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5.
Assembly of the spreader
The spreaders are delivered in working condition. Mounting the attachment to the loader is quick and easy,
but it must be done carefully. An attachment that has not been locked may come off the loader and cause
hazardous situations. In the worst case, the attachment may slide onto the driver along a raised boom. For
this reason, the attachment must under no circumstances be raised to a height of over one metre when it
has not been locked. To prevent hazardous situations, always follow the attachment mounting instructions
provided in the following pages. Also remember the safety instructions in Section 3 and the instructions
provided in the loader manual.
5.1.
Mounting the spreader to the loader
These instructions are applicable to mounting the spreader to the boom quick attach plate of
AVANT loaders that have standard quick attach locking. If your machine is equipped with a
hydraulic locking and/or serial quick attach system, refer to the relevant manuals for
additional mounting instructions.
The attachment is mounted to the loader boom by using the quick attach plate and the counterpart on the
attachment. The locking is semi-automatic; when the boom front plate is tilted towards the loader, the locking
pins are released as they hit the pin guides. We recommend that you lock the pins manually, as you attach
the hydraulic hoses. The attachment is mounted on the loader as follows:
Step 1:
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Lift the quick attach plate locking pins up and turn
them backwards into the slot so that they are
locked in the upper position.
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Ensure that the hydraulic hoses are not in the way
during installation.
Step 2:
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Turn the quick attach plate hydraulically to an
obliquely forward position. The angle between the
loader front plate and attachment coupling should
be about as shown in the adjacent picture.
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Drive the loader onto the attachment. If your loader
is equipped with a telescopic boom, you can utilise
this.
Step 3:
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Turn the boom control lever left to turn the bottom
section of the quick attach plate onto the
attachment.
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Lift the boom slightly – pull the boom control lever
backward to raise the attachment off the ground.
•
Turn the boom control lever further left so that the
automatic locking of the attachment triggers the
locking pins.
