10. Precautions for handling large
heavy objects
DANGER
To avoid personal injury or death:
• Handling large, heavy objects can be dangerous
due to the following reasons.
– Danger of rolling the tractor over
– Danger of upending the tractor
– Danger of the object rolling or sliding down
the loader boom onto the operator
• If you must handle large, heavy objects, protect
yourself by the following methods.
– Not lifting the load higher than necessary to
clear the ground when the tractor is moving
– Adding the rear ballast to the tractor to
compensate for the load
– Not lifting large objects with equipment
which does not equip an anti-rollback
device
– Moving the machine slowly and carefully
– Avoiding rough terrain
– Keeping the transport distance as short as
possible and carry the load as low as
possible during transport
– Confirming that the loader and the bucket
are at proper height and have stopped
moving before transport
VALVE LOCK
The control valve is equipped with a feature of the
valve lock.
WARNING
To avoid personal injury or death from crushing:
• Do not utilize the valve lock for machine
maintenance or repair.
• The valve lock is to prevent accidental actuation
when implement is not in use or during
transport.
The control valve is locked in the lock
position.
The lock is not intended and will not prevent a leak
down of the implement during the period of storage.
(1) Lock lever
(A)
Lock
(B)
Unlock
BUCKET LEVEL INDICATOR (IF
EQUIPPED)
Depending on the front attachment, loosen the lock bolt
of the indicator rod and readjust the length of the
indicator rod.
(1) M8 nut
(2) M8 bolt
(3) Indicator rod
(A) Parallel
IMPORTANT :
• Fix the engine-indicator-rod in parallel with the
boom, so that the end of the engine-indicator-
rod does not hit the hood when opening and
closing the hood.
TECHNIQUES FOR OPERATING THE LOADER AND THE TRACTOR
OPERATING THE LOADER