GENERAL INFORMATION

„Some illustrations in this manual show the equipment with safety shields removed to provide a better view. This equipment should never be operated with any necessary safety shielding removed.

The purpose of this manual is to assist in setting up, operating and maintaining your backhoe. Read it care- fully. It furnishes information and instructions that will help you achieve years of dependable performance.

These instructions have been compiled from extensive field experience and engineering data. Some informa- tion may be general in nature due to unknown and varying conditions. However, through experience and these instructions, you should be able to develop pro- cedures suitable to your particular situation.

The illustrations and data used in this manual were cur- rent at the time of printing, but due to possible in-line production changes, your machine may vary slightly in detail. We reserve the right to redesign and change the machines, as may be necessary, without notification.

Figure 1. Backhoe Directions

Throughout this manual, references are made to right, left, forward and rearward directions. These are deter- mined from the backhoe operator seat position facing rearward as shown in Figure 1.

Terms for backhoe components have some variations throughout the industry. We use SAE designations as shown in Figure 2.

1.Bucket

2.Bucket cylinder

3.Dipperstick cylinder

4.Boom cylinder

5.Console

6.Stabilizer

7.Swing cylinder

8.Boom

9.Dipperstick

10.Stabilizer cylinder

11.Swing frame

12.Main frame

Figure 2. Backhoe Components

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