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SAFETY

Normal Shutdown Procedure

In consideration of your own safety as well as that of others, you should always use the following normal shutdown 
procedures before departing from the controls for any reason, including cleaning, servicing, transporting, or 
inspecting the stump grinder.   Never deviate from this procedure unless so instructed in this manual or an 
emergency requires it.

1.

Move the engine throttle to the “SLOW” position.

2.

Release operator presence control.

A rotating cutting wheel is very DANGEROUS! Stand at controls and ensure that cutting wheel comes to a 
complete stop before doing anything else.

3.

Set park brake before leaving controls.

4.

Turn the engine switch to the “OFF” position.

Emergency Shutdown Procedure

1.

Immediate release of the operator presence control will automatically shut off the engine.

2.

Be sure to allow all moving parts to come to a complete stop.

A rotating cutting wheel is very DANGEROUS!   Stand at controls and ensure that cuttng wheel comes to a 
complete stop before doing anything else.

3.

Correct the emergency situation, and return to normal operation.

C500 Stump Grinder

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C500/0704/OP/8

Summary of Contents for C500

Page 1: ...CAMON IMPORTANT PLEASE READ CAREFULLY OPERATOR MANUAL C500 STUMP GRINDER Teknol House Victoria Road Burgess Hill RH15 9LH T 01444 247689 F 01444 871612 I www tracmaster co uk...

Page 2: ...Cutter wheel 5 Wheels 6 Engine switch see the NORMAL START UP section for instructions on how to start engine 7 Throttle move forward to increase engine speed pull back to decrease engine speed 8 Chok...

Page 3: ...tions and services as found necessary before operating the machine Starting the Engine Read and understand the SAFETY section of this manual in its entirety before proceeding Do not start the engine u...

Page 4: ...d as it influences the direction in which dust and wood chips will be directed Never operate the machine after dark Night time operation will not allow the operator to see the stump and danger zone ad...

Page 5: ...section Keep everyone away when cutting wheel is ON Lock the brake by pulling back the brake lever 2 Remove roots Make sure the throttle is set to FAST The cutter wheel is thus accelerated to cutting...

Page 6: ...Raise and lower the cutter wheel between sweeps as needed by lowering and raising the control handle Roll the machine forward and back by pushing and pulling on the control handle between sweeps as ne...

Page 7: ...it is desired to cut smaller roots it may be more effective to do so before rather than after cutting the stump 3 Should the chip build up become excessive when cutting shut off the machine wait for t...

Page 8: ...you may fall toward the machine Cut only on a slope from the side Never attempt O to cut on a slope exceeding 15 8 Never operate the machine after dark 9 Wear appropriate safety equipment including pr...

Page 9: ...otating cutting wheel is very DANGEROUS Stand at controls and ensure that cutting wheel comes to a complete stop before doing anything else 3 Set park brake before leaving controls 4 Turn the engine s...

Page 10: ...ginning to move the machine Make sure that the area is free of personnel 6 Check stumps to be removed for embedded nails wire metal fence posts and other metallic objects and for rocks or other buried...

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