Operator's Manual

inclines,orgradeswheneverpossible.Donot
driveacrossthefaceofaslopeifpossible.
Thereisariskofoverturningthemachine,
whichcanresultinseriousinjuryordeath.
WARNING
Tippingorrollingthetowvehicleonahill
willcauseseriousinjury.
–Ifenginestallsoryouloseheadwayon
ahill,neverattempttoturntowvehicle
around.
–Alwaysbackstraightdownahillin
reversegear.
–Donotbackdowninneutralorwith
theclutchdepressed,usingonlythe
brakes.
–Donotaddsideboardsorpanelsto
thetopofthehoppertoincreasethe
loadcapacity.Theadditionalweight
willcausetippingorrollingofthetow
vehicleandleadtoseriousinjury.
–Donotdriveacrossahill,alwaysdrive
straightupordown.Avoidturningona
hill.Donot"droptheclutch"orslamon
thebrakes.Suddenspeedchangecan
initiateatip-over.
•Intightareas,whereastraightlinepassacrossa
greenisnotpossible,youcanbackthemachine
intotheareawithoutharmandbegintopdressing
whenpullingforward.
•Beforebackingup,looktotherearandassure
thatnooneisbehind.Backupslowlyandwatch
themachineclosely.
•Useextremecautionandslowspeedwhen
backingupthemachineandtractionunit.
•Themaximumrecommendedtowingspeedofthe
machineis24kph(15mph)whenemptyand13
kph(8mph)whenloaded.Aswithanytrailer,
alwaysusecautionwhenturningorbackingup.Be
awareofpersonsorobjectsnearthetopdresser
pathoftravel.
•Watchoutfortrafcwhennearorcrossingroads.
Alwaysyieldtherightofwaytopedestriansand
othervehicles.
•Ifthetopdresserbeginstovibrateabnormally,
stopthetractionunit,engagetheparkingbrake,
shutoffengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostop.Repairanywearordamage
beforetowingthemachine.
•Ifyouhearcavitationnoisewhiletransportingthe
machineacrossthegolfcourse,slowdown,return
tomaintenance,andinvestigatethecause.Do
notexceedthe13kph(8mph)towspeed.This
machinewasnotdesignedfortravelonhighways.
Towingthemachinefasterthan24kph(15mph)
willdamagetheinternalhydrauliccomponents.
•Beforeservicingormakinganyadjustmentstothe
topdresser:
–Stopthetractionunitandsettheparkingbrake.
–Shutofftheengine,removekey,andwaitfor
allmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operator’sseat.
•Keepallhardwaretightsecure.Installall
serviceablepartsremovedduringmaintenance
oradjustments.
•Whenloadingthetop-dressingmaterialintothe
hopper,becarefulthattheloaderorskidsteer
bucketdoesnotstrikeanddamagethehopper.
Althoughthehopperisdesignedwideenoughto
clearmostbuckets,itisnotstrongenoughtotake
acontactandmaydeformthesheetmetal.
•Materialapplicationisalwaysbestwithdry
material,butwetsandcanbespreadwiththe
machine.Youmayneedtoadjustthegatesetting,
butthematerialshouldowoutandspread
relativelysmoothandconsistent.Ifthebeltslips,
checkthebelttensionandclean-outprovisions.
•Top-dressingmaterialcanvaryingrainsizeaswell
asmoisturecontent.Itcanalsocontainimpurities
thatmayeitherdamagegreensmowersorplant
tissue.Alwayscontrolthesourceoftop-dressing
material,andusecarewhenhandlingandloading
it.
•Asightwindowisprovidedattherightfront
hopperpaneltomonitorremainingmaterialwhile
topdressing.Itisagoodpracticetocheckthesight
windowandforhoppervolumebeforebeginning
applicationtoassurethatyoudonotrunoutof
top-dressingmaterialinthemiddleofthepass.
•Thespecialoscillatingdriveaxlesonthemachine
aredesignedtocontinuouslypowerthehydraulic
systemwhilethemachinetravelsoversurface
irregularitiesofagreenortee.Alwaysapproacha
severebermslowlytoavoidsuddenimpactofthe
axleswiththeturf,andtoreducethepotentialof
leavingtiremarksontheapproachtothegreen.
WARNING
Rotatingpartsofthemachinecangrabor
pinchyou.
Stayclearofbrushandconveyorbeltwhile
unitisrunning.
•Safeoperationbeginsbeforetakingthetop
dresseroutforaday'swork.Readandunderstand
theoperatinginstructionsintheT oroWorkmanor
othertractionunitoperator'smanualbeforeusing
thetopdresser.
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