Ventrac KH500 Versa-Loader, Operator'S Manual & Parts Drawings

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GENERAL OPERATION
Operation - 18
6. Push the loader joystick forward until it locks into
the float position and allows the loader arms to
lower until the cylinder prop stops contact the
ends of the cylinders.
7. Remove counterweights from the rear of the
power unit.
8. Loosen the wing nuts on the rear anchor lock
plates and remove the lock plates from the cross
pins on the rear loader mount brackets.
9. Disengage the PTO tension spring.
10. Remove the attachment belt from the PTO drive
pulley of the power unit and hook in the notch on
the loader frame.
11. Restart power unit and lower the front hitch until
the loader sets on the ground.
12. Disengage the front hitch locking lever.*
13. Slowly back the power unit away from the loader.
A side to side movement of the steering wheel
may aid in disengagement.
14. Check tire pressure and adjust to your normal
operating pressure.
15. Move the power unit’s steering cylinder to the
inner hole position, unless installing dual wheels
or a weather cab.
Attaching Tool to Loader
1. Move the tool bar locking lever to the left to
retract the locking pins.
2. Tilt the tool attachment mount forward.
3. Align the loader with the center of the tool and
drive forward slowly while guiding the tool
attachment mount into the mounting channel of
the tool.
4. Raise the loader arms slightly to engage the top
bar of the tool attachment mount into the mating
channel on the tool.
5. Tilt the tool attachment mount back until the back
of the tool engages the tool attachment mount.
6. Move the tool
bar locking lever
to the right to
engage the
locking pins.
The locking pins
must extend
through both the
left and right
tool frame
mount panels.
Detaching Tool from Loader
1. Tilt the tool back completely to prevent the lock-
ing pins from binding.
2. Move the tool bar locking lever to the left to
retract the locking pins.
3. Tilt the tool attachment mount forward until the
back of the tool swings away slightly from the
tool attachment mount.
4. Lower the tool to the ground.
5. Lower the loader arms far enough to disengage
the top bar of the tool attachment mount from
the mating channel on the tool.
6. Back the power unit and loader away from the tool.
* Refer to power unit operator’s manual for operation of
power unit controls.