Operator's Manual

GrindingaStump
DANGER
Thismachineiscapableofamputatinghands
andfeet.
•Stayintheoperatingpositionwhilethe
machineisrunning,andkeepawayfrom
movingparts.
•Keepallbystandersasafedistanceaway
fromthemachine.
•Stopthemachineimmediatelyifany
peopleoranimalsentertheworkarea.
WARNING
Grindingastumpthrowswoodchips,soil
andotherdebrisintotheair,whichcould
injureyouorbystandersandcoulddamage
property.
•Alwaysweareyeprotectionwhenusing
thegrinder.
•Keepallbystandersasafedistanceaway
fromthegrinder.
WARNING
Thegrinderisveryloudwhencuttingastump
andcandamageyourears.
Alwayswearhearingprotectionwhenusing
thegrinder.
1.Starttheengine,raisethegrinder,setthe
throttlelevertotheFASTposition,andmovethe
machinetothestumptobeground.
2.Usethegrindercontrolleverandthetraction
controltopositionthegrindertothesideofthe
frontofthestump,about2cm(1inch)below
thesurface(Figure20).
3.Startthegrinderandwaitforittogetuptofull
speed.
4.Usethegrindercontrollevertoswingthegrinder
slowlyacrossthefaceofthestump,cutting
awayaswathofchips(Figure20).
Important:Thegrinderautomaticallyslows
downthespeedatwhichitswingsintothe
stumptomaintaintheoptimumywheel
speedandnotbogdowninthewood.
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Figure20
5.Lowerthegrinderaboutaninchandswingit
backoverthestump.
6.Repeatsteps4and5untilyouhavereached
groundlevel.
7.Raisethegrindersothatitisaboutaninch
belowthetopoftheremainingstump,movethe
machineforwardafewcentimeters(inches),
andrepeatsteps4through6untilyouhave
groundawaytheentirestump.
8.Ifthereareanylargerootstobeground,position
thegrinderovereachrootandusethetraction
controlandgrindercontroltomovethegrinder
alongtheroot,grindingitaway.
9.Cleandebrisfromthehydrauliclift,drives,
mufers,andengineaftereachuse.
Note:RefertoRemovingtheMuferCover
(page21)toaccessthemufer.
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