OPERATION
6.1 Connecting the Hitches
The mower can only be attached to skid steers equipped with a universal quick mount hitch. The mower attaches to the skid steer by engaging the skid steer mounting plate under the mower hitch saddle weldment and locking hitch pins to secure the skid steer and mower hitches together.
1.With the engine completely shut down and the parking brake set, rotate the skid steer latch handles upward to the unlatched position. The latch handles must be completely raised to fully retract the hitch lock pins.
2.Start the skid steer and tilt the hitch mounting plate forward while guiding the mounting plate crest under the attachment saddle of the mower. Raise and roll back the mounting plate until the mower hitch plate is securely seated flat against the skid steer mounting plate.
3.With the mower fully supported by the skid steer boom, lower the mower to ground level. Slightly tilt the front of the mower head upward about 2” from ground level. Turn off the engine, set the parking brake, and exit the
skid steer. Push both latch handles downward to engage the hitch pins into the mower hitch retaining tabs. Never extend any part of your body from the operator’s area to operate latches or to connect hydraulic lines or the height limiting chain. The mower hitch is now securely attached to the mounting plate of the skid steer.
4.With the skid steer still completely shut down, secure the height limiting safety chain to the front of the skid steer chassis.
SL60 03/08 | Operation Section |
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