Operator's Manual

Operation
Note:Alwaysusethetractionunittoliftandmove
theattachment.
RefertothetractionunitOperator’sManualfor
procedurestoinstallanattachment,connecthydraulic
hosesandremoveanattachment.
Important:Alwaysdisconnecttheelectrical
connectionbeforeremovingthebucketanduse
thedustcaptocovertherelaywiringharness
connector.
4in1BucketOperation
Withthe4in1bucketattachedcorrectlytothetraction
unit’sloaderarmmountplate,andattachedtothe
hydraulicandelectricalconnectors(aspreviously
described),startandrunthemachineatfullthrottle.
RaisingandLoweringtheBucket
Tooperateahydraulicattachmentintheforward(F)
direction,rotatetheauxiliaryhydraulicsleverrearward
andpullitdowntothereferencebar(Figure26,
number1).Withtheleverinthisposition,hydraulic
powerissuppliedtothejawsofthe4in1bucket.
Figure26
1.Forwardowhydraulics
3.Neutral
2.Reverseowhydraulics
Important: Onl y operate thebucketjawswiththe
AuxiliaryHydraulicsLeverinthe F orw ard F lo w
position.Attemptingtooperatethebucketjaws
whileinthedetentpositioncanstoptheengine.
Toopenandclosethe4in1bucketjaws,pressthe
rockerswitchonthetopoftheloaderarm/attachment
tiltlever.
Note:Thespeedofopeningandclosingofthe4in1
bucketjawsisadjustable,refertoAdjustingthe4in1
BucketOperationinMaintenance,page19.
ModesofOperation
The4in1bucketcanbeusedinfourdifferent
operatingmodes:
•Bucket
•Blade
•Grapplebucket
•Leveler
BucketOperation
Withthejawstogether,thisattachmentcanbeusedasa
standardloaderbucket.However,byopeningthe4in1
bucketjawswithafullload,thebucketcandumpup
intoahigherarea,i.e.trucktray,spilloutastickyload,
ordribbleitscontentsbetterthanastandardbucket.
Whenloadingmaterialintothefrontofthebucket,
alwayshavethebucketlevelwiththeground,moving
forwardintothematerialtobelifted.Whenthebucket
isfull,tiltitgentlyrearwardstodecreasethelifting
resistancewhenyoulifttheload.
Whentransportingaload,keepthebucketascloseto
thegroundaspossible.
BladeOperation
Withthejawscompletelyopen,youcanusetheback
ofthebucketasabladetopushmaterial.Youcanalso
partiallyclosethejawsandusingthebottomofthe
frontbuckettoknockthetopofclumpsandgradewith
therearblade.
Whenscraping,levelingandsurfacestripping,lower
thebladetotheground,ensuringthatthecuttingedge
makescontact.Thebladewillbiteintothesoilasyou
moveforward.
GrappleBucketOperation
Thejawscanalsobeusedforpickingupmaterial
byclosingthemoverobjectsormaterialstobe
transported.Thisisespeciallyusefulforpickingupthe
remnantsofapileofdirtorrocks.
Takecarewhenusingthismethodthatyoudon’tcrush
anobjectthatyouarepickingupbetweenthejaws.
Also,whengrabbinganobjectofunevendimensions
oronewhichisoffcenterinthebucket,donotapply
excessiveforceoryoumaydamagethebucket.
LevelerOperation
Withthejawspartiallyopenandthebuckettipped
slightlyforward,youcanusethebucketasalevelerby
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