Detaching 746 Loader

causym CAUTION: DO NOT allow bystanders while detaching the loader.

To prevent serious injury, loader must be detached by the tractor driver himself.

To help prevent personal injury caused by a falling loader, always detach on a hard, level surface. Equip the loader with a bucket, manure fork or pallet fork for parking. Never use a round bale gripper or round bale elevator to park the loader.

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1. Dump bucket 40° below level.

2. Lower bucket to ground, applying slight downward pressure. Do not raise tires off ground.

3. Engage parking lock, apply handbrake, shut off engine, remove key.

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NOTE: To prevent loader from sinking in soft ground, place boards under parking stands.

4. Remove quick lock pins and parking stands (A) from storage tube.


A-Parking Stand (1 each side)

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5. Install parking stands (B), as shown. Fasten with quick lock pins (A).


A-Quick Lock Pin (1 each side)
B-Parking Stand (1 each side)

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NOTE: Removing pins may require slight adjustments made by rolling bucket forward or backward.

6. Remove spring locking pin (B) and pin (A) from loader mast on both sides.

7. Start tractor engine.

8. Place transmission in NEUTRAL, release handbrake, to allow tractor movement.


A-Pin
B-Spring Locking Pin

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9. Extend lift cylinders until masts move forward approximately 50 mm (2 in.) away from mounting frames.

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10. Slowly roll bucket back until stands contact ground. Continue to roll back bucket until loader lifts out of mounting frames. Drive ahead as necessary to keep hoses slack.

NOTE: Depending on tractor/loader model, to clear mounting frames it may be necessary to further extend lift cylinders while rolling back bucket.

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11. Engage parking lock, apply handbrake and shut off engine.

12. Relieve hydraulic pressure.

causym CAUTION: Escaping fluid under pressure can penetrate the skin causing serious injury. Avoid the hazard by relieving pressure before disconnecting hydraulic or other lines. Tighten all connections before applying pressure. Search for leaks with a piece of cardboard. Protect hands and body from high pressure fluids.

13. Remove key and lock out controls. (See your Tractor Operator's Manual.)

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14. Disconnect hydraulics.

a. Disconnect couplers.

b. Place caps on hose ends and plugs in couplers.

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c. Remove quick-lock pin (A).

d. Separate mid-mount bracket from loader mast and store hoses on loader. Do not lay them on the ground.

15. Place transmission in reverse and move tractor slowly away from loader.


A-Quick-Lock Pin

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Mid-Mount Bracket

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