TM 5-3805-290-10
OPERATION UNDER USUAL CONDITIONS - CONTINUED
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LOWERING LOADER ARM WITH ENGINE STOPPED
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WARN I N G
Loader arm can drop when lowering it with engine stopped. Keep all personnel away from loader arm drop
area. Ensure no one is under or near frame articulation area. Failure to follow this warning may result in
injury or death to personnel.
1.
Electrical Power Available/Accumulator Charged.
a.
If electrical power is available and accumulator is charged, loader arm can be lowered by operator from inside the
cab.
b.
To lower loader arm under these conditions, perform the following steps:
(1)
Turn engine start switch to ON position.
(2)
Press bottom of hydraulic lockout (IMPLEMENT DISABLE) switch to unlock hydraulic controls.
(3)
Slowly push loader control joystick forward to LOWER position.
c.
If engine has been off for more than 10 minutes, but is operable, start engine, push loader control joystick forward
to LOWER position, and lower loader arm.
d.
If loader arm does not lower, accumulator is not charged. Perform procedure for No Electrical Power/Accumulator
Discharged (see step 2 on next page).
