MK Martin METEOR 87, Руководство оператора

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87-97 Meteor® Snowblower
This Blower is ideal for tractors 60-75 HP Cat #2 3PH.
Attaching up the Meteor® Blower for the first time.
Set the blower on a level surface and back the tractor up to it. Place the lower
3PH arms of the tractor between the lower hitch plates on the blower and insert
the hitch pins that came with the blower, secure these with the Lynch Pins. Next
swing the top link into place and adjust the length so the top link pin can be
inserted. You will have to supply the top link pin. With the top link set at this
length the blower will be flat or parallel to the ground.
Do not fasten the PTO shaft to the tractor.
1. Slowly lift the blower until the gearbox shaft is at the same height as the
PTO output on the tractor.
2. Push (or collapse the telescopic part of the PTO completely). If you cannot
collapse it far enough to get it on the tractor then it has to be shortened.
3. Measure the amount that the shaft is too long. Remove it from the blower
and pull it apart.
4. Take a hacksaw and cut the full measurement from each end, cut both the
plastic tube and the metal core.
5. Use a file to remove the burrs from the cut parts, wipe any filings from the
surfaces and slide the shaft together to be sure that it slides freely.
6. Make sure the plastic shield is free to rotate on the shaft before installing
on the machine.
7. Reinstall the PTO on the blower and fasten it to the tractor pushing the
spring-loaded pin in and sliding the yoke onto the tractor spline until the pin
snaps into place.
8. Next lift the 3PH arms to the highest point, determine the overlap on the
PTO shaft. It should be at least 3” if it is too short then the PTO will jam
rather then collapse. This will put severe strain on the shaft and gearbox.
9. It may come apart and this will allow a spinning PTO to become an
uncontrolled weapon and could severely injure or kill someone!
10.After it has been determined that the PTO is OK and will not jam or come
apart, make sure any bystanders are well away from the machine.
11.Lower the blower to ground level, engage the PTO and slowly start the
blower. Make sure that everything is turning freely.
12.Slowly increase the speed until you have reached 540 RPM on the PTO.
This is the speed that this blower was designed for. If it turns faster the fan
could be going dangerously fast. If it turns slower it will not perform very
well as the snow will not get blown very far.
Snowblower performance will vary greatly due to ambient temperature
and type of snow .