MV 400, MV 430 Safety and operating instructions Introduction Thank you for choosing Chicago Pneumatic brand products. For over a century, the Chicago Pneumatic brand has represented performance and innovation in the pneumatic tool industry. Today the brand is found around the world on a range of pneumatic and hydraulic tools that includes breakers, rock drills, chipping hammers, clay-diggers, picks and busters, scabblers, pumps and a whole lot more.
• Toll Free: 888-883-5144 Safety and operating instructions MV 400, MV 430 > Respiratory protection when appropriate Safety instructions > Protective gloves To reduce the risk of serious injury or death to > Proper protective boots yourself or others, read and understand the Safety >...
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• Toll Free: 888-883-5144 MV 400, MV 430 Safety and operating instructions DANGER Fuel hazard WARNING Dust and fume hazard The fuel is flammable and fuel fumes can explode Dusts and/or fumes generated or dispersed when when ignited, causing serious injury or death.
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• Toll Free: 888-883-5144 Safety and operating instructions MV 400, MV 430 Wear washable or disposable protective clothes ► WARNING Battery hazard at the worksite, and shower and change into clean The battery contains poisonous and corrosive clothes before leaving the worksite to reduce sulphuric acid and can explode, this can cause injury.
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• Toll Free: 888-883-5144 MV 400, MV 430 Safety and operating instructions WARNING Motion hazards WARNING Vibration hazards When using the machine to perform work-related Normal and proper use of the machine exposes the activities, you may experience discomfort in the operator to vibration.
• Toll Free: 888-883-5144 Safety and operating instructions MV 400, MV 430 See the ”Noise and vibration declaration statement” WARNING Noise hazard for the machine, including the declared vibration High noise levels can cause permanent and disabling values. This information can be found at the end of hearing loss and other problems such as tinnitus these Safety and operating instructions.
• Toll Free: 888-883-5144 MV 400, MV 430 Safety and operating instructions CAUTION High temperature The machine's front cover, exhaust pipe, and hydraulic system become hot during operation. Touching them can lead to burns. Never touch a hot front cover.
• Toll Free: 888-883-5144 Safety and operating instructions MV 400, MV 430 Silencer Overview Cylinder head cover To reduce the risk of serious injury or death to yourself or others, read the Safety instructions section found on the previous pages of this manual before operating the machine.
• Toll Free: 888-883-5144 MV 400, MV 430 Safety and operating instructions Silencer HONDA Air filter Atlas Copco Construction Tools AB 105 23 Stockholm, Sweden Type Operating mass kg Rated power kW Year of Mfg roduct dentification umber Made in Sweden...
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• Toll Free: 888-883-5144 Safety and operating instructions MV 400, MV 430 Data plate Safety label Atlas Copco Construction Tools AB 105 23 Stockholm, Sweden Type Operating mass kg Rated power kW Year of Mfg roduct dentification umber Made in Sweden The handle must be locked during transportation.
• Toll Free: 888-883-5144 MV 400, MV 430 Safety and operating instructions Biological hydraulic oil label Lifting the machine Before lifting the machine check that the shock ♦ absorbers (A) and safety frame lifting point (B) are correctly attached and not damaged.
• Toll Free: 888-883-5144 Safety and operating instructions MV 400, MV 430 4. Never overfill the tank. Due to the movement of Installation the fuel within the tank, it is possible to have fuel at a higher level than the tank cap, which can Fuel lead to a spillage of fuel if the tank cap is opened.
• Toll Free: 888-883-5144 MV 400, MV 430 Safety and operating instructions The tilting angle is measured on a hard level Operating on slopes ♦ surface with the machine stationary. Vibration switched OFF and all tanks full. WARNING Slope hazards During operation, secure the machine so it can not fall if it is placed on a sloping ground.
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• Toll Free: 888-883-5144 Safety and operating instructions MV 400, MV 430 1. Check the engine oil level on the dipstick. 1. Check the engine oil level. 2. Fill the fuel tank with fuel. 2. Fill the fuel tank with fuel.
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• Toll Free: 888-883-5144 MV 400, MV 430 Safety and operating instructions Starting the engine, Honda 4. Turn the start switch (D) to ON. 1. Open the fuel cock (A). 5. Grip the handle of the recoil starter (E) and pull until resistance is felt.
