Operator's Manual

CheckingtheLights
•Ensurethatthetaillightsofthemachineilluminatewhen
youturnontheheadlightsoftowvehicle.
•Ensurethatthebrakelightsofthemachineilluminate
whenyoupressthebrakepedalofthetowvehicle.
•Ensurethattheappropriateturnsignalasheswhenyou
operatethecorrespondingturnsignalofthetowvehicle.
TowingtheMachine
WARNING
Towingthemachineathighspeedincreasesthe
riskofahitchmalfunctionandtirefailure.Higher
speedsalsoincreasethemomentumofthemachine
andbrakingdistance.Ifthemachinebecomes
detachedfromthetowvehicleathighspeed,it
couldcausedamagetoproperty,orinjuryordeath
tobystanders.
Donotexceed88km/h(55mph)whentowingthe
machine.Forpoorroadconditionsorinclement
weather,reducespeedaccordingly.
WARNING
Towingthemachinewithmaterialinthedrum
increasestheriskofahitchmalfunctionandtire
failure.Inaddition,materialcouldbounceoutof
thedrumandhitothervehiclesand/orpeople.
Materialinthedrumincreasestheweight,which
affectsmomentumandbrakingdistance.
Donottowthemachinewithmaterialinthedrum.
•ReviewandunderstandSafeOperatingPractices(page4).
•Testthebrakesofthetowvehiclebeforetowing.
•Avoidsuddenstartsandstopswhiletowingthemachine.
PreparingtoUsetheMachine
•Reviewallofthesafetydecalsonthemachine.
•Useahard-hat,hearingprotection,ashirtwithlong
sleevesbuttonedatthewrists,tight-ttinggloveswithout
drawstringsorloosecuffs,eyeprotection,andadust
maskorrespirator.Ameshvisoralonedoesnotprovide
sufcienteyeprotection;supplementwithprotective
glasses.
•Ensurethatyouarefamiliarwithsafetyregulationsand
shutdownproceduresdescribedinthisOperator’sManual
andtheengineowner’smanual.
•Ensurethatallguardsareinplaceandingoodcondition.
•Ensurethatthepaddlesareinplaceandingood
condition.
•Formodels68007Cand68008C,lowerthefrontandrear
stabilizerlegs.
•Checkthefuelandoillevelsoftheengine.
•Whenpreparingtomixmaterial:
1.Movethemachinetoaleveljob-sitesurface.
2.Removethemachinefromthetowvehicle.
3.Chockthefrontandbackofthetirestoprevent
themachinefrommoving.
4.Ensurethatthedrumisinthemixposition
(upright).
5.Ensurethatthedrumlatchisengagedandthatthe
drumdoesnotrotatetowardthedumpposition.
LoweringtheStabilizerLegs
Models68007Cand68008Conly
Models68007Cand68008Chaveafrontstabilizerlegand2
rearstabilizerlegstokeepthemachinefromtippingforward
orbackwardduringoperation.Movethestabilizerlegsinto
theloweredpositionbeforeoperatingthemachine.
1.Pulltheclevispinoutfromtherearstabilizerlegand
thebracket(Figure30).
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Figure30
2.Slidethestabilizerlegdowninthebracketandalign
thepinholeofthebracketwiththeupperholeinthe
stabilizerleg(Figure30).
3.Pushtheclevispinthroughtheholeinthebracketand
thestabilizerleg(
Figure30).
4.Repeatsteps1through3fortheotherrearstabilizer
leg.
5.Liftupwardonthetonguetoprovideclearanceforthe
frontstabilizerleg.
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