Alamo Industrial is a Registered T rademark of Alamo Group Inc.

Table of Contents

SAFETY SECTION...............................................................................................................1-1

General Safety Instructions and Practices..........................................................................................................1-2
Operator Safety Instructions and Practices ........................................................................................................1-3
Connecting & Disconnecting Implement Safety Instructions & Practices ...........................................................1-5
Equipment Operation Safety Instructions and Practices............... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... .................... ... ... ... ............1-6
Maintenance and Service Safety Instructions and Practices ............................................................................1-12
Transporting Safety Instructions and Practices ............... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ................... ... .... ... ... ................1-14
Concluding Safety Instructions and Practices...................................................................................................1-16
Decal Location ..................................................................................................................................................1-17
Decal Description..............................................................................................................................................1-26
Federal Laws and Regulations .........................................................................................................................1-40

INTRODUCTION SECTION..................................................................................................2-1

OPERATION SECTION........................................................................................................3-1

OPERATOR REQUIREMENTS..........................................................................................................................3-3
TRACTOR REQUIREMENTS.............................................................................................................................3-4
ROPS and Seat Belt ...........................................................................................................................................3-4
Operator Thrown Object Protection ....................................................................................................................3-4
Tractor Lighting and SMV Emblem...................... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... .... ... ..................................3-5
Tractor Ballast............... ................... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ................... ... .... ... ... ... .... .....................................................3-6
GETTING ON AND OFF THE TRACTOR .............. ... ... ... .................... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ............................3-6
Boarding the Tractor ...........................................................................................................................................3-7
Dismounting the Tractor...... ................................................................................................................................3-7
STARTING THE TRACTOR ...............................................................................................................................3-8
CONNECTING ATTACHING HEADS TO THE BOOM.......................................................................................3-9
Connecting Mower Head Hydraulics...................................................................................................................3-9
PRE-OPERATION INSPECTION AND SERVICE............................................................................................3-10
Tractor Pre-Operation Inspection/Service.................................. ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ...................3-11
Boom Unit Pre-Operation Inspection and Service ........... .... ... ... ... .... ... ................... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .............3-11
Cutting Component Inspection..........................................................................................................................3-21
Blade Bolt Inspection ........................................................................................................................................3-22
OPERATING THE BOOM JOYSTICK CONTROL............................................................................................3-23
Mower Head Power ..........................................................................................................................................3-24
Swing ................................................................................................................................................................3-25
Lift .....................................................................................................................................................................3-26
Dipper ...............................................................................................................................................................3-27
Tilt .....................................................................................................................................................................3-28
Door .................................................................................................................................................................3-29
DRIVING THE TRACTOR AND IMPLEMENT..................................................................................................3-30
Starting the Tractor ...........................................................................................................................................3-31
Brake and Differential Lock Setting...................................................................................................................3-32
Driving the Tractor and Boom ...........................................................................................................................3-33
OPERATING THE BOOM UNIT AND ATTACHED HEAD ...............................................................................3-34
Foreign Debris Hazards/Overhead Obstructions ..............................................................................................3-35
Operating Speed and Ground Speed .................. ... ... ... ... .... ... ... .................... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ................3-36
Operating the Attached Mower Heads..............................................................................................................3-37
Shutting Down the Attached Head....................................................................................................................3-41
TRACTOR, BOOM, AND ATTACHED HEAD STORAGE ................................................................................3-42