Backfilling
Approach the pile with a flat bucket. Do not use the bucket in the dump position for bulldozing. This method will impose severe shock loadings on the dump linkage, the tilt cylinder, and the tractor. Refer to Figure 29.
•Leave dirt in the bucket because dumping on each pass wastes time.
•Operate at right angles to the ditch. Take as big a bite as the tractor can handle without lugging down.
•Leave dirt which drifts over the side of the bucket for final
•Pile dirt on the high side for easier backfilling on a slope.
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Figure 29
Handling Objects
WARNING: Avoid injury or death from falling objects. This loader is not equipped with any method to prevent objects such as round bales, posts, logs, etc. from rolling back onto opera- tor.
WARNING: Do not carry large objects that can fall out of loader bucket into operator zone.
WARNING: Never lift loader higher than necessary to clear the ground when moving.
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