SkyTrak 10054 Operation Manual - Manual (Page 178)

176 Model 10054 Rev 3/02
General Maintenance
Storage
A. Before Storing
Perform the following steps prior to placing the vehicle in storage:
1. Clean the entire vehicle.
2. Lubricate all grease fittings as described in “Lubrication Points” on
page 114.
3. Prepare the engine for storage (refer to the engine manual).
4. Apply rust inhibiting lubricant to all exposed hydraulic cylinder rods.
5. Disconnect the battery cables. Remove the battery from the vehicle
and store in a dry place where it is not subject to temperatures near
or below freezing.
6. If the ambient temperature is expected to drop below freezing at
anytime during the storage period, make sure the engine coolant is
either completely drained from the radiator and engine block or that
the amount of anti-freeze in the system is adequate to keep the
coolant from freezing.
7. Preferably, store the vehicle inside where it will remain dry. If it
must be stored outside, park it on lumber laid on flat level ground or
on a concrete slab and cover with a tarp.
B. Removing From Storage
After removing the vehicle from storage and before operating it, perform the
following steps:
1. Reinstall a properly charged battery. Secure the hold-down bracket
and attach cables.
2. Change the engine oil and filter to remove condensation or other
residuals.
3. If the vehicle has been stored for two years or more, drain the cool-
ant from the engine block and radiator and refill with a 50/50 mix-
ture of fresh anti-freeze and water. For detailed information, see
“Drain and Flush Radiator” on page 121.
4. Wipe off any rust inhibiting lubricant that was applied to vehicles
hydraulic cylinder rods prior to storing.
5. Refer to “Maintenance Schedule And Checklist” on page 109. Per-
form all the maintenance checks listed under the 10 Hour Intervals.
Storage and Transport
176
Model 10054 Rev 3/02
General Main tenan ce
Stor age
A.Before Storing
Pe rfo rm th ef ollo win gs te ps pri or to pla cin gt he ve hic le in sto ra ge :
1.Cl ean the entir ev ehic le.
2.L ubric ate all gre as efi ttings asd esc rib ed in “Lu bric ation Points ”o n
page 114.
3.P repar et heeng inefor stor age (refer tothe engin ema nual) .
4.A pply ru st in hib iting lubri cant to all exp osed hydraul icc ylin derr ods.
5.Di sc onnec tt heb attery cable s.Re move theb attery from thev ehic le
and stor ein ad ry plac ew here it is not subj ect to temp eratu re sne ar
orbe low fre ezin g.
6. If th ea mbi ent tem per atu re is exp ec te dt odr opb elow fre ez ing at
an ytim ed uri ng the stora geper iod, ma ke su re the engi nec oo lan ti s
eith erc ompl etely dra ined from ther adiat orand engi neb loc kor that
the amou ntof anti- freez ei nt he sy ste mi sa dequate toke epth e
co olan tf ro mf reez ing.
7.P refer ably ,s tore the veh icle insi dew here it will rema indr y.If it
must bes to re do uts ide, park ito nl um ber laid onf lat le vel gro un do r
on ac on cre te sla ba nd co ve rw ith at arp .
B.Removing FromS tor age
After re mov ingthe vehi cle fro ms tora geand befor eope ratin gi t,p erfor mth e
fo llo win gs te ps :
1.Re insta lla prop erly char gedba ttery. Secur ethe hold -do wnbr ack et
and att ach cab les .
2.Ch ange th een gine oil andfil terto remo veco ndens ation or othe r
resi dua ls.
3.If theve hicle has been stor edf or two year so rm ore, drain theco ol-
ant from the engin ebl ock andr adi atora ndr efill with a50/ 50m ix -
ture offr es hant i-fr eeze and water. Fo rdeta iled info rm ation, see
“Dr ain and Flus hRad iator ”on page 121.
4.W ip eof fa ny ru st inhi bitin gl ubric ant th at wa sa pplie dt ov eh icle s
hydr aulic cyl inde rr ods pri ort ost orin g.
5.Re ferto “M ainten ance Sc hedule And Ch ec klis t” onpag e10 9.P er-
form all the mai ntenanc ec heck sl is ted unde rt he1 0Ho urInte rv als .
Storage andTran sp ort