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NEITHER THOMAS NORA THOMAS DEALER HAVE MADE AND NEITHER WILL MAKE ANY OTHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY OR AGREEMENT CONCERNING A PRODUCT, NEITHER THOMAS NORA THOMAS DEALER HAVE MADE OR WILL MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY OR AGREEMENT CONCERNING A PRODUCT’S MERCHANTABILITY OR OTHER QUALITY, IT’S SUITABILITY FOR PURCHASER’S PURPOSE (EVEN IFA PURCHASER HAS INFORMED THOMAS ORA THOMAS DEALER OF THAT PURPOSE), IT’S DURABILITY, PERFORMANCE OR OTHER CONDITION.  \nEVEN IF THOMAS OR A THOMAS DEALER WAS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH LOSS, NEITHER THOMAS NORA THOMAS DEALER WILL BE LIABLE TO PURCHASER OR ANYONE ELSE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, ECONOMIC, COMMERCIAL, OR SPECIAL LOSS WHICH IN ANYWAY ASSOCIATED WITH A PRODUCT. THIS INCLUDES ANY LOSS OF USE OR NON-PERFORMANCE OF A PRODUCT, ANY REPLACEMENT RENTAL OR ACQUISITION COST, ANY LOSS OF REVENUE OR PROFITS, ANY FAILURE TO REALIZE EXPECTED SAVINGS, ANY INTEREST COSTS, ANY IMPAIRMENT OF OTHER GOODS, ANY INCONVENIENCE OR ANY LIABILITY OF THE PURCHASER TO ANY OTHER PERSON.  \nPURCHASER MAY NOT ATTEMPT TO ENLARGE ITS RIGHTS UNDER THE WARRANTY BY MAKING CLAIM, FOR INDEMNITY, FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT, FOR BREACH OF COLLATERAL WARRANTY, FOR A TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE, MISREPRESENTATION OR STRICT LIABILITY) OR BY CLAIMING ANY OTHER CAUSE OF ACTION.  \nTHE WARRANTY IS A CONDITION OF SALE OF THE PRODUCT TO THE PURCHASER AND WILL THEREFORE APPLY EVEN IF THE PURCHASER ALLEGES THAT THERE IS A TOTAL FAILURE OF THE PRODUCT.  \nN.B. Read and practice your Thomas operating and servicing instructions. Failure to do this may void the warranty.  \nPUBLICATION NUMBER 52473  \n© Thomas Equipment Inc. 2005  \nPrinted in Canada  \nINDEX  \n1. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS  \n2. CONTROLS  \n2. 1 Instrument Panel  \n2. 2 Seat and Seat Belt  \n2. 3 Seat Bar  \n2. 4 Parking Brake  \n2. 5 Throttle Controls  \n2. 6 Lift Arm Supports  \n2. 7 Steering Controls  \n2. 8 Foot Pedals  \n2. 9 Quick-Tach  \n2. 10 Electrical Panel  \n3. OPERATION  \n3. 1 Starting Instructions  \n3. 2 Operating Procedure  \n3. 3 Filling From a Pile  \n3. 4 Digging with a Bucket  \n3. 5 Leveling and Backfilling  \n3. 6 Auxiliary Hydraulics  \n3. 7 Lifting  \n3. 8 Towing  \n3. 9 Securing and Transporting  \n3. 10 Lowering Lift Arms  \n4. MAINTENANCE  \n4. 1 Preventive Maintenance Service Schedule  \n4. 2 Service Access  \n4. 3 Daily Service Checks  \n4. 4 50 Hour Service Check  \n4. 5 150 Hour Service Check  \n4. 6 Final Drive Maintenance  \n4. 7 Hydraulic / Hydrostatic System Maintenance  \n4. 8 Engine Maintenance  \n4. 9 Air Cleaner Maintenance  \n4. 10 Engine Cooling System  \n4. 11 Electrical System  \n4. 12 Tire Maintenance  \n4. 13 Trouble Shooting  \n4. 14 Hydraulic / Hydrostatic Circuit  \n4. 15 Special Tools  \n5. SPECIFICATIONS  \n5. 1 Loader Specifications  \n5. 2 Torque Specifications  \n5. 3 Decals  \n6. ATTACHMENTSAND BUCKETS  \n6. 1 Thomas Approved Buckets and Attachments  \nFOREWORD  \nThis book has been written to give the Owner / Operator necessary operating, servicing and preventative maintenance instructions on the loader.  \nRead this manual completely and know the loader before operating or servicing it. Do not do any service procedures that are not in the Operator’s manual.  \nOnly service personnel that have had training in the service of this loader can do these service procedures.  \nReference Information  \nWrite the correct information for your loaders in the spaces below. Always use these numbers when referring to your loader.  \nModel No.   Serial No.   Dealer Name   Address   Phone    \nThroughout this manual the terms DANGER, WARNING and CAUTION are used to indicate the degree of hazard in terms of personal saf","cbCaijeb8rzedcXC","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaijeb8rzedcXC","pdf",1491860,72,"English","# Safety precautions\n## Controls\n### Instrument panel\n### Seat and seat belt\n### Seat bar\n### Parking brake\n### Throttle controls\n### Lift arm supports\n### Steering controls\n### Foot pedals\n### Quick-Tach\n### Electrical panel\n# Operation\n## Starting instructions\n## Operating procedure\n## Filling from a pile\n## Digging with a bucket\n## Leveling and backfilling\n## Auxiliary hydraulics\n## Lifting\n## Towing\n## Securing and transporting\n## Lowering lift arms\n# Maintenance\n## Preventive maintenance service schedule\n## Service access\n## Daily service checks\n## 50 hour service check\n## 150 hour service check\n## Final drive maintenance\n## Hydraulic / hydrostatic system maintenance\n## Engine maintenance\n## Air cleaner maintenance\n## Engine cooling system\n## Electrical system\n## Tire maintenance\n## Trouble shooting\n## Hydraulic / hydrostatic circuit\n## Special tools\n# Specifications\n## Loader specifications\n## Torque specifications\n## Decals\n# Attachments and buckets\n## Thomas approved buckets and attachments","[{\"question\":\"What does the warranty section emphasize about limitations of liability?\",\"answer\":\"The warranty states it is the only obligation of Thomas or a Thomas dealer and disclaims other expressed or implied warranties. 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Operation covers starting, standard operating procedures, digging and leveling tasks, auxiliary hydraulics, lifting, towing, securing for transport, and lowering lift arms.\"}]","Skid Steer Loader - Owner’s and Operator’s Manual - Safety, Controls, Operation, Maintenance | PDF",1790498267,181]