Bucket Bolts - Grease; Crawler Tension - Check/Adjust - Kubota K008-5 Operating Instructions Manual

Maintenance

Bucket bolts - grease

Start the engine (page 78).
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Position the bucket as illustrated. Lock the control lever, stop
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the engine and remove the key. See the "Operating the con-
trols during excavation work" section (page 91).
Lubricate all grease points (1) with grease until fresh grease
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emerges. See the
(page 130).
Wipe emerged grease off immediately and store dirty
cleaning cloths in the containers provided for disposal.

Crawler tension - check/adjust

When parking an excavator with rubber crawlers, ensure that the
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seam ( ) is on top, half way between the two sliders (see figure/1,
"Crawler tension - check", page 146).
Clean all parts of the running gear, paying particular attention
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to stones between the crawler and sprocket or idler. Clean the
area of the crawler tensioning cylinder.
Swivel the swivel frame 90° to the direction of travel as shown
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in the figure.
Lower the front attachments on the ground and raise the exca-
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vator approx. 200 mm off the ground on one side.
Working under the lifted excavator poses a danger!
For your own safety, do not use any hydraulic supports. They can lower due to loss of pressure, tip
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over or be lowered by mistake.
- Never work under the lifted excavator.
- Do not work with hydraulic supports.
- Have a guide supervise the procedure.
Support the excavator with appropriate backing material, observing the vehicle weight.
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"Recommended lubricants" section
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