Land Pride SGC06, Operator'S Manual

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Section 1: Assembly & Set-Up
SGC0660 Claw Grapple 380-164M 6/17/21
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Hook-Up Hydraulic Hoses
Refer to Figure 1-5:
WARNING
!
To avoid serious injury or death:
Hydraulic fluid under high pressure will penetrate the skin or
eyes causing a serious injury. Wear protective gloves and
safety glasses or goggles when working with hydraulic
systems. 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. Route hydraulic hoses through the most convenient
path to access the tractor/loader power equipment
couplers.
IMPORTANT:
Make sure coupler fittings on the
hydraulic hoses and power machine are clean
before connecting them together.
NOTE: Optional Third Function Valve Kits can be
purchased for installation on most Kubota B Series
tractors with a front mounted loader. They allow the
operator to control all grapple movements with a
joystick and provide easy hooking and unhooking of
hydraulic hoses at the front of the loader. See
“”
on
page 15.
NOTE:
Customer to supply hydraulic hoses, fabric
sleeves, elbows, adapters, and quick connect
couplers between tee fittings (#1 & #2) and
tractor/loader couplers. For detailed installation
instructions, refer to
“Optional/Customer Hydraulic
Hoses” on page 10.
2. Clean quick connect couplers of dirt and connect
male and female couplers to the tractor/loader
outlets. Make sure quick connect couplers have fully
engaged. If they have not, check the following:
a. Make sure couplers are same size and type.
b. Make sure all hydraulic pressure has been
released.
3. Extend and retract hydraulic cylinder with tractor
controls. Switch couplers at the outlets if hydraulic
cylinders operate the opposite direction intended.
Purge Hydraulic System
Refer to Figure 1-5:
1. With grapple raised off the ground about 12" (31 cm),
cycle the grapple hydraulic cylinders (#5) several
times from fully extended to fully retracted.
2. If cylinder operates unevenly after cycling it several
times, then purge the system as follows:
a. Loosen elbow fittings (#3A) and slowly extend
hydraulic cylinders (#5) to purge system of air.
b. Tighten fittings (#3A) after all trapped air has been
removed.
c. Loosen elbow fittings (#3B) and slowly retract
hydraulic cylinders to purge system of air.
d. Tighten fittings (#3B) after all trapped air has been
removed.
IMPORTANT:
Purge hydraulic cylinders and/or
hoses of air before putting the equipment into
service. Not purging the system can cause uneven
cylinder movement and positioning.
Hydraulics
Figure 1-5
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