CASE CONSTRUCTION CX37C User manual

ORIGINAL INSTRUCTIONS
Mini Excavator
OPERATOR’S MANUAL
CX37C
Part number 48057994
1st edition English
January 2017

Contents
1GENERALINFORMATION
NotetotheOwner..........................................................................1-1
Intendeduse................................................................................1-2
Electro-MagneticCompatibility(EMC).....................................................1-2
Telematics(optional).......................................................................1-2
Productidentication.......................................................................1-3
Operator'smanualstorageonthemachine................................................1-6
Machineorientation.........................................................................1-7
Machinecomponents.......................................................................1-8
2SAFETYINFORMATION
Signalworddenitions.....................................................................2-1
Safetyrules-Utilityprecautions...........................................................2-2
Safetyrules.................................................................................2-3
Ecologyandenvironment.................................................................2-12
Handsignals...............................................................................2-13
Californiaproposition65warning..........................................................2-17
Safetysigns...............................................................................2-18
3CONTROLSANDINSTRUMENTS
Accesstooperator'splatform
Doorandsteps.........................................................................3-1
Operator'sseat
Operator'sseat.........................................................................3-4
Forwardcontrols
Forwardcontrols........................................................................3-6
Windshield.............................................................................3-13
Left-handsidecontrols
Left-handsidecontrols................................................................3-14
Safetylocklever.......................................................................3-16
Enginespeedcontrol..................................................................3-16
Emergencyexithammer..............................................................3-17
Windshieldwasherreservoir..........................................................3-18
Right-handsidecontrols
Right-handsidecontrols...............................................................3-19
Dozerbladecontrollever..............................................................3-22
Instrumentcluster.....................................................................3-23
Airconditioningcontrol................................................................3-28
Ventilationandheating................................................................3-30

Rearwardcontrols
Storagecompartment.................................................................3-31
Overheadcontrols
Cabinternallighting...................................................................3-32
Radio..................................................................................3-33
Exteriorcontrols
Sidedoors.............................................................................3-42
Rearviewmirrors......................................................................3-44
Batterydisconnectswitch.............................................................3-46
Fueltank...............................................................................3-47
4OPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS
Startingtheunit
Anti-theftprotection.....................................................................4-1
Startingtheengine.....................................................................4-3
Bringingthemachineuptooperatingtemperature.....................................4-5
Operatingthemachineinhotorcoldweather..........................................4-6
Operatingthemachine.................................................................4-7
Loweringtheattachmentintheeventofafailure.....................................4-11
Bucketreplacement...................................................................4-12
Hydrauliccontrolleveroperatingpattern..............................................4-13
Cautionwhileusingrubbertracks.....................................................4-16
Stoppingtheunit
Stoppingtheengine...................................................................4-20
Movingtheunit
Machinetravel.........................................................................4-21
Parkingtheunit
Parkingthemachine...................................................................4-27
5TRANSPORTOPERATIONS
Roadtransport
Loadingthemachineontoatransporttrailer...........................................5-1
Preparingforroadtransport
Tiedownsforshipping..................................................................5-3
Unloadingthemachinefromatransporttrailer.........................................5-4

Shippingtransport
Handlingthemachine..................................................................5-5
Recoverytransport
Towingthemachine....................................................................5-7
6MAINTENANCE
Generalinformation
Basicinstructions.......................................................................6-1
Generalspecication-Biodieselfuels.................................................6-4
Fluidsandlubricants...................................................................6-6
Engineoilrecommendedoperatingtemperaturerange...............................6-10
Releasingpressureinthehydraulicsystem...........................................6-11
Fuelsystembleeding..................................................................6-13
Protectingtheelectronicandelectricalsystemsduringbatterychargingorwelding..6-14
Maintenanceplanning
Maintenancechart.....................................................................6-15
Break-inperiod
Engineoilandlter....................................................................6-17
Fuellter...............................................................................6-17
Hydraulicoilreturnlter...............................................................6-17
Pilotlinelter..........................................................................6-17
Travelreductiongears.................................................................6-18
Swingbearing.........................................................................6-18
Greasepoints(Bucket)...............................................................6-18
Every10hours
Engineoillevel........................................................................6-19
Enginecoolantlevel...................................................................6-20
Hydraulicoillevel......................................................................6-21
Fuellterwaterseparator.............................................................6-22
Fanandalternatordrivebelt..........................................................6-23
Every50hours
Greasepoints(Bucket)...............................................................6-24
Greasepoints(Boomandarm).......................................................6-25
Greasepoints(Blade)................................................................6-26
Tracktension..........................................................................6-27
Every200hours
Fuellterwaterseparator.............................................................6-29

