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AP-SA20 Hydraulic Post Hole Digger 317-215MK
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Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Safety at All Times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Look for the Safety Alert Symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Safety Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Serial Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Section 1: Assembly & Set-up . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Skid Steer/Tractor Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Power Machine Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Gearbox Rest Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Motor/Gearbox Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Hydraulic Hose Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
24 Foot Hose Assembly for Tractors . . . . . . . . . 10
8 Foot Hose assembly for Skid Steers . . . . . . . 11
Auger Assembly & Disassembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Hook-Up Post Hole Digger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Hook-Up Post Hole Digger Hitch Plate . . . . . . . . 13
Hook-Up Hydraulic Hoses to Tractor . . . . . . . . . 13
Hook-Up Hydraulic Hoses to Skid Steer . . . . . . 14
Unhook Post Hole Digger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Section 2: Operating Procedures . . . . . . . . . 16
Operator’s Responsibilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Dual-Angle Teeth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Transport With Post Hole Digger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Adjust Post Hole Digger Vertically . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
General Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Section 3: Options & Accessories . . . . . . . . . 21
Auger Extensions (Accessory) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Dirt Augers (Option) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Tree Augers (Option) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Dirt & Tree Auger Teeth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Rock Augers (Option) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Bolt-on Rock Heads (Accessory) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Rock Auger Teeth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Puff Auger (Option) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Couplers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Hydraulic Motor/Gearboxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Section 4: Maintenance & Lubrication . . . . . 24
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Daily Inspections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Long-Term Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Motor & Gearbox Disassembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Lubrication Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Section 5: Specifications & Capacities . . . . . 27
Section 6: Features and Benefits . . . . . . . . . 29
Section 7: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30