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Table of Contents
Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Safety at All Times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Look for the Safety Alert Symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Safety Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Owner Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Serial Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Section 1: Assembly & Set-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Skid Steer/Tractor Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Torque Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Before You Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Optional Upper Grapple Fork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Customer Supplied Hydraulics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Optional Hydraulic Cylinder Shield . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Skid Steer & Tractor Hook-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Hydraulic Hose Hook-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Check Equipment Clearances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Purging Hydraulic System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Section 2: Operating Procedures . . . . . . . . . 14
Operating Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
General Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Operating Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Transport Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Grapple Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Section 3: Maintenance & Lubrication . . . . . 18
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Skid Steer/Tractor Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Spear Removal & Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Long-Term Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Lubrication Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Section 4: Specifications & Capacities . . . . . 20
Section 5: Features & Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Section 6: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Section 7: Torque Values Chart . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Section 8: Warranty & Legal Disclaimer . . . . 24