98 REINSTALLING THE BACKHOE
REINSTALLING THE BACKHOE
To avoid personal injury or death:
A When starting the engine, always sit in the
operator's seat.
A When getting off the tractor, make sure that
PTO lever is "OFF" and range gear shift lever is
in "NEUTRAL". Set the parking brake.
A Keep hands, feet and body from between
tractor and backhoe. Never allow any part of
body under the machine.
To avoid personal injury:
A Make sure the tractor PTO is disengaged.
A When reinstalling the backhoe, set the engine speed
to low idle.
1. Remove the 3-point hitch and / or drawbar. (if
equipped)
2. Detach the mower, if attached in position.
3. Make sure the swing lock pin is installed.
4. Slowly back the tractor / loader, centering to the
backhoe main frame.
Stop the tractor 254 to 381 mm (10.0 to 12.0 in.) away
from the backhoe.
5. Shut the engine off and set the parking brake.
6. Connect the inlet, outlet and power beyond hoses of
the backhoe to the outlet hose, power beyond pipe
and return pipe of the tractor.
A Make sure both hoses are firmly connected before
starting the engine.
7. Restart the engine.
To avoid personal injury or death:
A Do not move the joystick control lever to the
swing position.
8. Stand beside the rear tire. Move the boom to fully
raising position and raise the backhoe by operating the
stabilizers until the mount bar on the backhoe main
frame is slightly higher than the tractor main frame
support hooks.
A If the support hooks are not parallel to the mount bars,
adjust with the stabilizers.
(1) Inlet hose (Backhoe)
(2) Outlet hose (Backhoe)
(3) Power beyond hose (Backhoe)
(4) Outlet hose (Tractor)
(5) Return pipe (Tractor)
(6) Power beyond pipe (Tractor)
(1) Mount bar
(2) Support hook