Bercomac BSSBS1 User manual

Brand: Bercomac

Model: BSSBS1

Type: User manual

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READ&FOLLOWALLSAFETYRULES&INSTRUCTIONSBEFORE

OPERATINGYOUREQUIPMENT

107880-EN R-18062015

*ASSEMBLY *REPAIRPARTS

*OPERATION *MAINTENANCE

01078800

TABLEOFCONTENTS

INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................................................... 1

SAFETYPRECAUTIONS ........................................................................................................................................ 2

SAFETYDECALS .................................................................................................................................................... 4

ASSEMBLY ......................................................................................................................................................... 5

Step1: Singlespearassembly................................................................................................................. 6

Doublespearassembly ............................................................................................................... 7

Step2: Installationwithskidsteertypehitch........................................................................................... 8

OPERATION ......................................................................................................................................................... 9

MAINTENANCE ....................................................................................................................................................... 13

STORAGE ......................................................................................................................................................... 14

TROUBLESHOOTING ............................................................................................................................................ 15

PARTSBREAKDOWNANDPARTSLIST

BSSBS1Singlebalespear ........................................................................................................................ 16

BSSBS2Doublebalespear ...................................................................................................................... 17

TORQUESPECIFICATIONTABLE ....................................................................................................................... 18

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INTRODUCTION

TO THE PURCHASER

This new accessory was carefully designed to give years of dependable service. This manual has been provided to

assist in the safe operation and servicing of your attachment.

NOTE: All photographs and illustrations in the manual may not necessarily depict the actual models or attachment, but

are intended for reference only and are based on the latest product information available at the time of publication.

Familiarize yourself fully with the safety recommendations and operating procedures before putting the machine to

use. Carefully read, understand and follow these recommendations and insist that they be followed by those who will

use this attachment.

THIS SAFETY ALERT SYMBOL IDENTIFIES AN IMPORTANT SAFETY MESSAGE IN THIS

MANUAL THAT HELPS YOU AND OTHERS AVOID PERSONAL INJURY OR EVEN DEATH.

DANGER, WARNING, AND CAUTION ARE SIGNAL WORDS USED TO IDENTIFY THE LEVEL OF

HAZARD. HOWEVER, REGARDLESS OF THE HAZARD, BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL.

DANGER: Signals an extreme hazard that will cause serious injury or death if recommended precautions

are not followed.

WARNING: Signals a hazard that may cause serious injury or death if the recommended precautions are

not followed.

CAUTION: Signals a hazard that may cause minor or moderate injury if the recommended precautions are

not followed.

Record your attachment serial number and purchase date in the section reserved below (there is no serial number on

the subframe). Your dealer requires this information to give you prompt, efficient service when ordering replacement

parts. Use only genuine parts when replacements are required.

If warranty repairs are required please present this registration booklet and original sales invoice to your selling dealer

for warranty service.

This manual should be kept for future reference.

Please check if you have received all the parts for your kit with the list of the

bag and the list of the box.

SERIAL NUMBER : ___________________________

(IF APPLICABLE)

MODEL NUMBER: ___________________________

PURCHASE DATE : ___________________________

SAFETYLABELS

REPLACEIFDECALSAREDAMAGED

DECAL#107650

ASSEMBLY

ASSEMBLYINSTRUCTIONS

IMPORTANT:UNLESSOTHERWISESPECIFIEDTORQUEALLBOLTSACCORDINGTOTORQUE

SPECIFICATIONTABLE(SEETABLEOFCONTENTS)WHENSTATED:TIGHTENFIRMLY.REFERTO

PARTSBREAKDOWNSECTIONFORPARTIDENTIFICATION.

Donottightenthehardwareuntiltheinstallationiscomplete,orunlessotherwisespecified.

Overallview

NOTE:Inthismanual,therightandleftsideisdeterminedbeingseatedonthedriver’sseatfacingforward.

RemovetheBaleSpearfromtheshippingcrate.

TRACTORREQUIREMENTS

TheBaleSpearwasdesignedforaSkidSteerstylehitch.

BALESPEARCAPACITY

Singlebalespearhasacapacityof1800lbsat24’’fromthefrontofframe.

