Alamo RHINO 7214 MSL - Manual (Page 21)

© 2004 Alamo Group Inc.
MOUNTING LOADER
WARNING: To avoid injury during
installation or removal of loader or
attachment, do not allow bystanders within
10 feet of loader and bucket or optional
attachment.
1. Slowly drive tractor into loader and stop approximately
6" from mid mounting brackets. Shut off tractor engine
and set parking brake.
2. Connect male couplers of hydraulic hoses to female
quick couplers, matching corresponding colors. Make
sure couplers are clean before connecting together.
3. Start engine and release parking brake. Make sure lift
cylinders are extended 10" to 12". Stroke bucket
cylinders to raise or lower uprights for loader upright
pin to clear each mount pin saddle by approximately 1"
(see Figure D on previous page).
4. Drive tractor forward until loader upright pins contact
mount vertical stop surfaces just above mount pin
saddles (see Figure D). Extend tilt cylinders to FULLY
seat both loader upright pins into mount pin saddles
and raise parking stands off ground. Retract lift
cylinders, allowing tractor to move forward. Continue
until loader uprights have fully seated into back of
mount saddles by retracting lift cylinders to raise
tractor front end (tires can be off ground).
5. Stop engine. Allow tractor front end to lower by
relaxing ONLY lift cylinders with control lever.
NOTE: Do not relax tilt cylinders.
6. Set parking brake. Insert two 1-1/2 x 8" pins and linch
pins.
7. Remove linch pins and hitch pins from parking stands,
rotate parking stands into storage position, and secure
stands in storage position with hitch pins and linch pins
(Figure B on previous page).
CAUTION: Keep clear of parking stands
when rotating up into storage position.
Shearing action of parking stands when
rotating into storage position could cause
injury.
8. Use tarp strap to secure hoses to tractor handrail away
from moving parts.
ASSEMBLY
ASSEMBLY
F-3778-12-04 Assembly Section 3-3