S205 Skid-Steer Loader
71 Operation & Maintenance Manual
OPERATOR CAB
Description
The Bobcat Loader has an operator cab (ROPS and
FOPS) as standard equipment to protect the operator
from rollover and falling objects. Check with your dealer if
the operator cab has been damaged. The seat belt must
be worn for roll over protection.
ROPS / FOPS - Roll Over Protective Structure per
SAE J1040 and ISO 3471, and Falling Object Protective
Structure per SAE J1043 and ISO 3449, Level I. Level II
is available.
Level I - Protection from falling bricks, small concrete
blocks, and hand tools encountered in operations such as
highway maintenance, landscaping, and other
construction site services.
Level II - Protection from falling trees, rocks; for machines
involved in site clearing, overhead demolition or forestry.
Raising
Always stop the engine before raising or lowering the cab.
Stop the loader on a level surface. Lower the lift arms. If
the lift arms must be up while raising the operator cab,
install the lift arm support device. (See LIFT ARM
SUPPORT DEVICE on Page 69.)
Figure 123
Install jackstands under the rear of the loader frame
[Figure 123].
Loosen the nut (both sides) at the front corners of the
operator cab [Figure 124].
Figure 124
Remove the nuts and plates [Figure 124] (both sides).
Figure 125
Lift on the grab handle and bottom of the operator cab
slowly until the cab is all the way up and the latching
mechanism engages [Figure 125].
Hand Controls Only (ACS)
P-31849
P10563
P10564
P-31858A