Deutz-Fahr Agrovector 40.9 - Manual (Page 109)

Section 5 - Attachments and Hitches
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To Open/Close Grapple:
Press and hold button (3) to close grapple or press and hold button (4) to open
grapple.
OR
While pressing and holding button (5), move joystick forward to close grapple or
move joystick back to open grapple.
Installation Procedure:
• Refer to “Attachment Installation” on page 5-9.
Operation:
• Raise or lower boom to appropriate height and open grapple for loading material
from stockpile.
• Align telehandler with face of stockpile and drive slowly and smoothly into pile to
load bucket.
• Tilt bucket up far enough to retain load, close grapple and back away from pile.
• Travel in accordance with requirements set forth in Section 1 - General Safety
Practices.
• Open grapple and tilt bucket down to dump load.
Equipment Damage Precautions
• Except for lifting or dumping a load, the boom must be fully retracted for all
bucket operations.
• Do not corner-load bucket. Distribute material evenly within the bucket. Bucket
capacity charts are for evenly distributed loads only.
• Do not use bucket as a lever to pry material. Excessive prying forces could
damage bucket or machine structure.
• Do not attempt to load material which is hard or frozen. This could cause severe
damage to quick attach or machine structure.
• Do not use bucket for "back dragging." This could cause severe damage to quick
attach.