4-OPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS
Operatingthemachine
Operatingthemachineinwater
Makesurethatthebottomofthestream,orstretchof
waterinwhichyouwillwork,cansupporttheweightof
themachine.
Onlytheundercarriagemustbebelowwaterlevel.The
maximumwaterlevelcanbeuptotheheightofthetracks
is1.00m(39.37in).
ATTENTION:Neverworkinwaterifthewaterlevelis
higherthanthetracks.
Beforeworkinginwater,greasetheattachmentlinkage,
turntablebearingandturntablebearingteethgenerously.
ATTENTION:Donotoperateinafastowingstream.
EQP769-0031
Operatingthemachineonslopingground
WARNING
Drivinghazard!
Hillsideoperationscanbedangerous.Rain,snow,ice,loosegravel,orsoftground,etc.canchange
thegroundconditions.Youmustmakeajudgmentifitissafetooperateyourmachineonanyhillside
orramp.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorseriousinjury.
W0144A
WARNING
Overturninghazard!
Beforeparkingthemachine,makesurethegroundisstable.Plantheworksitesothatthegroundis
at,hard,andlevel.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorseriousinjury.
W0258A
Duringhillsideoperations,beextracareful.
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Makesurethatthelowspeedtravelisselected.
Whendiggingonaslope,avoidswingingtheupperstructuretowardsthebottomoftheslopewiththebackhoe
bucketfull.
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Alwayskeepthetravelreductiongearspointingdowntowardsthebottomoftheslope.
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Alwaystravelinthesamedirectionastheslope,topreventthemachinefromturningover.
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