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OPERATION
STORAGE
The sweeper can be tipped upright & 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 configuring 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
).
Orient 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 & wall and hang on the clevis assembly,
from the middle of the rear hamper tube.
1.
Hamper mount tubes are assembled upside down. See Assembly Step 14 (on page 14) and confirm orientation
of hamper mount tubes.
Hamper orientation
is too high:
TROUBLESHOOTING
Grass or material
goes over the top
of the hamper:
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.
If the sweeper
does not pick up:
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.
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.
Sweeper wheels
not moving,
skipping or are
locking up:
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 drags on
the ground:
