Operator's Manual

TowingtheMachine
WARNING
Towingthemachineathighspeedincreasesthe
riskofahitchmalfunctionandtirefailure.Higher
speedsalsoincreasethemomentumofthemachine
andbrakingdistance.Ifthemachinebecomes
detachedfromthetowvehicleathighspeed,it
couldcausedamagetoproperty,orinjuryordeath
tobystanders.
Donotexceed88km/h(55mph)whentowingthe
machine.Forpoorroadconditionsorinclement
weather,reducespeedaccordingly.
WARNING
Towingthemachinewithmaterialinthedrum
increasestheriskofahitchmalfunctionandtire
failure.Inaddition,materialcouldbounceoutof
thedrumandhitothervehiclesand/orpeople.
Materialinthedrumincreasestheweight,which
affectsmomentumandbrakingdistance.
Donottowthemachinewithmaterialinthedrum.
•ReviewandunderstandSafeOperatingPractices(page4).
•Testthebrakesofthetowvehiclebeforetowing.
•Avoidsuddenstartsandstopswhiletowingthemachine.
PreparingtoUsetheMachine
•Reviewallofthesafetydecalsonthemachine.
•Useahard-hat,hearingprotection,ashirtwithlong
sleevesthataretightatthewrists,tight-ttinggloves
withoutdrawstringsorloosecuffs,eyeprotection,and
adustmaskorrespirator.Ameshvisoralonedoes
notprovidesufcienteyeprotection;supplementwith
protectiveglasses.
•Ensurethatyouarefamiliarwiththesafetyregulations
andshutdownproceduresdescribedintheOperator’s
ManualandtheEngineOwner’sManual.
•Ensurethatallguardsareinplaceandingoodcondition.
•Ensurethatthepaddlesareinplaceandingood
condition.
•Checkthefuelandoillevelsoftheengine.
•Checkallthegreasettingstoensurethatthemachine
isproperlylubricated.
•Whenpreparingtomixmaterial:
1.Movethemachinetoaleveljob-sitesurface.
2.Removethemachinefromthetowvehicle.
3.Chockthefrontandbackofthetirestoprevent
themachinefrommoving.
4.Ensurethatthedrumisinthemixposition
(upright).
5.Ensurethatthedrumlatchisengagedandthatthe
drumdoesnotrotatetowardthedumpposition.
OpeningandClosingtheCowl
OpeningtheCowl
1.Atthesideofthemachinewherethefrontcowland
rearcowlmeet,grasptheringofthelatchandpullit
offfromthelatchanchorontherearcowl(Figure29).
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Figure29
1.Latch3.Receiver
2.Latchanchor
4.V-tting
2.Repeatstep1ontheoppositesideofthemachine.
3.Atthebackofthemachinewheretherearcowlmeets
theframeofthemachine,grasptheringofthelatch
andpullitofffromthelatchanchoronthecowl
(
Figure29).
4.Rotatetherearcowlupandforwarduntilitisfully
positionedontopofthefrontcowl(Figure29).
ClosingtheCowl
1.Rotatetherearcowlrearwardanddownuntilthe
receiveratthebottomcenterofthecowlisalignedwith
theV-ttingandushontheframeofthemachine
(
Figure29).
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