Operator's Manual

RemovinganAuger..............................................8
Maintenance.................................................................9
RecommendedMaintenanceSchedule(s)..................9
GreasingtheCradleArmPivotPoints...................9
ChangingPlanetaryGearCaseOil........................9
Storage.......................................................................10
Troubleshooting.........................................................11
Safety
Improperuseormaintenancebytheoperatoror
ownercanresultininjury.Toreducethepotential
forinjury,complywiththesesafetyinstructionsand
thoseinthetractionunit
Operator’ s Man ual .Always
payattentiontothesafetyalertsymbol,which
means Caution , W ar ning ,or Danger —personal
safetyinstruction.Failuretocomplywiththe
instructionmayresultinpersonalinjuryordeath.
DANGER
Contactwithamovingaugercancause
entanglement,severewounds,and/ordeath.
Keepallothersatleast10feetawayfromtheauger
duringoperation.Also,donotreplacethesupplied
boltwhichsecurestheaugertothedriveheadwith
alongerboltasthismayincreasethechancefor
entanglement.
DANGER
Theremaybeburiedpower,gas,and/ortelephone
linesintheworkarea.Shockorexplosionmay
occurifyoudigintothem.
Havethepropertyorworkareamarkedforburied
linesanddonotdiginmarkedareas.Contactyour
localmarkingserviceorutilitycompanytohavethe
propertymarked(forexample,intheUnitedStates,
call811forthenationwidemarkingservice).
WARNING
Whentheengineisoff,attachmentsintheraised
positioncangraduallylower.Someonenearbymay
bepinnedorinjuredbytheattachmentasitlowers.
Alwayslowertheattachmentlifteachtimeyoushut
offthetractionunit.
WARNING
Whengoingupordownhill,themachinecould
overturniftheheavyendistowardthedownhill
side.Someonemaybepinnedorseriouslyinjured
bythemachineifitoverturns.
Operateupanddownslopeswiththeheavyend
ofthemachineuphill.Anattachedaugerbitwill
makethefrontendheavy.
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