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Original instructions (ENGLISH)
Website: www.spearheadmachinery.com
CAUTION!
Keep hands and body away from pin holes and nozzles ejecting hydraulic fluid. Ingested or
penetrated hydraulic fluid in the body can become gangrenous. Removal must be carried out by
a medical professional.
CAUTION!
Ensure all hydraulic hoses, lines and connections in good condition and tight before
applying pressure.
IMPORTANT:
Do not change any factory-set hydraulic settings to avoid component failures.
IMPORTANT:
Do not modify or alter machine functions or components.
DANGER!
Do not weld or repair rotating blade components. They may cause vibrations and
component failures being thrown from the machine.
DANGER!
Replace bent, damaged, cracked or broken blades immediately with new blades.
Do not attempt to straighten, weld or weld hard-facing blades to avoid blade failures and throw
broken blades from the machine.
CAUTION!
Always wear protective gloves when handling blades, knives, cuttings edges or worn
components with sharp edges.
CAUTION!
The motor can become hot when in work. Ensure that the motor is sufficiently cool before
going anywhere near these components for maintenance. As a precaution though wear gloves
when servicing these potentially hot items.
DANGER!
If the machine is required to be worked on ensure that the ground is level, sturdy and solid.
DANGER!
Do not run the tractor engine inside. Only run the tractor in open outdoor spaces.
Engine exhaust fumes and some of their constituents and certain vehicle components contain
or emit chemicals known to the state of California to cause cancer, birth defects or other
reproductive harm. See Section 2.15 with regards to Proposition 65.
CAUTION
! Ensure maintenance personnel wear suitable PPE clothing when maintaining the machine to
ensure a reduced risk of impact or skin injuries. Frequent or prolonged contact with hydraulic oil
may cause dermatitis and other skin disorders including (more rarely) skin cancer when not
wearing impenetrable gloves. Worn parts may have sharp edges.
Follow the guidance of the lubricant manufacturer with regards to handling oils, solvents,
cleansers and other chemical agents.
IMPORTANT:
Always replace guards that have been removed for service or maintenance and ensure
they are fit for use, give complete protection and work as intended. If not, replace them before
proceeding to use the machine.
IMPORTANT:
Comply with the laws in force in the country of installation on the use and disposal of
products used for cleaning and performing maintenance on the machine, considering the
recommendations of the manufacturer and local guidelines on the given products.
IMPORTANT:
Before returning the machine back to work ensure the machine has been thoroughly
checked over using the Machine Inspection Record; see Section 5.4.
Ensure that when the machine inspection is carried out that the machine is stationary and not
running.
Where parts are broken, damaged and deemed not fit for use; replace with genuine Spearhead
parts using the online Dealer Inside facility at:
http://dealerinside.spearheadmachinery.com/partsmanuals/manual.aspx
You will require the machine serial number. Assistance to its location can be found in Section
1.4.
