Alamo 4211 MSL User Manual
4211 msl, Operator’s manual, Loader
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© 2011 Alamo Group Inc.
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4211 MSL
Published 01/11
Part No.
F-3735C
OPERATOR’S MANUAL
RHINO
®
1020 S. Sangamon Ave.
Gibson City, IL 60936
800-446-5158
Email: [email protected]
LOADER
This Operator's Manual is an integral part of the safe operation of this machine and must
be maintained with the unit at all times. READ, UNDERSTAND, and FOLLOW the Safety
and Operation Instructions contained in this manual before operating the equipment. C01-
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Table of contents
Document Outline
- 4211 MSL
- OPERATOR’S MANUAL
- To the Owner/Operator/Dealer
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- General Safety Instructions and Practices
- Operator Safety Instructions and Practices
- Equipment Operation Safety Instructions and Practices
- Maintenance and Service Safety Instructions and Practices
- Storage and Parking Safety Instructions and Practices
- Concluding Safety Instructions and Practices
- Decal Location
- 1. 49696 1 LOGO Rhino, Left
- 2. 51448 1 LOGO Rhino, Right
- 3. 50207 2 MODEL 4211
- 4. 52740 2 WARNING Oil Leaks
- 5. 52203 1 WARNING Lock Valve in Transport
- 6. 52204 1 INSTRUCT Loader Positions
- 7. D469 1 WARNING Loader Safety
- 8. D468 2 DANGER Crushing, Electrocution, Falling Hazard
- 9. D471 1 WARNING Handling Bales
- 10. D470 1 DANGER Use ROPS, Seatbelt, Rear Ballast
- 11. 03200347 * REFLCTR SMV Sign
- 12. 00776031 1 _________ Canister, Operator’s Manual
- 13. 55580 1 _________ Sheet, Decal; includes two D516 Decals (Note: For Optional Quick Attach De vice Only)
- Decal Description
- Decal Location
- Federal Laws and Regulations
- Assembly Instructions
- Proper Rear Ballasting and Wheel Spacing
- Dismounting Loader and Mounting Loader to Tractor
- Dismounting Loader
- 1. Locate tractor and loader on firm level ground.
- 2. Level and lower bucket to ground. Rotate bucket down slightly to remove pressure on hitch pins (See Image Asm-L-0037).
- 3. Rotate parking stands from storage position to operation position by removing linch pins and clevis pin. Inner tube of parking stand is now free to slide within outer tube. Reinstall clevis pin and linch pin when parking stands are in operation po...
- 4. Remove lynch pins and hitch pins from mounting.
- 5. Start tractor engine and release brakes. Retract lift cylinders, allowing parking stands to support weight of loader. Drive tractor forward slightly so parking stands are firmly positioned. Operate loader control lever to extend lift cylinders, al...
- 6. Stop engine and apply brakes. Disconnect hydraulic hoses from tractor.
- 7. Start tractor engine and release brakes. Slowly back tractor out of loader.
- Mounting Loader
- 1. Slowly drive tractor up to loader. Shut off tractor and apply brakes.
- 2. Connect hydraulic hoses.
- 3. Start engine and release brakes. Operate loader control lever to extend bucket cylinder, which will rotate bucket down, causing the loader upright to rotate downward into mounting pocket and onto mounting shaft. Operate loader control lever to ret...
- 4. Shut off tractor, apply brakes.
- 5. Install hitch pins and linch pins, into mounting.
- 6. Remove linch pins and clevis pins from parking stands, rotate stands into storage position and secure with clevis pins and linch pins (Image Asm-L-0001).
- Dismounting Loader
- Attaching Pin on Bucket
- Mounting and Dismounting Attachment
- Mounting Attachment to Loader
- 1. Locate tractor and attachment on level ground. Lower boom to rest on the ground. Extend the bucket cylinders slightly, while raising the boom to provide three to five inches of ground clearance. Drive the tractor ahead slowly toward the attachment...
- 2. While driving the tractor ahead slowly to maintain contact with the attachment, activate the lift cylinders to raise the loader until the quick attach engages under the attachment lip.
- 3. Activate bucket cylinders to retract, continuing to roll the attachment back completely.
- 4. Use instructions listed in MAINTENANCE SECTION of this manual to check all hose and tubing connections to insure no leaks are present.
- 5. Start tractor, activate lift cylinders to raise attachment one or two feet off the ground and extend bucket cylinders to tilt attachment at a slight downward angle, so quick attachment latch pins are visible. Visually inspect the attachment mechan...
- Mounting Attachment to Loader
- Assembling Quick Attach Device
- Installing Quick Attach Device
- 1. Fasten quick attach device to lower boom arms and bucket tilt cylinders using 1” x 4-3/8” anti-rotation pins, 3/8” x 3/4” shoulder bolts, and 3/8” lock nuts (supplied with loader). Image Asm-L-0014_B.
- 2. Attach bucket leveling rod indicator (supplied with loader), to outside of right ear on quick attach as shown. Image Asm-L-0014_B. Secure bucket leveling rod indicator with two 1/8” x 1” cotter pins (supplied with loader).