Doublebalespearhasacapacityof2500lbsat24’’fromthefrontofframe.

ASSEMBLY

STEP1

SINGLESPEARASSEMBLY:

IIMPORTANT:

Donotapplygreasetochamferedsurfacesofeccentric

hexnut(item1)andchamferedendofspearmounting

tube(item3)thatwillbeincontactwiththenut.

Applymulti-purposegreaseallaroundandalongfull

insidelengthoftaperedholesinmountingtube(item

3).

IMPORTANT:

Installeccentrichexnut(item1)withchamferfacing

spearmountingtube(item3).

Insertspear(item2)intospearmountingtube(item3).

Rotatespearsothataflatsurfaceisupandsecure

spearwitheccentrichexnut(item1).

Tighteneccentricnut(item1)tothecorrecttorqueof

516lbs-in.

Applymulti-purposegreaseallaroundandalongfull

insidelengthofstabilizerspearmountingtubes(item

7).

Rotatebalestabilizerspear(item4)untilholesare

alignedthenassemblewithbolt1/4x2-1/2(item5&6)

andnyloninsertlocknut1/4’’.

WARNING

TOPREVENTINJURIES:

Lightweighttractorsandsomeskidsteerloaderswill

requirerearballastforheavyloadstomaintainsteering

control.Besuretoconsultyourskidsteer/tractor

Operator’sManualtodeterminewhetherornottoadd

ballast.

Insideviewofmountingtube

ASSEMBLY

DOUBLESPEARASSEMBLY:

IIMPORTANT:

Donotapplygreasetochamferedsurfacesofeccentric

hexnut(item1)andchamferedendofspearmounting

tube(item3)thatwillbeincontactwiththenut

Applymulti-purposegreaseallaroundandalongfull

insidelengthoftaperedholes(item3).

IMPORTANT:

Installeccentrichexnut(item1)withchamferfacing

spearmountingtube(item3).

Insertspears(item2)intotaperedholes(item3).

Rotatespearsothataflatsurfaceisupandsecure

witheccentrichexnuts(item1).

Tighteneccentricnuts(item1)tothecorrecttorqueof

516lbs-in.

WARNING

TOPREVENTINJURIES:

Lightweighttractorsandsomeskidsteerloaderswill

requirerearballastforheavyloadstomaintainsteering

control.Besuretoconsultyourskidsteer/tractor

Operator’sManualtodeterminewhetherornottoadd

ballast.

Insideviewofmountingtube

ASSEMBLY

Ifneeded,pulllockinghandlesuponhitchplateuntil

lockingpinsarefullyraisedandreadyforhook-up.

Carefullydriveuptothebalespearmakingsurethe

hitchplateontheskidsteerarmsisparallelwiththe

balespearhitchplate.

Rotatetopofskidsteertiltarmsslightlyforward.

Placetopofskidsteerhitchplateunderthetopangled

barsonthebalespear.

Slowlyliftskidsteerhitchupuntiltopanglebar(item1)

andbalespearhitchplatehavecometogether.

Rotatetopskidsteerstylehitchbacktoalignbottom

slots(item2)inthebalespearwithlockingpinsinthe

skidsteerhitchplate.

Pushlockhandlesonskidsteerstylehitchdownuntil

lockingpinsfullyextendthroughbottomslotsinbale

spearhitchplate.Makesurelockinghandlesarelocked

intopositiontokeeppinsfrombackingout.

STEP2

INSTALLATIONWITHSKIDSTEERSTYLE

HITCH:

DANGER

TOPREVENTINJURIES:

ACrushingHazardexistswhenhooking-upequipment.

Donotallowanyonetostandbetweenskidsteer/

tractorandthebalespearwhilehooking-upto

implement.Donotoperatehydrauliccontrolswhile

someoneisneartheskidsteer/tractororimplement.

CAUTION

TOPREVENTINJURIES:

Makesuretheskidsteerstylehitchisproperly

attachedtothebalespear.Itmustbesecuredunder

thetopanglebarandlockinghandlesmustbelocked

downwithlockingpinsextendingfullythroughthe

bottomslots.Animproperlyattachedbalespearcan

fall.

