Woods Equipment 211718 installation manual Hydraulic Installation, General Description

￿￿￿￿￿￿￿1014620 HOSE KIT INSTALLATION￿￿￿￿￿￿￿

„ Keep hands and body away from pressurized

lines. Use paper or cardboard, not hands or other	„ Protective hose sleeves must cover all hydrau-
	lic hoses within 20 inches of the operator and be
body parts to check for leaks. Wear safety goggles.
	secured onto metal hose fittings. Replace hoses or
Hydraulic fluid under pressure can easily penetrate
	sleeves if damaged or if protective sleeve cannot
skin and will cause serious injury or death.
	be properly positioned or secured.
„ Make sure that all operating and service person-
	„ Make sure all hydraulic hoses, fittings, and
nel know that if hydraulic fluid penetrates skin, it
	valves are in good condition and not leaking before
must be surgically removed as soon as possible by
	starting power unit or using equipment. Check and
a doctor familiar with this form of injury or gan-
	route hoses carefully to prevent damage. Hoses
grene, serious injury, or death will result. CON-
	must not be twisted, bent sharply, kinked, frayed,
TACT A PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY IF FLUID
	pinched, or come into contact with any moving
ENTERS SKIN OR EYES. DO NOT DELAY.
	parts. Operate moveable components through full
„ Air in hydraulic systems can cause erratic oper-
	operational range to check clearances. Replace
ation and allows loads or equipment components
	any damaged hoses immediately.
to drop unexpectedly. When connecting equipment
or hoses or performing any hydraulic maintenance,	IMPORTANT
purge any air in hydraulic system by operating all
hydraulic functions several times. Do this before	■ If hydraulic lines are not connected as shown in
putting into service or allowing anyone to
	this manual, the control valve may be damaged. A
approach the equipment.
	blocked outlet (RETURN) or improper hose
	connection will cause pressurized oil to enter the
	return circuit and damage the valve.

General Description

Completion of this hose kit installation requires con- nection to a Woods single-lever control valve, mounted to the right loader mount with a mounting bracket as shown in Figure 14.

Mount control valve to loader mount before proceed- ing.

Figure 14. Single-Lever Control Valve

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