Operation
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SHUT-DOWN PROCEDURE
The machine will stop when the operator is no longer seated, or when the emergency
stop is engaged.
Remove blade or drop cutting head to the floor when machine is not in use.
SLIDE PLATE ADJUSTMENTS AND SETTINGS
Dual Lift (Figure 17)
Prior to adjusting the dual lift hydraulic slide plate, make sure the channel guide is free of
any debris and the machine is safely positioned on a flat surface.
1. Be properly seated in the operator’s seat.
2. Twist the Red Emergency Stop switch located on the right side of the operator, the
spring-loaded switch will pop up when twisted.
3. Push the Green ‘ON’ button to start the machine.
4. Adjacent to the left hand steering lever is a straight and narrow handle rod, this
handle rod raises and lowers the front cylinder and is referred to as the ‘cutting
head lever’. To set the height of the hydraulic slide plate start by first adjusting the
angle or pitch of the cutting head holder.
5. Pull back on the cutting head lever and raise the cutting head holder to an angle
higher than the bottom of the slide plate.
6. Using the lever adjacent to the right hand steering lever raises and lowers the
hydraulic slide plate and is referred to as the ‘slide plate lever’. To lower the slide
plate the operator must push forward on the slide plate lever. Reversely, to raise
the slide plate the operator must pull back on the slide plate lever.
Slide Plate Settings
While the hydraulic slide plate can be adjusted to multiple positions, there are two basic
slide plate settings:
• Low Setting:
the hydraulic slide plate is positioned 1” off the floor. This setting is
most commonly used during initial scraping or removal applications; such as car-
pet, VCT, ceramic tile and wood flooring.
Note: The “low” setting on older model hy-
draulic slide plates may stop the plate within one to two inches of the floors surface.
• High Setting:
the hydraulic slide plate is positioned 6” off the floor or in most cases
flush with the bottom of the slide plate channel guide. This setting is most often
used for re-scraping glues, mastics, thin sets and soft coating.
Steep Cutting Head Angle
A steep angle is only used for re-scraping. The slide plate has to be raised so the bottom
of the plate is higher or even with the bottom of the guide channels. Raising the slide
plate to an angle too steep when operating will cause the machine to jump and buck. It
does not give the operator a clear vision of the cutting head and it raises the machine to
operate at a unsafe height.
APPLICATION SETUP
Ceramic
The slide plate should be adjusted to a low setting 1” (2.5 cm) off the floor. Use a shank
blade or a shank blade with a carbide tip.
FIG. 17
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