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Section 1: Assembly & Set-Up
RG1060 & RG1072 Root Grapples 380-423M 7/17/24
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Disconnect from Grapple
Refer to Figure 1-2:
DANGER
!
To avoid serious injury or death:
A crushing hazard exists when connecting and disconnecting
the attachment. Do not allow anyone to stand between
attachment and power machine while approaching or backing
away from the attachment. Do not operate hydraulic controls
while someone is near the power machine and/or attachment.
WARNING
!
To avoid serious injury or death:
•
Shutdown power machine and release all hydraulic
pressure to the equipment before connecting or
disconnecting hydraulic hoses to or from the power
machine.
•
Hydraulic fluid under high pressure will penetrate the skin
or eyes causing serious injury. Wear protective gloves and
safety glasses or goggles when working with hydraulics.
Use a piece of cardboard or wood, rather than hands, when
searching for leaks. If an accident occurs, seek immediate
emergency medical care or gangrene may result. DO NOT
DELAY.
1. See “Long-Term Storage” on page 17 if parking the
grapple for long periods.
2. Park tractor on a flat, level, solid surface.
3. Lower the loader arms until the grapple is slightly off
the ground.
4. Shut tractor down according to “Tractor Shutdown
Procedure” on page 9 leaving the grapple slightly off
the ground.
5. Release all hydraulic pressure to the auxiliary lines.
See your tractor Operator’s Manual for additional
instructions.
6. Disconnect quick couplers (#1 &# 2) from the tractor
quick couplers.
7. Store hydraulic hoses (#3) on the grapple frame with
the couplers (#1 & #2) hanging down and off the
ground to keep dirt and moisture away from them.
8. Rotate loader hitch lock handles fully up to remove
lock pins from bottom slots on the grapple. Check to
ensure they are fully out of bottom slots.
9. Start tractor and tilt top of loader hitch plates forward
slightly.
10. Slowly lower the loader arms until the top angle bars
have separated from the grapple’s top angle bars.
11. Carefully back tractor away from the grapple while
ensuring loader hitch plates clear the grapple hitch
plates.
Disconnect from Grapple
Figure 1-2
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Lock handles
Tractor loader hitch
Hitch plate
Hitch plate
Top angle bar
Top angle bar
Bottom slot
Bottom slot
Top angle bars
Hitch plate
Lock pin