Alamo MACHETE FC-0002 - Manual (Page 5)

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Table of Contents
SAFETY SECTION ............................................................................................................... 1-1
General Safety Instructions and Practices .......................................................................................................... 1-2
Operator Safety Instructions and Practices ........................................................................................................ 1-3
Connecting & Disconnecting Implement Safety Instructions & Practices ........................................................... 1-5
Equipment Operation Safety Instructions and Practices..................................................................................... 1-6
Maintenance and Service Safety Instructions and Practices ............................................................................ 1-12
Transporting Safety Instructions and Practices ................................................................................................ 1-14
Concluding Safety Instructions and Practices................................................................................................... 1-16
Decal Location .................................................................................................................................................. 1-17
Decal Description .............................................................................................................................................. 1-27
Federal Laws and Regulations ......................................................................................................................... 1-43
INTRODUCTION SECTION.................................................................................................. 2-1
OPERATION SECTION ........................................................................................................ 3-1
OPERATOR REQUIREMENTS .......................................................................................................................... 3-3
TRACTOR REQUIREMENTS............................................................................................................................. 3-4
ROPS and Seat Belt ........................................................................................................................................... 3-4
Operator Thrown Object Protection .................................................................................................................... 3-4
Tractor Lighting and SMV Emblem ..................................................................................................................... 3-5
Tractor Ballast ..................................................................................................................................................... 3-6
GETTING ON AND OFF THE TRACTOR .......................................................................................................... 3-6
Boarding the Tractor ........................................................................................................................................... 3-7
Dismounting the Tractor...................................................................................................................................... 3-7
STARTING THE TRACTOR ............................................................................................................................... 3-8
CONNECTING ATTACHING HEADS TO THE BOOM....................................................................................... 3-9
Connecting Mower Head Hydraulics................................................................................................................... 3-9
PRE-OPERATION INSPECTION AND SERVICE ............................................................................................ 3-10
Tractor Pre-Operation Inspection/Service......................................................................................................... 3-11
Cutting Component Inspection.......................................................................................................................... 3-21
Blade Bolt Inspection ........................................................................................................................................ 3-22
OPERATING THE BOOM JOYSTICK CONTROL............................................................................................ 3-23
Mower Head Power .......................................................................................................................................... 3-24
Swing ................................................................................................................................................................ 3-25
Lift ..................................................................................................................................................................... 3-26
Dipper ............................................................................................................................................................... 3-27
Tilt ..................................................................................................................................................................... 3-28
Door ................................................................................................................................................................. 3-29
DRIVING THE TRACTOR AND IMPLEMENT .................................................................................................. 3-30
Starting the Tractor ........................................................................................................................................... 3-31
Brake and Differential Lock Setting................................................................................................................... 3-32
Driving the Tractor and Boom ........................................................................................................................... 3-33
OPERATING THE BOOM UNIT AND ATTACHED HEAD ............................................................................... 3-34
Foreign Debris Hazards/Overhead Obstructions .............................................................................................. 3-35
Operating Speed and Ground Speed ............................................................................................................... 3-36
Operating the Attached Mower Heads .............................................................................................................. 3-37
Shutting Down the Attached Head .................................................................................................................... 3-41
TRACTOR, BOOM, AND ATTACHED HEAD STORAGE ................................................................................ 3-42
TRANSPORTING THE TRACTOR AND IMPLEMENT .................................................................................... 3-43