TM 5-3805-262-10
2-10. LOADER CONTROLS
LIFT ARM CONTROL LEVER
Four position control lever. Con-
trols flow of hydraulic oil to lift
cylinder assemblies.
FLOAT: Bucket follows contour of
ground. Used only when bucket is on
ground and you want it to follow the
shape of the ground. It causes oil
to flow between ends of lift cylin-
der assemblies only.
LOWER: Lowers bucket as long as con-
trol lever is in this position.
NEUT.: Bucket held in position.
RAISE: Raises bucket to desired
height until returned to NEUT. or
until height selected by bucket
height control is reached.
BUCKET CONTROL LEVER
Three position control lever. Con-
trols bucket position for dumping or
carrying a load.
DUMP: Bucket will be quickly posi-
tioned to dump a load.
NEUT.: Bucket held in position.
CROWD: Bucket rolls back until con-
trol lever returned to NEUT. posi-
tion. Use to position bucket for
carrying a load.
CLAM CONTROL LEVER
Three position control lever. Con-
trols clam opening or closing.
OPEN: Opens clam until control lever
placed in HOLD position or clam
opened to maximum position.
HOLD: Holds clam in position.
CLOSE: Closes clam until control le-
ver placed in HOLD position or clam
completely closed.
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