Blue Diamond® Attachments
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Disc Mulcher
3/31/202
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2020
Look for loose bolts and
tighten them if necessary.
Check that all safety decals
are in place and can be
read. Replace them if
necessary.
Refer
to
disk
manual
regardin
g
safety
checks
and
maintenance
of
blade
and
teeth.
Take care of our
environment. Repair any
hydraulic leaks.
Item
Check that all shields and
guards are in place.
Wipe off any dirt
or dust from the male or female
hydraulic flat-face couplers with a
clean rag before attaching hoses, to
keep contaminants from entering the
hydraulic system.
Never operate this
mulcher without the case drain hose
connected to the case drain circuit on
the prime mover.
Connect
t
he attachment hydraulic
hoses to the auxiliary supply couplers
located on your skid steer loader lift
arm.
Check the surrounding area
f
or
bystanders and clear them before
starting the skid steer or
a
ttachment.
Before operating the attachment,
always visually inspect
a
nd verify that
the coupler lock pins are fully engaged
through the latch slots on the
attachment plate.
Check Coupler Lock Engagement
Pre-Operation Walk-
around Inspection
Before every use, it
is important to
perform a short inspection and
certain maintenance on your
mulcher.
Mulcher Boom
Controls
Your forestry
mulcher is designed to
run off
t
he skid steer loaders auxiliary
hydraulic system, and is activated and
deactivated by
a
control
i
n the
operator’s cab.
C
onsult
y
our skid steer
operator’s manual
f
or precise
instructions on how to activate and
deactivate the auxiliary
c
ircuit.
Height
a
nd tilt functions of
t
he
mulcher are operated with the control
handles or pedals in the cab.
C
onsult
your skid steers operator’s manual
f
or
precise instructions regarding these
functions.
Engaging Mulcher
the First Time
If this is your
initial startup with this attachment on
this machine, check the skid steer’s
hydraulic oil level and add oil, if
necessary, before and after doing
steps 1- 3 below.
Make sure the case
drain hose is properly attached to the
prime mover’s case drain connection.
Do not operate this attachment
without the case drain hose attached.