This manual should be stored in the operator's compartment in the literature holder or seat back literature storage area.
This manual contains safety information, operation instructions, transportation information, lubrication information and maintenance information.
Some photographs or illustrations in this publication show details or attachments that can be different from your machine. Guards and covers might have been removed for illustrative purposes.
Continuing improvement and advancement of product design might have caused changes to your machine which are not included in this publication. Read, study and keep this manual with the machine.
Whenever a question arises regarding your machine, or this publication, please consult your CLAAS dealer for the latest available information.
The safety section lists basic safety precautions. In addition, this section identifies the text and locations of warning signs and labels used on the machine.
Read and understand the basic precautions listed in the safety section before operating or performing lubrication, maintenance and repair on this machine.
The operation section is a reference for the new operator and a refresher for the experienced operator. This section includes a discussion of gauges, switches, machine controls, attachment controls, transportation and towing information.
Photographs and illustrations guide the operator through correct procedures of checking, starting, operating and stopping the machine.
Operating techniques outlined in this publication are basic. Skill and techniques develop as the operator gains knowledge of the machine and its capabilities.
The maintenance section is a guide to equipment care. The illustrated, step-by-step instructions are grouped by service intervals. Items without specific intervals are listed under the when required interval. Items in the maintenance intervals chart are referenced to detailed instructions that follow.
Use the service hour meter to determine servicing intervals. Calendar intervals shown (daily, weekly, monthly, etc) can be used instead of service hour meter intervals if they provide more convenient servicing schedules and approximate the indicated service hour meter reading. Recommended service should always be performed at the interval that occurs first.
Under extremely severe, dusty or wet operating conditions, more frequent lubrication than is specified in the maintenance intervals chart might be necessary.
Perform service on items at multiples of the original requirement. For example, at every 500 service hours or 3 months, also service those items listed under every 250 service hours or monthly and every 10 service hours or daily.
Cat Product Identification Number
Effective First Quarter 2001 the Cat Product Identification Number (PIN) will change from 8 to 17 characters. In an effort to provide uniform equipment identification, AVSpare and other construction equipment manufacturers are moving to comply with the latest version of the product identification numbering standard. Non-road machine PINs are defined by ISO 10261. The new PIN format will apply to all Cat machines and generator sets. The PIN plates and frame marking will display the 17 character PIN. The new format will look like the following:
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Where:
1. AVSpare's World Manufacturing Code (characters 1-3)
2. Machine Descriptor (characters 4-8)
3. Check Character (character 9)
4. Machine Indicator Section (MIS) or Product Sequence Number (characters 10-17). These were previously referred to as the Serial Number.
Machines and generator sets produced before First Quarter 2001 will maintain their 8 character PIN format.
Components such as engines, transmissions, axles, etc. and work tools will continue to use an 8 character Serial Number (S/N).