Working With Standard Buckets; Scooping; Loading - Gehl RT175 Operator's Manual

Working with Standard Buckets

Scooping

WARNING
Use extreme care when digging around
foundations or walls. Never remove material
that might compromise a wall or foundation.
1. Lower the bucket to the ground (Fig. 69).
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Fig. 69 – Scooping
2. Tilt the bucket slightly forward so the bucket
blade is pointing slightly down into the ground.
3. Drive forward until the bucket is filled with
material. Adjust the bucket tilt as needed to
remove an even layer of ground and to reduce
track slip.
4. Tilt the bucket back and raise it to scoop up
material.
5. Reduce engine speed and back out of the
material.
6. Set the bucket to transport position. See
"Attachment Transport Position" on page 76.
Printed in U.S.A.

Loading

IMPORTANT:
on, the tilt angle of the attachment is kept constant
when the lift arm is raised: when the lift arm is low-
ered, self-leveling is not activated. Refer to "Self-
Leveling" on page 78 for more information about the
self-leveling feature.
1. Approach the truck and stop, then raise the
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Fig. 70 – Loading
2. Drive slowly forward and stop at the position
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3. Tilt the bucket forward and dump the material
4. When the truck is half-loaded, use the bucket to
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When the self-leveling feature is
bucket until the lower edge of the bucket clears
the truck bed (Fig. 70).
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where the bucket will be dumped.
into the truck bed.
spread the load evenly.
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