03 - Attachments, Couplings and Load Handling
10 - Excavator End Quickhitch
00 - General
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Health and Safety
WARNING Do not lean out of the cab to operate
the quickhitch levers. If the controls are moved
accidentally you could be killed or injured.
CAUTION When the quickhitch is installed and
its attachment attached, It is possible to strike the
cab and the underside of the boom or dipper with
some attachments. Use great care with the boom
and dipper to keep the attachment away from the
operator cab.
WARNING Always install the quickhitch latch
hook locking pin (mechanical only). Failure to
install the pin will result in possible failure of the
latching mechanism. Such a failure could result
in the sudden release of an attachment from the
machine and you or others could be killed or
seriously injured.
WARNING The attachment will move when
released. Stand clear and to one side when
releasing the attachment.
WARNING Attachments that are installed with the
use of loader or excavator quickhitches must not
be used to transport or lift persons if the machine
is not designed and equipped to do so.
CAUTION When the quickhitch is attached to the
machine, allowance must be made for the weight
of the quickhitch on the rated operating load. The
mass of the Quickhitch is stamped on the data
plate.
Check (Condition)
1. Examine the Quickhitch daily for broken or
missing parts.
2. Remove any debris from the latch hook locking
mechanism.
3. If the Quickhitch is cleaned by high pressure
water, always grease the latch hook pivot pin.
Always grease the latch hook pin every week.
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