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CHANGING ATTACHMENT TOOLS
The Telescopic Forklift boom nose will accept
Dynattach
®
quick-attach system Gehl attachment tools.
The Dynattach
®
quick-attach system has a quick-
release hookup and locking mechanism for mounting
framing, masonary, or material handling type attach-
ment tools to the boom nose.
Attaching - Using Dynattach
®
Quick-
attach System
To pickup the attachment tool proceed as follows:
1. Raise the boom slightly and extend it 2 or 3 feet
(0.6-0.9 m) for better visibility and tilt the Dynattach
system forward.
2. Align the Dynattach system squarely with the back
of the attachment tool.
3. Slowly extend the Dynattach system and lower the
hooks under the attachment tool hookup bar.
4. Tilt the Dynattach system back so that the lock
plate engages the attachment tool. This secures the
attachment tool to the Dynattach system.
5. For attachment tool with auxiliary hydraulics, con-
nect hoses to the quick-connect connectors on the
boom nose.
Detaching - Using Dynattach
®
Quick-
attach System
To detach attachment tool, proceed as follows:
1. Raise the boom slightly and extend it 2 or 3 feet
(0.6-0.9 m) for better visibility. Lower the boom until
the attachment tool is approximately 12” (0.3 m) off
the ground.
2. Roll the carrier backward as far as it will go. Once
the carrier is rolled all the way back, perform the
MANDATORY SAFETY SHUTDOWN PROCE-
DURE
(Safety chapter)
3. With the engine off, leave the operator’s station.
Manually raise the lock spring and flip the lock plate
up and outward at least 180
o
so it is in position to re-
lock on the next attachment tool.
4. Tilt the Dynattach system forward to allow the
attachment tool to roll out, then lower the boom so the
hook ears clear the hookup bar on the attachment tool.
NOTE:
One side of the lock plate has a bright
red decal to indicate the unlocked position.
5. If the attachment tool has auxiliary hydraulics, dis-
connect the hoses from the quick-disconnects on the
boom nose.
Dynattach
®
System Attaching Detail
Dynattach
®
System Detaching Detail
Hookup Ear
Hookup Bar
Tilted
Forward For
Hookup
Attachment
Tool
Attachment
Tool Locked
Attachment
Tool Released
Attachment
Tool Unlocked
Manually For
Release
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