floorex Lightning, Operation And Maintenance Manual

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SECTION VI
MACHINERY OPERATION
LIGHTNING STRIPPER
Before reading the machinery operation section, new operators should familiarize
themselves with the 3 diagrams depicting the TOP, LEFT and RIGHT views of the
machine. These drawings show the activation of all moving parts of the Lightning.
1. To move the machine: using the right hand, slowly move the shifter lever in the
desired direction. Forward and left moves the machine to the left, backward and
Right reverses the maching to the right. It is just that simple to drive. Speed is
controlled by amount of movement on the joy stick and also by moving travel
speed lever.
2. The left joystick lever is used to position the blade to the surface. Moving the
lever forward and backward moved the blade up and down. Left and right
movement changes the blade pitch.
3. Throttle control is on the left side of the seat, taking the unit from idle to
3400RPM. The most optimum speed is 2600 to 3200RPM. To change the RPM
of engine turn throttle know clockwise to lower RPM and counterclockwise to
raise RPM.
4. A cooling will rung behind the seat when engine is running to keep hydraulic
oil cool.
5. Hydraulic reservoir is accessed by removing right cowling and removing fill cap.
6. To change scrpaing blades; Stop engine. Loosen the set bolt at the rear of the
Blade holder block using a 3/4” open-end wrench. Slide the dull blade our and
Insert a new blade up against the shim stop. Retighten the set bold and raise
the control arms to remove wooden block. Lower control arms and resume
scraping. The large blade holder should not need to be more than hand tight.
With a little practice you should be able to change blades in 15 seconds. Dull
blades can be resharpened and reused many times.
SEE DRAWING OF BLADE CHANGE PROCEDURE
7. Operators should lower the blade by pressing the left hand lever forward each
time they get off the machine. This saftey practice eliminates possible bodily
injury from lowering the blade by unauthorised operators.
8. The transport caster should not be in contact with the floor while scraping. It
will lift off the floor when the blade is lowered. Caster contact with the flooring
while scraping will negatively affect scraper productivity and steering.
9. Do not transport machine with front of machine of the surface high than 1/2”
or irreparable damage to lift cylinder will result.
See Illustration of correct scraping procedures.