APE 100 WICK, Operating And Maintenance Manual

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II-5
MODEL 100
BOTTOM DRIVE
WICK INSERTER
OPERATING
INSTRUCTIONS
II. PREPARATION FOR OPERATION
D. CONNECTION OF HYDRAULIC HOSES (CONTINUED)
1. Connection of hoses inserter.
a. The inserter gear box motor and crowd / extraction motors are connected to the
excavator by fi ve hydraulic hoses (Fig. 1) on the previous page.
The excavator must be shut down during connection of the
hydraulic hoses.
b. Clean connection fi ttings with a lint-free cloth before making connections.
c. Make sure that the connectors are fully tightened with wrenches.
2. Connection of hoses at excavator.
a. The vibrator circuits that control the stick and bucket will be used.
Use caution when bleeding any hydraulic lines, even low
hydraulic pressure can cause injury to personnel.
E. FILLING VIBRATOR PRESSURE HOSE
1. The vibrator is usually shipped with the vibrator hydraulic hoses full of fl uid and the
unit may be used immediately. However, if the pressure hose has been removed from
the vibrator, the hose should be allowed to fi ll with hydraulic fl uid prior to full speed
operation.
2. Read SECTION III - OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS.
3. Start and warm up the diesel engine in accordance with SECTION III-C - STARTING
AND WARMING UP ENGINE. Hold the vibrator in a vertical position.
4. With the engine warmed up and running at 1000 RPM, turn and hold the vibrator switch
REVERSE. The hoses will fi ll in approximately 5 minutes.
If vibration begins in the vibrator, stop immediately and recheck
hose connections.