4. Drive to the work area and position
at the worksite.
5. Set park brake.
6. Stop engine.
7. Remove ignition key and place in
your pocket.
8. Move the feed hopper down into its
working configuration and secure
with the anchor nuts.
9. Turn discharge hood to its working
position.
10. Starting the Machine:
Fig. 23 FEED HOPPER/DISCHARGE HOOD
a. Start the tractor engine.
b. Move the throttle to its low idle position.
c. With the engine at low idle, slowly engage
the PTO control.
d. Slowly increase the engine speed until the
PTO is at rated speed.
e. With the manual feeding model, start
feeding material into the hopper.
f.
With the hydraulic feeding model:
•
Place the tractor hydraulic lever into
its detent position.
•
Move the control lever into the feed
position.
•
Start feeding material into the hopper.
11. Stopping:
a. Stop feeding material into the hopper.
b. Place the hydraulic feed control in off/
neutral.
c. Slow engine RPM.
d. Place hydraulic lever in its OFF position.
e. Disengage PTO.
f.
Stop engine, remove ignition key and
place in your pocket and wait for all
moving parts to stop.
Hydraulic Feed
Working
Fig. 24 STARTING/STOPPING
