Bobcat T40140 T40170 Telescopic Handler Use and Maintenance Manual

Description

Bobcat T40140 T40170 Telescopic Handler Use and Maintenance Manual

This Bobcat T40140 T40170 use and maintenance manual is the complete working reference for the two telehandler models, covering everything from daily checks and safe load handling through to the preventive maintenance schedule and full technical specifications. It is written for the owner, operator and workshop technician who needs the correct procedures and the correct figures in front of them rather than guesswork. The manual applies to the T40140 from N/S 3632 11001 and superiors and the T40170 from N/S 3633 11001 and superiors, with model-specific specification chapters at the end of the book so you are never reading data for the wrong machine.

File Details

• Manual type: Use and maintenance manual
• Brand: Bobcat
• Models covered: T40140, T40170 telescopic handlers
• Document number: 4852110_ES (03-2004)
• Language: English (translated edition)
• Page count: 117 pages
• File format: PDF

Chapters Covered

• Prologue – maintenance articles, lubricants, fuel and liquids, serial number locations, delivery report
• Safety – operator responsibility, safety alert symbols, fire prevention, maintenance safety instructions, safety stickers and their positions
• Load Tables – load abacuses for the T40140 and load abacuses for the T40170
• Instructions for Use – controls and indicators, multifunction board, right panel, multifunction levers, boom function controller, stability indicator, CDDL control, transverse inclination compass, AMA deactivation switch, pedals, parking brake, cabin heating and demisting
• Daily Review and Operation – preparation for use, seat adjustment, filling the diesel tank, starting, driving, stopping, load handling, lifting and placing loads on stacks
• Stowage, Hoisting and Towing – securing the machine on a trailer, lifting points, towing preparation, transmission and parking brake deactivation, driving on public roads
• Preventive Maintenance – maintenance frequency table, operator cabin and ROPS/FOPS, engine hood, air filter, fuel system, lubrication circuit, cooling system, alternator belt, electrical circuit, hydraulic and hydrostatic system, mechanical transmission, tires
• Structure – telescopic chain tension and wear checks for T40140 and T40170, machine lubrication schemes
• Implements – identification plate, manual and hydraulic implement locking, rigid pallet fork, floating fork pallet fork, buckets, protection and signal devices, crane jib, winch, crane mast
• Options – tires, remote control, basket, cabin air conditioning, roof wiper, second hydraulic function, tow bar fork, boom stop, windshield grille, reversing alarm, beacon, work light on the boom
• Specifications T40140 – dimensions, weights, load tables, stabilizers and CDDL, AMA, engine and transmission, steering, hydraulics, telescopic boom, electrical circuit, brakes, tires, capacities
• Specifications T40170 – the same specification set applied to the larger model

Read together, these chapters give a technician a complete working picture of the machine. The operation chapters explain how the boom, stabilizers, tilt correction and stability indicator interact before any load leaves the ground. The maintenance chapters then take over with a frequency table that spreads every intervention across 10, 50, 200, 500, 750 and 1000 hour intervals, followed by step-by-step procedures for each one. The specification chapters close the loop with the exact pressures, capacities, torques and dimensions that those procedures depend on. Because both models share one book, the differences that matter – tire specification and inflation pressure, reach and lift height, machine weight, chain adjustment procedure, boom construction – are separated out rather than blurred together.

Load Charts and Stability Systems

The load abacuses are reproduced for the T40140 and the T40170 in both configurations, with tires alone and with stabilizers deployed. They define what the machine can lift at a given reach and height, and the manual is direct about the fact that they must be consulted before any handling maneuver begins. Alongside them, the book explains the longitudinal stability indicator with its green, amber and red light stages, the alarm that sounds as the first red light comes on, the AMA system that blocks aggravating movements once the load reaches 85% of the tipping value, and the CDDL tilt correction and lateral compensation device with its working limits. These are the systems that decide whether a lift is safe, and the manual treats them as the operator’s primary instruments.

Maintenance and Service Information

The preventive maintenance chapter is built around a single frequency table, so nothing gets done twice and nothing gets missed. It then walks through the air filter, fuel filter and fuel system, engine oil and oil filter, cooling system and coolant concentration, alternator belt tension, battery and fuses, hydraulic oil and filter, hydraulic reservoir breather valve, axle oil levels, tire pressure and wheel nut torque, and the vent valves on both axles. Chain tension procedures for the telescopic boom are given separately for the T40140 and T40170, with torque figures of 30 Nm and 18 Nm at the relevant adjusters. A lubrication scheme with callout diagrams shows every grease point on the machine.

Specifications for Both Models

Each model has its own specification chapter. The T40140 is listed at 10,000 kg without an implement and the T40170 at 10,970 kg, with axle distribution figures for the unladen machine and for a machine carrying a 4,000 kg load. Both use the Perkins 1004C-44T turbocharged four-cylinder diesel rated at 74.5 kW at 2200 rpm with 412 Nm at 1400 rpm, matched to a Sauer Sundstrand hydrostatic transmission with a 90R075 pump and 51D160 motor. Capacities, tire sizes and pressures, reach and lift heights, steering modes, brake design and noise levels are all tabulated for each model.

What This Manual Lets You Do

With this manual on hand you can run the daily and periodic service on a T40140 or T40170 without waiting for a dealer slot, set up the machine correctly before a lift, read the load abacuses with confidence, diagnose the stability and tilt systems when a warning light or alarm appears, adjust the telescopic chains to the correct torque, service the hydraulics and axles to the right oil levels, and look up the exact specification for whichever of the two models is in front of you. Correct procedures and correct figures are what keep a telehandler stable and its components alive – the difference between a machine that works for years and one that fails mid-lift is usually a torque value or a fluid level that nobody checked.

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