Wolf 18 Series Manual

X18 MINI CRAWLER
EXCAVATOR
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE MANUAL
MAXDUTY IMPORTS PTY LTD

●Operation joystick lock
This device is to lock/unlock operation joystick. Please operate
exactly according to instruction label on machine.
1.This device could not
lock traveling joystick and
extra line foot valve. They
still work when the lock
joystick Is pulled up。
2.When the lock joystick is
pulled up, you cannot
operate the working device
(working device includes
boom, arm and bucket).
3.Please fully pull up the lock joystick before you are on or off the
machine. Please lower the bucket down to ground and shut down
the engine before you left.
Caution
Before you pull over or left machine ，please do lower the
bucket down to ground and pull up the lock joystick, otherwise
it is dangerous if the working device falling down. Please make
sure the lock joystick is at locked position, shut down the
engine and pull out the keys.
Note

Operation joystick instruction
Left working device
joystick
Left traveling
joystick
Right traveling
joystick
Right working device
joystick
Dozer blade joystick
Accelerator knob
Flame out line
Operation joystick lock
swing/boom deflection switch
joystick
extra line foot valve

●Accelerator knob
1、Twist the knob clockwise to increase engine rotate speed.
2、When you shut down engine, twist the knob anticlockwise to
the bottom slowly, decrease engine rotate speed gradually, DO NOT
press the button on top and push knob down to bottom hardly to
avoid knob failure.
3、●Flame out line
Pull up the flame out line to flame out the accelerator.
●Traveling joystick
Caution
If you move dozer blade on behind and operate the traveling
joystick, machine will travel to the opposite direction of your
operation. Thus, please confirm the direction of dozer blade
before you travel the machine. Failure on confirmation may
make the machine travel to opposite direction and cause injury
or accident.
When the dozer blade is on front, push traveling joystick forward
will make machine travel forward, pull traveling joystick backward
will make machine
travel backward.
●operation joystick
operation joystick is to
operate boom, arm,
bucket, machine swing or
boom deflection.

Operation direction
Right operation joystick
1
Boom down
2
Boom up
3
Bucket dig
4
Bucket dump
Caution
Please do not swing or deflection machine on slant road,
otherwise there might be danger of turnover. If you have to do
this on slant road, please make your machine’s position flat
then proceed.
1、The machine is using hydraulic pilot system, so work device
could be operated only when engine is running. If you need bucket
touch the ground, please switch engine to low speed then proceed.
2、Before you go on or off the machine, please pull up the lock
Operation direction
Left operation joystick
A
Arm stretch out
B
Arm withdraw
C
Swing to left/boom deflect to left
D
Swing to right/boom deflect to right
Note

joystick and make sure it’s in lock position
3、If hydraulic oil’s temperature is low, the responsiveness of
working device joystick will be slow, so please warm up the machine
before work.
4.Please following below procedures before dismounting hydraulic
attachments：
⑴Lower engine rotate speed, lay down the bucket on the ground ;
⑵Shut down the engine, move both sides working device joysticks
to all directions;
⑶Wait at least 10 minutes to release pressure in hydraulic circuit.
Do not ignore any above procedure to avoid dangerous.
6、Do not come close to the machine before working device touch
the ground.
1、Boom operation
Please avoid bucket tooth hooking on dozer blade when boom
going down.
2、Arm operation
When stretch out the arm, if the arm is vertical to the ground there
might be momentary movement pause, this is not malfunction
please do not worry about that.
3、Fast swing or deflection will short machine service life, please
don’t operate like that.
●Swing/boom deflection switch joystick
It is for switching between upper platform swing and boom
deflection.
Push down the switch joystick to position, if you move left ope
ration joystick the boom should deflect to left or right。Pull up
the joystick and the machine is in swing model, if you move
left operation joystick the upper platform will swing.
Important

Caution
When work with boom deflection, keep people or barrier from
boom deflection range to avoid injury.
●Dozer blade joystick
To lift or lower dozer blade
Push the joystick forward to lower dozer blade, pull the joystick
backward to lift dozer blade.
When you are dozing, please operate two traveling joystick with you
left hand and operate dozer blade with your right hand.
Lower Lift
Swing Boom deflection

Pull joystick to right
side to move seat
forward or backwa
●extra line foot valve
To operate hydraulic breaker or
other attachments. After hydraulic
breaker is connected to the
machine, raise upper pad to from,
and step on right side of foot valve
to proceed breaking. When using
other attachments, step on left
side of foot valve and hydraulic oil will flow to left side of arm, step
on right side of foot valve and hydraulic oil will flow to right side of
arm
●Safety belt
Caution
Please fasten your safety belt before you operate the machine,
please adjust the seat to best position and buckle up the safety
belt.
●Seat adjustment
The seat is with slide to forward and
backward
1、Pull joystick to right side to move
seat forward or backward, adjust the
seat to the position that easy to
operate and confirm the seat is
fixed well.
2、Before you put down the

seat forward, please put operation
joystick lock to “lock” position,
shut down the engine then proceed
●Starter
To start the engine, insert key into starter, turn the key
anticlockwise to first gear, all electrical circuits are opening and
machine is preheated. Turn the key anticlockwise to next gear the
engine is started. Please remove your hand off the key after engine
is started.
Work lamp/front
lamp switch
Horn switch
Starter
Gauge
Important

If the key is attached with metal key chain, it will hinder the signal
transmission between key and switch to cause engine start failure.
●Horn
When the key is on running position, press the horn switch and the
horn will ring.
●Work lamp/front lamp switch
When the key is on running position, press the work lamp/
front lamp switch, the work lamp/front lamp will be turned
on.
●Gauge
◆Charging indication
When charging system failure occur during engine running, the
charging indication light will be turned on. When engine is stopped,
put the key to running position the light will be turned on, and will
go off after engine is started.
◆Engine oil pressure
When lubricating system failure occur during engine running, the
engine oil pressure indication light will be turned on. When engine
Water temperature
Battery level
Hour meter
Engine oil pressure
Charging indication
Work lamp/front lamp

is stopped, put the key to running position the light will be turned
on, and will go off after engine is started. If the light is still on after
engine is started, please stop engine and check engine oil level.
◆Hour meter
Indicate machine’s accumulate running hours.
Hour meter’s count method: the number will increase 1 every one
hour, this is electrical hour meter, so as long as the key is on running
position, the meter still counts even the engine is stopped.
Sometimes there might be fog inside hour meter, this is not failure
and the fog will disappear after steam evaporation
◆Water temperature
When water temperature in cooling system reach to 102℃during
engine running, water temperature indication light will be turned
on for warning. put the key to running position the light will be
turned on, when engine is running it will display water temperature
◆Battery indication
Battery indication light will be turned on after battery charging is
finished. Put the key to running position the light will be turned on
◆Work lamp/front lamp indication
Put the key to running position and press work lamp/front lamp
switch，the indication light will be turned on.