33. EXTENDING MACHINE SERVICE LIFE
33.4 GRAPPLE BUCKET
MAIN FIELDS OF APPLICATION
o Demolition
o Disposing of industrial waste
o Forestry
This bucket is widely used for demolition including breaking-up
work, grading and digging, clean-up work after natural disasters,
dumping industrial waste, and forestry work, etc.
MISTAKEN METHODS OF USE
To ensure that the machine has a long life, and to ensure that
operations are carried out in safety, do not operate the machine in
any of the following ways.
l Do not operate the cylinder to the end of its stroke.
Always leave approx. 5 cm (2 in) to spare.
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AE099460
Operations using the swing force
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Grabbing a object using buckets on only one side
Closing the sub-bucket with the boom and arm fully extended.
Impact operation with no load
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