Phil
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- retired operator and mechanic
I always block up the main frame of the hoe, or the 'box' around the valve section, for lack of proper term. I block it on each side just under the base of the outrigger. I do this just before the tractor is driven ahead. I also use 2 long posts on an angle, against each side of the top of the boom, to hold it steady. Last time I did this on a 680, I parked it with the boom along side a sea container, and used a chain to brace it from falling over. A tree would have worked as well.
I put another block under the swing tower pivot pin to keep the 'frame' level.
Most, if not all of the cylinder hoses have to be taken off the valve assembly, before the spool caps come off, as I remember. I relieve the pressure on all the cylinders just before disconnecting the big quick coupler. The hoe settles on the blocks and the boom braces will tighten. Phil
I put another block under the swing tower pivot pin to keep the 'frame' level.
Most, if not all of the cylinder hoses have to be taken off the valve assembly, before the spool caps come off, as I remember. I relieve the pressure on all the cylinders just before disconnecting the big quick coupler. The hoe settles on the blocks and the boom braces will tighten. Phil
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