Excavation - Hitachi ZW180 Operator's Manual

EXCAVATION

Loading Accumulated Soil
Scoop load while driving the machine forward as de-
scribed below.
As load increases the wheels begin to slip, slightly raise
the bucket to reduce the load.
1. Level the bucket with the surface of the ground. Pen-
etrate the bucket into the accumulated soil while driving
the machine forward.
2. After the bucket has sufficiently penetrated the soil, raise
the lift arm while driving the machine forward further
and occasionally tilt the bucket back to fill the bucket.
3. If it is difficult to penetrate the soil with the bucket, move
the bucket back and forth and the bucket teeth up and
down.
4. Drive the machine with the bucket tilted backward fully
and held at the lowest possible position.
IMPORTANT: Avoid operating the machine with the front
wheels raised off the ground. Machine trac-
tion force is reduced and excessive loads are
applied to the undercarriage.
OPERATING THE MACIHINE
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