Loading Material On Heaps And On Level Surfaces - Komatsu SK818-5 Operation & Maintenance Manual

USING THE WORK EQUIPMENT
3.13.3 LOADING MATERIAL ON HEAPS
AND ON LEVEL SURFACES
The efficiency of the bucket depends on how the operator be-
gins to load; keep to the following rules:
1 - Start moving with the arm completely lowered and direct
the bucket toward the base of the heap.
2 - While the material on top of the heap falls into the bucket,
gradually raise the arm and at the same time fold the buc-
ket until reaching the end of stroke.
3 - Invert the machine motion and dump the bucket on to the
truck.
NOTE
Start loading the truck from the cab side and, if the material
q
is sufficiently homogeneous, dump from the maximum
height in order to increase the compactness of the material
and its distribution on the loading surface.
4 - After removing the heap completely, incline the bucket for-
ward, lower the arm until raising the front wheels slightly
and, proceeding in reverse, level the ground distributing
the material uniformly.
Repeat the operation reducing the inclination of the buck-
et for the finishing work.
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