CHANGING ATTACHMENTS (Fig. 19)
WARNING
To
prevent
unexpected
Attachment
release
from
the
Lift
Arm,
BE
SURE
to
properly
secure
the
Quick-Tach
Mechanism
Lock
Pins
by
rotating
the
Latch
Lever
all
the
way
to
the
left.
The Skid Loader features a Quick-Tach Latching and
Locking Mechanism for mounting an Attachment to
the front
of
the Lift Arm. The Quick-Tach mechanism
uses a single Latch Lever control for attaching and
detaching the Attachment.
Attaching
l.
Rotate the Latch Lever completely to the right (as
viewed from the Operator's Compartment) to fully
retract the Latchpins.
2.
Start the Loader Engine and make sure the Lift
Arm is lowered and in contact with the Loader
Frame.
3.
Align the Loader squarely with the back
of
the
Attachment.
4.
Roll the Quick-Tach mechanism forward until the
mating parts
of
the mechanism are in-line with and
slightly below the Hooks on the back
of
the At-
tachment.
5.
Slowly drive the Loader forward and, at the same
time, roll the Quick-Tach mechanism back to en-
gage the Hooks on the Attachment.
6.
Stop forward travel when the Hooks are engaged
but, continue to roll the Quick-Tach mechanism
back to pick the Attachment up
off
the ground.
Exercise the
MANDATORY
SAFETY
SHUT-
DOWN
PROCEDURE
(page
10).
7.
With the Loader Engine OFF, leave the Operator's
Compartment, and swing the Latch Lever com-
pletely to the left (as viewed from the Operator's
Compartment) to fully engage the Latchpins.
8.
To check that the Attachment is properly installed,
apply down pressure to the Attachment prior to
operating.
Fig. 19: Quick-Tach
1. Quick-
Tach
Lever Locked (all the way to the Left)
2. Quick-
Tach
Lock Pin
Detaching
l.
Roll the Quick-Tach mechanism backward until
the Attachment is
off
the ground. Exercise the
MANDATORY
SAFETY
SHUTDOWN
PRO-
CEDURE
(page 10).
2.
With the Loader Engine OFF, leave the Operator's
Compartment, and rotate the Latch Lever com-
pletely to the right (as viewed from the Operator's
Compartment) to fully retract the Latchpins.
3.
Start the Loader Engine and make sure that the Lift
Arm is lowered and in contact with the Loader
Frame.
4.
Roll the Quick-Tach mechanism forward and
slowly back-up the Loader until the Attachment is
free from the Loader.
SELF-LEVELING
Loaders are provided with a hydraulic self-leveling
feature. This feature is designed to keep the attachment
level while the Lift
Arm
is being raised.
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