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: At this point you can press the Pack button on the control panel (See Pack Push-Button (green)
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on page 66) to move the pendulum packer down and pack the recently dumped refuse into the
body. The packer is allowed to pack during travelling.
Packing Refuse
When the hopper is full, the packer of the W
packing refuse into the body.
Packing refuse can be done in two ways:
by pressing the Pack button — With the use of the Pack button on the control panel (see Pack
Push-Button (green) on page 66), you can control the pendulum packer's sweep cycle. You can
however stop the packer by pressing the Stop button (red) and retract it by pressing the Return
button (yellow) at any point during the sweep cycle.
by using the Auto-Packing mode — Working in this mode, the pendulum packer's sweep cycle
is fully automated and is triggered by the lowering of the arms. You can, however, stop the packer
by pressing the Stop button (red) or retract it by pressing the Return button (yellow) at any point
during the sweep cycle (see Auto-Packing Switch (optional) on page 62).
: Use the Auto-Packing mode when time is of the essence and you are secure in allowing the
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method of packing refuse while allowing you to focus on driving the front loader to the next
stop.
Packing Refuse Using the Pack Button
The pendulum packer should be cycled every time the content of a container is dumped into the
hopper.
To activate the packing cycle:
Turn on the hydraulic system (see Pump Switch on page 58).
1.
: When the hopper door is open (see Figure 4-1), the hydraulic pump is disabled. This door
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MUST therefore be closed properly in order for the hydraulic pump to be activated. The
Hopper Door Open indicator light on the control panel must also be green-lighted (see Hopper
Door Open Indicator Light on page 65).
Open the top door (see Top Door Switches (Roof Open/Roof Close) on page 64).
2.
: A reinforced roof allows packing with the roof closed.
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