S0102020
Page 14
Wheel Excavator Safety
Return to Master Table of Contents
PARKING THE MACHINE
Avoid making sudden stops, or parking the machine wherever it happens to be at the end of the work day.
Plan ahead so that the excavator will be on a firm, level surface away from traffic and away from high walls,
cliff edges a nd any ar ea of potential water accumulation or runoff. If pa rking on in clines is unavoidable,
block the tires t o p revent mo vement. Lower th e b ucket o r other w orking attachment c ompletely t o th e
ground, or to a n o vernight su pport s addle. The re sh ould be no po ssibility of un intended or ac cidental
movement.
SHUTDOWN CONTROL FUNCTIONS
After the mac hine h as bee n l owered to the o vernight s torage pos ition and al l s witches and ope rating
controls are in the "OFF" position, the control stand lock lever must be engaged. Release the left console
to disable all pilot circuit control functions.
Insert th e swing l ock pin and en gage al l brakes and l ock-down se curity e quipment t hat may h ave been
installed on the machine.
EQUIPMENT
ROUGH OPERATION MAY REQUIRE USE OF
CERTIFIED SAFETY EQUIPMENT
Working in mines, tunnels, deep pits or on loose
or wet surfaces could produce danger of falling
rock o r hazardous fly ing o bjects. A dditional
protection f or t he o perator’s c ab co uld b e
required in the form of a FO G / F alling O bject
Guard or windows guards.
IMPORTANT
When hydraulic system maintenance or service work must be performed, you should be aware
that an accumulator in the system stores fluid under pressure after system lock down, even after
the control stand is raised. Release this energy by working controls with the engine "OFF," until
pressure in the pilot circuit has been completely bled away.
HAOA110L
Figure 11
To Next Page
