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613B Caterpillar Wheel Tractor Operation and Maintenance Manual

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OperationandMaintenanceManual

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MediaNumber-SEBU5397-01PublicationDate-01/09/1983DateUpdated-11/10/2001

AbnormalConditions

Towing

Whentowing,attachthetowlineonlytothetowhooksontheframe.

Donottowfasterthan8kph(5mph).

Shieldingmustbeprovidedonthetowingandtowedvehicle,toprotect theoperatorsifthetowlinebreaks.

Donothavetensiononthetowlinewheninspectingit.

Donotjerkthetowline.Itmaybreak.

Besurethelineisstrongenoughandisingoodcondition.

Useatowbarifthemachineistobemovedmorethanafewfeet.

Ifatowbarisnotavailable,attachamachineofequalsizetotherearof thetowedmachinetoprovidebrakingwhengoingdownhill.

NOTICE

Donotmovethemachinewiththeparkingbrakeapplied.Thebrake willbedamaged.Thebrakewillapplyifairpressuredropsbelow380 kPa(55psi).

Inspectthebrakesbeforeoperatingthemachine,ifitwasmovedwith thebrakesapplied.

Thesetowinginstructionsareforemergenciesonly.Alwayshaulthemachineiflongdistances mustbetraveled.

1.Keepthetowlinestraight.Donotexceeda30°anglefromstraightaheadposition.

2.Inspectthetowlinebeforetakinguptheslack.Refastenthelineifnecessary.

3.Afterattachingthelinesecurely,movethetowingvehicleslowlytotakeuptheslack.

WiththeEngineRunning

Themachinemaybepulledoutofthemudortothesideofthehaulroad,ifthepowertrainand steeringsystemsareoperable.Theoperatoronthetowedvehiclemuststeerinthedirectionofthe towline.

IftransmissionorDrivelineFailureisSuspected:

1.Removethetorqueconvertertotransmissiondriveshaft.

2.Removethetractoraxleshafts.

3.Theenginecanthenbeoperatedtoprovidesteering,brakesandscraperhydraulics.

WiththeEngineStopped

Blockthewheelswhenreleasingthebrakesorwhenparkingthe machinewiththebrakesreleased.

1.Blockthewheels.

2.Draintheairsystem.

3.Useanexternalairsourcetoprovideairtoreleasetheparkingbrake.ConsultyourCaterpillar dealerforthecorrectprocedure.

4.Withtheparkingbrakereleased,disconnecttheoperatingrodlinkage.

Donotallowridersonamachinethatisbeingtowed.

5.ReversethehosesonONESTEERINGCYLINDERONLY.Thiswillallowthesteering cylinderstomovefreely.

NOTICE

Besuretoconnectthesteeringhosesproperlyaftertowing,withthe hosesreversed,orthesteeringwillnotfunction.

6.Removebothtractoraxleshafts.

7.Towthemachineinreverseonlyifthebowlislowered.

8.Fastenanothermachinetothereartoprovidebrakingwhengoingdownhill.

9.Blockthewheelswhenthemachineisstoppedandthebrakesarereleased.

NOTE:Toprovidesteeringoilpressureformachinesequippedwithsupplementalsteering,donot removetheaxleshafts.Removeonlythetransmissiontodifferentialdriveshaft.

Donotreversethesteeringhoses.

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AfterStartingtheEngine

NOTICE

Iftheengineoilpressuredoesnotregisterwithin10secondsafter starting,stoptheengine.

1.Keeptheenginespeedatlowidleuntiltheengineiswarm.

2.Watchallgaugesandindicatorsforcorrectreadings.

NOTICE

Stoptheengineandaddoilifthetransmissionlevelislow.

Operatetheengineatlowidlewhencheckingthetransmissionoillevel.

3.MaintainthetransmissionoillevelbetweentheADDandFULLmarksonthedipstick.

4.Iftheredbandintheindicatorisvisible,stoptheengineandhavetheaircleanerserviced.

5.Operatetheengineatlowidleuntilthehydraulicoiliswarm.

6.Testthehydrauliccontrols.Allowextrawarm-uptimeiftheresponseissluggish.

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BeforeStartingtheEngine

Walk-AroundInspection

Foroperatingpersonnelsafety,topreventfires,andtoensuremaximumservicelifeofthe machine,makeathoroughwalk-aroundinspectionbeforemountingthemachine.Lookunderand aroundthemachineforsuchitemsaslooseormissingbolts,trashbuild-upandoil,fuel,orcoolant leaks,conditionandinflationoftires,conditionofcuttingedgesandelevatorflights.

OperatorChecks

1.Checktheenginecrankcaseoillevel.ThelevelshouldbebetweentheADDandFULLmarks onthedipstick.

2.Maintaintheenginecoolantleveltowithin1cm(1/2inch)ofthebottomofthefillpipe.

