Start Up - New Holland TD5.85 Service Manual

• To transfer a failed tractor, use a trailer or a low loading platform trolley if available.
• To load and unload the machine from the transportation mean, select a flat area providing a firm support to the
trailer or truck wheels. Firmly tie the machine to the truck or trailer platform and block wheels as required by the
forwarder.
• For electrical heaters, battery-chargers and similar equipment use exclusive auxiliary power supplies with a efficient
ground to avoid electrical shock hazard.
• Always use lifting equipment and similar of appropriate capacity to lift or move heavy components.
• Pay special attention to bystanders.
• Never pour gasoline or diesel oil into open, wide and low containers.
• Never use gasoline, diesel oil or other flammable liquids as cleaning agents. Use nonflammable nontoxic propri-
etary solvents.
• Wear protection goggles with side guards when cleaning parts using compressed air.
• Do not exceed a pressure of 2.1 bar (30.45 psi), in accordance with local regulations.
• Do not run the engine in a closed building without proper ventilation.
• Do not smoke, use open flames, cause sparks in the nearby area when filling fuel or handling highly flammable
liquids.
• Do not use flames as light sources when working on a machine or checking for leaks.
• Move with caution when working under a tractor, and also on or near a tractor. Wear proper safety accessories:
helmets, goggles and special footwear.
• During checks which should be carried out with the engine running, ask an assistant to seat at the operator's seat
and keep the service technician under visual control at any moment.
• In case of operations outside the workshop, drive the tractor to a flat area and block it. If working on an incline
cannot be avoided, first block the tractor carefully. Move it to a flat area as soon as possible with a certain extent
of safety.
• Ruined or plied cables and chains are unreliable. Do not use them for lifting or trailing. Always handle them wearing
gloves of proper thickness.
• Chains should always be safely fastened. Ensure that fastening device is strong enough to hold the load foreseen.
No persons should stop near the fastening point, trailing chains or cables.
• The working area should be always kept CLEAN and DRY. Immediately clean any spillage of water or oil.
• Do not pile up grease or oil soaked rags, as they constitute a great fire hazard. Always place them into a metal
container. Before starting the tractor or its attachments, check, adjust and block the operator's seat. Also ensure
that there are no persons within the tractor or attachment operating range.
• Do not keep into your pockets any object which might fall unobserved into the tractor's inner compartments.
• Whenever there is the possibility of being reached by ejected metal parts or similar, use protection eye mask or
goggles with side guards, helmets, special footwear and heavy gloves.
• Wear suitable protection such as tinted eye protection, helmets, special clothing, gloves and footwear whenever it is
necessary to carry out welding procedures. All persons standing in the vicinity of the welding process should wear
tinted eye protection. NEVER LOOK AT THE WELDING ARC IF YOUR EYES ARE NOT SUITABLY PROTECTED.
• Metal cables with the use get frayed. Always wear adequate protections (heavy gloves, eye protection, etc.)
• Handle all parts with the greatest caution. Keep your hands and fingers far from gaps, moving gears and similar.
Always use approved protective equipment, such as eye protection, heavy gloves and protective footwear.

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• Never run the engine in confined spaces which are not equipped with adequate ventilation for exhaust gas extrac-
tion.
• Never bring your head, body, arms, legs, feet, hands, fingers near fans or rotating belts.
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