Ammann ARX 16 K Yanmar Operation instructions

Book ID: 1201281
Original manual (EN)
ARX 12
ARX 16
ARX 16 K
ARX 20
Yanmar
Serial No. 13000-

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Declaration of Conformity
This is to certify that the machine | group of machines indicated below conform(s) to the relevant basic safety
and health requirements of the relevant EC directives in terms of their conception and design and in the form
marketed by us.
This declaration shall cease to be valid in the event of any change made to the machine/group of machines
after handover to the trader/user if such changes are not agreed with us.
Name of machine or group of machines: Tandem roller & combined roller
Model | Type: ARX 12, ARX 16, ARX 16 K, ARX 20
Mode of functioning: Ground compaction
Serial number: 13,000 - 18,000
Relevant EC directives: - Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC
- Directive on Electromagnetic Compatibility 2004/108/EC
- Noise Directive 2000/14/EC
Applicable harmonized standards: EN 500-1, EN 500-4,
Issuing testing office for
noise tests:
TÜV Austria
Testing office number: 0408
Machine type as per appendix I from
2000/14/EC:
No.: 8
Conformity assessment as per appendix
VIII from 2000/14/EC:
Unit verification
ISO 9001 certificate no.: 30605
Noise emissions: Recorded sound power level: 100dB(A)
Guaranteed sound power level: 103dB(A)
Manufacturer:
Address:
Ammann Schweiz AG
Eisenbahnstrasse 25
CH-4901 Langenthal
Signatures:
Name:
Mode of functioning:
H. Queder
Plant manager
Ch. Anliker
Technology Manager
Authorized representative: The technical documents are stored in the care of the above-
mentioned persons
Place, Date: Langenthal, March 2012

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Preface
Congratulations on your purchase of an Ammann compaction roller.
This quality of this compaction device is characterized by simple operation and main-
tenance and is the product of many years of Ammann experience in the field of road
roller engineering.
Because the content of the deliverable depends on the order, the features of your rol-
ler may differ in some descriptions and pictures.
In order to avoid faults due to improper operation and maintenance we request that
you read this operating manual with great care and keep it for later reference.
With kind regards
Ammann Schweiz AG
Eisenbahnstrasse 25
CH-4901 Langenthal
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
www.ammann-group.com

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Contents
1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
1.1 About this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
1.1.1 Target audience. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
1.1.2 Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
1.1.3 Overview of customer documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
1.1.4 Validity of the manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
1.1.5 Storage of the manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
1.1.6 Technical changes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
1.1.7 Copyrights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
1.1.8 Spare parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
1.2 Structure of the manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
1.2.1 Orientation on the roller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
1.2.2 Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2 Product description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
2.1 Identification of the roller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
2.1.1 Machine types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
2.2 Product data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
2.2.1 Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
2.2.2 Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
2.3 Roller designation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
2.3.1 Identification plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
2.4 Intended use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
2.4.1 Intended purpose of the ARX 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
2.4.2 Requirements for the roller driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
2.4.3 Application limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
2.5 Inappropriate use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

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2.5.1 Disclaimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
3 Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
3.1 General work safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
3.2 Roller operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
3.2.1 Shear points. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
3.3 Rollover bar (ROPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
3.4 Noise levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
3.5 Safety labels on the machine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
3.5.1 Warning stickers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
3.5.2 Notice stickers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
3.6 Vibration hazard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
3.6.1 Whole-body vibrations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
4 Structure and function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
4.1 Component overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
5 Operating and display elements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
5.1 Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
5.1.1 Switch functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
5.1.2 Control lamps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
5.1.3 Control lamp functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
5.2 Error code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
5.2.1 Display upon start-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
5.2.2 Displays during operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
6 Commissioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
6.1 Commissioning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
6.1.1 Roller with pneumatic wheel (combined roller) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
7 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
7.1 Rollover bar (ROPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
7.1.1 Folding the ROPS upward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
7.2 Driver’s seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
7.2.1 Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
7.2.2 Adjusting the driver's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
7.3 Protection against vandalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
7.4 Starting the engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
7.4.1 Ignition switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
7.4.2 Starting the engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
7.5 Driving and braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
7.5.1 Setting the operating speed (vibration frequency) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
7.5.2 Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
7.6 Work gear / transport gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
7.7 Turning off the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
7.8 Parking brake. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
7.9 Seat switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
7.9.1 Opening the seat switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
7.9.2 Closing the seat switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
7.10 Emergency stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
7.10.1 Initiating an emergency stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
7.10.2 Releasing the emergency stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
7.11 Locking brake. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
7.12 Sprinkling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
7.12.1 Checking water level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
7.12.2 Refilling with water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
7.12.3 Switching on continuous sprinkling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
7.12.4 Switch on interval sprinkling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

