Farm King Allied 2895, Operator And Parts Manual

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Operation - 2895 Loader
WARNING
Do not operate A Frame for bales without stabilizers.
Handling bales and pallets:
For safe handling of bales and pallets please follow
procedures below:
With a single spear, enter one of the ends of the
bale and drive the spear horizontally into the
center or slightly above center of the bale and
fully penetrate the bale. Then rollback the bucket
cylinders approximately three quarters of the
cylinder stroke and lift bale approximately a foot
off the ground.
With the double or four spears enter the bale
from one of the ends and drive the spear one
third to one half the way up, from the bottom and
fully penetrate the bale. Then rollback the bucket
cylinders approximately three quarters of the
cylinder’s stroke and lift bale approximately
12.0" off the ground.
CAUTION
Never attempt to use the spears as forks, as the spears can easily
penetrate theground causing a spear to bend or break as well
as making the bale unstable to carry. Never attempt to handle
a bale with only part of the spear(s) penetrated. The nut on the
bale spear must be torqued to 500 ft.-lbs. Check the torque
periodically. A loose spear will damage the spear holder.