Woods BH90-X, Operator'S Manual, Page: 15 / 54

Operation 15
MAN0451 (6/2/2006)
Digging near center of swing so material may be
dumped on either side will produce good results. Never
dig near stabilizers.
Continue the trench by moving machine along trench
centerline away from existing excavation. Move
machine approximately one-half the effective backhoe
reach. Moving too far will require excessive down pres
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sure for digging and hand clean-up of trench bottom.
Figure 7 . Trenching
Side Slope Trenching
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Be careful when swinging loaded bucket on hill -
side. Always dump spoil on uphill side of backhoe
to minimize rollover possibility.
When operating on a side slope, the backhoe must be
positioned using one of these two methods as shown in
Figure 8 or Figure 9.
When operating on a side slope, always place the
trench spoil on the uphill side.
Figure 8 . Level with Stabilizers
When leveling with a cut-out, cut a level pad for the
uphill side of the machine and use the spoils to build a
pad on the downhill side as shown in Figure 9.
Figure 9 . Level with Cut-Out
TRANSPORTING
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Always engage swing and boom transport locks
and attach Slow Moving Vehicle (SMV) sign before
transporting backhoe.
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Power unit must be equipped with ROPS or
ROPS cab and seat belt. Keep seat belt securely
fastened. Falling off power unit can result in death
from being run over or crushed. Keep foldable
ROPS system in “locked up” position at all times.
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Never leave equipment unattended with engine
running or with bucket in raised position. Always
engage swing and boom transport locks, relieve
system pr essure by operating contr ols , and
remove ignition key before leaving equipment.
Transport and Swing Lock Installation
NOTICE
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Before operating backhoe, disengage trans -
port lock pin and swing lock pin. Place pins in stor -
age position and secure with lock pins provided.
Install Transport Lock Pins
1. Retract boom and dipper to the transport position
(boom fully raised, dipper back, and bucket fully
curled).
2. Center boom from side to side and install swing
lock pin through swing frame and main frame.
Secure with klik pin. See Figure 10.
3. Install transport lock pin through boom and swing
frame and secure with lock pin.
Pin Storage
4. Store swing lock pin and transport pin in the holes
provided on the back side of the seat console
WARNING
WARNING