9-ACCESSORIES
Hydraulicquickcouplingsystem
WARNING
Crushinghazard!
Neverputyourhandsinsidethequickcouplerwhentheengineisrunning.Turnofftheengineand
waitforallmovementtostop.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorseriousinjury.
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WARNING
Hazardtobystanders!
ALWAYSmakesuretheworkareaisclearofbystandersanddomesticanimalsbeforestartingthis
procedure.Knowthefullareaofmovementofthemachine.Donotpermitanyonetoenterthearea
ofmovementduringthisprocedure.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorseriousinjury.
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NOTICE:Thequickcouplerextendsthelengthofthearm.Makesuretochecktheoperatingrangeofthecoupled
attachmentinordertoavoidriskofhittingthecaborthemachineframe.
NOTICE:Neveroperatewithaquickcoupledhydraulicbreakeroveralongperiodoftime,inordertoreducetherisk
ofprematurewear,failuresorbreakageofthequickcoupler.Neverusethebreakerasalever,asthestresswould
bebornebythequickcouplercylinder.
NOTICE:MakesuretoreadandunderstandtheOperator'sManualofthehydraulicquickcouplerforproperinstalla-
tion,usageandmaintenance.
NOTICE:TheCASECONSTRUCTIONquickcouplingsystemissuppliedbythehighpressurehydraulicsystemof
themachine.RefertoChapter8forthemaximumworkingpressureofthehydraulicsystem.Makesuretousea
quickcouplerthatissuitableforproperandsafeoperationwithhighpressurehydraulics.Forinformationconsultthe
CASECONSTRUCTIONdealer.
Attachmentengagement
ToengagetheattachmentusingCASECONSTRUCTION
quickcouplingsystemproceedasfollows:
1.Makesuretheattachmenttobeinstalledislaying
safelyonatandlevelground.
2.SelecttheHworkmode.
3.Slidethelockdeviceandpressthefrontsideofthe
quickcouplerswitch(1)tosettheunlockingstatusof
thequickcouplingsystem.Theaudiblealarmdevice
startssounding.
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4.Operatethearmandbucketcontrolssothatthearmis
practicallyvertical,slopingslightlytowardsthecabto
releasethesafetydevice.Extendthebucketcylinder
rodcompletelyandmaintainthehydraulicpressure
forapproximately5–10ssothatthelatchinghook
retracts.
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