OPERATION & MAINTENANCE MANUAL SWE18UF
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【NOTE】:
Excavators which shipped out from the factory, have been filled with gear oil
labeled by ★.
Travel reduction gear
Check oil level…every 500 hours operation
1) Park the excavator on a level ground.
2) Lower bucket to the ground.
3) Run engine idle for 5 minutes.
4) Shut off engine, and take out key switch.
5) Pull the pilot control lever to lock position.
6) Open oil level check plug, check oil level.
7) If necessary, fill the filler through oil ② filler hole to the
level as the right figure shows.
In the figure: ② is the reduction gearbox oil filler hole, ③ is
the oil drainage port.
Replace gear oil…every 1000 hours operation
1) Park the excavator on a level ground.
2) Lower bucket to the ground.
3) Run engine at low revs for 5 minutes.
4) Shut off engine, and take out key switch.
5) Pull the pilot control lever to lock position.
6) Take out oil drainage port plug ③, and empty gear oil.
7) Re-fit on oil drainage port plug.
8) Take out filler cap. Fill in gear oil until the oil level is equal to the oil filler hole.
The gear oil may be very hot,
please start working until the
gear oil cools down.