Treatment In Cold Weather - Kubota XN12-8 Operation Manual

Operations
Treatment in Cold Weathers
Treatment in Cold Weathers
Preparations for Cold Weathers
It's difficult to start the engine in cold weathers.
Replacement of Fuel and Lubricants
Replace the hydraulic oil, engine oil, and fuel
with trademarks suitable to cold weathers.
Refer to page 5-4 "Fuel and Lubricant Table".
Battery
The battery performance deteriorates along
with the reduction of temperature.
Check the battery. Upon detection of battery
discharging, please contact a Ken stone service
provider for charging.
Refer to page 5-28 Checking of battery
electrolyte level and adding of electrolyte".
Precautions after Operation
Please abide by the following precautions to
prevent the movement failure of machine due to
frozen mud, water, or under frame.
● Remove all mud and water from machine
body. Especially, wipe clean the hydraulic
cylinder rod to prevent the ingress of rod
surface mud and dusts into the seals along
with water drops from damaging the seals.
● Park the machine on a solid and dry
ground. If impossible, park the machine on
a ground paved with wood boards.
● Fully drain the water from fuel tank to
prevent freezing.
Refer to page 5-27 "Water drainage from
fuel tank ".
● As the battery capacity will drop
remarkably in low temperature
environment, cover the battery or take the
battery out of the machine and store it in a
warm place. If the electrolyte level is too
low, add distilled water before starting
operations in the morning. To prevent the
freezing of battery electrolyte at nighttime,
do not add water after the daytime
operations.
After Cold Weathers
When the weather becomes warm, fulfill the
following operations.
● Replace the fuel and lubricating oil for all
parts as per the trademarks specified by
"Fuel and Lubricant Table".
Refer to page 5-4 "Fuel and Lubricant
Table".
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