Owners manual

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The vehicle may need to be backed away from the load a very short distance to allow the winch to lift the mate-
rial and bucket. Look into the bucket to see how much material is in the bucket. Reduce the loading speed if
needed to reduce the amount of material in the bucket. Never exceed the 5 mph speed limit to increase the
amount of material in the bucket.
Additional material may be shoveled into the bucket if the volume removed from the pile is below the weight ca-
pacity of the bucket. Full or over full loads of material such as bark dust may be carried in the bucket.
Transporting Material
Drive the vehicle with the bucket in the raised position to the dump site. The vehi-
cle is being used like a garden tractor with the bucket installed. This means that it
must be operated at similar speeds to a tractor and less than 5 mph (8 Km/h). The
heavier the load the slower the vehicle speed should be.
Operate the vehicle very slowly on slopped surfaces. Approach and descend hills
very slowly. Never attempt to travel along a sloped surface with a slope greater
than 10 degrees. Heavy loads will change the vehicle control on hills.
Dumping the Bucket
Position the bucket in the location material is to be dumped. Pull the release cord to release the bucket and al-
low the material to fall out. The bucket may need to be lowered toward the ground to allow all of the material to
slide out of the bucket.
Place the vehicle in reverse gear. Lower the bucket all the way to the ground. Begin driving the vehicle slowly
in reverse when the front edge of the bucket contacts the ground. Drive slowly in reverse until the bucket rotates
all the way to the load position and the latch catches the top latch bracket. You will hear a click as the latch is
engaged. Lift the bucket off the ground a small distance to allow for bucket transport back to the material pile.
The bucket may also be rotated to the latched position manually. The operator or an assistant may grasp the
top edge of the empty bucket and pull the bucket back to the latched position. The bucket will already be in the
raised position and ready to return to material pile.
NOTICE
Never attempt to move or “blade” material with
the bucket in the open or dumping position. This
will damage the bucket and plow assembly.