Changing The Bucket Or The Equipment With Standard Rapid Coupling - Komatsu SK818-5 Operation & Maintenance Manual

3.13.6 CHANGING THE BUCKET OR THE EQUIPMENT WITH STANDARD
RAPID COUPLING
Stop the machine on a firm and level surface and lower the equipment to the ground.
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Before getting off the machine, stop the engine, release the residual pressure by moving the equipment
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control lever more than once in all directions and lock the controls (safety bars lifted in vertical posi-
tion).
Clean the upper and lower areas involved in the installation of the bucket or the equipment, removing
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any trace of dirt or debris, before connecting or disconnecting them to/from the rapid coupling.
Before starting work, make sure that the pins of the rapid coupling are completely engaged in their seats
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in the equipment and that the control lever is completely shifted to the right.
Lubricate the levers as required and remove any dirt or debris. Lubricate the connection pins as requi-
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red and keep the area around the pins free of dirt and debris. Always grease the pins with the bucket re-
sting on the ground. Grease according to the routine maintenance schedule or when changing the
bucket.
Avoid using your fingers to align the holes, since they may be cut in case of sudden or uncontrolled mo-
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vements.
The loader is designed in such a way as to permit the applica-
tion of various types of bucket or special tools.
To ensure their rapid and comfortable change, a special, uni-
versal tool-holder called «PAN-TACH» is provided, which per-
mits the disconnection and coupling of the equipment by
means of two pins controlled by a lever.
Rotate the lever (1) completely to the right to fix the coupling
position after the installation of the bucket or of a special tool.
To release the bucket from the tool-holder (2), rotate the lever
(1) completely to the left.
WARNING
USING THE WORK EQUIPMENT
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