1 INTRODUCTION
Congratulations on your choice of a Baumalight
Brush Mulcher to complement your mulching
operation. This equipment has been designed and
manufactured to meet the needs of a discriminating
buyer for efficient grinding of stumps.
The rotor is hydraulic powered by the hydraulic
system on your skid steer.
Replaceable bearings are provided at major pivot
points for extended service life.
Safe, efficient and trouble free operation of your
brush mulcher requires that you and anyone
else who will be operating or maintaining the
brush mulcher, read and understand the Safety,
Operation, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
information contained within the Operator’s
Manual.
This manual covers the Baumalight Brush Mulcher,
model MS348. Use the Table of Contents as a
guide to locate required information.
Keep this manual handy for frequent reference
and to pass on to new operators or owners. Call
your Baumalight dealer, distributor or the factory
if you need assistance, information or additional
copies of the manuals.
When this machine is worn out and no longer in
use, it should be returned to the retailer or other
party for recycling.
OPERATOR ORIENTATION - The directions left,
right, front and rear, as mentioned throughout this
manual, are as seen from the skid steer driver’s
seat and facing in the direction of travel.
1.1 Overview
The brush mulcher is designed to be used
by experienced operators, trained in the safe
operation of a skid steer and trained in the hazards
related to using the brush mulcher and the safe use
of the mulcher for the intended purpose. Operators
will require personal protective equipment to
reduce the risk from some hazards that cannot be
completely eliminated or controlled by the design
of the tool.
Care is required to ensure that the brush mulcher
tool will not come across metallic objects, stones
or other materials.
Brush mulcher tools are not designed for use in
hazardous atmospheres where there is a risk
of fire or explosion due to flammable gases or
vapors. Use in hazardous, explosive atmospheres
is prohibited.
Serious injury or death of the operator or bystanders
may be caused if the tool is misused. Misuse may
also cause damage to the machine carrying the
implement.
1.2 Intended Use And
Foreseeable Misuse
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