BI617167
Bucyrus International, Inc. 495HD Electric Mining Shovel
SWING MOTION ............................................................................................................. 76 PROPER SWING MOTION ............................................................................................. 77 STEERING ...................................................................................................................... 78 COUNTER-ROTATION TURNS ...................................................................................... 80 POSITIONING THE MACHINE .................................................................................................... 81 BACK-UP METHOD .............................................................................................................. 81 DRIVE-BY METHOD ............................................................................................................. 82 START OF THE DIG CYCLE .......................................................................................... 83 Force the Dipper Lip into the Bank ................................................................................... 83 Variations on Dipper Penetration ...................................................................................... 84 Dig with the Dipper Beneath the Boom Point .................................................................... 85
ENGAGING THE BANK ................................................................................................... 85 SLOPE LIMITATIONS ...................................................................................................... 87 Slope vs. Degrees ............................................................................................................ 87 Rollover and Operation Limits ........................................................................................... 88
EXCAVATED MATERIAL ........................................................................................................ 88 OPERATION CHECKS ......................................................................................................... 89 OPERATING HINTS .............................................................................................................. 90 STOPPING THE MACHINE ................................................................................................... 91 MACHINE SHUTDOWN ........................................................................................................ 91 TYPICAL MACHINE SPECIFICATIONS ....................................................................................... 92 WEIGHTS .............................................................................................................................. 92 GENERAL ESTIMATED COMPONENT WEIGHTS .................................................................... 94
Manual No. 10648
4
Aug. 2008
