jcb 135 HD, Service Manual

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03 - Attachments, Couplings and Load Handling
09 - Lift Arm Quickhitch
03 - Mechanical Quickhitch
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03 - Mechanical Quickhitch
Disconnect and Connect
WARNING
Do not lean out of the cab to operate
the quickhitch levers. If the controls are moved
accidentally you could be killed or injured.
Manual Quickhitch Control
Engaging the Shovel/Attachments
1. Align the machine square to the shovel/
attachment.
2. Lower the lift arm fully to bring the quickhitch
plate below the level of the lips on the shovel/
attachment. Move the levers (one each side of
quickhitch plate) fully out.
3. Drive the machine slowly forward. Stop when
the quickhitch plate just touches the shovel/
attachment.
4. Raise the lift arm and engage the hitch plate
in the lips on the shovel/attachment. Stop the
movement as soon as the plate is engaged.
5. Move the lift arm control lever to roll back the
shovel/attachment slightly.
6. Stop the engine and remove the ignition key.
7. Raise the safety control locks and dismount the
machine.
8. Push the levers fully in, to engage the quickhitch
locking pins. Check that the levers locked into the
detents.
9. Check that the locking pins are engaged through
the attachment.
10. The shovel/attachment is now locked onto
quickhitch.
11. If appropriate connect the attachment tail hoses
lift arm pipework.
12. Return to the cab seat and lower the safety
control locks. The shovel/attachment is now
ready for use.
Figure 17.
C
B
D
D
A
A Quickhitch plate B Levers out
C Levers in D Quickhitch locking pins