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SECTION 5
OPERATING
THE
MACHINE
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LOADING MECHANISM OPERATION
the lever into HOLD position. Refer to "AUTOMATIC
BUCKET POSITIONER"
in this section for additional
Hold
The control lever, when not in a detented position, will
automatically return to HOLD when released.The boom will
remain in the same position that it was in when the leverwas
released.
Lower
Pushthe lever part way forward to lower the boom. The lever
will automatically return to HOLD when released.
Float
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CAUTION:
THE BOOM ASSEMBLY, IF
RAISED, CAN BE LOWERED ANY TIME
THE LEVER IS MOVED TO FLOAT OR
LOWER POSITION, WHETHER THE ENGINE IS
RUNNING OR NOT. ALWAYS LOWER THE BOOM
TO THE GROUND WHEN IT IS NOT IN USE.
Push the lever all the way forward for this position. This
position is detented so the lever must be pulled back
manually to the HOLD position. FLOAT position allows the
booms to lower faster by gravity to ground level.
BUCKET CONTROL LEVER (lIIust. 9)
The bucket control lever is the left lever of the two leversat
the right of the operator's seat. It has three positions. They
are: ROLL BACK, HOLD and DUMP.
Roll Back
To roll the bucket back.pull the lever back. This position is
detented. The return to HOLD must be done manually
except when the bucket tilt attitude is below horizontal.
After the bucket has been dumped, pull the lever into the
ROLL BACK position. When the bucket tilt reaches the
horizontal attitude, the automatic bucket positioner will kick
information.
FORWARD
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Bucket Control Lever Positions.
A. ROLL BACK Position.
C. DUMP Position.
B. HOLD Position.
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Hold
The bucket will stay in the attitude it is in when the bucket
lever is placed in HOLD position. The lever will return to
HOLD position automatically when released from DUMP
position or from ROLL BACK when the bucket floor is
abovethe horizontal position.
Dump
To dump the bucket.push the lever forward. When the lever
is released,itwill automatically return to HOLD.
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