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Storage
The sweeper can be tipped upright and stored against a wall using a
minimum of space:
1.
Remove any loose material from hamper, brushes, brush housing
and drive assembly. The sweeper should be clean and dry before
confi guring for storage.
2.
Remove small hairpin cotters and clevis pins that are securing
the hamper assembly to the brush housing. Remove the hamper
assembly. Replace the clevis pins and hairpin cotters in the hamper
mount tubes for storage.
3.
Collapse the hamper by unlocking the spreader bar assembly (push
forward). Orientate the collapsed hamper so that the rear hamper
tubes are up. Put rope and pull handle into the pocket created
between the rear hamper tubes.
4.
On sweeper, adjust brush height to position 10 on the Lock Arm
5.
Roll sweeper to desired storage area. Lift clevis assembly vertically
so that the sweeper is standing upright on the hamper mount tubes
and hamper stop bar. Move close to the wall so that the top of the
brushing housing faces the wall (brushes face out).
6.
Position collapsed hamper between sweeper and wall and hang on
the clevis assembly, from the middle of the rear hamper tube.
OPERATION
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Frequently Asked Questions
Sweeper does not pick up:
1.
The brush height adjustment is set too low. The sweeper is not a
dethatcher and cannot pull thatch, embedded needles or embedded
leaves from deep in the grass. The brush height should be adjusted
to the height of the mower deck blades.
2.
The brush height adjustment is set too high. Lower the brush height
one notch at a time on the lock arm until the desired performance is
achieved.
3.
There is a problem with the brush drive system. See the ‘Sweeper
Wheels’ section below.
Grass or material goes over the top of the hamper:
1.
Forward speed is too fast. Slow towing vehicle down. Best speed is 3
mph or less (3 mph = 40 feet in 9 seconds).
2.
The wind screen can be used to remedy this concern. See the ‘Using
the Wind Screen’ information in the ‘OPERATION’ section of this
manual.
Sweeper Wheels (not moving, skipping or locking up):
1.
The wheels are geared to turn the sweeper brushes. If the sweeper
wheels are not moving, skipping or locking up; it is possible that the
brush height is set too low. Measure the cut height of the mower.
Adjust the brush height to sweep at the same level as the cut height.
2.
The drive dowel(s) located inside the small metal drive pinion gear(s)
are sticking. Remove, clean and lubricate the dowel(s), drive pinion
gear(s) and brush axle as shown in the ‘Preventative Maintenance’
section of this manual.
3.
The drive pinion gear(s) are worn and because of this it locks the
drive dowel(s). Remove, inspect and replace the drive pinion gear(s)
and drives dowel(s) as needed. See ‘Preventative Maintenance’
section of this manual.
4.
The drive pinion gears, when re-installed, were installed backwards.
For example: the right side gear was installed on the left side of the
sweeper. See the ‘Preventative Maintenance’ section of this manual
for proper drive pinion gear assembly.
Hamper drags on the ground:
1.
The tow bars are not level with the ground when attached to the
towing vehicle. Remove the clevis assembly and reinstall in a
different set of mounting holes. The clevis can be turned over to get
additional adjustment. See assembly ‘Figure 02’ and ‘Leveling the
Hamper’ sections of this manual.
Hamper orientation is too high:
1.
Hamper mount tubes are assembled upside down. See Figure 11
and confi rm orientation of hamper mount tubes.
