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Check Internal Components and Fluid Levels

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How to run an Excavator for Beginners. What you Need to know to get started Pt. 1/2

What happens here

Danny demonstrates checking the internal components and fluid levels. He opens a side access panel to reveal the engine oil and hydraulic tank. He points out a sight glass for checking the hydraulic oil level, emphasizing that hydraulic fluid is separate from engine oil and powers all the cylinders on the machine. He also shows the power disconnect switch for turning the batteries on and off. He briefly mentions that Volvo excavators come standard with rear and side cameras for enhanced safety.

Goal: Perform essential pre-operation checks for engine and hydraulic systems.

Tools and materials

  • Access Panels Volvo — To access engine and hydraulic components
  • Power Disconnect Switch Volvo — To turn the machine's batteries on and off
  • Sight Glass Volvo — For checking hydraulic fluid level
  • Volvo EC140EL Excavator Volvo — The machine for internal checks
  • Engine Oil N/A — Lubricating the engine components
  • Hydraulic Oil N/A — Powering the hydraulic cylinders and functions

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Is the the cab on the excavator. Then you of course have your access points to enter to check your your your engine oil. Um, which is basic basic entry to that. You have your power disconnect, turning the batteries on and off. Uh counterweight. On Volvos, we typically have a rear camera, which is standard on our equipment. And also, if you look, there's a side camera on it as well. Okay. And then you have your hydraulic tank, which is here. Okay. Okay. You have a sight glass in here. So, typically when you're around a machine, you'll check check your fluids as you go. And this sight glass Danny is what is the hydraulic oil level for the for the machine. Okay. So there's guys when you're running an excavator there's more than just engine oil that we've got to worry about. All of the cylinders on the machine run off from hydraulics and that has its own separate oil reservoir. Correct. Okay. Yep. So that's something good to know about. So the oil So the oil level in the tracks is separate. Correct. It is totally totally separate. We should probably cover that for these guys as well. So, when you guys are out looking at your own machine, make sure you check all of these individual components cuz it's all part of the process, right? It is. Y All right, guys. We've done the pre-tri. You're hot and ready to get in the seat of the excavator and you hop up there and maybe it doesn't feel quite right. There's two control patterns that we need to discuss. The first one is called SAPE. The second one is called ISO. and they're not the same. Imagine

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