® MODELS 2165 / 2175 / 2185 / 2195 BACKHOES BUSH HOG,L.L.C. ® ASSEMBLY • OPERATION • MAINTENANCE 703 $4.00 50033329 CONGRATULATIONS! You have invested in the best implement of its type on the market today. The care you give your Great Bend implement will greatly determine your satisfaction with its performance and its service life. We urge a careful study of this manual to provide you with a thorough understanding of your new implement before operating, as well as suggestions for operation and maintenance. If your manual should become lost or destroyed, Great Bend will be glad to provide you with a new copy. Order from Great Bend, P. O. Box 1039, Selma, Alabama 36702-1039. As an authorized Great Bend dealer, we stock genuine Great Bend parts which are manufactured with the same precision and skill as our original equipment. Our trained service personnel are well informed on methods required to service Great Bend equipment, and are ready and able to help you. Should you require additional information or assistance, please contact us. YOUR AUTHORIZED GREAT BEND DEALER BECAUSE GREAT BEND MAINTAINS AN ONGOING PROGRAM OF PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT, WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS IN DESIGN OR CHANGES IN SPECIFICATIONS WITHOUT INCURRING ANY OBLIGATION TO INSTALL THEM ON UNITS PREVIOUSLY SOLD. BECAUSE OF THE POSSIBILITY THAT SOME PHOTOGRAPHS IN THIS MANUAL WERE TAKEN OF PROTOTYPE MODELS, PRODUCTION MODELS MAY VARY IN SOME DETAIL. IN ADDITION, SOME PHOTOGRAPHS MAY SHOW SHIELDS REMOVED FOR PURPOSES OF CLARITY. NEVER OPERATE THIS IMPLEMENT WITHOUT ALL SHIELDS IN PLACE. BACKHOES Operator’s Manual TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION/PARA PAGE Warranty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Dealer Preparation Check List. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Safety Procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Federal Laws and Regulations. . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 General Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Operating The Backhoe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Transporting The Backhoe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Placing The Stabilizers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Filling The Bucket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Dumping The Bucket. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Trenching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Back Filling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Beginning Of Season. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Hydraulic System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 SECTION/PARA PAGE Tooth Replacement 15 Lubrication 15 Removal / Storage 16 Stabilizer Pads 17 Hydraulic Trouble Shooting 17 Valve Repair 23 Assembly 24 Mounting Kit Instructions 25 PTO Pump Kits 30 Hydraulic Hook-Up To Tractor 31 Power Beyond Kit 35 Flow Divider Kit 38 General Specifications 42 Removing From Shipping Pallet 43 Safety Decals 44 Torque Specifications 45 RETAIL CUSTOMER’S RESPONSIBILITY UNDER THE GREAT BEND WARRANTY It is the Retail Customer and/or Operator’s responsibility to read the Operator’s Manual, to operate, lubricate, maintain, and store the product in accordance with all instructions and safety procedures. Failure of the operator to read the Operator’s Manual is a misuse of this equipment. It is the Retail Customer and/or Operator’s responsibility to inspect the product and to have any part(s) repaired or replaced when continued operation would cause damage or excessive wear to other parts or cause a safety hazard. It is the Retail Customer’s responsibility to deliver the product to the authorized Great Bend dealer from whom he purchased it, for service or replacement of defective parts which are covered by warranty. Repairs to be submitted for warranty consideration must be made within forty-five (45) days of failure. It is the Retail Customer’s responsibility for any cost incurred by the Dealer for traveling to or hauling of the product for the purpose of performing a warranty obligation or inspection. 1 Great Bend LIMITED WARRANTY ............................... Great Bend / Bush Hog L.L.C., warrants to the original purchaser of any new Great Bend equipment, purchased from an authorized Great Bend dealer, that the equipment be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of one (1) year for non-commercial, state, and municipalities’ use and ninety (90) days for commercial use from date of retail sale. The obligation of Great Bend / Bush Hog L.L.C. to the purchaser under this warranty is limited to the repair or replacement of defective parts. Replacement or repair parts installed in the equipment covered by this limited warranty are warranted for ninety (90) days from the date of purchase of such part or to the expiration of the applicable new equipment warranty period, whichever occurs later. Warranted parts shall be provided at no cost to the user at an authorize...