Operator's Manual

intheinterlocksystemthatmustbecorrected.Ifthe
machinedoesnotbeginaerating,proceedtostep4.
4.Lowerthemachinetotheaerateposition(on
therollers).Engagethetractionbailtostartthe
machinemoving.Push,thenreleasetheaerate
ENGAGEbutton.Thewaterpumpshould
engageimmediately,thenthemachineshould
beginaerating5secondsafterthepumpengages.
Releasethetractionbailtotheneutralpositionso
thatthemachinestopsmoving.Thewaterpump
shoulddisengage4secondsafterthetractionbail
returnstoneutral,thenstopaeratingafteranother
3seconds.Ifthemachinedoesnotstopaerating
whenthetractionbailreturnstoneutral,thereisa
malfunctionintheinterlocksystemthatmustbe
corrected.Ifthemachinestopsaerating,proceed
tostep5.
5.Engagethetractionbailtostartthemachine
moving,thenpushtheaerateENGAGEbutton
tobeginaerating.PushtheaerateDISENGAGE
button.Thewaterpumpshoulddisengage
immediately,thenstopaeratingafter3seconds.
Ifthemachinedoesnotstopaerating,thereisa
malfunctionintheinterlocksystemthatmustbe
corrected.
Lights(LED’s)onthecontroller(
Figure16)
indicatewhenthefollowinginputsaremadetothe
controller:
Red
Transportswitchclosed(tractionbailinneutral)
GreenAeratestart(engage)switchclosed.Ifthered
andyellowlightsareon,thegreenlightwillstay
onuntileithertheredoryellowgoesoff.
Yellow
Pumpstartlimitswitchclosed(machinelowered
toaerateposition)andwaterpressureswitch
closed(waterpressureofmorethan30psi)and
accumulatorchargepressureswitch(nitrogen
pressuremorethan1800psi).
Figure16
1.Redlight3.Yellowlight
2.Greenlight
TransportOperation
Usethetractionbailtoslowthemachinewhilecrossing
undulatingterraintoavoidlossofcontrol.Thesmooth
tiresdonotgripturfverywellsousecautionwhen
transportingthemachine.Alwaysapproachrough
areasatareducedspeedandcrosssevereundulations
carefully.
InspectionandClean-UpAfter
Use
Atthecompletionofoperation,thoroughlywash
themachinewithagardenhosewithoutanozzleso
excessivewaterpressurewillnotcausecontamination
anddamagetosealsandbearings.Aftercleaning,itis
recommendedthemachinebeinspectedforpossible
hydraulicuidorwaterleaksanddamageorwearto
hydraulic,water,andmechanicalcomponents.
PushingorTowingthe
Machine
Inanemergency,themachinecanbepushedor
towedforaveryshortdistance.However,wedonot
recommendthisasstandardprocedure.
Important:Donotpushorthetowmachinefaster
than3MPHbecausepumpdamagemayoccur.
Ifthemachinemustbemovedaconsiderable
distance,transportitonatruckortrailerorpull
itwiththetractionwheelraisedandsecuredtoa
dolly(OptionalHydrototeTrailer,Model09833
available).Wheneverthemachineispushedor
towed,thebypassvalvemustbeopened.Thehook
onthefrontofthehandleisusedasatie-down
only,notahitchpoint.
1.Unlatchandraisethehood.
2.Locatethebypassvalvecapontheleftsideofthe
hydraulicpump(
Figure17).
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