- 1. Be sure both quick hitch pin levers are in the unlocked position, with the levers pointing up. Tilt the loader quick hitch forward, drive the loader into the attachment bracket and engage top of the quick hitch into the top of the attachment bracket.
- 2. Raise the loader slightly and rotate the top of the quick hitch back toward the operator until the bottom of the attachment is seated firmly in the bottom of the quick hitch.
- 3. Rotate the quick hitch pin levers down 90 degrees to the locked position. You should feel a firm resistance when locking the levers down. The tapered pins must extend through the slots in the bottom of the attachment bracket. The tapered side of t...
- 4. Raise the loader and attachment to shoulder height. By standing at the side of the loader, inspect the connection between the quick hitch and attachment.
- 5. On level ground, tilt the attachment down 90 degrees and lower it to the ground. Lower the loader further to slightly raise the front of the tractor of the tractor off the ground. Drive the tractor in reverse while the attachment is on the ground ...
- OPERATION SECTION
- RHINO 4211 & 4211SS MSL LOADER
- OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS
- 1. Standard Equipment and Specifications
- (A) Maximum Lift Height at Pivot Pin 129” 131”
- (B) Clearance with Bucket Dumped 94” 97”
- (C) Reach at Maximum Height 29” 35”
- (D) Maximum Dump Angle 55° 60°
- (E) Reach with Attachment on Ground 83” 83”
- (F) Attachment Rollback Angle 37° 40°
- (G) Digging Depth 7” 4
- (H) Overall Height in Carry Position 75” 70”
- 2. Operator Requirements
- 3. Tractor Requirements
- 4. Getting On and Off the Tractor
- 8. Operating the Tractor and Loader
- 8.1 Operating the Loader
- FILLING THE BUCKET
- A level bucket throughout the lifting cycle resists bucket lift and increases breakaway effort.
- CARRYING THE LOAD
- DUMPING THE BUCKET
- OPERATING WITH FLOAT CONTROL
- LOADING FROM A BANK
- PEELING AND SCRAPING
- LOADING LOW TRUCKS OR SPREADERS FROM A PILE
- BACKFILLING
- 8.2 Operating Bale Spear
- 8.3 Shutting Down the Implement
- 8.1 Operating the Loader
- 9. Loader Storage
- 10. Transporting the Tractor and Implement
- 10.1 Transporting on Public Roadways
- 10.2 Hauling the Tractor and Implement
- 11. TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
- Loader slow or will not lift Hydraulic oil too heavy. Change to proper oil.
- and/or dump
- Oil filter plugged. Clean or replace filter.
- Hydraulic pump worn. Repair or replace pump.
- Oil line restricted or leaking. Check all hoses and tubes for leaks,
- damage or restrictions. Replace
- damaged or restricted hoses or tube
- oil lines.
- Control valve does not shift Inspect, clean, repair or replace
- properly. valve.
- Air in hydraulic system. Cycle lift cylinders and bucket
- cylinders several times to free
- system of air.
- Cylinder leaks internally. Replace seals.
- Faulty relief valve (tractor). Clean and replace relief valve.
- Loader chatters or Air leak in pump inlet line. Check, tighten or replace inlet line.
- vibrates when raising
- or lowering
- Air in hydraulic system. Cycle lift and bucket cylinders.
- Oil level too low. Add oil as required.
- External leakage Damaged seals. Remove leaking component;
- replace seals.
- Pump noisy Inlet line restricted or leaking. Check for air leaks, restrictions or
- collapsed hose. Tighten or replace hose. Clean filter.
- Oil level too low. Add oil as required.
- Pump worn or damaged. Repair or replace pump.
- Excessive wear on bucket Bucket is riding on cutting edge Use boom “FLOAT” position or
- cutting edge instead of wear runners. bucket level indicator to ensure
- bucket rides on wear runners.
- MAINTENANCE SECTION
- Lubrication Schedule
- Daily Maintenance
- 1. Check fluid level of tractor hydraulic system before starting each day’s operation. If necessary, add hydraulic oil as recommended in your tractor operator’s manual.
- 2. After every eight hours of operation, lubricate all twelve grease fittings; one at each end of lift boom arms and one at rod and base ends of each lift and bucket cylinder.
- 3. After every ten hours of operation, check all hardware and tighten where required.
- 4. Replace hoses immediately if they are damaged by a cut or scrape, extruded at the fittings or leaking. Hydraulic oil leaks should be repaired promptly to avoid loss of oil and serious personal injury from escaping oil.
- Cylinder Service
- Lift and Bucket Cylinder Disassembly
- 1. Hold cylinder tube (13) stationary and pull wire ring (14) out through slot.
- 2. Pull shaft (1), with all assembled parts, out of cylinder tube (13).
- 3. Remove elastic locknut (12) from end of shaft and slide cylinder piston (10) and cylinder head (4) off shaft.
- 4. Remove piston wear ring (11), piston seal (8), and o-ring (7) from outside grooves on piston(10).