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7.13 Simple/double vibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
7.13.1 Vibration on / off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
7.14 Vibration automation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
7.14.1 Manual vibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
7.14.2 Automatic vibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
8 Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
8.1 Edge cutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
8.1.1 Presetting edge cutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
8.1.2 Operation of the edge cutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
8.1.3 Disks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
8.2 2 operating levers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
8.3 Rear work light and revolving warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
8.4 Revolving warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
8.4.1 Switching on the revolving warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
8.4.2 Positions of the revolving warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
8.4.3 Replacing the bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
8.5 Roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
8.5.1 Transport with ROPS folded down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
8.5.2 Fitting / removing the roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
8.5.3 Transport with ROPS folded up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
8.5.4 Removing the tarpaulin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
8.6 Reversing alarm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
8.7 Battery cut-off switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
8.7.1 Switching battery cut-off switch on / off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
8.8 Anti-adhesive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
8.8.1 Switching on anti-adhesive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
8.8.2 Advantages of anti-adhesive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
8.8.3 Anti-adhesive designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
9 Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
9.1 General safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
9.1.1 Battery safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
9.2 General information about maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
9.3 Maintenance ARX 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
9.3.1 Maintenance plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
9.4 Maintenance check sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
9.5 Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
9.6 Opening the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
9.7 Engine compartment overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
9.8 Fuel (diesel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
9.8.1 Checking fuel level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
9.8.2 Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
9.8.3 Draining fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
9.8.4 Cleaning the fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
9.8.5 Fuel filter element . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
9.8.6 Water separator filter element . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
9.9 Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
9.9.1 Checking the engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
9.9.2 Topping up the engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
9.9.3 Draining engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
9.9.4 Replace the engine oil filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
9.10 Hydraulic oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
9.10.1 Checking the hydraulic oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
9.10.2 Topping up hydraulic oil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
9.10.3 Draining the hydraulic oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
9.10.4 Cleaning the hydraulic oil cooler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
9.10.5 Replacing the hydraulic oil filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

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9.10.6 Replacing the ventilation filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
9.11 Emptying the water tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
9.11.1 Cleaning accessories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
9.11.2 Emptying the water tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
9.12 Coolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
9.12.1 Checking coolant level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
9.12.2 Topping up coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
9.12.3 Cleaning the radiator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
9.13 Functional check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
9.13.1 Sprinkler system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
9.13.2 Roller drum scraper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
9.13.3 Tire pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
9.13.4 Air-intake filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
9.13.5 Seat contact and emergency stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
9.13.6 Brakes (brake test). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
9.13.7 Pendulum support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
9.13.8 Articulated joint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
9.14 Lubricating steering cylinder, bearing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
9.15 Lubricant table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
9.16 Consumables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
9.17 Tightening torques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
9.18 Cleaning the roller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
10 Repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
10.1 Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
10.1.1 Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
10.1.2 Starting with another battery (jumpering). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
10.1.3 Charging the battery using a battery charger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
10.1.4 Long-term storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
10.2 Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
10.2.1 Engine compartment fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
10.2.2 Steering column fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
10.3 Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
10.3.1 Replacing bulbs at the front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
10.3.2 Replacing bulbs at the rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
10.4 Gas strut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
10.4.1 Replacing gas struts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
11 Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
11.1 Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
11.1.1 Short-term storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
11.1.2 Long-term storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
11.2 Winterization (risk of freezing) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
11.2.1 Draining the water tank and sprinkler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
11.2.2 Removing the water filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
12 Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
12.1 Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
12.1.1 Joint protection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
12.1.2 Lifting at the 1-point lifting eye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
12.1.3 Securing the roller on the transporter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
12.1.4 Center of gravity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
13 Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
13.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
13.2 Removal and depressurization of the gas struts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
14 Appendix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137

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14.1 Wiring diagram, ARX 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
14.1.1 Key for ARX 1 wiring diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
14.2 Hydraulics diagram, ARX 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
14.2.1 Key for ARX 1 hydraulics diagram. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
14.3 Hydraulics diagram, ARX 1 K . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
14.3.1 Key for ARX 1 K hydraulics diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

