Land Pride BS30, Operator'S Manual

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Section 2: Operating Procedures
Table of Contents
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11. Plan your route to avoid heavy traffic.
12. Be sure to slow down when traveling over rough or
hilly terrain.
Placing Bales
1. Stop in front of desired location.
2. Slowly raise or lower bale to the required height while
keeping spear points tilted up 5 to 10 degrees from
horizontal.
3. Move forward slowly until bale is square and straight
above the location where it is to be placed.
4. Rotate spears to level and lower bale down onto its
final resting spot.
5. Before backing, check all sides for pedestrians or
other traffic.
6. Once the bale has settled, back up slowly while
keeping the spears level.
7. Make sure spears clear the bale before turning or
changing height of spears.
8. Lower spears down to transport height before
moving again.
Unhook Bale Spear
WARNING
!
To avoid serious injury or death:
Park Bale Spear with spears pointing down or with spears
against a building or other suitable stable object.
1. Park tractor/skid steer with unit on a flat level solid
surface and lower Bale Spear onto the surface.
2. Place transmission in park, set park brake, shut
power equipment off, and remove switch key.
IMPORTANT: Do not unhook loader from tractor with
Bale Spear attached. Unhook Bale Spear and
reattach loader bucket before unhooking loader from
tractor.
Euro Hitch
Refer to Figure 3-1:
a. If required, manually move locking handle until
locking pins release. If Euro hitch does not have a
locking handle, locking pins should auto-release
during Step d below.
b. Return to tractor and raise Bale Spear up 10".
c. Tilt front of spear points down 5 to 10 degrees
below horizontal and lower Bale Spear until
spearpoints, bale spikes, or frame is/are touching
the ground.
d. Slowly lower hitch plate until the top hooks have
separated from the Euro style hitch.
e. Carefully back tractor slowly away from the Bale
Spear making sure it does not interfere with the
Bale Spear hitch plate.
f. If spike extensions are included, continue with
instructions under “Unhook Bale Spear With
Spike Extensions” on page 17.
Skid Steer/Loader Hitch
Refer to Figure 3-2:
a. Pull lock handles to disengage pins from bottom
slots in hitch plate.
b. Return to tractor/skid steer and raise Bale Spear
up 10".
c. Tilt front of spear points down 5-10 degrees below
horizontal and lower Bale Spear until spearpoints,
bale spikes, or frame is/are touching the ground.
d. Slowly lower Bale Spear until the top angle bar and
skid steer/loader hitch hitch have separated.
e. Carefully back tractor/skid steer slowly away from
the Bale Spear while making sure the hitch does
not interfere with the Bale Spear hitch frame.
f. If spike extensions are included, continue with
instructions under “Unhook Bale Spear With
Spike Extensions” on page 17.
Bale Spear With Euro Hitch Plates
Figure 3-1
Bale Spear With
Skid Steer/Loader
Hitch Plates
Figure 3-2
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