Putting Tractor Into Operation After Long-Term Storage; Safety Requirements For Preservation; Tractor Transportation And Towing - Belarus 922.6 Operator's Manual

7.7 Putting tractor into operation after long-term storage

Perform depreservation of an engine according to the engine operation manual.
Remove grease from external surfaces under preservation. Dismount protective co-
vers, plugs, special accessories and mount the parts which were removed earlier back in
their places. Before mounting the parts, clean them off grease and dust. Drain sediment out
of all containers, fill them with operation fluids and if necessary, top up to control level.
Lubricate all tractor mechanisms according to clause 3 of table 5.8.1 of the present
operation manual. Carry out scheduled maintenance. Run tractor for 15-20 minutes. Correct
detected faults if necessary.

7.8 Safety requirements for preservation

The preservation procedure includes surface preparation, coating with preservation
materials, paper marking and cutting, packing and shall be carried out only by persons of
the age, subjected to medical examination, properly instructed on labor and fire safety, and
receiving primary instructions on the working place. Preservation premises and sections
shall be separated from other production premises and equipped with plenum-exhaust ven-
tilation. Materials used for preservation are combustible substances with flash temperature
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from 170 to 270 C, and shall comply with state standards, technical specifications and have
quality certificate.
The supplied conservation materials shall bear labels with material description. Per-
form preservation operations in special clothes and footwear and use individual protection
means. When performing preservation operations, observe personal hygiene rules, dry
clean special clothes in time, do not wash them in emulsions, solvents, kerosine. By the de-
gree of impact on human health, preservation materials are classified as of moderate haz-
ard, so use recommended individual protection means while handling materials.
With prolonged exposure to skin of preservation oils, greases and liquids, skin may
be injured. White spirit vapors in small concentrations act as a weak drug, large concentra-
tion may result in poisoning. Anticorrosion paper contains corrosion inhibitors causing irrita-
tion and inflammation of skin, mucous of nose and eyes. Before starting work, it is required
to put on cotton overalls, robe or an apron, prepare individual protection means depending
on work conditions and toxicity of substances used. Grease hands with protection paste
(cream) and put on cotton and rubber gloves. Before starting work, safe conditions of which
are not known, demand for safety instructions training.

8. TRACTOR TRANSPORTATION AND TOWING

8.1 Tractor transportation
Tractors are transported by railroad, motor vehicles or under its own power.
Engage the parking brake and the first gear of the gearbox for tractor transportation;
Fasten BELARUS-922.6 tractor to the rail platform with four sling ropes.
Fasten one sling rope on each side to a special nut located on rear wheel hub by one
end, and to binder bracket by another end. Also fasten one sling rope on each side of the
tractor to the special front wheel nut by one rope end and to binder bracket by another end.
During tractor loading/unloading use lifting mechanisms with load-carrying capacity of
at least 5 ton-force.
WARNING: WHEN THE TRACTOR IS LIFTED BY THE LIFTING EYE NUTS, IT
MIGHT MOVE A DISTANCE OF UP TO 1.5 М IN THE BACKWARD AND FORWARD DI-
RECTIONS!
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