Protecting The Crawler Against Salt; Operating The Controls During Excavation Work; Operating The Dozer Blade - Kubota K008-3 Operating Instructions Manual

Operation

Protecting the crawler against salt

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Do not work with the machine on the seashore. (The salt will cause the steel insert to corrode.)

Operating the controls during excavation work

Always observe the following safety instructions when working with the excavator.
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Never crush concrete or boulders using side boom swings with the bucket.
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Do not use the dropping action of the bucket for excavation.
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Never fully extend the cylinders. Always keep a certain safety margin, especially when operating with a
breaker (accessory).
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Never use the bucket as a hammer to drive posts into the ground.
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Do not drive or dig with the bucket teeth rammed into the ground.
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When loading soil, do not dig the bucket deeply into the ground. Instead, make relatively shallow slices
with the bucket out as far as possible. This technique reduces the stress on the bucket.
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When working in water, the water should only reach up the lower edge of the swivel frame.
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After using the machine in water, always grease the pins at the bucket and arm with grease until the old
lubricating grease emerges.
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When digging with the boom above the dozer, make sure that the boom cylinder does not come into con-
tact with the dozer.
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It is not allowed to use the excavator for crane work.
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Adhering soil can be shaken off when the bucket is being emptied by moving the cylinder to the end of the
stroke. Should this not suffice, swing out the arm as far as possible and operate the bucket back and forth.
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When excavating, always lower the dozer completely onto the ground.

Operating the dozer blade

When working with the dozer blade, operate both
drive levers with the left hand and the dozer control
lever with the right hand.
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To lift the dozer blade, pull the dozer control lever (1) back
(figure position ).
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To lower the dozer blade, push the dozer control lever (1)
forward (figure position ).
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