Raising And Lowering The Cargo Bed - Kubota RTV500 Operator's Manual

28 CARGO BED
BRaising and Lowering the Cargo Bed
To avoid personal injury;
A Make sure the vehicle is on a firm, level surface
and the parking brake is applied before raising
the cargo bed and securing the cargo bed in the
raised position.
A A loaded cargo bed can be very heavy. Never
raise the cargo bed when it is loaded. Unload
the cargo bed before raising it by hand.
1. Park the vehicle on a flat surface.
2. Empty the cargo bed by hand.
3. Release the latches on both sides and then raise the
cargo bed with the hand grip.
(1) Latch
(2) Hand grip
4. Push the safety support into the latch slot to lock when
the cargo is fully raised.
(1) Safety support
(2) Latch slot
5. To lower the cargo bed, raise the cargo bed slightly
using the handgrip.
(A) "LOCK"
(B) "RELEASE"
(C) "RAISE"
6. Release the safety support from the latch slot by
pulling up on the middle of the support.
7. Put the safety support into the support holder.
(1) Support holder
8. Slowly lower the cargo bed onto the frame and set the
latches on both sides.