Operating your dr dirt boss towable backhoe, Control levers, Starting the engine – DR Power Backhoe 2008 User Manual

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Boom
Control
Lever

Figure 6

Swing
Control
Lever

Crowd Arm
Control
Lever

Bucket
Control
Lever

CHAPTER 4

OPERATING YOUR DR DIRT BOSS
TOWABLE BACKHOE

This chapter discusses the basic operation of your new DR
DIRT BOSS TOWABLE BACKHOE. It may be helpful to
better learn the features of your Backhoe by reviewing
Figure 1 in Chapter 3 before beginning the steps outlined
in this chapter.

Control Levers

1. Familiarize yourself with all of the Control Levers

(Figure 6)and all of their functions (Figure 7) before
operating the Backhoe.

Starting the Engine

1. Turn the Ignition Switch to the “ON” position (Figure

8).

Boom
Down

Figure 7

Boom

Up

Swing

Left

Swing

Right

Crowd

Out

Crowd

In

Bucket

Out

Bucket

In

Ignition
Switch

Figure 8

Off

On

READ AND UNDERSTAND THE DANGERS LISTED IN THE
“SAFETY WHEN DIGGING NEAR UTILITIES” SECTION IN
CHAPTER 2, GENERAL SAFETY RULES, BEFORE OPERATING
THIS BACKHOE.

READ AND UNDERSTAND THE WARNINGS LISTED IN
CHAPTER 2, GENERAL SAFETY RULES, BEFORE OPERATING
THIS BACKHOE.

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