8999123: v1 18/06/2018
Page 4.3 of 4.5 pages
Original instructions (ENGLISH)
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4.3
Using the flail mulcher
After having familiarized yourself well with the controls, dressed in the correct PPE (personal protective equipment)
required, set the machine in the desired working position, and having connected the gearbox and secured it properly to
the tractor PTO by means of the PTO shaft, start the tractor engine, disengage the parking brake, and engage the PTO
while maintaining the engine at low rpm.
Before starting work, make sure that there are no exposed persons and/or animals near the machine.
Otherwise, have them move away.
NOTE: CHECK THE INSPECTION HOOD IS PROPERLY CLOSED.
On start-up, move slowly with the tractor; gradually and slowly lower the flail mulcher until it reaches the ground. Then,
the engine can be brought to the work speed.
It is recommended
not to press the accelerator pedal rapidly when the tractor is stationary and the PTO is engaged
and the flail mulcher is not running. This can cause damage to the machine and the tractor.
The processed material is shredded correctly by maintaining the tractor at a low forward speed and the rotor rotating at
a regular speed.
N.B: Spearhead recommends that you ALWAYS use a tractor equipped with a closed booth.
CAUTION!
The speed of the tractor with the mulcher working must never exceed 5km/h in order to avoid
breakage or damage.
DANGER!
During work, stones or other objects found in the terrain can be lifted and projected by the rotating
Widia teeth. Constantly check that there are no persons or animals within the operating range of the flail
mulcher see Figure 4.4.
WARNING!
Spearhead declines any and all liability for damages caused by the flail mulcher to persons,
animals or property, resulting from use other than that described in this manual, or due to damage caused by
negligence or by not observing the instructions contained in this manual.
WARNING!
Do not let the mulcher run idle. When working do not go round bends with the mulcher lowered.
It
is mandatory
to always lift the Mulcher when changing direction or reversing the drive.
During transportation and any time when it becomes necessary to lift the flail mulcher, it is necessary to adjust the
tractor lifting unit so that the flail mulcher itself is lifted more than about 30-35cm from the ground.
Avoid driving on public roads when the flail mulcher is dirty with earth, grass or at any time when it produces dirt or
obstructs the traffic on the roads.
