OpeningtheTailgate
1.Ensurethatthecargoboxisdownandlatched.
2.Liftuponthengerpullsatthebackpanelofthetail
gate(Figure18).
Figure18
1.Tailgateange(cargobox)3.Liftup(ngerpull)
2.Lockange(tailgate)
4.Rotaterearwardanddown
3.Alignthelockangesofthetailgatewiththeopenings
betweenthetailgateangesofthecargobox(Figure
18).
4.Rotatethetailgaterearwardanddown(Figure18).
ClosingtheTailgate
Ifyouunloadedloosematerialsuchassand,landscapingrock,
orwoodchipsfromthecargoboxofthemachine,somethe
materialthatyouunloadedmayhavelodgedinthehinge
areaofthetailgate.Performthefollowingbeforeclosingthe
tailgate.
1.Useyourhandstoremoveasmuchofthematerial
fromthehingeareaaspossible.
2.Rotatethetailgatetoapproximately45°position
(Figure19).
Figure19
3.Usingashort,shakingmotiontorotatethetailgate
backandforthseveraltimes(Figure19).
Note:Thisactionwillhelpmovematerialawayfrom
thehingearea
4.Lowerthetailgateandcheckthehingeareasfor
remainingmaterialthatisinthehingearea.
5.Repeatsteps1through4untilthematerialisremoved
fromthehingearea.
6.Rotatethetailgateupandforwarduntilthelockanges
ofthetailgateareushwiththetailgatepocketinthe
cargobox(Figure18).
Note:Raiseorlowerthetailgateinordertoalignthe
lockangesofthetailgatewiththeverticalopenings
betweenthetailgateangesofthecargobox.
7.Lowerthetailgateuntilitisseatedinthebackofthe
cargobox(Figure18).
Note:Thelockangesofthetailgatewillbefully
securedbythetailgateangesofthecargobox.
LoadingtheCargoBox
Thecapacityofthecargoboxis0.37m
3
(13ft
3
).The
amount(volume)ofmaterialthatcanbeplacedinthebox
withoutexceedingthemachine-loadratingscanvarygreatly
dependingonthedensityofthematerial.Forexample,a
levelboxofwetsandweighs680kg(1500lbs),whichgreatly
exceedstheloadrating.
Seethetablebelowforloadvolumelimitswithvarious
materials:
MaterialDensity
Maximumcargobox
capacity(onlevel
ground)
Gravel,dry1522kg/m
3
(95lb/ft
3
)
1/2Full
Gravel,wet1922kg/m
3
(120lb/ft
3
)
1/3Full
Sand,dry1442kg/m
3
(90lb/ft
3
)
1/2Full
Sand,wet1922kg/m
3
(120lb/ft
3
)
1/3Full
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