Section 2: Operating Instructions
HR3584 & HRL3578 Retractable Box Scraper 305-054M
10/31/18
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General Operating Instructions
Once you have familiarized yourself with the Operator’s
Manual, completed the operations checklist, and
properly attached your Land Pride 35 Series Box Scraper
to your tractor, you are now almost ready to begin work.
Hopefully you have checked out your work site for any
buried utility cables, pipelines, or other obstacles that you
would not want to damage or encounter. If you intend to
meet or develop actual grade elevation specifications,
your surveyors’ grade stakes should be in place at this
time.
A Box Scrapers primary purpose is grading and leveling.
This function is best done at an approximate 2 to 4 mph
ground speed. Simply lower the Box Scraper to the
ground and proceed forward. The grader blade should
immediately begin shaving the soil surface and dirt or
aggregate material should begin accumulating in the box.
You can transfer this material by dragging it to a nearby
location and then slowly raising the Box Scraper to
deposit your load. High-back models will have the
capacity to transfer more material. You can also achieve
a more uniform distribution and leveling of scraped
material by setting the Box Scraper to shave off high
spots allowing accumulated material to flow out under the
grader moldboard blade in the low spots.
Occasionally the ground or surface material will be very
hard and will require ripping to loosen the soil profile. This
will make Box Scraper blade operations more effective.
When aggressive ripping action is desired, hydraulically
rotate the whole compliment of shanks until they are
locked into position and protruding below the side panels
of the Box Scraper. The more you adjust the shanks
downward in 2" increments the more aggressive they will
become. If less aggressive ripping action is desired,
manually adjust or reposition the shanks upward. When
performing ripping operations, the simultaneous
scraping and leveling operations should become much
easier and more productive.
The hinged rear gate of your 35 series Box Scraper can
be locked in place for scraping or unlocked to allow a
simultaneous floating and leveling action of accumulated
material flowing out of the box. Achieving the desired
effect will require a little experimentation in your given
conditions. Box Scrapers generally perform better in dry
to slightly damp soil conditions. the scraper can be used
for backfilling applications with the rear hinged gate
locked or unlocked. Simply make sure your ripping
shanks are locked in the raised position and back the rear
facing grader blade into the pile of dirt you are using for
backfill. Continue backfilling and pushing operations until
you have successfully completed the task.
With a little practice, you should become a very good
operator and consistently achieve the desired results you
expect with your Land Pride Retractable Box Scraper.
See
“Specifications & Capacities”
“Features & Benefits”
on page 17 for additional
information and performance enhancing options.
