Operator's Manual

3.Slowlydrivethemachineontothetransportvehicle.
4.Settheparkingbrakeonthemachine.
5.Atthebackhoeconsole,releasetheboomlockand
lowertheboomandthedipperuntilthebucketis
restingonthedeckofthetransportvehicle(Figure62).
6.Stoptheengineandremovethekey.
SecuringtheMachinetotheTransport
Vehicle
1.Fastenthebackhoetothetrailerusingchainsand
binders(Figure62).
Note:Usethetiedownpointsonthemountingplates
forthebackhoe.
2.Fastenthebackofthemachinetothetrailerusing
chainsandbinders(Figure62)
Note:Usetherearaxletosecuretherearofthe
machine.
3.Secureblockingtothedeckofthetransportvehiclein
frontofthetiresandbehindthetiresofthemachine
(Figure62).
OperatingTips
CAUTION
Diggingunderthestabilizerarms,diggingunder
thetractionunit,ordigginginsoftand/orwet
groundmaydisturbthestabilityoftheground
beneaththemachine,whichcouldresultina
tip-overaccident.
•Donotusethebackhoetodigunderthe
stabilizerarmsorunderthetractionunit.
•Donotdiginsoftorwetsoilconditions.
CAUTION
Placingalarge,heavyspoilpiletooclosetheedge
oftheexcavationcouldcauseacave-in,resulting
inpossiblepersonalinjuryanddamagetothe
equipment.
Donotplacethespoilpiletooclosetothe
excavation.
•Lowerthebuckettotheground,thencurlthebucket
untiltheteethareatontheground,retractthedipper,
dragthebucketthroughthetrenchuntilitthebucket
abouthalffull.Thencurlthebucketasyoucrowditin
untilthebucketiscompletelyfull;raisethebucket,swing
theboom,anddumpthebucketinthespoilareaonthe
highside(ifthereisone)ofthetrenchorexcavation.
•Carefullyplanwhereyouwilldepositthespoilthatyou
removefromtheexcavation.Thelocationofthespoil
pilewilldependonwhattypeofexcavationyouare
conducting.
•Tokeeptheheightofthespoilpilelow,movethefull
buckettowardthespoilpile,lowerthebucketintothe
topofthepile,anddumpthecontentsandcrowdoutat
thesametime.Asthebucketdumps,thebottomofthe
bucketwillpushthetopofthepileoffandbehind,safely
awayfromtheexcavation.
•Whenyouaretransportingthemachinewithanattached
backhoeorwhenyouareusingthebackllblade,lock
theboomandswingofthebackhoetopreventitfrom
moving.
•Wheneveryouloadthemachinewiththebackhoeontoa
trailer,releasetheboomlock,lowerthebackhoebucket
ontotheoorbedofthetrailer,shuttheengineoff,and
removethekey.
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