CASE CONSTRUCTION Alpha Series - Page 163

6-WORKINGOPERATIONS
Digging
WARNING
Lossofcontrolhazard!
Travelspeedshouldbesuchthatcompletecontrolandmachinestabilityismaintainedatalltimes.
Wherepossible,avoidoperatingnearditches,embankmentsandholes.Reducespeedwhenturning,
crossingslopes,andonrough,slick,ormuddysurfaces.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorseriousinjury.
W0233A
WARNING
Tip-overhazard!
Raisinganoverloadedbucketcouldcauseanaccident.Ifthissituationshouldoccur,andthemachine
shouldstarttotipforward,IMMEDIATELYlowertheliftarms.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorseriousinjury.
W0255A
WARNING
Lossofcontrolhazard!
Afullbucketintheraisedpositionmaycausethemachinetoslidewhenoperatingoverroughground.
Keepthebucketaslowaspossibleduringoperationforbetterstabilityandvisibility.Alwaysoperate
themachineatslowspeedsoverroughground.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorseriousinjury.
W0271A
WARNING
Collisionhazard!
Alwaysmakesuretheareabehindthemachineisclearofallpersons,animals,andobstructionsBE-
FOREbackingup.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorseriousinjury.
W0232A
Whendiggingwiththeskidsteer,removeathinlayerwitheachpass.Thismethodisefcientandminimizeswheel
slippage.Whenencounteringrmlypackedmaterials,utterthebucketcontrolvalvetoassistpenetration.
NOTE:Iftheenginepullsdownastheskidsteerisengagingaload,thedirectionalcontrolsarebeingheldtofarin
thedirectionoftravel.Maximumtorqueisobtainedatminimumgroundspeedinlowrangeforallskidsteers.
Transportingtheload
Whenbackingoutandtransportingaload,carrythebucketjusthighenoughtoclearobstaclesintheloaderspath.
Raisingthebuckethigherthannecessaryreducesstability.
Dumpingthebucket
Coordinatetheforwardgroundspeedandliftarmliftspeedtoattainthedesiredbucketheightwhenarrivingatthe
dumpsite.
Beforetheforwardandliftingmotionsarestopped,begindumpingthebuckettograduallyemptytheloadatminimum
liftarmheight.Byemptyingbeforestopping,machinestabilitycanbemaximized.
Whenloadingintoatruck,thebucketcanbeusedtopushmaterialstothefarsideofthetruckifthebucketisina
tilteddownposition.Forgreatestefciencythisshouldbedoneastheloadisbeingdumped,beforethemachine's
forwardmotionisstopped.Trytospotthetrucksothatyoudumpoverthelowsideandintothefarsideofthetruck
rst.
Whenhandlingadhesivematerials,thebucketcanbeutteredtoloosenthematerialswhichtendtosticktotheback
ofthebucket.
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