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Section 3: Operating
AP-SD96 Silage Defacer 350-270MK 9/3/19
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Table of Contents
Hook-up to Euro Hitch
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DANGER
To avoid serious injury or death:
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A crushing hazard exists while hooking-up and unhooking
to and from a Euro hitch. Do not allow anyone to stand
between attachment and power machine while approaching
or backing away from the attachment. Do not operate lift
and/or tilt controls while someone is near the power
machine and/or attachment.
!
WARNING
To avoid serious injury or death:
•
Check Euro hitch fit-up frequently to ensure it is properly
secured under the attachment’s hitch hooks and lock pins
are fully extended into the locking lugs. An improper fit-up
can cause the attachment to come loose from the loader
hitch plate and fall.
Refer to Figure 3-3:
1. Check hitch plates for structural cracks as well as
bent or deformed components.
2. Lower the loader’s Euro hitch plate down as far as
possible.
IMPORTANT:
This attachment can only be attached
to tractor front loaders equipped with a Euro hitch
plate.
3. If required, manually pull lock handle on loader’s
Euro hitch plate until lock pins are fully back and
ready for hook-up.
4. Carefully drive up to the attachment hitch
plates (#5) until mounting bar on loader’s Euro hitch
plate is aligned and positioned under hitch plate
hooks (#4). It may be necessary to tilt top of loader’s
Euro hitch plate forward.
5. Raise loader’s Euro hitch plate up until mounting bar
is completely caught under the upper hitch
hooks (#4).
6. Slowly tilt top of loader’s Euro hitch plate back to
allow the attachment’s lower hitch lugs (#6) to
swing-in against the loader’s Euro hitch plate. If
necessary, raise loader’s Euro hitch plate up to
complete the swing-in alignment.
7. If Euro hitch pins do not auto-lock into the lower hitch
lugs (#6), shut down power machine before
dismounting by following the
“Power Machine
Shutdown Procedure” on page 9.
8. Dismount power machine and manually operate
loader’s Euro hitch lever to push lock pins into lower
hitch lugs (#6).
9. Verify that the lever is locked into position to keep
lock pins from backing out of lock pin holes on lower
hitch lugs (#6).
10. Once attachment is properly secured to power
machine, proceed to “Hydraulic Hook-up to Power
Machine”
on page 18.
Hook-up to Euro Hitch
Figure 3-3
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