Section 2: Operating Procedures
3/28/14
SSP2510, & SSP2512 Snow Pusher 303-348M
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Unhook Snow Pusher
DANGER
!
To avoid serious injury or death:
The Snow Pusher is back heavy and can tip over backward
once unhooked. Always unhook unit on level ground with
support blocks under the skid shoes at the back to tip the unit
forward. Never unhook unit with back of unit facing downhill.
Refer to Figure 2-1 on page 15:
1.
Park tractor/skid steer and Snow Pusher on a flat,
level, solid surface.
2.
Lower Snow Pusher down until skid shoes are resting
on support blocks at the back of the unit and on the
ground at the front of the unit to make the unit tip
forward.
3.
Shut down tractor/skid steer properly before
dismounting to pull lock handles. Refer to
4.
Pull lock handles up to remove pins from bottom slots
in hitch plate.
5.
Return to the tractor or skid steer seat. Start machine
and tilt top of universal quick attach hitch
slightly
forward toward the Snow Pusher.
6.
Slowly lower universal quick attach hitch until hitch
and Snow Pusher’s top angle bar have separated.
7.
Back tractor or skid steer slowly away from the Snow
Pusher while making sure the universal quick attach
hitch does not interfere with the Snow Pusher.
8.
Shut tractor/skid steer down to check overturn
stability of the unhooked Snow Pusher. Refer to
“Power Machine Shutdown Procedure”
15. Make sure the unit will not tip over backwards
easily. If needed, add bracing to keep unit from
overturning.
Transporting
WARNING
!
To avoid serious injury or death:
1.
Select a safe ground travel speed when transporting
from one area to another.
2.
Transport with Snow Pusher low to the ground to
maintain stability of the tractor/skid steer.
3.
Reduce tractor/skid steer ground speed when
turning; and leave enough clearance so the Snow
Pusher does not contact obstacles such as buildings,
trees, or fences.
4.
Keep away from electrical power lines. Place an
orange warning sign under overhead power lines
indicating type of danger above.
5.
When traveling on roadways, transport in such a way
that faster moving vehicles may pass you safely.
6.
When traveling over rough or hilly terrain, shift tractor/
skid steer to a lower gear.
General Operating Instructions
Once you have familiarized yourself with the Operator’s
Manual, completed the operating checklist, and properly
attached your Land Pride Snow Pusher
to your tractor/
skid steer, you are about ready to begin work. The Snow
Pusher
is ideal for pushing snow off of parking lots or any
other areas you want cleared of snow. They also can be
used to help clear soft materials from areas such as feed
lots, grain floors, etc.
Hopefully, you have checked out your work site for any
obstructions that you do not want to damage or
encounter. Remove or flag obstructions before beginning
your work. Also, check skid shoe adjustment to make
sure they are carrying the blade at grade level or above
small surface obstructions such as raised concrete
surfaces at joint lines and other uneven surfaces.
The Snow Pusher’s primary purpose is to move snow or
other soft material and pile it up. This function is best
done at an approximate 2 to 4 MPH ground speed.
Simply lower the Snow Pusher until it is resting on the
skid shoes and proceed forward. The blade should
immediately begin collecting snow or other soft materials
between the side panels and clearing an area in front of
you. You can transfer this material by pushing it forward to
a nearby location and then raising the Snow Pusher to
deposit your load. As the discharge pile builds, you will
want to tilt the top to the hitch back to push the product up
and onto the pile.
If using the pull back option, extend the hitch tilt cylinders
until the bottom edge of the pull back frame is parallel with
the paved surface. Lower the Snow Pusher down to carry
the pull back blade slightly above the snow. Slowly
approach the snow close to a wall or garage door making
sure you stop before getting too close. Lower the pull
back down until its blade and frame are resting on the
paved surface. Making sure no one is behind you, start
backing up to pull snow away. Keep backing up until you
have pulled the snow far enough to remove the pile by
pushing the pile forward with the Snow Pusher.
Achieving the desired effect will require a little
experimentation and experience for your given condition.
With a little practice, you should become a very good
operator consistently achieving the desired results you
expect with your Land Pride Snow Pusher.
See
“Specifications & Capacities”
on page 22 and
“Features & Benefits”
on page 23 for additional
information and performance enhancing options.
Operating Tip:
Operate Snow Pusher with skid
shoes making full contact with the ground from front
to back. Don’t apply a lot of down pressure on the
skid shoes. If available, operate with float on.
