Service Manual

325/328 Excavator
Operation and Maintenance Manual 44
OPERATING PROCEDURE (CONT’D)
Excavating
Lower the blade to provide stability.
Figure OI-98
Extend the arm, lower the boom, and open the bucket
[Figure OI-98].
Figure OI-99
Retract the arm, while lowering boom and curling the
bucket [Figure OI-99].
Figure OI-100
Raise the boom, retract the arm and curl the bucket
[Figure OI-100].
Rotate the upperstructure.
NOTE: Do not allow the bucket teeth to make contact
with the ground when slewing the
upperstructure.
WARNING
Keep all onlookers 6 m away from equipment when
operating. Contact with moving parts, a trench
collapse or flying objects can cause injury or death.
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