Every250hours
Battery.................................................................................6-31
Swingbearing.........................................................................6-34
Tighteningtorques.....................................................................6-35
Every500hours
Engineoilandlter....................................................................6-36
Fuellter...............................................................................6-38
Fuellterwaterseparator.............................................................6-39
Aircleaner.............................................................................6-40
Radiatorandcoolers..................................................................6-43
Radiatorfan...........................................................................6-44
Travelreductiongears.................................................................6-44
Every1000hours
Hydraulicoilreturnlter...............................................................6-45
Pilotlinelter..........................................................................6-46
Travelreductiongears.................................................................6-47
Every2000hours
Enginecoolant........................................................................6-48
Hydraulicoilsuctionlter..............................................................6-50
Hydraulichoses.......................................................................6-50
Every5000hours
Hydraulicoil...........................................................................6-51
Whennecessary
Bulbreplacement......................................................................6-53
Cabairlter............................................................................6-55
Fueltankdrain.........................................................................6-56
Fueltankstrainer......................................................................6-57
Controllevers..........................................................................6-58
Plasticandresinparts.................................................................6-58
Fuseandrelaylocations
Fuses..................................................................................6-59
Storage
Preparingforstorage..............................................................6-61
Periodicchecks....................................................................6-62
Startingupthemachineafterstorage.............................................6-63

7TROUBLESHOOTING
Faultcoderesolution
Engine-Troubleshooting...........................................................7-1
Electricalsystems-Troubleshooting...............................................7-2
Othersystems-Troubleshooting...................................................7-3
8SPECIFICATIONS
Machinespecications.....................................................................8-1
Dimensions.................................................................................8-4
Weights.....................................................................................8-7
9ACCESSORIES
Directtbuckets............................................................................9-1
Auxiliaryhydrauliccircuits..................................................................9-2
Hydraulicoil-breaker/nibbler..............................................................9-8
Loadhandling..............................................................................9-9
Thumbbracket............................................................................9-11
Rotatingbeacon...........................................................................9-12

