paladin FFC LAF3554, Manual

Page: 11 / 24

9
PREPARATOR
®
SETUP (Continued)
SAFETY FIRST!! READ AND UNDERSTAND THE SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (pages
2-5 of this manual) BEFORE BEGINNING ANY PREPARATOR
®
SETUP
Adjust the skid shoes as follows:
1. Park your power unit on a level surface
with this product properly attached.
2. Place your power unit’s transmission in “Park” and engage the parking brake.
3. Lower this product onto preplaced blocking.
WARNING
Do not use blocking made of concrete blocks, logs, buckets, barrels or any other material that could
suddenly collapse or shift positions. Do not use wood or steel blocking that shows any signs of material
decay. Do not use blocking that is warped, twisted, or tapered. Failure to obey this warning could result in
death or serious injury.
4. Shut off your
power unit’s engine, remove the starter key, wait for all moving parts to come to a stop, and relieve all
pressure in the hydraulic lines.
5. Loosen the two 1/2” hex nuts that secure the shoe.
6. Move the shoe to the proper slot for the appropriate soil conditions and for the operation being preformed. See the
chart above for recommended starting points for various soil and operating combinations.
NOTICE If, after conducting test passes, the operator determines that the best skid shoe setting for the
conditions being encountered is between two of those listed, then the rear of the skid shoe may
be set one slot above the front of the skid shoe.
7. Retighten the two 1/2” hex nuts to 84 ft. lbs. + or - 6.0 ft. lbs. of torque.
8. Repeat SKID SHOE ADJUSTMENT steps 5 through 7 for the other skid shoe.
TRACK SCRATCHER SPRING ADJUSTMENT
1. With this product positioned as directed by steps 1 through 4 for SKID SHOE ADJUSTMENT, loosen the two 3/8” hex
nuts that secure the track scratcher to the skid shoe.
2. Slide the track scratcher down until the tips of the lowest spring are 1/4” below the lowest surface of the skid shoe
when the skid shoe is at the selected operating angle.
IMPORTANT Operating this product with the spring tips extending more than 1⁄4” into the soil
CAN result in damage to this product and
WILL void all FFC Attachments warranties.
3. Retighten the two 3/8” hex nuts to 34 ft. lbs. + or - 2.0 ft. lbs. of torque.
4. Loosen the single 3/8” hex nut that secures the front spring to the track scratcher.
5. Slide the spring outward until the outer tine of the spring is 1/2” beyond the outer edge of the skid shoe.
(Specific soil conditions may require an increase or a decrease in that distance.)
6. Retighten the 3/8” hex nut to 34 ft. lbs. + or - 2.0 ft. lbs. of torque.
7. Repeat TRACK SCRATCHER SPRING ADJUSTMENT steps 1 through 6 for the other track scratcher.