Excavating Banks or Stockpiles

causym CAUTION: Prevent possible injury from falling material. Remove overhanging material first from top of bank or stockpile.

Remove any overhang before starting to dig at the base of a bank or stockpile. This can be done with backhoe bucket or loader bucket.

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Reduce bucket breakout force required when digging into a bank or stockpile of hard, dense, or tightly-packed material by working from the top of bank or stockpile to the bottom.

Material can also be removed by using the backhoe to pull material down and then using the loader bucket.

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Normally, a bank or stockpile is excavated from the bottom and then up the side. Work the face of the bank or stockpile evenly to prevent outcroppings and overhangs.

Work bank or stockpile with machine at a 90° angle to the bank or stockpile.

1. Position bucket on the ground in return-to-dig position.

2. Place gear shift lever in first or second gear depending on ground conditions.

In loose material, use second gear for better traction. Use first gear for better bucket fill.

3. Move forward into the bank or stockpile.

NOTE: Use differential lock as necessary.

4. Raise and curl bucket as bucket fills.

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