- 5. Remove wiper seal (2), rod seal (3) and wear ring (5) from inside of cylinder head and o-ring (7) with backup washer (6) from groove on outside of head.
- 6. Clean all parts including cylinder tube, in a suitable cleaning solvent, then use air pressure to blow any dirt or excess solvent from all parts.
- 7. Examine all parts for wear or damage and replace, if necessary.
- Lift and Bucket Cylinder Reassembly
- 1. Place rod seal (3) into groove inside cylinder head.
- 2. Install wiper seal (2) with lip of seal facing out and flush with top of cylinder head (5). Install wear ring (4) inside other end of head (5).
- 3. Place o-ring (7) with back-up washer (6) in groove on outside of head. Back-up washer must be on rod side.
- 4. Remove sharp edges on outer edge of the threaded end of shaft (1). Lubricate wiper seal (2) and rod seal (3) in head and carefully slide head onto shaft.
- 5. Place o-ring (10), piston seal (11) and piston wear ring (8) in grooves on outside of piston (9).
- 6. Slide piston (9) onto threaded end of shaft and install lock nut (12). Tighten lock nut to 100 lbs.
- 7. Lubricate piston wear ring (8) and piston seal (11) on piston, o-ring (7) and backup washer (6) on head and inside of cylinder tube (13), then carefully slide piston and head into cylinder tube (13).
- 8. Insert wire retaining ring (14) into slot in cylinder tube (13). Apply pressure to wire ring to thread it into groove while turning cylinder head.
- Lift and Bucket Cylinder Disassembly
- Proper Torque for Fasteners
- 1. Standard Equipment and Specifications
- RHINO
- LIMITED WARRANTY
- 1. LIMITED WARRANTIES
- 1.01. Rhino warrants for one year from the purchase date to the original non-commercial, governmental, or municipal purchaser (“Purchaser”) and warrants for six months to the original commercial or industrial purchaser (“Purchaser”) that the ...
- 1.02. Manufacturer will replace for the Purchaser any part or parts found, upon examination at one of its factories, to be defective under normal use and service due to defects in material or workmanship.
- 1.03. This limited warranty does not apply to any part of the goods which has been subjected to improper or abnormal use, negligence, alteration, modification, or accident, damaged due to lack of maintenance or use of wrong fuel, oil, or lubricants, ...
- 1.04. Except as provided herein, no employee, agent, Dealer, or other person is authorized to give any warranties of any nature on behalf of Manufacturer.
- 2. REMEDIES AND PROCEDURES.
- 2.01. This limited warranty is not effective unless the Purchaser returns the Registration and Warranty Form to Manufacturer within 30 days of purchase.
- 2.02. Purchaser claims must be made in writing to the Authorized Dealer (“Dealer”) from whom Purchaser purchased the goods or an approved Authorized Dealer (“Dealer”) within 30 days after Purchaser learns of the facts on which the claim is based
- 2.03. Purchaser is responsible for returning the goods in question to the Dealer.
- 2.04. If after examining the goods and/or parts in question, Manufacturer finds them to be defective under normal use and service due to defects in material or workmanship, Manufacturer will:
- (a) Repair or replace the defective goods or part(s) or
- (b) Reimburse Purchaser for the cost of the part(s) and reasonable labor charges (as determined by Manufacturer) if Purchaser paid for the repair and/or replacement prior to the final determination of applicability of the warranty by Manufacturer.
- 2.05. Purchaser is responsible for any labor charges exceeding a reasonable amount as determined by Manufacturer and for returning the goods to the Dealer, whether or not the claim is approved. Purchaser is responsible for the transportation cost for...
- 3. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.
- 3.01. MANUFACTURER DISCLAIMS ANY EXPRESS (EXCEPT AS SET FORTH HEREIN) AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE GOODS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
- 3.02. MANUFACTURER MAKES NO WARRANTY AS TO THE DESIGN, CAPABILITY, CAPACITY, OR SUITABILITY FOR USE OF THE GOODS.
- 3.03. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED HEREIN, MANUFACTURER SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY TO PURCHASER OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY WITH RESPECT TO ANY LIABILITY, LOSS, OR DAMAGE CAUSED OR ALLEGED TO BE CAUSED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BY THE GOODS INCLU...
- 3.04. NO ACTION ARISING OUT OF ANY CLAIMED BREACH OF THIS WARRANTY OR TRANSACTIONS UNDER THIS WARRANTY MAY BE BROUGHT MORE THAN TWO (2) YEARS AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION HAS OCCURRED.
- 4. MISCELLANEOUS.
- 4.01. Proper Venue for any lawsuits arising from or related to this limited warranty shall be only in Guadalupe County, Texas.
- 4.02. Manufacturer may waive compliance with any of the terms of this limited warranty, but no waiver of any terms shall be deemed to be a waiver of any other term.
- 4.03. If any provision of this limited warranty shall violate any applicable law and is held to be unenforceable, then the invalidity of such provision shall not invalidate any other provisions herein.
- 4.04. Applicable law may provide rights and benefits to purchaser in addition to those provided herein.
- TO THE OWNER/OPERATOR/DEALER