Alamo Industrial A-Boom, Operator'S Manual

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SAFETY SECTION .............................................................................................................. 1-1
General Safety Instructions and Practices .........................................................................................................1-2
Operator Safety Instructions and Practices .......................................................................................................1-3
Connecting & Disconnecting Implement Safety Instructions & Practices ..........................................................1-5
Equipment Operation Safety Instructions and Practices ....................................................................................1-6
Maintenance and Service Safety Instructions and Practices ...........................................................................1-12
Transporting Safety Instructions and Practices ...............................................................................................1-14
Concluding Safety Instructions and Practices ..................................................................................................1-16
Decal Location .................................................................................................................................................1-17
Decal Description .............................................................................................................................................1-26
Federal Laws and Regulations ........................................................................................................................1-41
INTRODUCTION SECTION ................................................................................................. 2-1
OPERATION SECTION ....................................................................................................... 3-1
OPERATOR REQUIREMENTS .........................................................................................................................3-4
TRACTOR REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................................................................3-5
ROPS and Seat Belt ..........................................................................................................................................3-5
Operator Thrown Object Protection ...................................................................................................................3-5
Tractor Lighting and SMV Emblem ....................................................................................................................3-6
Tractor Ballast ....................................................................................................................................................3-7
GETTING ON AND OFF THE TRACTOR .........................................................................................................3-7
Boarding the Tractor ..........................................................................................................................................3-8
Dismounting the Tractor .....................................................................................................................................3-8
STARTING THE TRACTOR ..............................................................................................................................3-9
CONNECTING ATTACHING HEADS TO THE BOOM ...................................................................................3-10
Connecting Mower Head Hydraulics ................................................................................................................3-10
PRE-OPERATION INSPECTION AND SERVICE ...........................................................................................3-11
Tractor Pre-Operation Inspection/Service ........................................................................................................3-12
Boom Unit Pre-Operation Inspection and Service ...........................................................................................3-12
Cutting Component Inspection .........................................................................................................................3-22
Blade Bolt Inspection .......................................................................................................................................3-23
OPERATING THE CONTROL VALVES ................ ..........................................................................................3-24
Swing . ..............................................................................................................................................................3-26
Dipper ... ...........................................................................................................................................................3-28
Tilt ... .................................................................................................................................................................3-29
DRIVING THE TRACTOR AND IMPLEMENT .................................................................................................3-30
Starting the Tractor ..........................................................................................................................................3-31
Brake and Differential Lock Setting ..................................................................................................................3-32
Driving the Tractor and Boom ..........................................................................................................................3-33
OPERATING THE BOOM UNIT AND ATTACHED HEAD ..............................................................................3-34
Foreign Debris Hazards/Overhead Obstructions .............................................................................................3-35
Operating Speed and Ground Speed ..............................................................................................................3-36
Operating the Attached Mower Heads .............................................................................................................3-37
Shutting Down the Attached Head ...................................................................................................................3-42
TRACTOR, BOOM, AND ATTACHED HEAD STORAGE ...............................................................................3-42
.........................................................................................................................................................................3-43
TRANSPORTING THE TRACTOR AND IMPLEMENT ...................................................................................3-43
Transporting on Public Roadways ...................................................................................................................3-45
Hauling the Tractor and Implement ..................................................................................................................3-47
MAINTENANCE SECTION .................................................................................................. 4-1
Lubrication Information ......................................................................................................................................4-2