3.Drainthewaterfromthewaterseparator.Opendrainvalve(1)andventvalve(2).Allowthe watertodrain.Closethevalves.

4.Openthethreeairtankdrainvalves.Allowmoistureandsedimenttodrain.Closethevalves.

5.Iftheredbandintheindicatorisvisible,havetheaircleanerserviced.

6.Whenthedustlevelreachesthefullmarkintheairintakeprecleaner,removeandemptyit.

7.Transmissionoilshouldshowonthedipstick.Addoilifnecessary.

8.Checkthehydraulicoillevelwiththebowllowered.ThelevelmustbeabovetheADDmarkon thesightgauge,oronthedipstickinthefillopening.

9.Visuallycheckthetiresforcuts,gougesandproperinflation.

Improperlyinflatedtirescancauseexcessiveheatbuildup,resultingin blowouts.

NOTICE

Overorunderinflatedtirescancauseexcessiveoruneventirewear,or rimdamage.

Keepthevalvecapsontopreventdirtfromenteringthevalvestems. Otherwisevalvedamagecanoccur.

Consultyourtiredealerforthecorrectoperatingtirepressureforyouroperatingconditions.

Measurethetirepressureifatireappearsimproperlyinflated.Checkthetirepressurecold,at outsideoperatingtemperature.

Useaselfattachingairchuckandstandbehindthetreadofthetire wheninflating.

Wheninflatingtiresinaheatedarea,makeallowancesinpressureforcoldoutsidetemperatures. ConsulttheCOLDWEATHEROPERATION,LUBRICATION&MAINTENANCEGUIDE, CaterpillarFormNo.SEBU5338.

Haveyourtiredealerinspecttireswithdeepcutsorgouges.

10.Drainthemoistureandsedimentfromthefueltank.

11.Thefueltankshouldbefullatthebeginningofeachshift.

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Controls

Tractor

(1)Start-RunSwitchTurntheswitchtotheright(START)tocranktheengine.Releasethe switchwhentheenginestarts.Itwillreturntothe(RUN)position.

Turntheswitchtothelefttostoptheengine.

(2)BatteryDisconnectSwitchDisconnectsallelectricalcomponentsfromthepowersource. Insertthekeyandturntheswitchtotheright(ON),toactivatetheelectricalsystem.

Turnthedisconnectswitchtotheleft(OFF),andremovethekey,whenparkingthemachine.This willpreventbatterydrain.

(3)StartingAidButtonForaidinstartingbelow0°C(32°F),pushthebuttontoinjectametered amountofstartingfluid(ether)intotheintakemanifold.

Thebuttonmustbereleasedandpushedagainifmorestartingfluidisrequired.

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InjectetherONLYwhilecrankingtheengine.Useethersparingly, excessiveethercancausepistonandringdamage.Useetherforcold startingpurposesonly.

(1)ServiceBrakesPushthepedaldowntoapplythebrakesandstopthemachine.

Releasethepedaltoreleasethebrakes.

(2)EmergencyBrakePulloutthebuttontoapplythebrakeandstopthemachineiftheservice brakesfail.

Theemergencybrakewillapplyautomaticallyifairpressuredropsbelowthesafeoperating pressure.

Toreleasethebrake,theairpressuregaugemustreadintheGREENrange.Pushthebuttonin.

Thebuttonmuststayintokeepthebrakereleased.

Pullthebuttonouttoapplytheparkingbrake.

(1)ParkingBrakeToreleasethebrake,theairpressuremustreadintheGREENrange.Pushthe buttonin.

Thebuttonmuststayintokeepthebrakereleased.

(2)AcceleratorPushdowntheacceleratortoincreasetheenginespeed.

Releasethepedaltoslowtheenginespeed.

TransmissionRangeSelector

(1)ForwardTomoveforward,movethelevertotherightoftheconsole,tooneoffourforward speeds.

(2)NeutralMovethelevertothefrontoftheconsoletoshiftthetransmissiontoneutral.

(3)ReverseTomoveinreverse,movethelevertotheleftoftheconsoletooneofthetworeverse speeds.

(1)TransmissionNeutralLock

TolockthetransmissioninNEUTRAL,shiftthetransmissiontoNEUTRAL.Pushinthelock leverandmoveitforwardtoLOCK.

Thiswillpreventaccidentaltransmissionengagement. Tomovetheshiftlever,pushthelockleverinandmoveittothereartoOFF.

(2)DifferentialLockDepressthepedalwiththeleftfoottolockthedifferential.

Releasethepedaltounlockthedifferential.Turningslightly,ordecreasingspeedslightly,maybe necessarytoaidinunlockingthedifferential.

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Foreword

Thisguideisareferenceforthenewoperatorandarefresherfortheexperiencedone.Read-studyandkeepithandy.