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1General

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1.1 About this manual
This manual is part of the customer documentation for the ARX 1 vibration roller. It
is customer documentation of the Ammann Schweiz AG and its representatives in
other countries.
1.1.1 Target audience
The target audience for this manual is the owner/operator of the ARX 4 vibration rol-
ler along with his employees who have been authorized for repair, operation and
maintenance by the owner/operator.
1.1.2 Purpose
The purpose of this manual is to ensure the optimal use and safe application of the
roller for the following processes.
●Commissioning
●Operation
●Maintenance
●Repair
1.1.3 Overview of customer documentation
Please check that the delivery is complete and inform us within 14 days after
purchase if the delivery is not complete. Please always indicate the serial number.
The customer documentation for the vibration roller and its components includes,
among others, the following customer documents.
●Roller manual
●Spare parts catalog for roller
●Yanmar engine manual in English
●Yanmar engine manufacturer’s declaration
Tab. 1-1 Documents for the ARX 1
Language Manual Spare parts catalog
Danish 1201288
German 1201269 1214159
English 1201281 1214159
Finnish 1201292
French 1201280 1214159
Italian 1201283
Dutch 1201284
Norwegian 1201287
Polish 1201289

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1.1.4 Validity of the manual
This manual is valid for the following rollers:
ARX 12, ARX 16, ARX 16 K, ARX 20
An assortment of optional equipment is available for the roller, which we can install
as you wish. For this reason, some of the figures or descriptions in this manual could
deviate from your roller.
1.1.5 Storage of the manual
Ammann Schweiz AG delivers every vibration roller with this manual. The manual is
a permanent component of the roller. Store it so that it is always available for viewing
by the users.
Ensure that the manual is complete and legible. If the manual should become lost,
damaged or illegible, replace it promptly.
The obligation to properly store the manual for the roller covers the roller's entire ser-
vice life. If you loan the roller, ensure that the manual is taken along on board the
roller. If the roller is sold, hand the manual over to the new owner.
1.1.6 Technical changes
In the interest of technical developments, Ammann Schweiz AG reserves the right to
make changes to this customer document at any time without separate notice.
1.1.7 Copyrights
The publisher of this EC compliant customer document is Ammann Schweiz AG.
We reserve all rights for this document and the roller described therein. Reproduc-
tion, disclosure to third parties or utilization of its content is forbidden without our
express permission. © 2011 Ammann Schweiz AG
1.1.8 Spare parts
In this manual, we describe selected maintenance work. We refer you to your autho-
rized dealer for the remaining maintenance work in accordance with the maintenance
plan.
Portuguese 1201291
Russian 1201290
Slovenian 1201285
Spanish 1201282
Czech 1201286
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When performing scheduled and unscheduled repairs, you may need to replace
components of the roller.
Only use spare parts which meet the requirements specified by the Amman Schweiz
AG. These requirement are fulfilled if only original Ammann spare parts are used.
For the ordering of spare parts, we provide you with a spare parts catalog.
1.2 Structure of the manual
The following explanations are designed to familiarize you with the roller and to pro-
vide support for handling and maintenance.
It is essential that you read chapter 3 Safety information, Page 27 carefully before
commissioning and carrying out maintenance work.
Observing the "safety instructions" in particular increases the reliability of the roller in
operation and its service life. This reduces repair costs and down time.
1.2.1 Orientation on the roller
When describing the components of the roller, we inform you of their position on the
roller. We adhere to the orientation below when doing so.
Fig. 1-1 Orientation ARX 1
We view the roller from the position of the driver in the driver’s position in the direction
of travel.
1.2.2 Warnings
Please observe the meaning of the following warnings:
Rear
Top
Bottom
Left
Right
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●DANGER represents an immediate hazard leading to severe bodily injury or
death.
●WARNING represents a possibly hazardous situation which could lead to se-
vere bodily injury or to death.
●CAUTION represents a possibly hazardous situation which could lead to
slight bodily injury.
●Caution also represents a hazard of environmental pollution causing local or
global environmental damage.
NOTE The battery poles and terminals must be clean. If they are coated with a
(whitish or greenish) sulfur crust they must be cleaned.
NOTE Risk of cable fire or short circuit
●NOTE represents first of all: damage which could be caused to the roller or parts
of it.
●NOTE represents secondly: application tips and other particularly useful informa-
tion.
●NOTE is not a signal word for a hazardous or damaging situation.
DANGER
WARNING
CAUTION
!
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2Product description

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2.1 Identification of the roller
2.1.1 Machine types
The data given below serve to identify the models. The machine models differ only
in terms of weight and the width of the roller drum. The combined roller has a pneu-
matic wheel axis instead of the smooth back drum roller.
ARX 12
ARX 16
ARX 20
Tab. 2-1 Roller with roller drum
ARX 16 K
Tab. 2-2 Roller with pneumatic wheel (combined roller)
Model Roller drum width Weight
ARX 12 820 mm 1475 kg
ARX 16 900 mm 1520 kg
ARX 20 1000 mm 1570 kg
Model Roller drum width Weight
ARX 16K 900 mm 1460kg