BA 348-01 * 2.0 * 34801_V2_enIVZ.fm I-5
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3.48 Pressure relief on the quick couplers and the quickhitch .................................................................................................. 3-72
3.49 Equipping the machine with a standard bucket ................................................................................................................ 3-73
Field of application and use of bucket .............................................................................................................................3-73
Checking the mounting bore of the attachment ..............................................................................................................3-73
Fitting a standard bucket onto the quickhitch ..................................................................................................................3-74
Removing a standard bucket from the quickhitch ...........................................................................................................3-75
3.50 Working with the standard bucket ..................................................................................................................................... 3-76
Safety instructions on work operation .............................................................................................................................3-76
Travelling with a standard bucket during work operation ................................................................................................3-77
Safety instructions regarding work with a full standard bucket .......................................................................................3-78
Practical hints for digging ................................................................................................................................................3-79
Loading loose material ....................................................................................................................................................3-79
Loading if the material is hard to penetrate .....................................................................................................................3-80
Removing material/digging in soft soil ............................................................................................................................3-81
Removing material/digging in hard soil ...........................................................................................................................3-82
Grading ...........................................................................................................................................................................3-82
Loading heaped material (non-compacted material) ......................................................................................................3-82
Loading heaped material (compacted material) ..............................................................................................................3-83
Practical hints for loading vehicles ..................................................................................................................................3-83
Freeing the machine .......................................................................................................................................................3-83
3.51 Installing a multipurpose bucket and hydraulic attachments ............................................................................................. 3-84
Fields of application for multipurpose bucket ..................................................................................................................3-84
Installing a multipurpose bucket ......................................................................................................................................3-84
Connecting hydraulic lines to the wheel loader ...............................................................................................................3-85
Checking the function of the multipurpose bucket ..........................................................................................................3-86
Setting down the multipurpose bucket ............................................................................................................................3-87
3.52 Working with the multipurpose bucket .............................................................................................................................. 3-88
Safety instructions on work operation .............................................................................................................................3-88
Travelling with a multipurpose bucket during work operation .........................................................................................3-89
Safety instructions regarding work with a full multipurpose bucket .................................................................................3-90
Practical hints for digging ................................................................................................................................................3-91
Grading and scraping ......................................................................................................................................................3-91
Stripping in thin layers (scraper) .....................................................................................................................................3-92
Spreading material in thin layers .....................................................................................................................................3-92
Pulling out material from slopes ......................................................................................................................................3-92
Moving material with longer reach ..................................................................................................................................3-93
Picking up remaining material completely .......................................................................................................................3-93
Grabbing bulky material or large objects ........................................................................................................................3-94
Pulling out and setting posts ...........................................................................................................................................3-94
Backfilling round gravel and precise unloading ...............................................................................................................3-95
Unloading from the bottom of the bucket for increased tilt-out heights ...........................................................................3-95
3.53 Fitting pallet forks .............................................................................................................................................................. 3-96
Fields of application for pallet forks .................................................................................................................................3-96
Picking up pallet forks with the quickhitch .......................................................................................................................3-96
Machine travel on public roads with the pallet forks .......................................................................................................3-97
Removing the pallet forks from the quickhitch ................................................................................................................3-97
Adjusting the fork arms ...................................................................................................................................................3-98
3.54 Working with the pallet forks ............................................................................................................................................. 3-99
General safety instructions regarding th
e pallet forks .........................................
............................................................3-99
Specific safety instructions ............................................................................................................................................3-101
Brief instructions for fork arms ......................................................................................................................................3-102
Safety instructions regarding work with pallet forks ......................................................................................................3-103
Load diagram for pallet forks ........................................................................................................................................3-104
Picking up loads with the pallet forks ............................................................................................................................3-105
Transporting loads with the pallet forks ........................................................................................................................3-106