BALZER ELIMINATOR VACUUM TANK Series, User Manual

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Eliminator Vacuum Tank (Tandem) User Manual
Company Statements 1
Accuracy Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
To the Purchaser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Warranty Manufacture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Certificate of General Equipment Warranty . . . . 1
Liability for Delays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Warranty Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Safety 5
Mandatory Shut Down Procedure . . . . . . . . . 6
Additional Safety Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Personal Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Towing Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Operation Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Boom Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Hydraulic System Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
PTO Operation Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Safety Signs and Decals . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Technical Data 11
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Vacuum Pump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Operation 15
Pre-Operation Checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Hydraulic Hose Color Markings . . . . . . . . . 16
Attaching to Tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Initial Start Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Tank Loading Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
PTO Drive System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Hydraulic Drive System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Jack Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Independent Cross Axle Steering System . . . . 19
Suspension Hydraulics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Suspension Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Braking System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Brake Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Brake Fluid Level Check . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Vacuum Pump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Boom Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Boom Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Rite Rate Flow System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Rite Rate Flow System Field Operation . . . . . 25
INDEX
Maintenance 27
Daily and Before Start of Season . . . . . . . . . 28
Every 40 Hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
End of Season/Prepare for Storage . . . . . . . 30
Steering System Lubrication . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Hub Lubrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Hitch Lubrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
PTO Shaft Lubrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Suspension Height Adjustment . . . . . . . . . 33
Steering Axle Toe Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . 34
Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Adding Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Bleeding the Brake System . . . . . . . . . 36
Vacuum Pump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Before Start of Season . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Daily Maintenance Checks . . . . . . . . . . 38
Every 40 Hours of Use . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
End of Season/Preparing for Storage . . . . 39
Vacuum Pump Automatic Oiler Adjustment . . . 39
Troubleshooting 41
Steering Not Working Correctly . . . . . . . . . 42
Backing Up and Steering Not Locked Straight . . 42
Hydraulic Controls Not Working Properly . . . . 42
Brakes Not Working Properly . . . . . . . . . . . 42
PTO Not Working . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Vacuum Pump Not Working . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Slurry Pump Not Working . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Rite Rate Flow System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Rite Rate System Programming . . . . . . . . . 44
Rite Rate Console Cable Preparation . . . . . . 45
Rite Rate Wiring Installation . . . . . . . . . . . 46