E-POWERTROWELS-IP-0911.5 Operator’s Instruction Manual EDCO POWER TROWELS Manual - Portable 100 Thomas Johnson Drive, Frederick, MD 21702-4600 USA Phone (301) 663-1600 • 1-800-638-3326 Fax (301) 663-1607 • 1-800-447-3326 Website: www.edcoinc.com Email: sales@edcoinc.
E-POWERTROWELS-IP-0911.5 READ AND UNDERSTAND THE OPERATORS INSTRUCTION MANUAL THOROUGHLY BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO OPERATE THIS EQUIPMENT. Death or serious injury could occur if this machine is used improperly. SAFETY MESSAGES SAFETY MESSAGES • Safety Instructions are proceeded by a graphic alert symbol of DANGER, WARNING, or CAUTION. Indicates an imminent hazard which, if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury.
E-POWERTROWELS-IP-0911.5 SPECIFICATIONS Table of Contents Section Page Number Safety Instructions.....................................................................................................2 Specifications............................................................................................................3 Safety Guidelines......................................................................................................4 Operating Instructions..........................................
E-POWERTROWELS-IP-0911.5 Read and understand this Operator’s Instruction Manual, and the Engine Manufacturer’s Owner’s Manual before operating this equipment. Death of serious injury can result if this machine is used improperly. Safety Guidelines Eye and ear protection must be worn at all times while the saw is in use. During normal operation, sound pressure levels exceed 92dBA. Use only ANSI approved safety glasses to help prevent eye injury.
E-POWERTROWELS-IP-0911.5 1A OPERATIONS NOTICE THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL WAS BASED ON MACHINES IN PRODUCTION AT THE TIME OF PUBLICATION. EDCO RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CHANGE ANY PORTION OF THIS MANUAL WITHOUT NOTICE. Information Contained in this Manual: This manual provides information and procedures to safely operate and maintain the series T364 and T464.
E-POWERTROWELS-IP-0911.5 1A OPERATIONS IMPORTANT REMINDER Fill out your EDCO warranty card and place it in the mail within 24 hours of delivery. Complete other warranty requirements as specified by the engine manufacturer in their instructions attached to the engine. Your engine is not manufactured by EDCO, and therefore is not covered under our warranty. Your engine manufacturer should be contacted if you wish to purchase a parts manual or a repair manual for your engine.
E-POWERTROWELS-IP-0911.5 1A OPERATIONS Operation Information Model T364 and T464 Table of Contents 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 Safety Notes.......................................................................1A-5 Laws Pertaining to Spark Arrestors....................................1A-5 Operating Safety.................................................................1A-5 Service Safety.....................................................................
E-POWERTROWELS-IP-0911.5 1A OPERATIONS 1.4 Service Safety Poorly maintained equipment can become a safety hazard! In order for the equipment to operate safely and properly over a long period of time, periodic maintenance and occasional repairs are necessary. Warning DO NOT attempt to clean or service machine while it is running. Rotating parts can cause servere injury. DO NOT crank a fowled engine with the spark plug removed on gasoline-powered engines.
E-POWERTROWELS-IP-0911.5 1A OPERATIONS 1.7 Description The POWER TROWEL is a modern high production machine. Finishing rate will vary depending on operator skill and job conditions. The trowel has four finishing blades. The standard duty gearbox is designed to provide exceptional performance low maintenance and trouble free use under the worst conditions. All POWER TROWELS are equipped with a safety shutdown switch and a low oil shutdown alert for added job safety and enging protection.
E-POWERTROWELS-IP-0911.5 1A OPERATIONS 1.10 Steering Push down on the handle to move the rotor assembly to the right. Pull up on the handle assembly to move the rotor assembly to the left. 1.11 Pitch Adjustment When changing or setting the pitch of the machine be sure that the machine is at a complete stop. On machines equipped with standard pitch, turn the pitch control knob clockwise to increase the pitch and turn it counter-clockwise to decrease the pitch.
E-POWERTROWELS-IP-0911.5 1A OPERATIONS 1.14 Drive Belts To Replace Belts: 1. 2. 3. 4. Remove belt guard (A) by removing the four belt guard mounting bolts (B). See Figure 1. Rotate the pulley (C) while pulling the bottom of the belt (D) out. See Figure 2. After the belt (D) has cleared the pulley, remove it from clutch (E). See Figure 3. Repeat steps 1 through 3 in reverse order to install new belt. NOTE: When replacing the belt be sure that the pulley and the clutch are in perfect alignment.
E-POWERTROWELS-IP-0911.5 1.16 Lift Lever Adjustment 1A OPERATIONS Damage to, or replacement of, a trowel arm can change the adjustment of the lift lever. This can unbalance the trowel arms and cause the trowel to wobble during operation. To operate smoothly, the lift lever on all arms must be adjusted equally. All arms should be adjusted at the same time to ensure that the trowel is balanced correctly. Adjust trowel arms using optional adjusting tool as described below. 1.
E-POWERTROWELS-IP-0911.5 2A ASSEMBLY ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS STEP 1: Un-pack the handle assembly (A) and the lower unit from their boxes. Check to make sure no damage was done during shipment. Mount the handle assembly (A) to the gearbox (B) on the lower unit using 4 3/8” nylock nuts (C) that are supplied in a package in the lower unit. STEP 2: With the handle mounted to the lower unit, attach the pitch control cable (A) through the yoke arm (B) using the remaining 3/8” nylock nut (C).
