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3. Product Overview
The excavator is intended to perform the following tasks:
• Digging
• Leveling of ground
• Shoveling
• Ditching and Guttering
• Loading
For the details on how to work with the machine, refer to Section “13-14. Operations using the bucket“.
The machine should not be subjected to severe stresses and loads during the initial break in period al-
though it has been prepared well and stringently inspected before shipping. Otherwise the machine's
performance may be affected and its service life shortened. Thus it is essential to break in the machine
for the first approx. 100 service hours (reading of the hourmeter).
In breaking in the machine:
• You should warm up the engine by idling for 5 minutes before starting operations.
• You should not operate the machine under heavy loads or at high speed.
• You should not start and accelerate the engine too abruptly, or stop it too abruptly.
• You should not change travel direction too abruptly.
The safety instructions for operation and maintenance that are presented in this Manual are applicable
to each of the intended tasks. Never misuse this machine by violating the applicable safety instructions
or by attempting to perform unintended tasks, because of the danger of serious bodily injury.
3-1. Intended uses
The machine should not be used for unintended tasks
3-2. Break in period
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