PN 040101-02 G2 Tracksetter, Assembly and Operation Rev 1/2019
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SAFETY
This is the part of the manual that contains IMPORTANT safety information. Many
products purchased in today’s litigious society come with volumes of so called “safety
information” complete with diagrams and intelligence insulting text that are so ridiculously
obvious that most people ignore the entire section. We have left out the ridiculous and
obvious in order to provide you with concise information we believe you can use. It is simply
not possible for a manufacturer to anticipate all of the ways an end user can misuse a product
to cause damage or injury, but below are the issues we believe a reasonable and responsible
operator should pay attention to. Please read this manual completely before operating your
machine. If you discover something you believe we should add to this manual, by all means
call us, toll free at (877) 843-3832. We do appreciate your feedback!
1.
The G2 Teeth (and Tracksetter Teeth) are
VERY SHARP
, and should be treated with respect.
Never reach under the front edge to move the groomer. Before touching the groomer, please get
down on your hands and knees and
LOOK
at the teeth (and touch them) so you are aware of where
and how sharp they are.
2.
Be careful lifting the groomer. Its weight is often increased by snow piled on top. Deep or icy
snow makes moving the groomer even more hazardous. Be sure you have secure footing, bend your
knees, and keep your back straight. In our experience, the most common injury to trail groomers is
back strain from yanking implements and snow machines around, and this is completely avoidable.
Keep fingers clear of the hitch when you are hooking up to the snow machine.
3.
Maintain a safe distance and proceed slowly when operating near skiers or pedestrians on the
trail. Grooming a trail with skiers present should be looked upon as an opportunity to offer some
friendly customer service – at a minimum a wave or hello. If your customer looks like they need some
assistance, shut down your stinky, noisy snow machine and offer some. Those skiers are the reason
you have a job so please do not subject them to injury, intimidate them or otherwise spoil their
experience.
4.
You may have prior experience with Tidd Tech Trail Tenderizer or Snow Roller products.
Please note that the G2 employs a spring trip on the Toothbar and
DOES NOT HAVE A
BREAKAWAY SHEAR PIN
! The spring trip offers many advantages over a shear pin system,
enabling the machine to encounter obstructions, trip the toothbar and reset without interrupting
operation.
HOWEVER
, the spring trip will not protect anything other than the teeth. If you wrap the
G2 frame around a tree, post or other obstruction, you will almost certainly damage the G2, the hitch,
your snow machine, and most importantly,
yourself
(see safety issue #6, below).
5.
You will not find any handles, foot rests or seat belts on the G2 because it is
NOT
intended for
riders, period. If you need to add weight, see the appropriate section in the manual.
6.
Finally, please remember that normal grooming speed is somewhere between 5 and 15 mph
(usually 5-10 mph, although the design innovations of the G2 allow for grooming at up to 15 mph in
some conditions). This implement is designed to work in that approximate speed range, and not only
will this speed range yield the best grooming results, but this speed range also will give both the
operator and equipment a reasonable safety margin for error. If you operate this or any other
implement behind your snow machine faster than 20 mph (even when you are not grooming), you are
simply an irresponsible
FOOL
looking for an accident to happen, and all of the ridiculous text and
diagrams we left out of this safety section would have been lost on you anyway.
