S250 Bobcat Loader
PM-7 Operation & Maintenance Manual
LIFT ARM SUPPORT DEVICE (CONT’D)
Removing The Lift Arm Support Device
The operator must be in the operator’s seat, with the seat
belt fastened and seat bar lowered, until the lift arm
support device is removed and the lift arms are lowered
all the way.
Start the engine and raise the lift arms all the way up.
Have a second person remove the lift arm support
device.
Lower the lift arms all the way and stop the engine.
Return the lift arm support device to the storage position
and secure with clamping knobs.
Remove the jackstands.
OPERATOR CAB
Description
The Bobcat loader has an operator cab (ROPS and
FOPS) as standard equipment to protect the operator
from rollover and falling objects. Check with your dealer if
the operator cab has been damaged. The seat belt must
be worn for rollover protection.
ROPS / FOPS - Roll Over protective Structure per
SAE J1040 and ISO 3471, and Falling Object Protective
Structure per SAE J1043 and ISO 3449, Level I. Level II
is available.
Level I - Protection from falling bricks, small concrete
blocks, and hand tools encountered in operations such as
highway maintenance, landscaping, and other
construction sites.
Level II - Protection from falling trees, rocks: for machines
involved in site clearing, overhead demolition or forestry.
Raising The Operator Cab
Always stop the engine before raising or lowering the cab.
Stop the loader on a level surface. Lower the lift arms.
If the lift arms must be up while raising the operator cab,
install the lift arm support device. (See LIFT ARM
SUPPORT DEVICE on Page PM-6.)
Figure PM-4
Install jackstands under the rear of the loader frame
[Figure PM-4].
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