Kubota XN12-8 Operation Manual page 87

Operations
Operating Procedures
Out of the mud
If the machine is entrapped in the mud, drive
out as per following procedure.
If a track gets stuck in the mud
1. Swing the bucket towards the track
entrapped in the mud.
2. Set the angles at 90~110° for bucket arm
and boom.
3. Push the bucket bottom (Not bucket teeth)
onto the ground.
4. Place a wood plate or similar object
beneath the lifted track.
5. Lift the bucket and drive out the machine
from the mud slowly.
If both tracks are stuck in the mud
1. Operate above-mentioned steps 1~4 for
both tracks.
2. Insert the bucket into the ground in the
front of machine.
3. Pull the bucket joystick during forward
traveling to slowly drive out the machine.
Allowed Operations of Machine
Digging
1. Place the bulldozing blade to the opposite
side of the digging zone.
2. Dig by bucket arm and bucket. It's
preferable to dig by shallow depth and
large travel. The maximum digging force
is achieved when the angle between boom
and bucket arm is 80~120°. It's preferable
to change the angle for effective digging.
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