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WARNING
Wear an approved respirator (N95 Type
as a minimum)�
Follow local, state and federal
regulations�
The health effects from exposure to
wood dust are due to chemicals in the
wood or chemical substances in the
wood created by bacteria, fungi, or
molds�
Although the brush mulcher has been carefully
inspected and checked prior to shipment from
manufacturer, it is recommended that the unit be
thoroughly inspected.
Check all bolts for tightness and remove all shipping
tags, bags, skids, and blocking.
Review and understand this manual and operating
unit manual.
Remove any masking materials affixed during
painting. Inspect the tractor and any accessory
equipment to verify that nameplates and all safety
warning, caution signs and decals provided with
the equipment are in place and clearly visible.
Visually inspect the unit before each start up.
Check for loose or missing parts and any damage
that may have occurred during moving or shipping.
Review all tractor pre-start instructions, and be
sure that all recommended steps and procedures
have been followed.
Note:
Always keep the weight of the machine in
mind. Never position body in line of impact.
4 OPERATION
4.1 Preparation For Use
4.2 Driveline Dimension
A PTO driveline is supplied with the machine. To
accompany the variety of 3 point hitch geometry
available today, the driveline can be too long for
most machines or too short for others. It is very
important that the driveline be free to telescope but
not to bottom out when going through its working
range. If the driveline bottoms out, the bearings
on both the machine and tractor PTO shaft will be
overloaded and fail in a short time.
1. To determine the proper length of the driveline,
follow this procedure:
a. Clear the area of all bystanders.
b. Attach brush mulcher to tractor (see section
4.5) but do not attach driveline.
c. Raise mulcher until the input shaft is level
with tractor PTO shaft.
d. Measure dimension between locking
grooves on tractor PTO shaft and machine
input shaft.
e. Measure the same dimensions on the
compressed driveline.
f. If compressed driveline dimension exceeds
the machine dimension, driveline will have
to be cut.
2. When cutting the driveline, follow this
procedure:
a. Subtract machine dimension (A) from
uncut driveline dimension (B) or (B-A). This
dimension determines how much too long
the driveline is.
b. Add another 1 inch (25 mm) to the
dimension to be sure it doesn’t bottom out,
to determine (C) the cut off dimension.
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