1-GENERALINFORMATION
1-GENERALINFORMATION###_1_###
NotetotheOwner
Improperoperationofthismachinecancauseinjuryordeath.Beforeusingthismachine,makecertainthatevery
operator:
•Isinstructedinsafeandproperuseofthemachine.
•ReadsandunderstandstheManual(s)pertainingtothemachine.
•ReadsandunderstandsALLSafetyDecalsonthemachine.
•Clearstheareaofotherpersons.
•Learnsandpracticessafeuseofmachinecontrolsinasafe,clearareabeforeoperatingthismachineonajobsite.
ItisyourresponsibilitytoobservepertinentlawsandregulationsandfollowCASECONSTRUCTIONinstructionson
machineoperationandmaintenance.
Yourmachinehasbeendesignedandbuilttothehigheststandardsofquality.Itconformstoallcurrentsafetyreg-
ulations.However,theriskofaccidentscanneverbecompletelyexcluded.Thatiswhyitisessentialtoobserve
elementarysafetyrulesandprecautions.
Readthismanualcarefully,payingparticularattentiontotheinstructionsconcerningsafety,operationandmainte-
nancesoastoavoidtheriskofinjurywhileoperatingorservicingthemachine.
Thestandardattachmentsandtoolsofthismachinearedesignedtocarryoutearthmovingandrehandlingoperations.
Ifyouwanttousethismachinetohandleaload(pipes,culverts,formwork,etc.),makesurethatitisdesignedto
carryoutthiskindofwork.Forthistypeofapplication,themachinemustbeequippedwithsafetyvalves,anoverload
indicator,aloadhandlingchartcorrespondingtothetypeofmachineanditsattachment,andaloadxingpoint.All
legalrequirementsmustalsobestrictlyobserved.
Donotusethismachineforanyapplicationorpurposeotherthanthosedescribedinthismanual.Ifthemachineis
tobeusedforworkinvolvingtheuseofspecialattachments,accessories,orequipment,consultyourCASECON-
STRUCTIONDealerinordertomakesurethatanyadaptationsormodicationsmadeareinkeepingwiththema-
chine'stechnicalspecicationsandwithprevailingsafetyrequirements.
AnymodicationoradaptationwhichisnotapprovedbyCASECONSTRUCTIONmayinvalidatethemachine'sinitial
conformitywithsafetyrequirements.
Themachinemustundergoregularinspections,thefrequencyofwhichvariesaccordingtothetypeofuse.Consult
yourCASECONSTRUCTIONDealer.
NOTICE:Theengineandfuelsystemonyourmachineisdesignedandbuilttogovernmentemissionsstandards.
Tamperingbydealers,customers,operatorsandusersisSTRICTLYPROHIBITEDBYLAW.Failuretocomplycould
resultingovernmentnes,reworkcharges,invalidwarranty,legalactionandpossibleconscationofthemachine
untilreworktooriginalconditioniscompleted.Engineserviceand/orrepairsmustbedonebyacertiedtechnician
only.
YourCASECONSTRUCTIONDealerisatyourdisposalforanyfurtherinformation.Theywillalsoprovideanyafter-
salesserviceyoumayrequire,andgenuineCASECONSTRUCTIONspareparts,yourguaranteeofqualityand
match.
CASECONSTRUCTIONcustomerassistanceisalsoavailable.Gotowww.casece.com
Youcanobtainmanualsontheoperation,maintenanceandrepairofyourmachinefromyourCASECONSTRUCTION
Dealer.T oensurequickandefcientservice,consultyourCASECONSTRUCTIONDealerforassistanceinordering
thecorrectmanualsforyourmachine.
AlwaysgivethetypeandtheProductIdenticationNumber(PIN)ofyourmachinesothatyourCASECONSTRUC-
TIONDealercansupplyyouwiththerightmanualsforyourmachine.
CASECONSTRUCTIONreservestherighttomakechangesinthespecicationanddesignofthemachinewithout
priornoticeandwithoutincurringanyobligationtomodifyunitspreviouslysold.
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Thedescriptionofthemodelsshowninthismanualhasbeenmadeinaccordancewiththetechnicalspecications
knownasofthedateofdesignofthisdocument.
Alldatagiveninthismanualissubjecttoproductionvariations.Dimensionsandweightsareprovidedwithapproxi-
matevaluesandthemachinettingshownintheillustrationsmaynotcorrespondwithstandardmodels.Forprecise
informationonspecicmachinemodelsandversions,pleaseconsultyourCASECONSTRUCTIONDealer.
Intendeduse
WARNING
IMPROPEROPERATIONOFTHISMACHINECANCAUSEDEATHORSERIOUSINJURY .
MAKESURETHATEVERYOPERATOR:
