Bobcat 743 - Operating Procedure

OPERATING PROCEDURE
1. When you are learning to use the Bobcat, operate the loader at a slow rate.
2. Take advantage of the efficient operation of the compact Bobcat loader. Keep
the travel distance as short as possible. Keep the work area small so that the
cycle time is short.
3. Keep the work area as level as possible.
4. Fill the bucket to the rated load capacity. You can turn the Bobcat loader better
with a rated capacity load than with less than a rated capacity load.
5. Decrease
the cycle time by the use of a Fast Turn (See Page 5) rather than a "go
backward - go forward" turn.
6. Tilt the bucket as you raise the lift
arms or drive up a slope. This will
keep the material from falling off
the back of the bucket.
AWARNING
Always carry the bucket low
while driving the Bobcat loader
from location to location.
7. Go up and down a slope with the
heavy end of the loader toward the
top of the slope. Go directly up and
down a slope, not across a slope
(Fig.
29).
WITH BUCKET FULL
Fig. 29 Slope Conditions
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743 Loader
Operator's Manual