New Holland E385, Workshop Manual

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E385 S1-3
GENERALITIES
and large roots (which may act as a leverage un-
der the machine when up-rooted and cause the unit
to overturn).
Position the machine dependent upon the loading and
unloading areas in order to swing leftwards to load to
obtain best visibility.
Never use the bucket or attachment as a man lift or
carry riders.Never use the machine as a work platform
or scaffolding. The machine must not be improperly used
for works not consistent with its features (such as push-
ing railway cars, trucks or other machines).
Always pay attention to people within the machine
operating range.
Never move or stop the bucket, other loads or the
attachment above ground personnel or truck cabs.
Ensure the truck driver is in a safe place before load-
ing the truck.
Load trucks from side or rear.
Use only the type of bucket recommended consider-
ing machine type, materials to be handled, material
piling up and loading characteristics, ground type and
other typical conditions of the work to be performed.
When transporting a loaded bucket, keep it as rolled-
back as possible. Keep boom and arm as low as
possible.
Ground speed should be adequate to the load and
ground conditions.
The load must always be properly arranged in the
bucket; move with extreme care when transporting
oversize loads.
Do not lift and move the bucket overhead where per-
sons are standing or working, nor downhill when work-
ing on a slope as this would decrease machine stabil-
ity. Load the bucket from the uphill side.
Loads to be raised using the machine should be ex-
clusively hooked to the hitch specially provided.
The excavator is no lifting and transportation means,
therefore it should not be used to position loads accu-
rately. Should it be exceptionally used to lift and lay
building components, special caution must be taken
as follows:
- The machine must be equipped without failure with
the appropriate variant supplied, upon request, by
NEW HOLLAND KOBELCO . Also, totally comply
with the safety precautions for the operation of the
excavator as a lifting equipment.
- Secure the loads to be raised using cables or chains
fastened with appropriate hooking mechanisms.
- Nobody should be allowed to remain under the raised
load or within the excavator operating range for any
reason whatever.
Never exceed specified loading capacity. Incorrect fas-
tening of slings or chains may cause boom/arm fail-
ure or failure of the lifting means with consequent bodily
injuries and even death.
Always ensure that slings and chains used for lifting
are adequate to the load and in good condition.
All loading capacities are referred to the machine
on a level surface and should be disregarded when
working on a slope
.
Avoid travelling across slopes. Proceed from uphill
downhill and vice-versa. If machine starts slipping
sideways when on a slope, lower the bucket and thrust
bucket teeth into the ground.
Working on slopes is dangerous. Grade the working
area if possible. Reduce work cycle time if it is not
possible to grade the working area.
Do not move full bucket or a load from uphill downhill
as this would reduce machine stability. Do not work
with the bucket turned to the uphill side.
Do not work with the bucket turned uphill as counter-
weights protruding downhill would reduce machine
stability on the slope and increase risk of overturn-
ing.
We recommend to work on slopes with the bucket
downhill, after checking machine stability with the
bucket empty and attachment retracted, by slowly
swinging the upper structure by 360°.
Position the carriage at a right angle relative to slopes,
hanging walls, etc. to exit the working area easily.
Standard use, provides for the travel controls at the
front and travel motors at the back. Should travel
motors be positioned at the front with regard to the
actual travel direction. Remind relative to travel direc-
tion that controls are reversed.
Always check travel motor position before moving off.
Properly judge ground conditions with particular at-
tention to consistency of the area you are going to
work on.
Keep the machine sufficiently far from the ditch edge.
Never dig under the machine.
Should it be necessary to dig under the machine, al-
ways ensure that digging walls are opportunely
propped up against landslide to prevent the machine
from falling into the trench.
Do not swing the upperstructure, raise the load or
brake abruptly if not required. This may cause acci-
dents.
Prior to beginning the work near gas distribution mains
or other public utilities:
- Contact the company owner of the gas mains or its
nearest branch before starting the work. Look up
the number in the telephone directory.
- Define together which precautions should be taken
to guarantee work safety.
- Decrease work speed. Reaction time could be too
slow and distance evaluation wrong.
- When working near gas mains or other public utili-
ties installations, appoint a person in charge of sig-
nalling duties. This person will have the responsibil-
ity of observing the machine, any part of it and/or
the load approaching the gas mains from a stand-
point more favourable than the Operator’s. This sig-
nal man (flag-man) must be in direct communica-
tion with the Operator and the Operator must pay
undivided attention to the signals supplied.
- The gas distributing Company, if previously advised
and involved in the work, as well as machine Opera-
tor, Owner and/or any natural person or legal entity
having rent or leased the machine or being responsi-