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Timberjack 608SH Tracked Harvester Operators Manual (SN WC608SX007026- )
Timberjack 608SH Tracked Harvester INDEX:
Safety — Safety Features Remove Paint Before Welding or Heating . . . . 1-4-2
608S Harvester Safety Features. . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1-1 Make Welding Repairs Safely. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4-2
Prevent Acid Burns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4-3
Safety—General Precautions
Recognize Safety Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2-1 Safety — Safety Signs
Follow Safety Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2-1 608S Harvester Cab Safety Signs . . . . . . . . . . 1-5-1
Operate Only If Qualified . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2-1 608S Harvester Frame Safety Signs . . . . . . . . 1-5-3
Wear Protective Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2-2 608S Harvester Engine Safety Signs . . . . . . . . 1-5-4
Avoid Unauthorized Machine Modifications. . . . 1-2-2
Inspect Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2-2 Operator’s Station
Stay Clear Of Moving Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2-3 Operator Controls and Instruments. . . . . . . . . . 2-1-2
Avoid High-Pressure Fluids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2-3 Gauges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1-4
Beware Of Exhaust Fumes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2-3 Warning Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1-5
Prevent Fires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2-4 Light Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1-6
What To Do If the Machine Catches Fire . . . . . 1-2-4 Ignition Key Switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1-6
Prevent Battery Explosions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2-4 Horn Override and Lamp Test Switch. . . . . . . . 2-1-7
Handle Chemical Products Safely. . . . . . . . . . . 1-2-5 Throttle Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1-7
Dispose of Waste Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2-5 Swing Brake Control Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1-8
Prepare for Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2-5 Travel Speed Control Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1-8
Clean Trash from Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2-6 Air Conditioner/Heater Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1-9
Control Pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2-6 Forward Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1-9
Travel Alarm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1-10
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1-10
Safety—Operating Precautions Dome Light. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1-11
Use Steps And Handholds Correctly . . . . . . . . 1-3-1 Defroster Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1-11
Start Only From Operator’s Seat . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3-1 Operator’s Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1-12
Use And Maintain Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3-1 Foot Pedal and JoystickControls . . . . . . . . . . 2-1-15
Prevent Unintended Machine Movement . . . . . 1-3-2 Pilot Hydraulic Circuit and Reset Switch. . . . . 2-1-15
Operate Machine Safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3-2 Sliding Rear Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1-15
Avoid Tipping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3-3 Secondary Exit (Rear Window). . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1-16
Keep Riders Off Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3-4 Cab Door Release Handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1-17
Use Care When Swinging Machine . . . . . . . . . 1-3-4 Fire Extinguisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1-17
Operate Booms with Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3-5 Fire Extinquisher Access Ports. . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1-18
Add And Operate Attachments Safely . . . . . . . 1-3-5 Fire Suppression System Time Delay. . . . . . . 2-1-18
Turn Off Battery Disconnect Switch . . . . . . . . . 1-3-5 Cab Door Jamb Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1-19
Travel Safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3-6 Battery Disconnect Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1-19
Avoid Power Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3-6 Service Lights Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1-20
Driving/Transporting on Public Roads. . . . . . . . 1-3-7 Enclosure Door Hand Pump. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1-20
Inspect and Maintain ROPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3-8 Engine Enclosure Door. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1-21
Safety—Maintenance Precautions Operating the Machine
ParkAnd Prepare For Service Safely. . . . . . . . 1-4-1 Pre-Start Checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2-1
Before Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2-1 CheckAir Filter Restriction Indicator and
Normal Starting Procedure — Above Pre-cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4-2
0°C (32 °F) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2-2 CheckEngine Coolant Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4-3
Cold Weather Starting — Below 0°C (32 °F) . . 2-2-3 CheckFuel/Water Separator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4-3
Stopping Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2-4 Checkand Clean Radiator, Oil Cooler and
Operating the TrackDrive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2-5 Condenser Fins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4-3
Using Booster Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2-8 Checkand Clean Radiator Pre-Screen. . . . . . . 3-4-4
Operating The Implements — General . . . . . . . 2-2-9 CheckHydraulic Fluid Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4-4
JoystickControl Lever — Left Hand . . . . . . . . 2-2-10 CheckHydraulic Filters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4-4
JoystickControl Lever — Right Hand. . . . . . . 2-2-12 CheckPilot Pressure Filter Indicator. . . . . . . . . 3-4-5
Cab Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2-15 CheckSwing Drive Gearbox Oil Level . . . . . . . 3-4-5
Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2-16 Lubricate Harvesting Attachment . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4-6
Lowering Boom with Engine Stopped . . . . . . . 2-2-16 Lubricate Boom Joints and Cylinder Ends . . . . 3-4-7
Preparation of Machine Before Leaving For Lubricate Swing Pinion and Bearing . . . . . . . . . 3-4-7
Cutting Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2-18 Inspect for Hydraulic Oil Leaks. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4-8
Perform Overall Visual Inspection. . . . . . . . . . . 3-4-9
Maintenance — Machine
Modifications or Repairs to Roll-over Maintenance — Every 125 Hours
Protective Structures (ROPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1-1 Perform 8 Hour Interval Maintenance