OPERATION

OPERATINGSAFELY

DANGER

TOPREVENTINJURIES:

Hydraulicfluidunderhighpressurecanpenetratethe

skin.

Wearprotectiveglovesandsafetyglassesorgoggles

whenworkingwithhydraulicsystems.Useapieceof

cardboardorwoodratherthanhandswhensearching

forhydraulicleaks.

Ifhydraulicfluidisinjectedintotheskinoreyes,itmust

betreatedbyadoctorfamiliarwiththistypeofinjury

withinafewhoursorgangrenemayresult.DONOT

DELAY.

DANGER

TOPREVENTINJURIES:

Acrushinghazardalwaysexistsaroundbalespears

thatcanresultindeathorseriousinjury.

 Keepallpedestrians,pets,andlivestockawayfrom

yourworkarea.Neverallowanyonetogounder

raisedunit.

 Donotdriveuptoanyoneoranimalstandinginfront

ofafixedobjectsuchasawall.Neverassumethat

thebrakeswillstopthemachineintime.

Usea“spotter”whenitishardtoseeinthedirection

youaretravelingandwhenplacingabalethat

obstructsyourvision.Apersonoranimalcouldbe

standinginablindspot.

Spearstraightintothebaleuntilthebaleisfully

againstthespearframe.

Rotatespearpointsup5-10degreesfromhorizontal

tokeepthebaleslightlytiltedbackandagainstthe

hitchframe.Spearsthatarelevelorloweratthefront

thanatthebackcancausethebaletoslideforward

andfall.

Neverliftabalewithoutbalebeingfullyagainstthe

spearframe.Takecaretokeepbalespearpoints

tiltedup5-10degreesfromhorizontalthroughoutthe

rangeofliftmotion.

DANGER

TOPREVENTINJURIES:

Donotusebalespearasapersonnelliftingdevice.A

personcanfalloff,becrushedbyoverheadobjects,or

electrocuted.

WARNING

TOPREVENTINJURIES:

Notobeyingallsafetyinstructionslistedbelowcan

resultininjurytotheoperatorandotherpeople.

Followallrecommendationsprovidedbytheskid

steerortractormanufacturerwhenaddingballast.

Donotallowanyonetooperatethebalespearwhois

undertheageof16andwhohasnotbeenproperly

trainedinitssafeoperation.

Donotallowridersontheskidsteer,tractororbale

spear.

Alwayslowerspeartogroundlevelbefore

dismountingfromtheskidsteer/tractor.Follow

manufacturer’srecommendationswhendismounting

andparkingthemachine.

 Alwaysstorethebalespearinasecurepositionso

thatitwillnotfalloverfromitsstoredlocation.

OPERATION

WARNING

TOPREVENTINJURIES:

Alwayssecureequipmentwithsolidsupportsbefore

workingunderthem.Neverworkunderequipment

supportedbyhydraulics.Hydraulicscandrop

equipmentifcontrolsareactuatedorifhydrauliclines

burst.Eithersituationcandropmachineryinstantly

evenwhenpowertothehydraulicsisoff.



WARNING

TOPREVENTINJURIES:

Donotabuseequipment.Incorrectuseofthebale

spearcandamagetheequipmentstructurallyand

causeseriousinjury.

 Alwaysknowtheweightofthebalebeinglifted.

Maximumliftcapacityshouldneverexceedratedlift

capacityofthespear(s).Also,itshouldneverexceed

80%oftheskidsteerortractorratedliftcapacityfor

anattachedfrontloader.Alwaysusethesmaller

numberofthetwoliftcapacitiestodetermine

maximumliftcapacity.

Checkbalespearfrequentlytomakesureitis

properlyattachedandlockingpinsareseatedintheir

notches.

Onlyusebalespeartoliftandtransportbales.

Donotusebalespearasaforklittoliftpalletized

loads

Donotusebalespearforlifting,prying,digging,

pushingorpullingotherobjects.

Donotusebalespearforpullingfenceposts,stumps

orobjectsfromtheground.

Donotusebalespearforliftingthefrontendofthe

skidsteerortractorofftheground.

Thepartsonyourbalespearhavebeenspecially

designedandshouldonlybereplacedwithoriginal

manufacturer’sparts.Alteringtheequipmentcan

adverselyaffectitsperformanceand/orreliability.

