Section 3: Operating
AP-SD96 Silage Defacer 350-270MK
9/3/19
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Unhooking Quick Attach Hitch
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DANGER
To avoid serious injury or death:
•
A crushing hazard exists while hooking-up and unhooking
to and from a quick attach hitch. Do not allow anyone to
stand between attachment and power machine while
approaching or backing away from the attachment. Do not
operate lift and/or tilt controls while someone is near the
power machine and/or attachment.
•
Always secure equipment with solid, non-concrete supports
before working under it. Never go under equipment
supported by concrete blocks or hydraulics. Concrete can
break, hydraulic lines can burst, and/or hydraulic controls
can be actuated even when power to hydraulics is off.
1. Shutdown the tractor before dismounting by following
the
“Power Machine Shutdown Procedure”
2. Rest attachment (#1) on flat ground or on solid,
non-concrete supports if working on attachment.
3. Operate hydraulic control levers on power machine to
release all hydraulic system pressure to loader arm
lift cylinders and hitch tilt cylinder.
4. Dismount power machine and disconnect hydraulic
hose couplers (#1 & #2). Hang the hydraulic hoses
over top of attachment, ensuring they don’t make
contact with the ground.
5. Pull front loader lock handles up to remove pins from
bottom slots (#5) of hitch plates (#6).
6. Start power machine and raise attachment up
approximately 10 inches.
7.
Tilt front of attachment slightly down and lower
attachment until both feet (#7) on rotor frame
stand (#8) make contact with the ground.
8. Slowly lower attachment until top of loader’s quick
attach hitch plate separates and clears top angle
bars (#4) of hitch plates (#6).
9. Using the back up camera or mirror, confirm there are
no people, animals or hazardous obstructions
behind the power machine.
10. Slowly operate the power machine in reverse while
making sure loader arms and quick attach hitch plate
do not interfere with attachment and its hydraulic
hoses.
11. If storing Silage Defacer for an extended period of
Unhooking from Quick Attach Hitch
Figure 3-7
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