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Installation 13
MAN0094 (11/15/2002)
SUB-FRAME & BACKHOE REMOVAL FROM TRACTOR
Remove Backhoe With Sub-Frame
The only time the backhoe may be operated
from a position other than the operator seat is
during backhoe attachment and removal. Opera-
tor must
• Read Sub-Frame Mounting Kit Manual
instructions on attaching and removing back-
hoe and use extreme care
• Always stand between rear tire and back-
hoe stabilizer arms or along side of tractor to
avoid being trapped should the boom swing
control be accidentally activated.
Remove seat and upper support assembly
before installing or removing backhoe from trac-
tor. Failure to comply may result in equipment
failure and/or personal injury.
1. On a hard level surface, center the backhoe
boom.
2. Remove the seat assembly.
3. Remove retaining pins from front sub-frame
bracket and clevis pins from rear hanger bracket
OR from sub-frame hooks.
4. Start the tractor. Engage PTO pump at slow idle
speed. Curl the bucket all the way towards the
operator.
5. Remove transport lock.
6. Extend boom and dipperstick so that dipperstick
is vertical.
7. Rest bucket on the ground and lower stabilizers
to take backhoe weight off tractor. Extend boom
and stabilizers to release sub-frame.
8. Keeping the bucket and stabilizers in contact with
the ground, raise the rear of the backhoe to pivot
the front of the sub-frame down.
NOTE: For removal, the front of the sub-frame must
be low enough to clear the lowest point of the tractor.
Maintain clearance throughout this procedure.
9. Move the tractor far enough to release the sub-
frame from the brackets OR from the 3-point lift
pins.
10. Place 6” blocks under backhoe mainframe and
raise stabilizers to lower backhoe onto the blocks
as shown below.
11. Disengage PTO, turn off engine, set brakes, and
remove key before leaving tractor seat.
12. Remove the backhoe hydraulic pump from the
PTO shaft if equipped (see Store Hydraulic Pump
section), or disengage the tractor hydraulic circuit
and disconnect the hydraulic quick couplers.
13. Reinstall seat assembly.
14. Make sure backhoe and sub-frame clear the trac-
tor chassis. Start tractor and drive the tractor
away.
NOTE: For instructions on extended storage, see
backhoe operator’s manual
6” Blocks