Operator's Manual
LiftingtheMachine
Youcanliftthemachineusingthetie-down/liftloops
asliftpoints(Figure23andFigure24).
OperatingTips
•Cleantheareaoftrash,branchesandrocksbefore
trenchingtopreventequipmentdamage.
•Alwaysbegintrenchingwiththeslowestground
speedpossible.Increasespeedifconditionspermit.
Ifthechainspeedslowsdown,reducegroundspeed
tokeepthechainmovingatitsfastestrate.Donot
spinthetrackswhiletrenching.
•Alwaysusefullthrottle(maximumenginespeed)
whentrenching.
•Alwaystrenchbackwards(i.e.,inreverse).
•Trenchwiththechainata45to60degreeangle
forbestresults.
•Youwillbeabletodigatrenchfasterbycontrolling
thedepthwithperiodicadjustmentsoftheboom.
•Ifthetrencherbindsinthesoil,reversethechain
direction.Oncethechainisloose,changechain
directionsandcontinuetrenching.
•Ifyouneedthenishedtrenchtobecleanerthan
whatispossiblewiththetrencher,youcanpurchase
acrumberfromyourdealer.Thecrumbermounts
ontothetrencherheadandscrapesthetrenchclean
asyoudig.
•Toimprovethequalityoftrencheslessthan24inch
(60.9cm)deep,usea24inch(60.9cm)boom.
•Iftheliftspeedofthemachineistooslowortoo
fast,adjusttheboltindicatedin
Figure25.
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Figure25
1.Liftspeedadjustmentbolt
•Usethecorrectchainforthegroundconditions,as
listedinthefollowingtable:
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