Kubota U17 User Manual

CONTENTS
3
SAFE OPERATION ......................1
DEALER SERVICE ...........................15
TECHNICAL DATA ..........................16
Operating Instructions
DESCRIPTION OF
MACHINE PARTS ........................17
INSTRUMENT PANEL AND
CONTROL ELEMENTS ...............18
BEFORE START ...............................21
DAILY CHECKS ............................ 21
Tilting The Seat ...........................21
OPENING AND
CLOSING OF PARTS...............21
HANDLING THE SAFETY
DEVICES .................................24
OPERATION OF THE ENGINE .........25
STARTING THE ENGINE .............25
STARTING THE ENGINE UNDER
COLD CONDITIONS ...............33
STOPPING THE ENGINE .............33
STARTING WITH AN
AUXILIARY BATTERY .............34
EXCAVATOR OPERATION ...............35
CONTROL OBSERVATIONS
DURING OPERATION ..............35
RUNNING-IN OF THE NEW
EXCAVATOR ..........................35
STARTING ..................................35
TWO PATTERN SELECTION
SYSTEM (TPSS) .....................37
OPERATION OF THE BOOM .......38
OPERATION OF THE ARM ..........38
OPERATION OF BUCKET ...........39
SWIVEL (UNIT SWING)
OPERATION ............................39
BOOM SWING OPERATION ......40
BOOM SWING PEDAL ................40
OPERATION OF
TRACK WIDTH CHANGE
AND DOZER ...........................41
SERVICE PORT OPERATION ......43
DRIVING ......................................43
TURNS ........................................45
UP AND DOWNHILL
TRAVELLING .........................47
PARKING ON A SLOPE ...............47
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON
EXCAVATOR OPERATION ......48
TRANSPORTING THE EXCAVATOR
ON A TRUCK ...............................49
LIFTING OF THE EXCAVATOR .........51
Care and Maintenance
MAINTENANCE ...............................53
MAINTENANCE INTERVALS ...... 53
DAILY CHECKS ............................55
REGULAR CHECKS AND
MAINTENANCE WORK...............60
EVERY 50 SERVICE HOURS ......60
EVERY 200 SERVICE HOURS ....61

Kubota U17 Specifications

General

Width	990 mm
Bucket Digging Force	15.2 kN
Bucket Capacity	0.04 m³
Max Digging Depth	2310 mm
Max Reach	3900 mm
Transport Height	2340 mm