BACKHOE REMOVAL
CAUTION:
Move the backhoe to flat, firm and wide place to remove the equipment.
CAUTION:
WARNING:
Use other lifting equipment to remove when the backhoe has damage.
STEP 1.
Move the tractor to backhoe storage place.
STEP 2.
STEP 3.
Center the boom and then lock the swing with lock pin.
STEP 4.
STEP 5.
Remove pins that secure the backhoe. Subframe in the mounting brackets on the tractor.
STEP 6.
STEP 7.
Move the tractor forward slowly until the backhoe subframe disengages of the mounting brackets.
STEP 8.
STEP 9.
CAUTION:
CAUTION:
Be careful to avoid injury during removal of the backhoe.
CAUTION:
Turn off the tractor engine. Relieve hydraulic pressure by actuating all the control levers in each
direction, then disconnect the backhoe hose couplers from the tractor hydraulic couplers.
Remove the backhoe on firm level ground. Also, Do not allow the other person in the area.
The hydraulic oil is dangerous for skin or eyes. Wash the skin and seek medical service if it
is necessary.
Do not allow to be removed without bucket and stabilizers. Also, Dump the remaining
material from the bucket to empty.
Use the inner two levers to lower the stabilizers until they contact to the ground. Use the boom
and dipperstick control lever to raise the boom & dipperstick completely.
Using the control levers, position the dipperstick vertically, curl the bucket until its bottom is level
with the ground, and lower the boom until bottom of the bucket rests on the ground.
Using both the stabilizer and boom controls, set the backhoe subframe horizontally to relieve the
weight of the backhoe from the mounting brackets of the tractor.
Lower the backhoe mainframe to the ground by raising stabilizers and boom. Use the wood plate
or block if necessary.
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