WARNING

TOPREVENTINJURIES:

Followallsafetyprecautionswhentransportingabale.

Notusingsafetransportingmethodscandamagethe

equipmentandcausedeathorseriousinjury.

 Alwaysusetractorsorskidsteersthatareproperly

ballastedfortheloadbeingtransferred.Notdoingso

canresultinlossofsteeringcontrol.

 Usetractorswithwidefrontaxlesonlyandmoveall

tractorwheelsouttotheirwidestpositionfor

maximumstability.

 Alwayswhentravellingempty,transportwithspearat

asafeheightandanglethatwillnotimpaleaperson

orlivestock.

 Whenstopped,alwayslowerspearpointtothe

groundsothatnopersonorlivestockcanwalk/run

intothespearandbecomeimpaled.Ifspearwillnot

restontheground,pointspeardowntoprotect

peopleandlivestock.

 Alwayskeepbalecenteredhorizontallyonthespear.

Thiswilloptimizestabilitywhiletransporting.

 Alwaystransportwithbaleraisedtoaheightthat

doesnothinderthelineofsightwhendrivingforward.

Whenpossible,placethebalelowtothegroundto

helpmaintainstabilityoftheskidsteer/tractor.

 Reducegroundspeedwhenturningandleave

enoughclearancetoavoidmakingcontactwith

obstaclessuchasbuildings,trees,andfences.

 Transportingbalesoverramps,grades,bumpy,soft,

orslipperysurfacesreducesmachinestabilityandlift

capacity.Transportingandliftingbalesunderthese

conditionsisextremelydangerous.

 Alwaystravelstraightupandstraightdowninclines.

Nevermaketurnswhileonaninclineandalways

keepthespearpointliltedup5-10degreesfrom

horizontalregardlessoftheangleoftheincline.

 Alwaystransportoverrampsandinclinesinexcess

of10degreeswithbaleontheuphillsideofthe

machine.Thiswillrequireonetodriveupandback

downsteepinclines.

 Keepequipmentawayfromelectricalpowerlines.

Placeanorangewarningsignunderoverhead

electricalpowerlinesindicatingtypeofdangerabove.

 Whentravelingonpublicroadsatnightorduringthe

day,useaccessorylightsanddevicesforadequate

warningtooperatorsofothervehicles.Complywith

allfederal,state,andlocallaws.

 Whentravelingonroadways,transportinsuchaway

thatfastermovingvehiclesmaypassyousafely.

WARNING

TOPREVENTINJURIES:

Lightweighttractorsandsomeskidsteerloaderswill

requirerearballastforheavyloadstomaintainsteering

control.

BALESPEAROPERATION

PickingupaBale

1.Makesurethebaledoesnotexceedthesmallerof

twoliftcapacitiesbelow:

 Ratedliftcapacityofthespear.

 80%oftheratedliftcapacityoftheskidsteer/tractor

foranattachedfrontloader.

IMPORTANT:Using80%oftheratedliftcapacity

accountsforincreasedloaderstressescausedbythe

addedextensionofthebalespear.Italsoensuresthat

thefronttiresonyourskidsteerortractorarerated

properlyforthejob.

IMPORTANT:Thespearshouldbefullyinsertedinto

thebalebeforeliftingthebale.Pickingupheavybales

withoutthespearfullyinsertedcandamagetheunit

andvoiditswarranty.

2.Stopcompletelybeforeraisingorloweringthespear

tothecorrectheight.Insertspearintothebaleas

follows:

SINGLEBALESPEAR

Locatespearpointatcenterofthebaleorasmall

distanceverticallyabovethecenter.

Checktomakesurethetwolowerspikeswillalso

insertintothebale.Iflowerspikesarepositioned

outsideofthebale,adjustspearheightupuntil

stabilizerspearwillinsertintothebale.

Withspearlevel,drivethespearintothebaleuntil

spearandlowerstabilizerspearsarefullyinserted

andbaleisagainstthehitchframe.

DOUBLEBALESPEAR

Whiledrivinguptothebalecenterthebalespears

horizontallyonthebaleandspearpointsabout1/3of

thewaybelowcenterofbale.

