Operator's Manual
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,
butthematerialshouldowoutandspread
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.
AfterOperation
AfterOperationSafety
•Parkthemachineonalevelsurface;engagethe
parkingbrake;shutoffthetraction-unitengine;
removethekey;andwaitforallmovementtostop
beforeservicingoruncloggingthemachine.Allow
themachinetocoolbeforeadjusting,servicing,
cleaning,orstoringit.
•Avoidsoftgroundbecausethejacklegcouldsink
andcausethemachinetotipover.
•Shutoffthemachinewheneveryouare
transportingornotusingit.
•Keepallpartsofthemachineingoodworking
conditionandallhardwaretightened.
•Replaceallworn,damaged,ormissingdecals.
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