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11.1 Placing Boom Arm on Boom Arm Rest - For Standard Equipment
Before transporting tractor between locations, idle
the tractor engine, disengage the attached head,
and wait for all head motion to come to a complete
stop. Place the boom in its storage cradle rest
support and then turn the joystick master switch to
the OFF position.
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Retract Deck Roll cylinder completely.
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Push Secondary cylinder approximately 1/2
way out.
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Raise Main boom approximately to 60°.
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Swing boom back slowly until it is straight
back.
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For a 3-point boomrest or a single column
boomrest, position the secondary in the
cradle. Carefully avoid pinching any hoses.
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For a open stow style boomrest, lower the
Main boom onto rest and bring the Secondary
boom in until it is sitting on the boomrest.
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For a Legal Stow style boomrest, retract the
secondary and knuckle cylinders completely.
Lower the Main boom onto rest. Slowly
extend the secondary cylinder until the
secondary boom contracts the side of the boomrest saddle. Next, slowly extend the knuckle cylinder until
the secondary sets on the bottom part of the boomrest saddle.
The boom is now in the transport position. Turn on any electronic travel locks at the switchbox.
To remove the boom from the Boom Rest, first turn off any electronic travel locks at the switchbox then retract
the knuckle cylinder (if applicable) then swing the Secondary boom out. Raise the Main boom approximately 6
inches. Swivel the boom forward to the desired position. OPS-B- 0013_D
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