Kubota U17-3a Operating Instructions Manual page 4

Other equipment to be found on the machine .................................................................................... 47
Main battery........................................................................................................................................ 47
Return change valve for direct return flow.......................................................................................... 47
Tank filler neck ................................................................................................................................... 47
Main fuses .......................................................................................................................................... 48
Coolant radiator and hydraulic oil radiator.......................................................................................... 48
Hydraulic system................................................................................................................................... 49
Engine compartment ............................................................................................................................. 50
OPERATION ....................................................................................................................................51
Safety rules for operation ..................................................................................................................... 51
Safety for children............................................................................................................................... 52
Guiding the operator........................................................................................................................... 52
Working in the vicinity of overhead power lines.................................................................................. 53
Working in the vicinity of underground power lines ............................................................................ 53
Initial operation ...................................................................................................................................... 53
Getting on the excavator .................................................................................................................... 54
Explanation of the display indications................................................................................................. 54
Setting the clock ................................................................................................................................. 55
Running in the excavator.................................................................................................................... 56
Special maintenance instructions ....................................................................................................... 56
Pre-operational services ....................................................................................................................... 56
Walk-around inspection ...................................................................................................................... 56
Dust valve - clean ............................................................................................................................... 57
Engine oil level - check....................................................................................................................... 57
Coolant level - check .......................................................................................................................... 57
Coolant radiator and oil cooler - check ............................................................................................... 58
V-belt - check...................................................................................................................................... 58
Exhaust system leakage - check ........................................................................................................ 58
Hydraulic oil - check ........................................................................................................................... 59
Water separator - check ..................................................................................................................... 59
Bucket bolt and bucket linkage bolt - grease...................................................................................... 60
Swing bracket - grease....................................................................................................................... 60
Other greasing points - grease ........................................................................................................... 61
Fuel level - check................................................................................................................................ 62
Electrical instrumentation - check....................................................................................................... 62
Setting up the workplace ...................................................................................................................... 63
Adjusting the operator's seat .............................................................................................................. 63
Seat belt ............................................................................................................................................. 64
Operating the excavator ....................................................................................................................... 65
Safety instructions for starting the engine .......................................................................................... 65
Starting the engine ............................................................................................................................. 66
Stopping the engine............................................................................................................................ 67
Observation of the displays after starting and during operation ......................................................... 68
Adjusting of the track width .............................................................................................................. 71
Adjusting the dozer width................................................................................................................. 72
Driving the excavator.......................................................................................................................... 73
Driving uphill and downhill .................................................................................................................. 76
Stopping on gradients......................................................................................................................... 76
Notes for rubber crawler operation ..................................................................................................... 77
Excavation work (operating the controls) ........................................................................................... 78
Note on using wider and deeper buckets......................................................................................... 78
Operating the dozer ......................................................................................................................... 79
Overview of control lever functions .................................................................................................. 80
Operating the boom ......................................................................................................................... 80
Operating the arm ............................................................................................................................ 81
Operating the bucket........................................................................................................................ 82
Swivelling the swivel frame .............................................................................................................. 83
Swinging the boom .......................................................................................................................... 83
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W9232-8135-6
12/2015