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1.11 MACHINERY COVER
• Before removing the machinery cover, be sure to stop the engine and remove the key
from the starter switch.
• Do not remove the machinery cover immediately after operation while the engine is
still hot.
Since the machinery cover is relatively big in size, and mounted high on the machine,
the machinery cover must be removed or installed by two or more people.
CAUTION
To facilitate the inspection/maintenance work, it is advisable to deploy the outriggers
and lower the boom to some extent. This provides a larger work space than when the
outriggers and boom are stowed.
[1] REMOVING MACHINERY COVER
Remove the machinery cover with the following procedure
when performing inspection/maintenance inside the
machinery cover.
1. Extend the front outrigger
1
and outrigger
4
.
2. Extend the rear outrigger
2
and outrigger
3
.
3. Remove the fixing bolts (3) (12 bolts) of the right-side
machinery cover (1) and left-side machinery covers (2).
NOTES
The fixing bolts used are as follows: one on the front,
three on the top, 2 for the joint fastening of the engine
cover, 2 for the joint fastening of the operation side cover,
and 4 (2 each) on the left and right sides of the machine.
4. Pull the left side machinery cover (1) to the side and
remove it.
5. Pull the right side machinery cover (2) to the side and
remove it.
[2] INSTALLING MACHINERY COVER
When you are finished with inspection/maintenance inside the machinery cover, install the
machinery cover in the following procedure:
1. Put back the right-side machinery cover (2) into place.
2. Put back the left-side machinery cover (1) into place.
3. Securely tighten the fixing bolts (12 bolts) of the left machinery covers (1)
and right
machinery covers (2).
4. Turn all outrigger rotaries inside to stow them, by referring to “OPERATION 2.24
OUTRIGGER STOWAGE OPERATION”.