•Continue to carefully extend the boom cylinders (and roll back the bucket if necessary) until the center points of the support plates on the bottom of the loader hitch bracket at the front of loader hitch arms are resting on the ground (Refer to Figure

13). The support plates and bucket should be supporting the loader and the bottom of each mast should now be higher than the tubular bars of the loader mounts.

•Stop the tractor engine and engage the parking brake.

Disconnect the loader hoses from the hydraulic couplers by pushing inward the locking collars of the tractor’s female hydraulic couplers.

•Start the tractor and drive to the rear of the front loader. Align with the opening between the loader masts, and slowly drive the tractor forward while guiding the bottoms of masts into the RH and LH mounts.

•Stop the tractor engine and engage the parking brake.

Checking Implement Control Lever Operation

The tractor’s implement control lever is used to control the movements of the loader. Perform the following test to make certain that the loader hydraulic hoses and tubes are correctly connected. All implement control lever movements should result in the loader movements described in this sub-section.

•Using the color coded plugs and matching color coded washers on the loader hoses to guide you, remove the plugs and connect each loader hose to the appropriate hydraulic coupler. If for any reason the color coded plugs of the outlets and/or washers of the hoses are unavailable or incorrect, refer to the hose routing information on page 12

WARNING: Always comply with all Safety Rules before starting the tractor.

•Start the tractor’s engine and operate at a low/safe RPM.

•Shift the tractor’s hydraulic lock lever to the center position. See Figure 9 and refer to the tractor Operator’s Manual.

Hydraulic

Lock Lever

Figure 9

•By SLIGHTLY moving the implement control lever in the vari- ous directions, check that all control lever positions correctly operate the loader movements as indicated in Figure 10.

IMPORTANT: Move the control lever only slightly.

Boom

Float

Lower

Boom

Roll Back

Dump

Bucket

Bucket

Raise

Boom

Figure 10

•If loader movements do not respond correctly, turn the tractor’s engine off, set the parking brake and recheck all hydraulic connections. Loader control movements must be correct before proceeding.

Initial Installation of Loader on Tractor

The control lever will be used to aid in mounting the loader to the tractor. To complete the initial installation, proceed as follows:

NOTE: If an overhead lift was used and the pistons of the two bucket cylinders have not been connected to the bucket rear mounting brackets as instructed earlier, use the tractor’s implement control lever to extend the pistons as needed to connect the cylinders now.

•If an overhead lift was used to position the loader, lower the lift to make certain it is no longer supporting the loader. Do not remove the attaching devices yet. Re-start the tractor engine.

•While observing the base of the masts, slowly push the imple- ment control lever forward to lower the boom, and to the right to dump the bucket. Drive the tractor forward (as needed)

to settle the masts onto the tubular bars of the RH and LH mounts. Refer to Figure 11.

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