Withspearslevel,drivethespearsintothebaleuntil

spearsarefullyinsertedandbaleisagainstthehitch

frame.

3.Liftbaleupashortdistanceandtiltspearpointsup5

-10degreesfromhorizontally.Checktomakesure

baleisproperlysecuredbeforetraveling.

OPERATION

BALESPEAROPERATION

Travelingwithabale

1.Checkforoverheadobstructions

2.Keepspearpointstiltedup5-10degreesfrom

horizontalthroughouttheliftingrangeoftheloader.

3.Whilestoppedraisethebaletoanappropriate

transportheightwhereyouareabletoseewithout

thebalehinderingthelineofsightgoingforward.

Whenpossible,keepbaleclosetothegroundwhile

traveling.

4.Continuallyscanallsidesforpedestriansorother

traffic.

5.Ifbaleblocksyourview,travelinreverse.

6.Alwaysdriveatasafespeedandslowdownwhen

goingaroundcorners.Avoidsuddenbraking.

7.Leaveenoughclearancewhenturningtoavoid

makingcontactwithobstaclessuchasbuildings,

treesorfences.

8.Whentravelingoveraramporincline,keepbaleon

the“uphill”sideoftheskidsteerortractor.

9.Whenpossible,travelstraightupanddowngrades,

ramps,andinclines.Avoidmakingturnsongrades,

ramps,andinclines.

10.Raiseorlowerbaleonlywhenstopped,neverwhile

traveling.

11.Avoidtransportingloadsonpublicroadways.When

travelingonpublicroadways,transportinsucha

waythatfastermovingvehiclesmaypassyou

safely.

12.Planyourroutetoavoidheavytraffic.

13.Besuretoslowdownwhentravelingoverroughor

hillyterrain.

Placingabale

1.Stopinfrontofdesiredlocationtoplacetheload.

2.Slowlyraisebaletorequiredheight.

3.Moveforwardslowlywithloadraiseduntilloadis

positionedsquareandstraightaboveitsfinal

destination.

4.Tiltbaleforwardtolevelandlowerbaledowntofinal

restingspot.

5.Beforebacking,checkallsidesforpedestriansor

othertraffic.

6.Oncebalehassettled,backupslowlywhilekeeping

thespear(s)level.

7.Makesurespear(s)clearthebalebeforeturningor

changingheightofspears.

8.Lowerspear(s)downtotransportheightbefore

movingagain.

OPERATION

Unhookingthebalespear

1.Parkskidsteer/tractorwithunitonaflat,levelsolid

surfaceandlowerthebalespearontothesurface.

2.Placetransmissioninpark,setparkbrake,shut

powerequipmentoff,andremoveswitchkey.

3.Unhookspearasfollows:

SkidSteerStyleHitch

a.Pulllockhandlesuptoremovepinsfrombottomslots

inhitchplate.

b.Returntoskidsteer/tractorandtilttopofspearpoints

down5-10degreestothehorizontalandbeginto

lowerthebalespeardownuntilspearpointsorbale

spikesaretouchingtheground.

c.Slowlylowerthebalespearuntilitstopanglebarand

skidsteerhitchhaveseparated.

d.Backskidsteer/orothermachineslowlyawayfrom

thebalespearwhilemakingsureitdoesnotinterfere

withthebalespearhitchplate.

MAINTENANCE

MAINTENANCE:

Properservicingandadjustmentisthekeytothelong

lifeofanyimplement.Withcarefulinspectionand

routinemaintenance,youcanavoidcostlydowntime

andrepair.

Afterusingyourbalespeartoliftafewbales,check

spearandspikestomakesuretheyarestillsecured.

Checkbalespearhitchplatetomakesureitisstill

properlyattachedtotheskidsteerortractorhitch.

Checkspearstomakesuretheyarenotdamaged,

broken,orwornexcessively.Repairorreplaceas

needed.

Alwaysremoveanymaterialthathasbecome

entangledinthespearsand/orspikesbefore

continuingtousethem.

Replaceanyworn,damaged,orillegiblesafetylabels

byobtainingnewlabelsfromyourdealer.

