REMOVING AND STORING BACKHOE
CAUTION
13. Lock tractor park brake.
Avoid injury! Keep people away from tractor while removing backhoe. Run engine just above slow idle to keep tractor movements slow and controllable.
14. Stop engine. 15. Cycle boom control lever to relieve backhoe system pressure.
NOTICE: Select a hard, level surface to remove and store backhoe.
CAUTION
1. Park tractor safely.
Avoid injury! Before removing hydraulic hoses, be sure boom lock pin and swing lock pin have been installed. Cycle boom control lever to relieve backhoe system pressure before attempting to remove quick disconnect couplers.
2. Start engine and run at slow idle. 3. Lower stabilizers to the ground. 4. Center boom and install swing lock pin if not installed.
16. Disconnect backhoe hoses from tractor rear remote hydraulics.
5. Remove boom locking pin if installed. 6. Extend dipperstick and lower boom.
17. Connect hoses together and store hoses out of way on backhoe.
7. Rotate bucket until cutting edge is parallel with ground.
18. Reconnect pressure and power beyond hoses on tractor which are located above PTO shield.
8. Use boom control lever to lower and place slight down pressure on backhoe.
19. Disconnect tractor lower draft arms from arm retainer on tractor drawbar. Remove arm retainer from drawbar and store with backhoe.
9. Stop engine.
20. Reinstall tractor 3-point hitch components to tractor.
10. Remove L-pins from backhoe mounts.
NOTICE: Failure to reconnect hoses will damage tractor hydraulic system.
11. Start engine and run at slow idle. 12. Use backhoe controls to disengage backhoe from tractor. • Use boom control lever to rotate backhoe rearward slightly. • Use stabilizer control levers to raise pins in backhoe mainframe above hooks in tractor mounts. Drive tractor ahead slowly until pins clear tractor lower draft arms. • Lower backhoe until mainframe is resting on ground. Make sure hydraulic hoses are not pinched or stretched.
WARNING
Avoid injury! Escaping fluid under pressure can penetrate the skin causing serious injury. Relieve hydraulic system pressure by moving hydraulic controls in all directions before connecting or disconnecting hydraulic lines.
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