Illustrationsguidetheoperatorthroughthecorrectproceduresofchecking,starting,operatingand stoppingthevehicleandattachments.

Operatingtechniquesoutlinedintheguidearebasic.Skillandtechniquesdevelopastheoperator gainsknowledgeofthevehicleanditscapabilities.

Yoursafetyandthesafetyofothersdependsuponcareandjudgmentintheoperationofthis vehicle.Acarefuloperatorisgoodinsuranceagainstanaccident.

Somephotographsinthispublicationmayshowdetailsorattachmentsthatmaybedifferentfrom yourunit.Also,theROPS(RolloverProtectiveStructure)forsomephotographshasbeen removedforillustrativepurposes.

Continuingimprovementandadvancementofproductdesignmaycausechangestoyourmachine whichmaynotbeincludedinthispublication.Eachpublicationisreviewedandrevised,as required,toupdateandincludethesechangesinlatereditions.

WhenaquestionarisesregardingyourCaterpillarproduct,orthispublication,pleaseconsultyour Caterpillardealerforthelatestavailableinformation.

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Movingthemachine

Besurenooneisworkingonornearthemachine.

1.AdjusttheseatasshownintheSafetysection.

2.Fastentheseatbelt.

NOTICE

Theairpressuremustbeinthenormalrange.

Donotmovethemachinewiththeparkingoremergencybrake engaged.Brakedamagewilloccur.

3.Applytheservicebrake.

4.Pushtheemergencyandparkingbrakebuttonsintoreleasethebrakesystems.Besureboth buttonsstayin.

5.Raisethescraperbowljusthighenoughtoclearobstacles.

6.Releasethetransmissionlocklever.Movethetransmissioncontroltofirstspeed.

NOTE:TheenginecanbestartedwiththetransmissioninotherthanNEUTRAL.Shouldthis happen,itisnecessarytomovethetransmissioncontroltoNEUTRAL,thentothecorrectspeed.

7.Releasethebrakepedal.Pushtheacceleratordown.

8.Movethemachinetoanopenarea.Operateallthehydrauliccontrols,thebrakes,andthe steeringtocheckforproperfunction.

9.Stopthemachine.Movethetransmissioncontroltoreverse.Thiswillchecktheoperationofthe back-upalarm.

EmergencyStops

Stopthemachineimmediatelyifthelowairpressurewarninghorn sounds.Theremaybeamalfunctionoftheairbrakesystem.

Afteranemergencystop,besuretheairpressureisintheoperating rangebeforemovingthemachine.

Themachinehastwoairreservoirs.Oneisfornormaloperation.Theotherisfortheemergency airbrakesystem.

Theemergencybrakewillapplyautomaticallyifregularairpressuredropsbelowasafelevel. Applytheparkingbrakewhenthemachinestops.

Theemergencybrakewillreleaseduetolossofairpressureintheemergencybrakeairreservoir afteraperiodoftime.

Pullthebuttontoapplytheemergencybrakeiftheservicebrakesfail.

ChangingSpeedandDirection

Improperdownshiftingcancauseasuddenreductionintravelspeedor engineoverspeed.

Nevercoastonadowngrade.Keepthetransmissionengaged.

NOTICE

Neverdownshiftwiththeenginespeedover1800rpm.Downshiftonly onespeedatatime.

Themachinemustbestoppedandtheenginerunningatlowidlewhen changingdirection.

Allshiftinginforwardandreverseismanual.Upshifttoincreasetravelspeed,butavoidlugging theengine.Keepenginerpmhigh.

Whenapproachingdowngrades,andwhenenteringturnsorthecut,usetheservicebrakestoslow themachineenoughtopermitsafedownshifting.

Usefirstspeedforloading.

NOTICE

Lowenginerpmcanresultininsufficientflowofoiltothesteering cylinders,resultinginslowsteeringresponse.

Usethehighestpracticalspeed,forconditionsonthehaulroad,orwhendumpingandspreading.

DifferentialLock

Donotattempttoturnthemachinewiththedifferentiallockapplied.

Inpoorfooting,whenloadingorhauling,engagethedifferentiallocktopreventonewheelfrom spinning.

NOTICE

Donotengagethedifferentiallockwithonewheelspinning.Damage canoccur.

Unlockthedifferentialbeforeturningthemachine.Releasethepedalanddecreaseenginerpm momentarilyorturnthemachineslightlytoaidinunlockingthedifferential.

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OperatingAdjustments

Lowerorblockthebowlandclosetheejectorfloorwhenworkinginthe bowlarea.

Blockthebowlupwhenchangingcuttingedges.

CuttingEdges

Replaceorrotatecuttingedgesbeforethemountingsurfacesbecomeworn.

NOTICE

Donotweldoncuttingedges.Weldingcancauseprematurefailure.

SeetheLubricationandMaintenanceGuideforthecorrectmountingproceduresandbolttorques.

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