Dozing; Scooping - Hitachi ZW180 Operator's Manual

DOZING

Dozing stands for a working method performed by a wheel
loader using the wheel loader bucket in place of the bulldozer
blade. This operation method is employed when reclaiming
land or dumping material into a hopper. Set the bucket bot-
tom parallel with the ground surface and drive the wheel
loader forward.
IMPORTANT: Never attempt to forcibly push piled mate-
rial higher than the bucket capacity. Prema-
ture wear of the tires due to slipping and/or
waste of fuel may result.
IMPORTANT: Do not perform dozing with the bucket
dumped. Abnormal excessive stress will be
reduced on the front attachment.
IMPORTANT: Never apply great traction force to the cut-
ting edge with the cutting edge tilted for-
ward more than 10°. Failure to obey so may
result in damage such as cracks to the work-
ing tools and front attachment.

SCOOPING

WARNING: Do not allow the machine to engage in
piling up material on a soft ground. It is import to be
aware that steering operation on a soft ground may
easily cause tipping over of the machine.
Take care not to touch the ground with the counterweight
while engaging in scooping work. Beware of tipping the ma-
chine over, as the machine is easy to lose balance while scoop-
ing.
OPERATING THE MACIHINE
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