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OPERATION
Travelling on a grade requires special care. Plan your
work so that the Shovel travels up- and downhill parallel
to the grade. The superstructure must be parallel with the
undercarriage and the working attachment must face to
the front in travel direction. The travel gears must be at
the rear in the direction of travel.
DO NOT use the FAST TRAVEL SPEED RANGE when
travelling on a grade.
For maximum stability carry the bucket as close to
ground level as possible. Operate the travel control ped-
als sensitively. Avoid jerky acceleration and deceleration
of travel motions. Travel speed must be conform to the
ground conditions.
NOTICE
Two Speed Range Travel Drive
If the Shovel is equipped with a Two Speed Range travel
drive, always use the low speed range when travelling on a
slope.
Never go downhill with fast speed range engaged.
The low travel speed range must also be used during corner-
ing.
PARKING BRAKE
The Shovel is equipped with spring loaded disk type parking
brakes. These brakes engaging and releasing automatically. They
are arranged between the hydraulic motors and travel gears.
When the motor/engine is running the parking brakes are auto-
matically released by pilot oil pressure. With the motor/engine at
standstill the parking brakes are engaged.
TRAVEL ALARM / BACK-UP ALARM
(Special equipment)
The Shovel can be equipped with one of the above alarm sys-
tems. The back-up alarm will sound at reverse travel. The travel
alarm will sound at forward and reverse travel.
WARNING
3.11 MOVING THE SHOVEL
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