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Excavation
The following section applies to an excavator with a
standard bucket, which is used mainly for digging into
the ground to loosen, excavate and load loose or solid
material.
• Use caution when retracting the bucket to prepare
for driving or transport. Hitting the bucket into the
dozer blade might damage either attachment, espe-
cially the bucket teeth.
• The dozer blade is intended for grading only; using
it as a battering ram risks serious damage to the
blade, its cylinder and connections.
Figure 3-45 Machine Operation Exclusions
• When excavating, lower the dozer blade to the
ground to aid machine stability. Whenever possi-
ble, it is best to position the dozer blade on the
same side as the excavation.
• Do not support the weight of the machine on one
side of the dozer blade.
Figure 3-46 Machine Operation Exclusions
Never use the excavator bucket to perform
actions other than digging, grading, loading
and excavating. Damage to the excavator
could result.
• Do not use the swiveling force of the
excavator so the bucket serves as a
hammer or battering ram (1, Figure 3-
45).
• Do not lower the bucket into the ground
while rotating the upper carriage or
driving the excavator (2, Figure 3-46).
• Do not use the falling force of the dip-
per arm so the bucket serves as a ham-
mer or pile-driver (3).
• Do not cause the excavator to tip,
bounce or fall to amplify digging or
excavating (4) force.
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