Contents
Safety.......................................................................3
GeneralSafety...................................................3
SlopeSafety.......................................................4
GrappleBucketSafety........................................4
MaintenanceandStorageSafety........................4
SafetyandInstructionalDecals..........................5
ProductOverview.....................................................6
Specications....................................................6
MaximumMaterialDensityatCapacity...............6
Operation..................................................................7
InstallingandRemovingtheAttachment.............7
GrappleBucketOperationandControl...............8
FillingtheBucket................................................9
TransportPosition..............................................9
Maintenance...........................................................10
RecommendedMaintenanceSchedule(s)...........10
LubricatingtheBucket......................................10
CheckingtheHydraulicLines...........................10
Storage....................................................................11
Safety
DANGER
Theremaybeburiedutilitylinesinthework
area.Diggingintothemmaycauseashock
oranexplosion.
Havethepropertyorworkareamarkedfor
buriedlinesanddonotdiginmarkedareas.
Contactyourlocalmarkingserviceorutility
companytohavethepropertymarked(for
example,intheUS,call811orinAustralia,
call1100forthenationwidemarkingservice).
GeneralSafety
Alwaysfollowallsafetyinstructionstoavoidserious
injuryordeath.
•Donotexceedtheratedoperatingcapacity,asthe
machinemaybecomeunstable,whichmayresult
inlossofcontrol.
•Donottransportanattachmentwiththearms
raisedorextended(ifapplicable).Always
transporttheattachmentclosetotheground;refer
toTransportPosition(page9).
•Havethepropertyorworkareamarkedforburied
linesandotherobjects,anddonotdiginmarked
areas.
•ReadandunderstandthecontentofthisOperator’s
Manualbeforestartingthemachine.
•Useyourfullattentionwhileoperatingthe
machine.Donotengageinanyactivitythat
causesdistractions;otherwise,injuryorproperty
damagemayoccur.
•Neverallowchildrenoruntrainedpeopleto
operatethemachine.
•Keepyourhandsandfeetawayfromthemoving
componentsandattachments.
•Donotoperatethemachinewithouttheguards
andothersafetyprotectivedevicesinplaceand
workingonthemachine.
•Keepbystandersandpetsawayfromthemachine.
•Stopthemachine,shutoffthemachine,and
removethekeybeforeservicing,fueling,or
uncloggingthemachine.
Improperlyusingormaintainingthismachinecan
resultininjury.Toreducethepotentialforinjury,
complywiththesesafetyinstructionsandalways
payattentiontothesafety-alertsymbol,which
meansCaution,Warning,orDanger—personalsafety
instruction.Failuretocomplywiththeseinstructions
mayresultinpersonalinjuryordeath.
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