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 .................................................... 1-11
Transporting Safety Instructions and Practices ............................................................................................... 1-12
Maintenance and Service Safety Instructions and Practices ........................................................... ................1-13
Storage and Parking Safety Instructions and Practices ................................................................................... 1-16
Concluding Safety Instructions and Practices .................................................................................................. 1-16
Decal Location ................................... .............................................................................................................. 1-17
Decal Description ................................................................................................ .............................................1-19
Federal Laws and Regulations . ....................................................................................................................... 1-23

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

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

Assembly Instructions ......................................................... ............................................................................... 3-2
Proper Rear Ballasting and Wheel Spacing ....................................................................................................... 3-4
Dismounting Loader and Mounting Loader to Tractor ....................................................................................... 3-5
Dismounting Loader ...................................................................................................... .....................................3-6
Mounting Loader .......................................................................... ......................................................................3-6
Attaching Pin on Bucket ......................................................................................... ............................................3-7
Mounting and Dismounting Attachment ............................................................................................................. 3-8
Mounting Attachment to Loader ............................................................................................................. ............ 3-8
When Connecting an Attachment to the Loader Quick Hitch ............................................................................. 3-9
Assembling Quick Attach Device .............................................................. .......................................................3-10
Installing Quick Attach Device ......................................................................................................................... 3-11

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

Standard Equipment and Specifications ................................................................ ............................................4-3
Operator Requirements ........ ............................................................................................................................. 4-4
Tractor Requirements .................................. ...................................................................................................... 4-7
ROPS and Seat Belt ....................................... ................................................................................................... 4-7
Tractor Lighting and SMV Emblem ............................................................................... .....................................4-7
Tractor Ballast .................................................................................................. ..................................................4-8
Getting On and Off the Tractor .......................................................................................................................... 4-8
Boarding the Tractor .................................... ...................................................................................................... 4-9
Dismounting the Tractor ..................................................................................................................................... 4-9
Starting the Tractor ...................................... .................................................................................................... 4-10
Pre-Operation Inspection and Service ............................................................. ................................................4-11
Tractor Pre-Operation Inspection/Service ........................................................................................................ 4-11
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 .................................................................................................................... 4-18
Operating the Loader ................................................................... ....................................................................4-24
Operating Bale Spear ..... ................................................................................................................................. 4-37
Shutting Down the Implement ............................................................................................. .............................4-38
Loader Storage ......................................... ....................................................................................................... 4-38