Operator's Manual

UsingaRamptoLoadthe
Machine
Useextremecautionwhenloadingunitsontrailersortrucks.
Onefullwidthrampthatiswideenoughtoextendbeyond
thereartiresisrecommendedinsteadofindividualrampsfor
eachsideoftheunit(Figure31).Havingafullwidthramp
providesasurfacefortheplatformtocontactiftheunitstarts
totipbackward.Ifitisnotpossibletouseonefullwidth
ramp,useenoughindividualrampstosimulateafullwidth
continuousramp.
Therampshouldbelongenoughsothattheanglesdonot
exceed20degrees(Figure31).Asteeperanglemaycausethe
trailertogetcaughtastheunitmovesfromramptotrailer
ortruck.Ifloadingonornearaslope,positionthetrailer
ortrucksoitisonthedownsideoftheslopeandtheramp
extendsuptheslope.Thiswillminimizetherampangle.The
trailerortruckshouldbeaslevelaspossible.
Important:Donotattempttoturntheunitwhileonthe
ramp;youmaylosecontrolanddriveoffoftheside.
Avoidsuddenaccelerationwhendrivinguparampand
suddendecelerationwhenbackingdownaramp.Both
maneuverscancausetheunittotipbackward.
Figure31
1.Trailer3.Notgreaterthan
20degrees
2.Fullwidthramp4.Fullwidthramp—sideview
TransportingtheMachine
Useaheavy-dutytrailerortrucktotransportthemachine.
Ensurethatthetrailerortruckhasallnecessarybrakes,
lighting,andmarkingasrequiredbylaw.Carefullyreadallof
thesafetyinstructions.Knowingthisinformationcouldhelp
you,yourfamily,pets,orbystandersavoidinjury.
Important:Thismachineisnotforroaduse.Donot
exceed32km/h(20mph)whentowingthemachine.
Transportthemachineonaatbedwhenthespeedwill
exceed32km/h(20mph).
1.Ifusingatowtrailerfortransporting,connectittothe
towingvehicleandconnectthesafetychains.
2.Ifapplicable,connectthetrailerbrakes.
3.Loadthemachineontothetrailerortruck.
4.Usethetie-downloopsorforkliftloopsonthemachine
tosecurelyfastenthemachinetothetrailerortruck
withstraps,chains,cable,orropes(
Figure32).
Figure32
1.Tie-downloops
2.Forkliftloops
Glossary
Back—thebuttonorcommandonthedisplaythatallowsthe
operatortogobackonescreenatatime.
BaseMap—thefunctionorscreenintheoperatorinterface
displaythatisusedtocollectfairwayperimeterdata,sprinkler
headlocationdata,outlinedataforanysignicantareathatis
notafairwayperimeter,orlocationdataforanysignicant
linearfeaturesuchasaburieddrainpipe.
Compaction—datacollectedbythesoilsamplingheadthat
indicateslevelofsoilcompaction.Thevaluedisplayedinthe
LogDatascreenwhilesamplingisthemaximumpenetration
forceencounteredinthetopfourinchesreportedaspounds
offorce.
CopyData—thefunctionorscreenintheoperatorinterface
displayaccessedfromtheMainscreenthatisusedtocopy
thedatathathasbeencollectedontoaUSBdrivefromthe
on-boardcomputer.
ClutchON/OFF—thebuttonorcommandintheLog
Datascreenthatturnstherotatingarmonoroff.Soilsensor
dataisonlycollectedwhentheclutchison.
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