CAUTION
Hydrauliccouplers,hydrauliclines/valves,
andhydraulicuidmaybehot.Ifyoucontact
hotcomponents,youmaybeburned.
•Weargloveswhenoperatingthehydraulic
couplers.
•Allowthemachinetocoolbeforetouching
hydrauliccomponents.
•Donottouchhydraulicuidspills.
Iftheattachmentrequireshydraulicsforoperation,
connectthehydraulichosesasfollows:
1.Shutofftheengineandremovethekey.
2.Movetheauxiliary-hydraulicsleverforward,
backward,andbacktotheNEUTRALpositionto
relievepressureatthehydrauliccouplers.
3.Removetheprotectivecoversfromthehydraulic
connectorsonthemachine.
4.Ensurethatallforeignmatteriscleanedfrom
thehydraulicconnectors.
5.Pushtheattachmentmaleconnectorintothe
femaleconnectoronthemachine.
Note:Whenyouconnecttheattachmentmale
connectorrst,yourelieveanypressurebuilt
upintheattachment.
6.Pushtheattachmentfemaleconnectorontothe
maleconnectoronthemachine.
7.Conrmthattheconnectionissecurebypulling
onthehoses.
RemovinganAttachment
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.
2.Lowertheattachmenttotheground.
3.Shutofftheengineandremovethekey.
4.Disengagethequick-attachpinsbyturningthem
totheoutside.
5.Iftheattachmentuseshydraulics,movethe
auxiliary-hydraulicsleverforward,backward,
andbacktotheNEUTRALpositiontorelieve
pressureatthehydrauliccouplers.
6.Iftheattachmentuseshydraulics,slidethe
collarsbackonthehydrauliccouplersand
disconnectthem.
Important:Connecttheattachmenthoses
togethertopreventhydraulicsystem
contaminationduringstorage.
7.Installtheprotectivecoversontothehydraulic
couplersonthemachine.
8.Starttheengine,tiltthemountplateforward,and
backthemachineawayfromtheattachment.
AfterOperation
AfterOperationSafety
GeneralSafety
•Engagetheparkingbrake(ifequipped),lower
theloaderarms,shutofftheengine,removethe
key,waitforallmovementtostop,andallowthe
machinetocoolbeforeadjusting,cleaning,storing,
orservicingit.
•Cleandebrisfromtheattachments,drives,
mufers,andenginetohelppreventres.Clean
upoilorfuelspills.
•Keepallpartsingoodworkingconditionandall
hardwaretightened.
•Donottouchpartsthatmaybehotfromoperation.
Allowthemtocoolbeforeattemptingtomaintain,
adjust,orservicethemachine.
•Usecarewhenloadingorunloadingthemachine
intoatrailerortruck.
RetrievingaStuckMachine
Ifthemachinebecomesstuck(e.g.,inmuddy
conditions),pullthemachinebackintoastable
positionusingeitherbothfronttie-down/liftpointsor
bothreartie-downpointssimultaneously.
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Figure25
1.Fronttie-down/liftpoints
2.Reartie-downpoints
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