WARNING

TOPREVENTINJURIES:

Frequentlycheckallhardwaretomakecertainitistight

andnotbrokenormissing.Suchhardwarecancause

thebalespeartonotpreformproperlyandmayleadto

breakagethatcancausebodilyinjuryordeath.

WARNING

TOPREVENTINJURIES:

Replaceworn,damaged,ormissingpartsonlywith

genuinemanufacturerparts.Replacingpartswithother

brandscancausethebalespeartonotperform

properlyandmayleadtobreakagethatcancause

bodilyinjuryordeath.

CAUTION

TOPREVENTINJURIES:

Donotalterthebalespearinawaywhichwill

adverselyaffectitsperformanceorreliability.Doingso

candamagetheunit,causebodilyinjuryandvoidthe

warranty.

WARNING

TOPREVENTINJURIES:

Alwayssecureequipmentwithsolidsupportsbefore

workingunderthem.Neverworkunderequipment

supportedbyhydraulics.Hydraulicscandrop

equipmentifcontrolsareactuatedorifhydrauliclines

burst.Eithersituationcandropmachineryinstantly

evenwhenpowertothehydraulicsisoff.

STORAGE

STORAGE

Clean,inspect,service,andmakenecessaryrepairsto

thebalespear(s)whenparkingitforlongperiodsand

whenparkingitattheendofaworkingseason.This

willhelpensurethattheunitisreadyforusenexttime.

1. Removeanydirtandgreasethatmayhave

accumulatedonthebalespear.Scrapeoff

compacteddirtandthenwashitssurfacethoroughly

withagardenhose.

2.Inspectbalespearforloose,damaged,orworn

partsandadjustorreplacewhenneeded.

3.Repaintpartswherepaintiswornorscratchedto

preventrust.

4.Replacealldamagedormissingdecals.

5.Storebalespearonalevelsurfaceinaclean,dry

place.Insidestoragewillreducemaintenanceand

makeforalongerlife.

6.Followallunhookinginstructionswhen

disconnectingskidsteerortractorfromthebale

spear

7.Donotallowchildrentoplayonoraroundthestored

balespear.

PROBLEM POSSIBLECAUSES CORRECTIVEACTION

Cannotliftbale Insufficientpowertoliftload Switchtoaskidsteerortractorthatis

ratedformoreliftcapacity.

Lockingpinsarenotengaged. Engagelockingpins.

Balespearmoveson

hitchplate. Balespearhitchisnotproperlyattached

toloaderhitch.

Reattachthebalespearhitchtoloader.

Alwaysmakecertainhitchisproperly

attachedbeforeliftingabale.

Spearsarebendingor

breaking.

Spearsarenotfullyinsertedintothebale

andbaleisnotrestingagainstthehitch

frame.

Repositionbalesothatthespear(s)are

fullyinsertedandbaleisrestingagainst

thehitchframe.

Travelingtoofastcausingthebaleto

bounceonthespear.

Reducespeedtoasafenon-bouncing

speed.

Pryingobjectsoutoftheground. Usethebalespeartocarrybalesonly.

Baleisfallingofftheend

ofspears.

Spearsarenotfullyinsertedintothebale

andbaleisnotrestingagainstthehitch

frame.

Repositionbalesothatthespear(s)are

fullyinsertedandbaleisrestingagainst

thehitchframe.

Travelingwithspearslevelortilteddown

atthefront.

Operatehydraulicstotiltspearsup5-10

degreesfromthehorizontal.

Travelingtoofast. Reducespeedtoasafenon-bouncing

speed.

Spearsarebentdown.

Reducespeedtoasafenon-bouncing

speed.Rotatebentspears180degrees

sothattheypointuporreplacethe

spearsiftheyarebentexcessively.

Skidsteerortractor

wantstotipoveronits

side.

Theskidsteerortractordoesnothave

enoughballastontherear.

Addballastweighttotherearoftheskid

steerortractor.

Travelingforwardwhilegoingdownan

inclinewithaslopeinexcessof10

percent.

Backdownsteepinclines.

Balesdoesnotcarry

level. Oneofthetwospearsisbent Replacebentspear.

TROUBLESHOOTING

*Pleaserefertopartsbreakdownsectionforpartsidentification.

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