Tigercat 602 skidder User manual

ISSUE 2.0, APRIL 2022

602 SKIDDER

SERVICE MANUAL

SERIAL NUMBER 6023001–6023100

SERIAL NUMBER 6025001–6025100

53032AENG

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INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................ v

MACHINE IDENTIFICATION AND SERIAL NUMBERS .................................................................................... vi

SAE STANDARDS FOR MACHINE OPERATOR PROTECTIVE STRUCTURES ............................................vii

NON-APPROVED FIELD PRODUCT CHANGES ............................................................................................viii

REGULATORY INFORMATION......................................................................................................................... ix

WARRANTY –EPA .............................................................................................................................................. x

EC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY 602 GRAPPLE SKIDDER...................................................................xii

EC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY 602 CABLE SKIDDER.......................................................................xiv

SAFETY ..............................................................................................................................................................1

CONTROLS AND OPERATION..........................................................................................................................2

LUBRICATION AND MAINTENANCE.................................................................................................................3

ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTERS......................................................................................................................6

ENGINE START AND STOP...............................................................................................................................7

DRIVE .................................................................................................................................................................8

BRAKES AND DIFFERENTIAL LOCKS .............................................................................................................9

COOLING SYSTEM..........................................................................................................................................10

STEERING AND CENTRE JOINT .................................................................................................................... 11

GRAPPLE, ARCH, AND BOOM........................................................................................................................12

WINCH..............................................................................................................................................................13

DOZER BLADE.................................................................................................................................................14

Tigercat 602 Skidder

TABLE OF CONTENTS

602 AVAILABLE LITERATURE

Operator's Manual ..........................................................................................................................Part No. 53031AENG

Service Manual (this manual).........................................................................................................Part No. 53032AENG

Parts Catalog, 602 Grapple Skidder...............................................................................................Part No. 58364A

Parts Catalog, 602 Cable Skidder ..................................................................................................Part No. 53033A

Vehicle Moving and Transporting Instructions................................................................................Part No. 41604AMUL

Engine Operation and Maintenance Manual, N45 Tier 2/Non-Certied .........................................Part No. 45045AMUL

Engine Operation and Maintenance Manual, N45 Tier 4f ..............................................................Part No. 42939AMUL

CALIFORNIA

Proposition 65 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.

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An Operator's Manual, Service Manual, and Parts Catalog are made available by Tigercat to assist the dealer,

customer and operator in becoming familiar with the features of the 602 Skidder.

SERIAL NUMBERS:

602 Cable Skidder 6025001–6025100

602 Grapple Skidder 6023001–6023100

The 602 Cable Skidder and Grapple Skidder are designed for skidding trees in selective felling and clear felling

applications in plantations and natural stands.

The Operator's Manual will assist the operator with the techniques of proper and safe operation of the 602 Skidder.

The Service Manual contains safety and servicing procedures and a preventive maintenance schedule to ensure

optimum machine performance.

Section 1 in both the Operator's Manual and the Service Manual contains safety information that must be followed. As

well, throughout the rest of the manuals, DANGER, WARNING and CAUTION notices are displayed where necessary,

drawing attention to possible hazards when performing certain procedures.

Only trained personnel are allowed to operate or work on the machine.

The information contained in this manual is current at time of printing. Improvements to the machine are on-going and

may not be covered, therefore in these cases contact your Tigercat dealer for the appropriate information.

Tigercat reserves the right to make changes to the machine after this manual release date that may not immediately

appear in this manual.

If the machine in question was built after the release date of this manual and there is a discrepancy, call Tigercat

service department.

Tigercat reserves the right to change information contained herein at any time without prior notice.

All product or company names that may be mentioned in this publication are trade names, trademarks or registered

trademarks of their respective owners.

Tigercat 602 Skidder

INTRODUCTION

INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................ v

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