Operator's Manual

Note:Iftheoutdoortemperatureisbelowfreezing,
storethemachineinagaragetokeepitwarmerand
aidinstarting.
StoppingtheEngine
1.MovethethrottlelevertotheSlowposition.
2.Loweranyattachmentstotheground.
3.SetallcontrolstotheNeutralorStopposition.
4.Settheparkingbrake.
5.TurntheignitionkeytotheOffposition.
Note:Iftheenginehasbeenworkinghardorishot,
letitidlefor5minutesbeforeturningtheignitionkey
off.Thishelpscooltheenginebeforeitisstopped.In
anemergency,youcanstoptheengineimmediately.
OperatingtheVibratoryPlow
Plowing
1.Starttheengine.
2.Whentheengineiswarm,pullthethrottleleverout
tofullthrottle(Figure8).
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Figure8
1.Throttle4.Parkingbrake
2.PTO
5.Attachment-controllever
3.Attachment-selectorlever
6.Creep-controllever
3.Ifthemachineisequippedwithatrencher,movethe
attachmentselectorlevertothecableplowposition
(Figure8).
4.Usetheattachmentcontrollevertolowertheplowto
theground.
Note:Theenginewillturnoffin1secondifthe
operatorsseatisemptyandthedirection-control,
trencher-digging-control,orcreep-controlleversare
movedfromtheNeutralposition.
5.Releasetheparkingbrake.
Note:Donotstarttheplowvibrationuntiltheblade
tiphasenteredtheground.
6.PullthePTOswitchtostartthecableplowvibration.
7.Slowlylowertheplowbladeintothegroundasthe
machinemovesforward.
8.Usethecreepcontrollevertocontrolthedirectionand
speedofthemachineduringplowing.Themachinewill
moveinthesamedirectionthatyoumovethelever.
Note:Themoreyoupushtheleverfromtheneutral
position,thefasterthemachinewilltravel.Thelever
willstayinthispositionwhenyoureleasethelever.
MovethelevertotheNeutralpositiontostopthe
machinetravel.
9.Usethedirectionorcreepcontrolleverstosteerthe
machinetotheleftorright.
Important:Donotreversethemachinewiththe
plowbladeintheground.
Important:Slowlylifttheplowbladeoutofthe
groundasthemachinemovesforward.
Note:Decreasethemachinespeedifthetiresslip
orthebladeraisesoutofthegroundduringplow
operation.
10.ReducethespeedofthemachineandpressthePTO
switchtostoptheplowvibrationbeforeraisingthe
bladeoutoftheground.
ChangingthePlowBlade
Theplowbladesareheavy;use2peopletocompletethis
procedure.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,lowerany
attachments,andstoptheengine.
2.Flipthe2circularsnapringsoverandremovethe
snap-ringpin(Figure9).
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