TABLE OF CONTENTS

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

General Safety Instructions and Practices ................................................................ .........................................1-2
Operator Safety Instructions and Practices ....................................................................................................... 1-4
Equipment Operation Safety Instructions and Practices .................................................................................... 1-5
Connecting or Disconnecting Implement Safety Instructions and Practices .............................................. ......1-12
Transporting Safety Instructions and Practices ............................................................................................... 1-13
Maintenance and Service Safety Instructions and Practices .............................. ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ...................1-14
Storage and Parking Safety Instructions and Practices ......................................................... .... ... ...................1-17
Concluding Safety Instructions and Practices .................................................................................................. 1-17
Decal Location ...... ........................................................................................................................................... 1-18
Decal Location ...... ........................................................................................................................................... 1-20
Federal Laws and Regulations ........................................................................................................................ 1-25

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

ASSEMBLY AND CONNECTING THE LOADER SECTION .............................................. 3-1

Assembly Instructions ............................ ............................................................................................................ 3-2
Proper Ballasting and Wheel Spacing ............................................................................................................. ..3-4
Dismounting Loader and Mounting Loader to Tractor ....................................................................................... 3-5
Dismounting Loader ..................................................................... ......................................................................3-5
Mounting Loader ............................................. .... ... ... ... ......................................................................................3-6
Attaching Pin on Bucket ............................................................ .........................................................................3-6
Assembling Quick Attach Device .................................... ...................................................................................3-7
Installing Quick Attach Device ........................................................................................................................... 3-8

OPERATION SECTION ....................................................................................................... 4-1

Standard Equipment and Specifications ...................................... ......................................................................4-3
Operator Requirements ..................................................................................................................................... 4-4
Tractor Requirements ..... ................................................................................................................................... 4-6
ROPS and Seat Belt .......... ... .... ......................................................................................................................... 4-7
Tractor Lighting and SMV Emblem .................................................. ..................................................................4-7
Tractor Ballast ................................................................. ...................................................................................4-7
Getting On and Off the Tractor .......................................................................................................................... 4-8
Boarding the Tractor ....... ................................................................................................................................... 4-8
Dismounting the Tractor ................................................................................................ .....................................4-9
Starting the Tractor ...... .................................................................................................................................... 4-10
Pre-Operation Inspection and Service ................................... ..........................................................................4-11
Tractor Pre-Operation Inspection/Service ..................................................................................................... ...4-12
Loader Pre-Operation Inspection and Service ........................................................................... ......................4-12
Driving the Tractor and Loader .... .................................................................................................................... 4-17
Driving the Tractor and Loader .... .................................................................................................................... 4-18
Operating the Tractor and Loader .................................................................................................................... 4-19
Operating the Loader ................................... ....................................................................................................4-24
Operating Bale Spear ...................................................................................................................................... 4-37
Shutting Down the Implement ................................................................... .......................................................4-38
Loader Storage ............ .................................................................................................................................... 4-38
Transporting the Tractor and Implement .......................................................................................................... 4-38
Transporting on Public Roadways ..... .............................................................................................................. 4-40
Hauling the Tractor and Implement .................................................................................................................. 4-42