Page 56 – Operator's manual
Menzi Muck A111E
7.3.3 Hydraulic quick changer
The hydraulic quick coupler is secured by the switch (24). The switch (24)
must be released before the quick-hitch system can be activated.
This is done by pushing the safety bar on the switch and toggling at the same
time. An audible sound signals that the switch has been released. The quick
coupler can be opened using the button (8) on the right joystick. As soon as
the button is released, the quick coupler will reclose.The switch
(24) must be reset.
Coupling
1 Guide quick coupler plate (1) parallel over excavator bucket
(2) and set down diagonally until the locking hook (3) can grip
the bucket pins.
2 Insert quick coupler plate (1) into the bucket pins (4).
3 Lower quick coupler plate (1) in rotating motion until the pin
surface (6) is in contact with the bucket pin (7).
4 Actuate the hydraulic locking mechanism so that the lock (5) can hook into the bucket pin (7) and
be constantly pressurised by the safety sealing valve.
5 Carry out a visual check
6 Swivel buckets can be rotated through 180° and used as high buckets. No responsibility is accepted
for any damage caused due to the quick coupler plate being used without a working attachment.
(Risk of damage).
Uncoupling
1 Guide the excavator bucket (2) over a flat surface and set down. Raise approx. 5cm as shown in the
drawing under point 10.
2 Suspend the hydraulic hoses of the swivel bucket from the excavator’s hydraulic system.
3 Release the hydraulic locking mechanism by pressing the switch (24) on the instrument panel and
the button on the joystick. The safety sealing valve will open and the lock (5) will move out of the
bucket pin (7). The excavator bucket (2) then drops down.