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ST1-075A Ia 12/98
Starting And Operating
Review all safety practices as defined in this
manual. Read the host vehicle operation manual
for proper procedures and safety practices. Follow
proper procedures in this manual for proper
installation of the sandbagger.
Walk Around Inspection
1.
Check condition of all safety decals. Clean
dirt or debris from all decals that are illegible.
Replace any decals that are missing or
illegible (Figure 12). See parts manual to oder
decals.
2.
Inspect that all four belt screen shields are in
place and securely attached (Figure 2). Make
necessary repairs before operating.
3.
Check condition of all hydraulic hoses and
electrical leads on host vehicle and
sandbagger. Check for cuts, excessive wear,
fraying, leaking oil or short circuit. Make
necessary repairs before operating.
Controls
The host vehicle boom ro bucket function control
lever, controls the operation of the sandbagger.
Moving the lever away from operator is required to
fill sandbags. Moveing the lever reaward reverses
the auger and should only be used momentarily in
the event of auger jam.
Read the host vehicle’s Owner’s Operator’s
manual for safety practices and proper operation
procedure and location of controls.
1.
Bucket Fill Angle
Marks should be made on arm structure with
bucket loading edge (cutting edge) horizontal
at start of process to fill bucket (Figure 10).
2.
Bag Fill Bucket Angle
To obtain the best flow from the sandbagger a
second mark should be made on the structure
indicating basic vertical position of the
sandbagger when filling sandbags (Figure 11).
Figure 10
Figure 9
Figure 8
OM0310
OM0320
OM0330
up
down
left
mark for bucket loading angle
