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OPERATION OF THE MACHINE

PRECAUTIONS FOR

OPERATING THE MACHINE

WARNING

To avoid personal injury or death:

• Follow the safety instructions.
• You may only operate the wheel loader

according to its approved use.

• Only trained personnel may operate the wheel

loader.

(See PRECAUTIONS FOR OPERATING THE
MACHINE on page 9, General precautions on page 7,
and PRECAUTIONS FOR SERVICING THE MACHINE
SAFELY on page 12)

GUIDE FOR THE OPERATOR

If the operator's working and driving area is obscured, a
guide must support the operator.

• The guide must be capable of performing the work

which is trying to do.

• Before starting work, the guide and the operator

must agree on the necessary signals.

• The guide's position must be clearly visible to the

operator.

• The operator must stop the wheel loader

immediately if eye contact with the guide is
interrupted.

– As a rule, either the wheel loader or the guide

may move, never both at once!

WORKING IN THE VICINITY OF

OVERHEAD POWER LINES

When  working  with  the  wheel  loader  in  the  vicinity  of
overhead  power  lines  and  tram  lines,  a  minimum
distance  as  specified  in  the  following  table  must  be
maintained  between  the  wheel  loader  and  its
attachments and the power line.

Rated voltage

Safe distance

up to 1 kV

1.0 m

over 1 kV

up to 110 kV

3.0 m

over 110 kV

up to 220 kV

4.0 m

over 220 kV

up to 380 kV or when rated
voltage is unknown

5.0 m

If  you  can  not  maintain  the  safe  distances,  the  power
lines  must  be  switched  off  in  coordination  with  their
owner or provider and secured against forcing them to
live again.
When approaching the overhead power lines, take any
possible  movements  of  the  wheel  loader  into
consideration.
Unevenness of the ground or sloping the wheel loader
can reduce the safe distance.
Wind can cause the overhead power lines to sway, thus
reducing the safe distance.
In  case  of  a  power  cross-over,  leave  the  danger  zone
with  the  wheel  loader,  if  possible,  by  taking  suitable
measures.  If  leaving  the  danger  zone  with  the  wheel
loader  is  not  possible,  do  not  leave  the  operator's
place,  warn  any  approaching  persons  of  the  danger,
and set the power switched off.

RUNNING-IN OF THE MACHINE

The operation and care of the new machine influences
its  life  span.  Your  new  machine  has  been  carefully
checked and tested before leaving the factory. In spite
of  carefully  check  and  test,  all  movable  components
must run-in during the first 50 work hours. Do not work
with full rpm and full loads during first 50 work hours.
It  is  most  important  to  run-in  your  machine  properly  in
order  to  achieve  its  full  performance  and  longevity.
During  the  running-in,  you  should  adhere  to  the
following points in all cases.

•

Do not work with full engine rpm or full loads
during the first 50 working hours

– Let the engine warm up sufficiently in the cold

season.

– Do not let the engine rev-up more than

necessary.

•

Oil change in the run-in stage

The  lubrication  oil  plays  a  specific  and  important
role  during  the  run-in  phase  of  the  machine.  The
numerous  movable  parts  are  not  yet  run-in,  so
many  fine  metal  particles  can  be  generated  and
may  cause  damage  and  shorten  the  life  of  many
components.
Pay  attention  to  the  oil-change  intervals  and
complete  them  sooner  than  later.  For  more  details
on  the  oil-change  intervals,  see  MAINTENANCE
INTERVALS on page 92.

PRECAUTIONS FOR OPERATING THE MACHINE

OPERATION OF THE MACHINE

R540