Gehl Company, in compliance with the
Farm
and Industrial Equipment Institute
and
the American Society
of
Agricultural Engineers, has
adopted
as a SAFETY ALERT SYMBOL. When you see this symbol, in this
manual
or
on the unit itself, you are reminded to
BE
ALERT! Your Safety
is
involved.
CONTROLS & SAFETY
EQUIPMENT
Whenever and wherever possible
and
without affecting
machine operation, Guards and Shields have been used
on this equipment to protect potentially hazardous areas.
In many places, Decals are also provided to warn
of
potential dangers
as
well as to display special operating
proced ures.
A
WARNING:
Read and observe ALL
warning.
son
the
unit BEFORE operating it.
DO
NOT
operate this equipment unless
ALL
factory installed Guards and Shields are properly
secured
in
place.
T -BARS (Fig. 1)
A
WARNING:
BE
SURE to Fasten and Adjust
Seat Belts,
to
disengage the Hydrostatic
Pump Drive Belt Idler and to return both
T-
bar Controls to their "Neutral" positions, BEFORE
starting the Loader engine.
Traction
T~Bar
Fig. 1
NOTE: When seated
on
the Loader Seat, the
•
Traction
T-bar
is
the "left-hand" control and
the Lift/Tilt T -bar
is
the "right-hand" control.
Traction T-bar
The
Traction T-bar controls forward
and
reverse motion
and turning the Skid Steer Loader. With the Hydrostatic
Pump
Drive Belt Idler engaged, a right
turn
in carried-
out
by twisting the Traction
T-bar
clockwise. A left
turn
is
carried-out
by
twisting the
Traction
T-bar
counter-
clockwise.
By
design
and
for most efficient use
of
Loader
power, turns in either direction should only be carried-
out
with the Traction T
-bar
in the "Neutral" position.
The
"Neutral" position
of
the Traction
T-bar
and
T-bar
movements for turning, forward travel
and
reverse travel
are displayed on the
"Operation"
Decal on
top
of
the
Operator's Console.
Lift/Tilt T -bar
The
Lift/Tilt
T-bar
controls raising and lowering the
Load Arms
and
rolling the Bucket
or
Fork
forward
or
back. Pushing the
Lift/Tilt
T-bar
straight forward from
the
"N
eutral" position lowers the
Load
Arms. Pulling the
T-bar
straight back raises the
Load
Arms. Twisting the T-
bar
clockwise extends the Tilt Cylinders to roll the
Bucket or
Fork
forward. Twisting the
T-bar
counterclockwise retracts the Tilt Cylinders
to
roll the
Bucket or
Fork
back .
NOTE: The Lift/Tilt T -bar
on
Loader models
•
equipped with 3-Spool Control Valves and
Auxiliary Hydraulics connections
is
also
equipped
with a Float
pOSition
which
is
reached
by
pushing
the T -bar
all
the way forward. Refer
to
the General
Information topic
in
the Operation section of
this
manual for further explanation.
A
WARNING: On 3-Spool Control Valve
Loader models, NEVER
push
the Lift/Tilt
T-
bar fully forward into the "Float" position
when the Load Arms are raised.
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