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Proper Bucket Loading and Parking Technique

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How to run a skid steer- Basics from cab, controls & operation for the Noob

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What happens here

The trainer emphasizes the correct way to rest the bucket when finished with operation: flat on the ground. This applies to all types of loaders and excavators (like backhoes and skid steers), where all buckets should be on the ground before turning off the machine or leaving it unattended. The trainee starts the machine again, presses the hydraulic unlock button, and then uses the right joystick to maneuver the bucket, demonstrating the correct method of driving into a pile with the bucket flat, then raising and curling simultaneously to achieve a full load while maintaining stability.

Goal: Execute the proper technique for loading the skid steer bucket and parking the machine safely.

Tools and materials

  • Hydraulic Lockout Button — Unlocking the hydraulic system for operation
  • Ignition Key — Starting the engine
  • Right Control Joystick — Controlling the lift, curl, and dump functions of the bucket
  • Volvo Skid Steer Loader MC 135 C Volvo — Demonstrating proper operation and parking
  • Gravel Pile — Material to be scooped

What they say

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Yeah. Always flat. Always rested on the ground. Yeah. So you can you can turn it on. Turn it up again. There we go. Okay. Now hit that that four, five, and six pad lock button. Yeah. Hit that. Okay. That's all you can do right now. Move that right now. Okay. Now move to the right a little bit. Keep going. Perfect. All right. That's the way we want our bucket resting on the ground. When you're done, if if you're running any kind of loader, always all the way down to the ground. Excavators, the bucket should be flat on the ground. If you're running a TLB, a tractor loader, backho, both the front and back buckets need to be touching the ground. Everything's on the ground before you turn that machine off, before you leave it. All right, my turn.

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