Section 1: Assembly & Set-Up
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Equipment Clearances
It is important to check the clearance before putting
grapple into operation. Make sure hoses are long enough
and won’t become pinched or entangled in the
equipment. Also, make sure the grapple does not come
in contact with tractor frame and tires by carefully going
through its full range of motions.
1. Visually inspect hydraulic hoses for possible pinch
points and shortness. Make hose adjustments before
putting equipment into service.
2. Start tractor and raise grapple approximately
12" (31 cm) off the ground.
3. If necessary, have someone stand safely nearby that
can motion for the operator to stop if a problem
develops while completing steps 4-7 below.
4. Fully extend hydraulic cylinders to pivot upper jaw
fully down.
5. Fully extend and retract loader hitch plate through its
full range of motion while watching for interferences
between tractor, front mounted loader, and grapple.
Make sure hydraulic hoses are long enough and do
not become pinched through the full range of motion.
6. Fully retract hydraulic cylinders to pivot jaw fully up
and repeat step 5.
7.
Raise loader arms fully up and repeat steps 4-6.
Unhook From Kubota B Mount Hitch
Refer to Figure 1-6:
WARNING
!
To avoid serious injury or death:
•
Store attachment on solid, level ground with hydraulic
cylinders fully extended, upper jaw fully closed, and park
stands locked in the rotated down position. The attachment
can tip over if stored improperly.
•
Before dismounting to lock park stands down, close upper
jaw, tilt top of loader hitch plate fully forward, and lower
attachment until the upper jaw is resting on the ground.
•
Before dismounting to unhook attachment, fully close upper
jaw and lower loader lift arms until the lower jaw and
parking stands are resting on solid level ground.
on page 22 if parking
grapple for long periods and end of season.
2. Park tractor and grapple on a flat, level, solid surface.
3. With upper jaw closed, rotate B mount hitch fully
forward and lower grapple to ground. The upper jaw
should be resting on the ground.
4. Place transmission in park or set park brake, shut
tractor engine off, and remove switch key.
5. Rotate park stands (#1) down. Refer to
on page 10 for detailed instructions.
Hook-up to Kubota B Mount Hitch
Figure 1-6
6. Return to tractor and start the engine. Rotate B mount
hitch to vertical position and lower loader arms until unit
is resting on the lower jaw and park stands.
7.
Shut tractor engine off and remove switch key.
8. Operate hydraulic control lever/buttons back and
forth to release hydraulic system pressure.
9. Disconnect hydraulic hoses from the tractor/loader
and store hoses on the grapple.
10. Unhook wire retaining pins from B mount lower hitch
pins and remove lower hitch pins.
11. Return to tractor, start engine and rotate bottom of
B mount hitch away from grapple until saddle plates
are clear of grapple’s lower hitch pin spacers.
12.
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lowly back tractor away from grapple until upper B
mount hitch hooks have separated from grapple’s
upper hitch pins.
13. Continue to carefully back away from grapple
until
unit is clear of grapple.
14. Rotate B mount hitch vertical and raise loader arms
up to a suitable traveling height.
15. Reinsert lower hitch pins and secure in place with
wire retaining pins.
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