Figure 9-32.-Clamping an object and using it as a battering

Figure 9-32.-Clamping an object and using it as a battering Figure 9-33.-Grading with the bucket in the dump position. Do NOT clamp objects on only one side of the clamshell, because this causes uneven stresses and may twist the clamshell out of alignment (fig. 9-31). Do NOT clamp objects and use them as battering rams, because this may bend the clamshell and the cutting edge (fig. 9-32). Do NOT grade in the forward direction with the bucket in the dump position, because this can cause damage to the tilt cylinder and linkage (fig. 9-33). Do NOT use the bottom of the clamshell as a pile driver, because this will bend the clamshell (fig. 9-34). Do NOT attempt to load material in the bucket with an object caught between the clamshell and blade, because this could twist the clamshell out of alignment (fig. 9-35). 9-13 Figure 9-34.-Using the bottom of the clamshell as a pile driver. Figure 9-35.—Attempting to load material with an object caught in the clamshell.