Terex TA300 User manual

Operations Manual TA300
15504764
OHE11001
TEREX Equipment Limited Operations Manual
Original Operating Instructions

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Operations Manual TA300
15504764
OHE11001
Issued by;
Customer Support Department
Terex Equipment Limited
Newhouse Industrial Estate
Motherwell, ML1 5RY
Scotland
Tel; [phone]
Fax; [phone]
http//:constructionsupport.terex.com
www.terex.com
OHE11001
Re-order Part Number
15504764
This controlled document is the original instruction
and should remain with the vehicle at all times.
Revision: October 2012
Dealer:
TEREX Equipment Limited Operations Manual Re-order

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Operations Manual TA300
15504764
OHE11001
For further information on the subject matter detailed within this opera-
tions manual, please refer to Terex Equipment Limited Service Manuals
and Product Parts Books.
Alternatively, please contact;
Customer Support Department
Terex Equipment Limited
Newhouse Industrial Estate
Motherwell, ML1 5RY
Tel; [phone]
Fax; [phone]
http://constructionsupport.terex.com
www.terex.com
The illustrations, technical information, data and descriptive text in this
manual, to the best of our knowledge, were correct at the time of print.
The right to change specifications, equipment and maintenance instruc-
tions at any time without notice, is reserved as part of the Terex Equip-
ment Limited policy of continuous development and improvement of the
product.
No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted in any form -
electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, translating or by any
other means without prior permission of Customer Support Department
- Terex Equipment Limited.
Please refer to TEREX Specification Sheets or consult Factory Repre-
sentatives to ensure that information is current.
TEREX Equipment Limited Operations Manual - Introduction

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ONLY TRAINED COMPETENT PERSONNEL
SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO OPERATE THIS
VEHICLE
The operator is responsible and must be
familiar with the contents of the Operations
Manual and any Local / National regulations
prior to operating this vehicle.

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CALIFORNIA
Proposition 65 Warnings
WARNING: Diesel engine exhaust and
some of its constituents are known to the
State of California to cause cancer, birth
defects, and other reproductive harm.
WARNING: Battery posts, terminals and
related accessories contain lead and lead
compounds, chemicals known to the State of
California to cause cancer and reproductive
harm. Wash hands after handling.

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CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Safety Alert Symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Hazard Classification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Intended Use of the Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Product Identification No. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Spare Part Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Theft Deterrent Practices.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
2 SAFETY
General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Articulation and Oscillation Locks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Machine Lifting Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Machine Tie Down Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Preventing Fire Hazards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Mounting and Dismounting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Pre-Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Roading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Lubrication and Servicing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Scrapping the Machine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Mirror and CCTV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
Wheels And Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
Avoid Tyre Explosion Hazard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
Emergency Exit from Cab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
Decals And Instruction Plates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18
3 CONTROLS AND OPERATING
Controls and Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Fuse / Relay Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Basic Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Warning Lights and Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Instruments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Menu Screen and Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22
Heater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23
Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23
Operator’s Seat Air Suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-24
Operator’s Seat Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25
Seat Belt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-27
Machine Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28
Transmission Retarder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29
Engine Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-30
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31
Electronic Foot Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31
XPI Fuel Injection System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32

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3 CONTROLS AND OPERATING (Continued)
EST-37 Automatic Shift Transmission.. . . . . . . . . . 3-44
VTS-3 Shift Controller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-45
Differential Lock.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-63
Hydraulic Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-64
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-65
Body Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-66
Tilting Cab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-67
4 OPERATING THE MACHINE
Pre-Starting Inspection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Component Checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Engine Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
Starting the Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Starting the Engine With Jumper Cables . . . . . . . . 4-9
Pre-Operating Checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Brake Function Checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Driving And Stopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
Stopping the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
5 WORKING THE MACHINE
Working the machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Loading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Hauling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Dumping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Empty Return . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
6 ROADING
Roading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Preparation Prior to Roading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
In Case of Trouble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
7 MOVING DISABLED MACHINE
Moving Disabled Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
8 LUBRICATION AND SERVICING
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
Lubrications and Servicing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
Lubrications and Service Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
Miscellaneous Servicing Information . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
Recommended Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10
Specific Information for Tier4 Engine . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11
9 TECHNICAL DATA
TA300. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
10 SYMBOL IDENTIFICATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3

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