Fuels and Lubricants Specifications Table . . . . 3-1-2 Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5-1
Diesel Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1-3 CheckBattery Electrolyte Level . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5-1
TrackDrive and Swing Drive Oils. . . . . . . . . . . 3-1-4 Refer to Fire Suppression System
Recommended Hydraulic System Manufacturer’s Manual (If Installed) . . . . . . . 3-5-2
Summer Oils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1-5 CheckEngine RPM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5-2
Recommended Hydraulic System Winter CheckHydraulic Pump Mounting Bolts. . . . . . . 3-5-3
Oils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1-6 CheckHydraulic Motor Mounting Bolts . . . . . . . 3-5-4
Diesel Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1-7 CheckOil Level In Idler Assembly . . . . . . . . . . 3-5-4
Diesel Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1-8 CheckOil Level in the TrackDrive
Grease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1-9 Planetaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5-5
Lubricate Harvesting Attachment . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5-5
Maintenance — Periodic Maintenance CheckSwing Bearing Bolt Torque . . . . . . . . . . 3-5-6
Service Your Machine at Specified Intervals. . . 3-2-1 CheckCab Mounting Bolt Torque. . . . . . . . . . . 3-5-6
Checkthe Hourmeter Regularly . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2-1 CheckSwing Gearbox Bolt Torque. . . . . . . . . . 3-5-7
Use Correct Fuels and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . 3-2-1 CheckEngine Mounting Bolt Torque . . . . . . . . 3-5-7
Prepare Machine for Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . 3-2-2 CheckRotary Manifold Bolt Torque . . . . . . . . . 3-5-8
Machine Service Position – Harvesting CheckLower Roller Mounting Bolt Torque . . . . 3-5-8
Attachment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2-2 CheckPlanetary And Sprocket Mounting
Maintenance and Repair Record Bolt Torque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5-9
Keeping System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2-3 Lubricate Swing Gearbox Bearing . . . . . . . . . . 3-5-9
OILSCAN Plus, CoolScan Plus and Lubricate Door Hinges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5-10
3-Way Coolant Test Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2-4 Lubricate Latches and Knobs on
Periodic Maintenance Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2-5 Secondary Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5-11
608S Harvester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2-8 Perform Overall Visual Inspection. . . . . . . . . . 3-5-11
CheckInitial TrackShoe Bolt Torque . . . . . . . 3-5-12
Maintenance — As Required Maintenance — First 150 Hours
Drain Hydraulic Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3-1 Change Oil in the TrackDrive Planetaries . . . . 3-6-1
Clean TrackDrive Planetaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3-2 Change Oil in the Swing Drive Gearbox . . . . . . 3-6-1
Refiling the Engine Enclosure Door Pump . . . . 3-3-3
Maintenance — Every 250 Hours
Maintenance — Every 8 Hours or Daily Perform 125 Hour Interval Maintenance
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4-1 Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7-1
Service Lights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4-1
CheckEngine Oil Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4-1 Continued on next page
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Contents
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Change Engine Oil And Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7-1 Miscellaneous — Serial Numbers
Change Fuel/Water Separator Filter . . . . . . . . . 3-7-2 Model and Serial Number Record. . . . . . . . . . . 4-4-1
Change Air Filter Elements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7-2
CheckA/C Compressor Belt Tension . . . . . . . . 3-7-3 Miscellaneous — Specifications
Replace Coolant Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7-3 608S Harvester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5-2
Technical Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5-4
Maintenance — Every 500 Hours
Perform 250 Hour Interval Maintenance Miscellaneous — Crime Prevention Tips
Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8-1 Help Prevent Crime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6-1
Change Engine Fuel Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8-1 Record Identification Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6-1
Change Pilot Circuit Filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8-2 Keep Proof of Ownership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6-1
CheckOil in the Enclosure Door Pump . . . . . . 3-8-2 ParkIndoors Out of Sight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6-1
When Parking Outdoors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6-2
Reduce Vandalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6-2
Maintenance — Every 1000 Hours Report Thefts Immediately . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6-3
Perform 500 Hour Interval Maintenance
Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9-1
Replace Hydraulic Oil Return Filters. . . . . . . . . 3-9-2
Change Oil in the TrackDrive Planetaries . . . . 3-9-3
Change Oil in the Swing Drive Gearbox . . . . . . 3-9-3
Change Oil in the Enclosure Door Pump . . . . . 3-9-4
Maintenance — Every 2000 Hours
Perform 1000 Hour Interval Maintenance
Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10-1
CheckSpecific Gravity of Battery
Electrolyte. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10-1
Change Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10-1
Miscellaneous — Operational Checkout
Operational Checkout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1-1
Gauges and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1-1
Driving Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1-4
Hydraulic Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1-5
Undercarriage Checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1-11
Cooling System Checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1-12
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1-14
Miscellaneous — Troubleshooting
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2-1
Diagnose Engine Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2-2
Diagnose Pilot Pressure Circuit . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2-3
Diagnose Travel Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2-3
Diagnose Oil Cooler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2-4
Diagnose Swing Function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2-5
Diagnose Hoist Boom Function . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2-6
Diagnose StickBoom Function. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2-6
Diagnose Telescoping Boom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2-7
Diagnose Engine Enclosure Door. . . . . . . . . . . 4-2-7
Miscellaneous — Storage
Prepare Machine for Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3-1
