Disconnecting The Backhoe From The Traction Unit - Toro 23163 Operator's Manual

Disconnecting the Backhoe
from the Traction Unit
1. Secure the backhoe in the transport position (refer to
Securing for Transport, page 15), move the backhoe to a
level storage area, and stop the engine.
Warning
If you do not secure the boom, it could swing or
lower during transport or when disconnecting the
backhoe from the traction unit. The traction unit
could become unstable causing loss of control and
you or bystanders could be injured. If the boom
swings when disconnecting, it could crush or
amputate fingers or hands as you disconnect the
attachment locking pins.
Always secure the boom before transport and
before disconnecting the backhoe from the traction
unit.
2. If you are removing the backhoe from a 200/300 Series
traction unit, remove the side bars as follows:
A. Remove the hairpin cotters and pins securing the
side bars and remove the side bars (Fig. 12).
B. Pin the side bars in the storage positions as
illustrated in Figure 25.
Figure 25
3. Start the engine.
4. Remove the lynch pins securing the links and remove
the links (Fig. 10 or 11).
Note: You may need to adjust the tilt lever slightly to
loosen the links.
5. Secure the links and two lynch pins for storage on the
pins on the backhoe and the other two lynch pins on the
traction unit tilt cylinder pin.
6. Disengage the attachment lock pins by turning them to
the outside.
7. Tilt the backhoe forward slowly until the storage
supports on the backhoe receiver plate and the bucket
contacts the ground.
If you remove the backhoe from the traction unit
without a bucket installed on the dipperstick, the
backhoe will be unstable. The backhoe could tip
over injuring you or other bystanders.
Do not remove the backhoe from the traction unit
without first installing a bucket onto the backhoe.
8. Stop the engine.
9. Move the auxiliary hydraulic lever forward, backward,
and back to the neutral position to relieve hydraulic
pressure at the hydraulic couplers.
10. Slide the collar back on hydraulic couplers and
disconnect them.
11. Install protective covers onto the hydraulic couplers on
the traction unit.
12. Start the engine.
13. Tilt the mount plate forward and back the traction unit
away from the backhoe.
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