Operator's Manual

–Reducetheweightoftheloadwhentraveling
onsteephillsandavoidpilingtheloadhigh.
•Identifyhazardsatthebaseoftheslope.Use
extremecautionwhenoperatingthemachinenear
drop-offs,ditches,embankments,water,orother
hazards.Themachinecouldsuddenlyrolloverifa
wheelgoesovertheedgeortheedgecollapses.
Keepasafedistance(twicethewidthofthe
machine)betweenthemachineandanyhazard.
•Removeormarkobstaclessuchasditches,holes,
ruts,bumps,rocks,orotherhiddenhazards.Tall
grasscanhideobstacles.Uneventerraincould
overturnthemachine.
•Avoidstarting,stopping,orturningthemachineon
slopes.Avoidmakingsuddenchangesinspeedor
direction;turnslowlyandgradually.
•Donotoperateamachineunderanyconditions
wheretraction,steering,orstabilityisinquestion.
Beawarethatoperatingthemachineonwet
grass,acrossslopes,ordownhillmaycausethe
machinetolosetraction.Lossoftractiontothe
drivewheelsmayresultinslidingandalossof
brakingandsteering.Themachinecanslideeven
ifthedrivewheelsarestopped.
•Beawarethatoperatingthemachineonwet
grass,acrossslopes,ordownhillmaycausethe
machinetolosetraction.Lossoftractiontothe
drivewheelsmayresultinslidingandalossof
brakingandsteering.
•Alwayskeepthetractionunitingearwhengoing
downslopes.Donotcoastdownhill(applicable
onlytogear-driveunits).
TurningtheMachinePower
On/Off
Whennishedworkingwiththemachine,always
presstheE-STOPbutton(Figure23)todisablethe
electricalsystem.Whenbeginningworkwiththe
machine,youmustpulltheE-STOPbuttonbackout
beforeturningonthehandheldremote.
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Figure23
1.E-STOPButton
Important:Whendoneoperatingthemachine,
presstheE-STOPbuttontopreventthetowvehicle
batteryfrombeingdischarged.
OperatingtheHydraulic
ControlValvesonSH
Models
Therearethreehydrauliccontrolvalveslocatedon
theleftfenderofthemachine(Figure24).
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Figure24
1.Conveyorbeltdirection(leftcontrolvalve)
2.Raiseandlowermachine(centercontrolvalve)
3.Optionsonandoff(rightcontrolvalve)
4.Optionhydraulicquickconnectors
Note:Returnallcontrolvalvehandlestotheircenter
positionafterusetoavoidunintendedstarting.
LeftValve
Theleftvalvecontrolsthemachineconveyorbelt
direction.
•Tounloadthemachine,pullthecontrollever
towardyou.Thismovesmaterialtotherearalong
theconveyorbelt.
•Toloadthemachine,pushthecontrolleveraway
fromyou.Thismovesmaterialtothefrontalong
theconveyorbelt.
•Tostoptheconveyorbelt,movethecontrollever
tothecenterposition.
CenterValve
Thecentervalveraisesandlowersthemachine.
•Toraisethemachine,pullonthecontrolleveruntil
thedesiredheightisreached,thenreleaseit.
•Tolowerthemachine,pushonthecontroluntilthe
desiredheightisreached,thenreleaseit.
CAUTION
Donotkeepholdingthecontrolleverin
theraisedorloweredpositiononcethe
liftcylindershavereachedtheirmaximum
travelposition.
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