paladin FFC LAF3554, Manual

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PREPARATOR
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OPERATION (Continued)
SAFETY FIRST!! READ AND UNDERSTAND THE SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (pages
2-5 of this manual) BEFORE BEGINNING ANY PREPARATOR
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OPERATION
ROCK COLLECTION (Fig. 1)
This operation is where surface rocks (5” to 20” dia.) are collected in the bucket.
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The teeth should move toward the bucket when contacting the soil.
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The power unit should move in a forward direction when mounting the attachment
in front of the power unit and backward for 3 point mountings.
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The larger the rocks, the slower the ground speed.
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The loader should be in the float position. (Dumping of the bucket is required.)
SOIL TILLAGE & FOLIAGE UPROOTING (Fig. 2)
This operation is for loosening undisturbed soil and uprooting foliage.
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The teeth should move away from the bucket when contacting the soil.
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The power unit should move in a reverse direction when mounting the attachment
in front of the power unit and forward for 3 point mountings.
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The loader should not float. (Dumping of the bucket is not required.)
FLAT MODE ROUGHING (Fig. 3) or ANGLED MODE ROUGHING (Fig. 4)
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These operations scarify, rake materials into piles or windrows and fill depressions.
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The teeth should move toward the bucket when contacting the soil.
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The power unit should move in a reverse direction when mounting the attachment
in front of the power unit and forward for 3 point mountings.
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The loader should not float. (Dumping of the bucket is not required.)
(If the bucket is closed at the end of a Flat Mode pass, then dumping is required.)
FOLIAGE COLLECTION (Fig. 5)
This operation is where foliage is uprooted and collected in the bucket.
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The teeth should move toward the bucket when contacting the soil.
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The power unit should move in a reverse direction when mounting the attachment
in front of the power unit and forward for 3 point mountings.
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The loader should be in the float position. (Dumping of the bucket is required.)
FINISHING PASS (Fig.5)
This operation is for the collection of rocks (less than 5” dia.) and debris in the soil.
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The teeth should move toward the bucket when contacting the soil.
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The power unit should move in a reverse direction when mounting the attachment
in front of the power unit and forward for 3 point mountings.
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The loader should be in the float position. (Dumping of the bucket is required.)
DUMPING OF THE BUCKET (Fig.6)
1. Shut off the auxiliary hydraulics.
2. Raise the unit about four feet above the ground.
3. Dump the bucket.
4. If some materials do not slide out, engage the auxiliary hydraulics so that the teeth
on the bottom of the rotor move away from the bucket.
ADDITIONAL OPERATING TIPS
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In certain conditions, if the rotor carries
rocks past the brush and drops them
back on the ground, reducing the rotor
speed will correct this situation.
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The bucket will hold more material if,
when the bucket starts to get full, the
bucket is rolled back to shift the material further back into the bucket.
Some unwanted soil can also be removed at this time if the roll-
back/dump cylinder(s) on the loader are used to “shake” the unit.