paladin FFC LAF3554, Manual

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10
PREPARATOR
®
OPERATION
SAFETY FIRST!! READ AND UNDERSTAND THE SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (pages
2-5 of this manual) BEFORE BEGINNING ANY PREPARATOR
®
OPERATION
WARNING
Failure to obey this warning could result in death or serious injury.
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Never lift the lowest portion of the attachment plate higher than 5’ above the ground.
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Do not lock the auxiliary hydraulics of your power unit in the “ON” position.
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Keep everyone at least nine feet away from this product when operating.
CAUTION
Failure to obey this warning MAY result in personal injury.
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Do not use the top of this product as a step. Under certain conditions, this area can be slippery.
IMPORTANT Operating this product continuously at hydraulic pressures greater than 2,500 psi
CAN result in damage to this product and
WILL void all FFC Attachments warranties.
NOTICE On certain power units equipped with counter weights, the use of the “float” position on
the loader arm lift control can affect overall performance.
The descriptions on the next page are for different operations that can be performed with this product. Please keep in
mind that:
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Before using this product, the application area must be free of all boulders larger than 20” in diameter, all logs and
branches, all wire, all lumber, and any other item that is too large for the bucket or could get wrapped around the
rotor.
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Other equipment must be used to obtain a reasonable starting grade. That means removing any large mounds of soil
and filling in any large or deep holes.
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Multiple passes requiring different skid shoe settings, different rotor speeds and rotation directions, and different
ground speeds and directions may be needed to achieve the desired results depending on what those results are and
what the initial conditions are.
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The wide variety of soil types, moisture conditions, compaction levels, foliage densities, and rock and debris
quantities that can be encountered mean that the operator may need to make adjustments from the descriptions on
the next page based upon the operator’s experience.
To operate this product:
1. Make sure that the skid shoes are in the correct position. (see
PREPARATOR
®
SETUP
for the recommended
settings.)
2. Make sure that the track scratchers are in the correct position. (see
PREPARATOR
®
SETUP
for the recommended
settings.)
3. Use the hydraulics on your power unit to properly position the rotor and bucket. (see the next page for the
recommended positions and the float/non-float loader arm settings.)
4. Activate the auxiliary hydraulics on your power unit to rotate the rotor in the correct direction. (see the next page for
the recommended direction.)
5. Increase your engine speed to the desired level and slowly move your power unit in the correct direction. (see the
next page for the recommended direction.)
6. Gradually increase the ground speed until the desired balance between operating results and efficiency is achieved.