Operator's Manual

wheelgoesovertheedgeortheedgecollapses.
Keepasafedistance(twicethewidthofthe
machine)betweenthemachineandanyhazard.
•Removeormarkobstaclessuchasditches,holes,
ruts,bumps,rocks,orotherhiddenhazards.Tall
grasscanhideobstacles.Uneventerraincould
overturnthemachine.
•Avoidstarting,stopping,orturningthemachineon
slopes.Avoidmakingsuddenchangesinspeedor
direction;turnslowlyandgradually.
•Donotoperateamachineunderanyconditions
wheretraction,steering,orstabilityisinquestion.
Beawarethatoperatingthemachineonwet
grass,acrossslopes,ordownhillmaycausethe
machinetolosetraction.Lossoftractiontothe
drivewheelsmayresultinslidingandalossof
brakingandsteering.Themachinecanslideeven
ifthedrivewheelsarestopped.
•Beawarethatoperatingthemachineonwet
grass,acrossslopes,ordownhillmaycausethe
machinetolosetraction.Lossoftractiontothe
drivewheelsmayresultinslidingandalossof
brakingandsteering.
•Alwayskeepthetractionunitingearwhengoing
downslopes.Donotcoastdownhill(applicable
onlytogear-driveunits).
OperatingtheMachine
Important:Alwaysreadandunderstandthe
operator'smanualforthetractionbeforeusing
themachine.
1.Startthetractionunit;refertothetractionunit
operator’smanual.
2.Beforeaddingmaterialintohopper,drivethe
tractionunitandtopdressertocheckthatthe
beltmovessmoothly.
Note:Whenoperatingthemachineincold
weather;refertoPreparingforColdWeather
Operation(page16).
3.Loadsandorothertopdressingmaterialintothe
hopper;refertoLoadingtheHopper(page15).
Important:Overloadingthehoppermay
resultintireside-walldeectionandmarking
thegreenonrstfewpasses.Checktheair
pressureofalltires;refertoCheckingthe
TireAirPressure(page21)
4.Transportthemachinetotheareatobe
top-dressed.
5.Adjustthemeteringgatetothedesired
applicationrate,andlockthegateintoposition
withthegate-lockknob.
Whenapplyingsand,refertotheSand
ApplicationRate(page15)foradditional
information.
6.Forbestresults,shifttractionunittotheLOW
rangeposition.Drivethetractionunitforwardat
thedesiredgroundspeed.
7.Presshandcontrolswitchtostartorstopthe
owofmaterialfromtopdresser.
LoadingtheHopper
•Themaximummaterialvolumeofthehopperis
0.7m³(25ft³).
•Generally,drysandweighs1602kg/m³(100lb/ft³)
andwetsandweighs1922to2082kg/m³(120to
130lb/ft³).Youwilloverloadthemachineifmore
than930kg(2050lb)ofsandisloadedintothe
hopper.
•Positiontheweightoftheloadevenlyfromfrontto
rearandevenlyfromsidetoside.
•Transportingortopdressingwithafullloadcan
causeshiftingofthesand.Thisshiftinghappens
mostoftenwhileturning,goingupordown
hills,suddenlychangingspeedsorwhiledriving
overroughsurfaces.Shiftingloadscanlead
totip-overs.Usecautionwhentransportingor
topdressingwithafullload.
•Heavyloadsincreasestoppingdistanceand
reduceyourabilitytoturnquicklywithouttipping
over.
SandApplicationRate
Therateofsandapplieddependsonthegate
setting.Sandvariesinmoistureandcoarseness
(sizeofgrain),whicheffectstheapplicationrate.
Thesefactorsmustbetakenintoconsideration
whendecidingtheamountofsandrequiredforthe
application.Testasmallareatodecidethecorrect
amount.T oincreaseapplicationrateopengatetoa
higherscalemark.
Themachineisgrounddrivenwhichassures
consistentapplication,fromgreentogreen,when
towingthemachineat3.2to13kph(2to8mph).
SandPrecautions
Themachineisequippedwithaexiblegateedge
(Figure12)andaspringreleasemechanismtoreduce
thechanceofsandchunksorrocksgettinglodged
duringoperation.Toensurelongbeltlife,siftorcheck
thesandforrockswithsharpedgesthatmaydamage
conveyorbelt.
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