Ransomes Spider ILD02 Safety, Operation & Maintenance Manual

GB-19SAFETY, OPERATORS & MAINTENANCE MANUAL9 PREPARING THE MACHINE9.2 HYDRAULIC PUMP BY-PASSThe By-pass is used to disable the hydraulic driveand to engage the oil bypass for manual handling(engine not running) of the machine on flat surfaces.The by-pass should only be used when the hydraulicdrive is not functional. For normal hydraulic drive it isnecessary to have the bolt (A) on the pumptightened. For manual handling loosen this bolt (A)by two revolutions.Before starting, check the bolt tightness. Ifloose, it will disable the hydraulic drive.Insufficient tightening may result inundesirable behaviour of the mower onslopes. It may uncontrollably drive down aslope9.3 CHECKING ENGINE OIL LEVELAttention! Before checking or refilling oil stopthe engine and let it cool down.The oil level of the machine standing on a levelsurface must be between the limit marks on thedipstick (see the engine user’s manual). Check oilaccording to the engine user’s manual as follows:1) Place the machine on a level surface.2) Remove the upper body.2) Unscrew the dipstick and wipe off oil.3) Without screwing insert the dipstick back intothe filler as far as you can.4) If the oil level is close to or under the lowerlimit mark (A) (ADD), fill with recommended oilup to the upper limit mark (B) (FULL)5) Refit the dipstick.NOTICE:Running the engine with insufficient oil maycause serious damage to the engine.• Check the engine oil level on a level surface.Only when the engine is off.• Use only oils recommended by the enginemanufacturer.A