TM 5-2420-232-10
0021
FRONT LOADER ARM CYLINDER TRAVEL STRUTS INSTALLATION
0021
WARNING
You could be killed or injured if the loader arms drop while you are working near them. Install the
support struts as instructed below before traveling on the highway. Failure to follow this warning
may result in injury or death to personnel.
Keep people away from the machine while you fit or remove the struts. You or others could be
killed or injured if the loader is operated while you are close to it.
You may have to climb onto the machine to fit or remove the struts. Take care, especially if the
machine is wet. Remove mud and oil before climbing onto the machine. Never work on the
machine with a load on the forks/buckets. Failure to follow this warning may result in injury or
death to personnel.
1.
Before fitting the support struts, remove any load on the forks, and empty buckets.
2.
Raise the loader arms sufficiently to insert the struts (WP 0004).
3.
Ensure the parking brake is engaged and the transmission is in Neutral (WP 0004).
4.
Stop the engine (WP 0005).
5.
Remove the two struts (Figure 3, Item 3) from their stowage position on the spare wheel carrier.
6.
Place the struts (Figure 3, Item 3) around the cylinder piston rods as shown. Fix it in place with clamp and latch (Figure 3,
Item 4).
CAUTION
Lower the arms carefully to prevent possible damage to the struts. Stop as soon as the weight of the
arms is on the struts. Failure to follow this caution may result in damage to equipment.
7.
To prevent any chance of the struts (Figure 3, Item 3) becoming loose or creeping down, the arms should be lowered to
trap the struts in position (WP 0004).
END OF TASK
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