3. Using only the crowd cylinder, retract the
dipperstick, dragging the bucket through the trench
until it is approximately half full.
4. Start to curl the bucket in while continuing to crowd
until the bucket is completely full.
5. Raise and swing the boom and dump the bucket in
the spoil area on the high side of the trench or
excavation.
2. Dealing with the spoil pile
WARNING
To avoid serious injury or death:
• Do not place the spoil close to the edge of the
excavation where its weight could cause a cave-
in.
Carefully preplan the location for the spoil which will be
removed from the excavation. The location will vary
depending on the excavation being dug.
1. Approach the pile with the bucket of the backhoe
full and ready to empty.
2. Instead of dumping on top, lower the full bucket into
the top of the pile.
3. Start dumping and crowding out at the same time.
Because the bucket opens and dumps, the bottom of
the bucket will push the top of the pile off and behind its
location, safely away from the excavation.
3. Digging straight wall or cemetery
1. Strip the top soil off the ground, within the confines
of the straight hole or grave to be dug.
2. Clean out as much material, within the confines of
the straight hole or grave, as possible with normal
digging methods.
3. Finish the far wall by crowding out while forcing the
bucket down with the boom.
4. Curl the bucket out to keep the bottom of the bucket
vertical while cutting from top to down.
5. To finish the near wall, raise the boom while
crowding in.
The bucket will have to be curled in to keep the
cutting edge horizontal with the wall during the up
cut.
6. When finishing straight wall, or digging graves, in
sandy soil, use a platform under the rear tires and
stabilizers.
The platform distributes the load of the backhoe
over a large area and lessens the possibility of a
cave-in.
4. Stabilizer pads (standard)
(1) Stabilizer pads
IMPORTANT :
• Always lower the stabilizers slightly when
changing from one position to another to avoid
soil splash.
TRANSPORTING OF THE
BACKHOE
WARNING
To avoid serious injury or death:
• Before transporting the machine, raise and
center the boom, close the dipperstick, curl the
bucket, engage the boom and swing locks and
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