IN A DRY AND WARM PLACE REPAIRED FROM RAIN AND DAMPNESS.
THE POWER PACK IS EQUIPPED WITH A HYDRAULIC OIL COOLER PLACED ON THE SUCTION
LINE. THIS COOLER POSITIONING BETWEEN THE OIL TANK AND GEAR PUMP ASSURES THAT
THE COOLER IS NOT PRESSURIZED AND KEEPS IT PROTECTED FROM HARMFUL PULSATION,
IMPROVING THE RELIABILITY OF THE MACHINE.
IF YOU WORK IN BAD WEATHER, WHEN THE OIL CAN BE VERY HARD AND VISCOUS, IT IS VERY
IMPORTANT TO RESPECT THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS IN ORDER TO AVOID PROBLEMS OF
THE PUMP SUCKING THE OIL ( CAVITATION PHENOMENON )
1. USE HYDRAULIC OIL WITH THE RIGHT VISCOSITY ( SEE THE TABLE OF THE HYDRAULIC
OILS IN THE PREVIOUS PAGES )
2. AFTER HAVING CONNECTED THE FLEXIBLE HOSES AND THE TOOL TO THE POWER PACK
( see following paragraph ), START THE ENGINE KEEPING IT AT THE MINIMUM FOR A FEW
MINUTES, THEN PUT THE FLOW LEVER IN “ON” POSITION, MAKING THE OIL CIRCULATING
INTO THE HOSES AND THE TOOL UNTIL THE OIL IS LUKEWARM TOUCHING THE TANK.
IT IS ADVISABLE FOLLOW THIS PROCEDURE IN ALL COLD STARTS
POSITIONING OF THE POWER-PACK
1. Using the transport handle, pull or push the power pack, bringing it to the working point. After
having reached the operating point, bend the grips for avoiding bumps or deformations.
2. The power pack should be placed in a flat place protected from the traffic, in well established,
firm, visible and well ventilated position.
Inflammable objects or materials should be kept away from the power pack, in particular from
the discharge side.
3. Hoses should be laid down tidily and linearly avoiding knots and tangles, also for preventing
possible stumbles.
Be sure that no vehicles or machines pass on the hoses spoiling them.
4. Do not work with the power pack left on lorries or on the platform of trucks. It is better to leave
the power pack on the ground. If the power pack should work on vehicles, be sure that it is far
from the lorry boards or sides, so that both the cooling air of the engine or cooler, and the
exhaust gases can circulate and are properly dissolved.