-learnsandpracticesthesafeuseofmachinecontrolsinasafe,clearareabeforeoperatingthema-
chineonajobsite.
-clearstheworkareaofallbystanders.
-observespertinentlawsandregulations.
-followstheinstructionsinthisoperator'smanual.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorseriousinjury.W0189A
NOTICE:donotusetheexcavatorforoperationswhichareforeigntoitsspecicationsandnotincludedinthisoper-
ator’smanual.CASECONSTRUCTIONandCASECONSTRUCTIONdealerarenotresponsiblefordamagecaused
byimproperuse.
Theexcavatorhasbeendesignedtocarryoutdiggingandearth-movingoperationsthroughtheuseofabucket.
Operationsthatinvolvetheuseofhydraulichammersarealsopossible.Otheroperations,suchasmovingsuspended
loads,areonlypossibleifthespecicvariantapprovedbytheCASECONSTRUCTIONispresent.
Usingtheexcavatoranditsequipmentfordifferentoperations,suchastowing,transportingandliftingpeople,is
consideredinappropriateandisprohibited.
Electro-MagneticCompatibility(EMC)
Interferencemayariseasaresultofadd‐onequipmentthatmaynotnecessarilymeettherequiredstandards.As
suchinterferencecanresultinseriousmalfunctionoftheunitand/orcreateunsafesituations,youmustobserve
thefollowing:
•Themaximumpowerofemissionequipment(radio,telephones,etc.)mustnotexceedthelimitsimposedbythe
nationalauthoritiesofthecountrywhereyouusethemachine
•Theelectro‐magneticeldgeneratedbytheadd‐onsystemshouldnotexceed24V/matanytimeandatanylo-
cationintheproximityofelectroniccomponents
•Theadd‐onequipmentmustnotinterferewiththefunctioningoftheonboardelectronics
FailuretocomplywiththeseruleswillrendertheCASECONSTRUCTIONwarrantynullandvoid.
Telematics(optional)
NOTE:theCASECONSTRUCTIONSiteWatch™website(www.casesitewatch.com)willnotbeaccessibleuntilthe
CASECONSTRUCTIONSiteWatch™subscriptionforthismachineisregistredbyanauthorizedCASECONSTRUC-
TIONdealer.ContactanauthorizedCASECONSTRUCTIONfordetails.
Thismachinecanbeequippedwithatelematicssystem.Thisisanasset-monitoringsystemthatcombinesInternet,
cellular,andGPStechnologies.Atransponderunitismountedontheequipmentthatwirelesslycommunicateswith
theuserinterfaceCASECONSTRUCTIONSiteWatch™atwww.casesitewatch.com.Usingcellulartechnology,the
transpondercansendequipmentdata,includinglocation,on/offstatus,usageandproductionmetrics,diagnostic
data,movementalarms,andunauthorizedusagetotheinterface.Thesystemwillhelpcutcostsandkeepaccurate
records.Seethefurnishedguideforoperatingyourtelematicssystem.
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Productidentication
Yourmachineisahydraulicexcavator.Itconsistsofanundercarriagettedwithtracksandaswingbearingwhich
supportstheupper-structureframe.Theupper-structureframesupportstheattachmentatthefrontendofthema-
chine,plustheengine,hydraulicsandthecab/canopy.Whentheoperatorworksthecontrols,theengine-drivenpump
delivershydraulicuidtothecontrolvalves.Thecontrolvalvesdistributethehydraulicuidtothevariouscylinders
andhydraulicmotorsemployed.Acoolingsystemmaintainsthehydraulicuidatnormaloperatingtemperature.
SMIL16MEX0363EA1
Cabversion
SMIL16MEX0629EA2
Canopyversion
Whenorderingparts,obtaininginformation,orseekingassistance,alwayssupplyyourCASECONSTRUCTION
DealerwiththetypeandProductIdenticationNumber(PIN)ofyourmachineoraccessories.
Writethefollowinginthespacesbelow:
•MachineType
•MachinePIN
•Machineyearofmanufacture
•Serialnumbersofhydraulicandmechanicalcomponents
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Machine
ThemachineProductIdenticationNumber(PIN)plate
(A)islocatedbelowthefrontwindowoftheoperator'scab.
SMIL16MEX1460AB3
(1)Designation,Type/Model
HydraulicExcavator___________________________
(2)ProductIdenticationNumber(PIN)____________
SMIL16MEX1494AA4
Engine
Theengineserialnumber(A)islocatedontheengine
nameplate.
SMIL16MEX1461AB5
IDlabel(B)
Thisisattachedonthecylinderheadcover.
SMIL16MEX1290AA6
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