E-POWERTROWELS-IP-0911.5 Parts Information 3A OPERATIONS INFORMATION...............................................................PAGE(S) Lower End Assembly........................................................3A-2 & 3 Handle Assembly..............................................................3A-4 Pitch Control Assembly.....................................................3A-5 Standard Gearbox Assembly............................................3A-6 & 7 Standard Fan Cooled Gearbox Assembly...........
E-POWERTROWELS-IP-0911.5 LOWER END ASSEMBLY 3A PARTS 43F 43E 43D 43 SERIES BLADES 43C 43B 43A 43 SERIES BLADES PICTURED ABOVE 3A-1 100 Thomas Johnson Drive, Frederick, MD 21702-4600 USA Phone (301) 663-1600 • 1-800-638-3326 Fax (301) 663-1607 • 1-800-447-3326 Website: www.edcoinc.com Email: sales@edcoinc.
E-POWERTROWELS-IP-0911.5 LOWER END ASSEMBLY (cont’d) ILL. PART# DESCRIPTION QTY 1 . . . . . . 037619 . . . . . RING, T364. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . 037626 . . . . . RING, T464. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 . . . . . . 221480 . . . . . LIFTING HOOK . . . . . . . . .1 3 . . . . . . 018961 . . . . . ENGINE, 5.5 HO . . . . . . . .1 . . . . . . 033395 . . . . . ENGINE, 5.5 KA . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . 018957 . . . . . ENGINE, 11 HO . . . . . . . . .1 . . . . . . 033397 . . . . . ENGINE, 11 KA . . .
E-POWERTROWELS-IP-0911.5 3A PARTS HANDLE ASSEMBLY ILL. PART# DESCRIPTION QTY 1 . . . . . 037668 . . . . . GRIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 . . . . . 015724 . . . . . HNDLASSY FINE PITCH LG. . .1 . . . . . . 015725 . . . . . HNDLASSY FINE PITCH ST . . .1 . . . . . . 028012 . . . . . HNDLASSY POS PITCH LG . . .1 . . . . . . 034449 . . . . . HNDLASSY POS PITCH ST . . .1 . . . . . . 020498 . . . . . HNDL ST WELD’T F/PT . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . 020499 . . . . . HNDL LG WELD’T F/PT . . . . .
E-POWERTROWELS-IP-0911.5 PITCH CONTROL ASSEMBLY ILL. PART# DESCRIPTION QTY 1 . . . . . 019247 . . . . . KNOB, BURLOP PLASTIC 1-7/8 . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 . . . . . 036448 . . . . . HANDLE, POSITIVE PITCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 3 . . . . . 010002 . . . . . BOLT, 1/4-20 x 3/4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 4 . . . . . 010081 . . . . . FLAT WASHER, 1/4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 5 . . . . . 027963 . . . . . COVER, WELD’T LEVER PITCH. . . . . . . . . . .1 6 . . . . .
E-POWERTROWELS-IP-0911.5 3A PARTS GEARBOX ASSEMBLY 3A-6 100 Thomas Johnson Drive, Frederick, MD 21702-4600 USA Phone (301) 663-1600 • 1-800-638-3326 Fax (301) 663-1607 • 1-800-447-3326 Website: www.edcoinc.com Email: sales@edcoinc.
E-POWERTROWELS-IP-0911.5 GEARBOX ASSEMBLY (cont’d) 3A PARTS ILL. PART# DESCRIPTION QTY 1 . . . . . . 015205 . . . . . . . . . . SCREW, 5/16-18 x 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 2 . . . . . . 015209 . . . . . . . . . . VALVE, 1/8 NPT-27 RELIEF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 3 . . . . . . 015208 . . . . . . . . . . COVER, GEARBOX MACHINED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 4 . . . . . . 032772 . . . . . . . . . . SHIM, (.002) . . . . . . . . . . . .
E-POWERTROWELS-IP-0911.5 3A PARTS SFC GEARBOX ASSEMBLY 3A-8 100 Thomas Johnson Drive, Frederick, MD 21702-4600 USA Phone (301) 663-1600 • 1-800-638-3326 Fax (301) 663-1607 • 1-800-447-3326 Website: www.edcoinc.com Email: sales@edcoinc.
E-POWERTROWELS-IP-0911.5 SFC GEARBOX ASSEMBLY (cont’d) 3A PARTS ILL. PART# DESCRIPTION QTY 1 . . . . . . 032745 . . . . . . . . . . PLUG, PLASTIC 1/8-27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 . . . . . . 015209 . . . . . . . . . . VALVE, 1/8 NPT-27 RELIEF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 3 . . . . . . 015205 . . . . . . . . . . FSTN, FHSSS 3/8-16 x 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 4 . . . . . . 015208 . . . . . . . . . . COVER, GEARBOX . . .
E-POWERTROWELS-IP-0911.5 3A PARTS KILL SWITCH ASSEMBLY ILL. PART# DESCRIPTION QTY 1 . . . . . . 013370 . . . . . . . . . . SCREW, 10-32 x 3/8 SLOTTED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 . . . . . . 018512 . . . . . . . . . . CONDUIT, RD PVC 1/4” SMOOTH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6.6 ft. 3 . . . . . . 018624 . . . . . . . . . . SCREW, SLT 8-32 x 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 4 . . . . . . 018267 . . . . . . . . . . CLIP, CONTACT PT SAFETY SWITCH . . . . . . . .
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