1-GENERALINFORMATION
Accessories
Yourmachinehasbeendesignedtooperateinawide
varietyofcropsandconditions.NeverthelessAdditional
equipmentmay,incertaincases,berequiredtoimprove
themachineperformance.Alistofthisadditionalequip-
mentisgiveninthe"Accessories"sectioninthismanual.
Servicepartsandaccessories
Genuineservicepartsandaccessorieshavebeenspe-
ciallydesignedforyourmachine.
Wewouldliketopointoutthat"non-genuine"partsand
accessorieshavenotbeenexaminedandreleasedbythe
Company.Theinstallationand/oruseofsuchproducts
couldthushavenegativeeffectsuponthedesignchar-
acteristicsofyourmachineandtherebyaffectitssafety.
TheCompanyisnotliableforanydamagecausedbythe
useof"non-genuine"partsandaccessories.
Relyonyourauthoriseddealertosupplyyouwithgenuine
NewHollandpartsonly.Thesepartsarecoveredbyour
warrantyandwillgiveyouthebestperformance.
Whenorderingserviceparts,alwaysquotethemodeland
serialnumberaswellastheyearofmanufacturewhichis
printedonthemanufacturer'sidenticationplate.
Warranty
Yourmachineiswarrantedaccordingtolegalrightsin
yourcountryandthecontractualagreementwiththesell-
ingdealer.Nowarrantyshall,however,applyifthema-
chinehasnotbeenused,adjustedandmaintainedac-
cordingtotheinstructionsgiveninthisOperator'sMan-
ual.
Itisprohibitedtocarryoutanymodicationstothema-
chineunlessspecicallyauthorised,inwriting,byaNew
Hollandrepresentative.
Lubricants
Yourdealersellsaselectionofspeciallyformulatedlubri-
cantsbasedonownengineeringspecications.
Recommendedlubricantsforyourmachinearelistedin
theMaintenancesectionofthismanual.
Cleaningyourmachine
Yourmachineisastate-of-the-artmachinewithsophisti-
cated,electroniccontrols.Eventhougheveryprecaution
hasbeentakentosafeguardelectroniccomponentsand
connections,thepressuregeneratedbysomepressure
washersissuchthatcompleteprotectionagainstwater
ingresscannotbeguaranteed.
Whenusingahighpressurewasher,donotstandtoo
closetothemachineandavoiddirectingthejetatelec-
troniccomponents,electricalconnections,breathers,
seals,llercaps,etc.
Importantenvironmentalconsiderations
Soil,airandwaterarevitalfactorsofagricultureandof
lifeingeneral.Wherelegislationdoesnotyetrulethe
treatmentofsomeofthesubstances,whicharerequired
byadvancedtechnology,commonsenseshouldgovern
theuseandthedisposaloftheproductsofachemical
andapetrochemicalnature.
Thefollowingarerecommendations,whichmaybeofas-
sistance:
Becomeacquaintedwithandrespecttherelativelegisla-
tionapplicableinyourcountry.
Wherenolegislationexists,obtaininformationfromsup-
pliersofoils,fuels,antifreeze,cleaningagents,etc.for
theireffectonmanandnatureandforsafewaysofstor-
age,usageanddisposal.Agriculturalconsultantswill,in
manycases,beabletohelpyouaswell.
Helpfulhints
Avoidllingfueltanksusingjerrycansorinappropriate
pressurizedfueldeliverysystemswhichmaycausecon-
siderablespillage.
Ingeneral,avoidskincontactwithalloils,acids,solvents,
etc.Mostofthemcontainsubstanceswhichcanbeharm-
fultoyourhealth.
Usebiodegradableoilsforchainlubricationwhereoils
cannotberecuperated.Inmanycountriesrapeseedoils
orotheragriculturallubricantshavebecomeavailable.
Modernoilscontainadditives.Donotburncontaminated
fuelsand/orwasteoilsinordinaryheatingsystems.
Avoidspillagewhendrainingoffusedenginecoolantmix-
tures,engine,gearboxandhydraulicoils,brakeuids,
etc.Donotmixdrainedbrakeuids,fuelsorcoolantmix-
tureswithlubricants.Storethemsafelyuntiltheycanbe
disposedofinaproperwaytocomplywithlocallegisla-
tionandavailableresources.Theyshouldnotbeallowed
togetintothesoilbutshouldbecollectedanddisposed
ofsafely.
Donotopentheair-conditioningsystemyourself;itcon-
tainsgases,whichshouldnotbereleasedintotheair.
Yourdealerhasaspecialextractorforthispurposeand
willhavetodotherechargingofthesystemanyway.
Repairanyleaksordefectsintheenginecoolingorthe
hydraulicsystemimmediately.
Donotincreasethepressureinapressurizedcircuitas
thismayleadtoburstingofthecomponents.
Protecthosesduringweldingaspenetratingweldsplatter
mayburnaholeorweakenthem,causingthelossofoils,
coolant,etc.
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