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• Toll Free: 888-883-5144 Safety and operating instructions MV 400, MV 430 7. Allow the engine to idle a few minutes before Starting the engine, Lombardini increasing to full power (G). 1. Check the engine oil level. 2. Set the throttle control to half throttle.
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• Toll Free: 888-883-5144 MV 400, MV 430 Safety and operating instructions 4. Push and turn the ignition key clockwise, to Control box, electrical system position "1" (vertical). Electrical power ON. 5. Push and turn the ignition key clockwise to position 2, keep it turned until the engine starts.
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• Toll Free: 888-883-5144 Safety and operating instructions MV 400, MV 430 Stopping the engine, Honda Stopping the engine, Lombardini 1. Move the throttle control to idling position (A). 1. Put the trottle control (A) in stop position. Let Let the engine idle for a few minutes.
• Toll Free: 888-883-5144 MV 400, MV 430 Safety and operating instructions Operating Operating 1. Open throttle control fully. DANGER Handle hazard When changing the locking position, the handle must be held, otherwise it can cause injuries. Hold the handle.
• Toll Free: 888-883-5144 Safety and operating instructions MV 400, MV 430 Maintenance Regular maintenance is a basic requirement for the continued safe and efficient use of the machine. Follow the maintenance instructions carefully. ♦ Before starting maintenance on the machine, clean it in order to avoid exposure to hazardous substances.
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• Toll Free: 888-883-5144 MV 400, MV 430 Safety and operating instructions Inspect the machine before starting. Inspect the Checking the engine, Honda ♦ entire machine so that leakages or other faults are 1. Check the oil level on the dipstick.
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• Toll Free: 888-883-5144 Safety and operating instructions MV 400, MV 430 Checking the engine, Lombardini Checking the controls, Lombardini 1. Check the oil level on the dipstick (A). 1. Check that the throttle control (A) is not damaged and does not jam.
• Toll Free: 888-883-5144 MV 400, MV 430 Safety and operating instructions Cleaning the machine 1. Unscrew the drain plug (A) for the oil and drain off all the oil. Use a draining hose (B). Do not spray water directly onto electrical ♦...
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• Toll Free: 888-883-5144 Safety and operating instructions MV 400, MV 430 1. Open the oil drain valve (A) and drain the oil into Changing the oil in the eccentric element a container using a draining hose (B). 1. Drain the oil from the eccentric element by loosen the filler plug (A).
• Toll Free: 888-883-5144 MV 400, MV 430 Safety and operating instructions Checking the V-belt Every 100 hours of 1. Check the tension on the V-belt (C) through the operation hole (A) on the protective cover. Maintenance routines: Change the engine oil. See the engine manual for ♦...
• Toll Free: 888-883-5144 Safety and operating instructions MV 400, MV 430 Checking spark plug, Honda Check and adjust engine valve clearances. See the ♦ engine manual for more information. Check, clean and replace the spark plug. ♦ Clean the fuel tank and fuel filter. See the engine ♦...
• Toll Free: 888-883-5144 MV 400, MV 430 Safety and operating instructions 4. Refit the battery cables (A). Applies to petrol engines. Clean and adjust the carburettor. See the engine ♦ manual for more information. Applies to diesel engines: Check the fuel injection pump.
• Toll Free: 888-883-5144 Safety and operating instructions MV 400, MV 430 5. Refit the dipstick (A). Disposal A used machine must be treated and disposed of in such a way that the greatest possible portion of the material can be recycled and any negative influence on the environment is kept as low as possible, and in accordance with local restrictions.
• Toll Free: 888-883-5144 Safety and operating instructions MV 400, MV 430 We, Atlas Copco Construction Tools AB, cannot be held liable for the consequences of using the declared values, instead of values reflecting the actual exposure, in an individual risk assessment in a work place situation over which we have no control.
• Toll Free: 888-883-5144 Safety and operating instructions MV 400, MV 430 EC Declaration of Conformity EC Declaration of Conformity (EC Directive 2006/42/EC) We, Atlas Copco Construction Tools AB, hereby declare that the machines listed below conform to the provisions of EC Directive 2006/42/EC (Machinery Directive) and 2000/14/EC (Noise Directive), and the harmonised standards mentioned below.
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