OPERATING THE MACHINE
5-4
Precautions for Blade Operation
This blade is designed as a light service attachment of the
hydraulicexcavator.Pleasekeepthefollowingpointsinmind:
Thisbladeisdesignedforbulldozingworkonly.
Donotattempttodigdeeplywiththeblade.Doingso
may damage not only the blade but the undercarriage as
well.
Donotapplyconcentratedorunevenloadstotheblade.
Never allow the blade to forcefully collide with a load by
running the machine into the load. Failure to do so may
result in damage to the blade and the undercarriage.
Whenjackingupthemachinewiththisblade,the
surface beneath the blade comes under high pressure,
increasingtheriskofsurfacecollapse.Alwaysbesure
that the surface is strong enough to support the weight
ofthemachinebeforejackingupthemachine.Avoid
dangerous uneven distribution of weight to the blade
by maintaining even contact between the blade and the
ground.
Whilediggingwiththebladepositionedinthefrontof
themachine,takecarenottoallowthebuckettocome
into contact with the blade.
Whendigging,takecarenottoallowtheboomcylinder
to come in contact with the blade.
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