Excavating Banks or Stockpiles

CAUTION: To prevent possible injury from falling material, remove overhangs from top of bank or stockpile before starting excavation.

Remove overhang with backhoe or loader before starting to dig at the base of a bank or stockpile.

Using backhoe or loader, reduce required breakout force required when digging into hard, dense, or tightly-packed material by working from top of bank or stockpile to bottom.

Under normal conditions, start to excavate bank or stockpile from bottom, working up the side. Work face of bank or stockpile evenly to prevent outcroppings and overhangs.

Excavate bank or stockpile with machine at a 90° angle to digging surface.

NOTE: Use differential lock as necessary.

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

3. Move forward into the bank or stockpile.

4. Raise and curl bucket as it fills.

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