Childrenorbystandersmaybeinjuredifthey
moveorattempttooperatethemachinewhile
itisunattended.
Alwaysremovetheignitionkeyandsetthe
parkingbrakewhenleavingthemachine
unattended,evenifjustforafewminutes.
OperatingAttachments
ChangingtheAttachmentOrientation
Usetheattachmentcontrolpedals(Figure17)to
controlthephysicalorientationoftheattachment.Use
theleftpedaltoraiseandlowertheattachment.Usethe
rightpedaltoswingtheattachmenttotherightorleft.
Note:Therightpedalisnotusedonallattachments.
Also,onsnowthrowers,onlythechuteswingsright
andleft.
Figure17
1.Presstolowerthe
attachment/liftarm
3.Presstoraisethe
attachment/liftarm
2.Presstoswingthe
attachmenttotheleft
4.Presstoswingthe
attachmenttotheright
Important:Donotcontinuetoholdapedalafter
theattachmenthasnishedmoving.Doingsowill
damagethehydraulicsystem.
Connecting/Disconnectingan
Attachment
ReadtheOperator’sManualsuppliedwiththeattachment
beforeoperating.
1.Lowerthefrontliftarm.
2.Drivethemachineintopositionbehindthe
attachmentadapter.
3.Raisethemachineadapterontheliftarmintothe
attachmentadapter.
4.Securetheadapterstogetherwiththeattachment
pinandhairpincotterasshowninFigure18.
Figure18
1.Attachmentpin
2.Cotterpin
5.Iftheattachmentispoweredbyhydraulics,connect
thehydrauliccouplerontheattachmenttothoseon
thefrontliftarm.
Important:Ensurethatthecouplersareclean
beforeconnectingthemtopreventhydraulic
systemcontamination.
6.IftheattachmentispoweredbythePTO,extend
theattachmentPTOshaftandinsertitontothe
machinePTOshaft(Figure19).
Figure19
1.PTOshaft
Note:Toremoveanattachment,performtheabove
stepsinreverse.
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