Warm-Up And Transmission Oil In The Low Temperature Range; Jump Starting - Kioti DK55 Manual

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WARMING UP
CAUTION
To avoid personal injury:
During warm up of the engine be
sure that the parking brake is set.
After starting your tractors engine allow
a five minute warm up before applying
any load to the tractor. This will allow
time for oil to reach every part of the
engine. If a load is applied to the tractor
before it has time to warm up then seri-
ous damage can occur like, premature
wear, breakage, or seizure.
WARM-UP AND TRANSMISSION OIL
IN THE LOW TEMPERATURE RANGE
Hydraulic oil serves as transmission
fluid. In cold weather, the oil may be cold
with increased viscosity. This can cause
delayed oil circulation or abnormally low
hydraulic pressure for some time after
engine start-up. This in turn can result in
trouble in the hydraulic system. To pre-
vent the above, observe the following
instructions:
Warm up the engine at about 50 % of
rated rpm according to the table below:
Ambient Warm-up time
temperature requirement
Above 0 °C
At least 5 minutes
(32 °F)
0 ~ -10 °C
5 ~ 10 minutes
(32 ~ 14 °F)
-10 ~ -20 °C
10 ~ 15 minutes
(14 ~ -4 °F)
Below -20 °C
More than 15
(-4 °F)
minutes
IMPORTANT
Do not operate the tractor under
full load condition until it is suffi-
ciently warmed up.

JUMP STARTING

CAUTION
To avoid personal injury:
Keep all flames, sparks, and ciga-
rettes away from the battery.
If the tractors battery is frozen,
do not jump start the engine.
When jump starting the engine, follow the
instructions below to safely start the
engine.
1. Use a battery of the same voltage as
the disabled tractor to jump start the
tractor. Make sure the battery is within
a safe distance to the tractor so that
the jumper cables can reach.
2. Engage the parking brake of the trac-
tor and shut the tractor off.
3. Put on safety goggles and rubber
gloves.
4. Make sure that the battery vent caps
are securely in place.
5. Cover the vent hole with damp rags,
and do not allow the rags to touch the
battery terminals.