Contents
Safety...........................................................................3
SafetyandInstructionalDecals.................................5
Setup............................................................................6
1InstallingthePlowControlSwitches........................7
2PreparingtoInstalltheVibratoryPlow.....................8
3InstalltheCounterweighttotheTower
Assembly............................................................8
4PreparingtoInstalltheTowerandCounterweight
Assembly...........................................................10
5InstallingtheTowerandCounterweight
Assembly...........................................................11
6ConnectingtheLiftandSwingCylinder
Hoses................................................................15
7InstallingtheShakerBox.......................................19
8InstallingtheTiltandTrimCylinder
Hoses................................................................21
9InstallingtheHydraulicMotorHoses......................24
10BleedingtheAirfromtheTiltandTrim
CylindersandtheHydraulicMotor........................26
Operation....................................................................28
UsingtheTransportLock........................................28
UsingtheVibratoryPlow........................................29
TransportingtheTractionUnitwithaVibratory
Plow.................................................................39
Attachments/Accessories........................................39
OperatingTips......................................................40
Maintenance.................................................................41
RecommendedMaintenanceSchedule(s)......................41
GreasingtheFittings...............................................41
TorquingtheFastenersontheShakerBox..................42
Storage........................................................................43
Troubleshooting...........................................................44
Safety
Improperlyusingormaintainingthevibratoryplow
canresultininjury.Toreducethepotentialforinjury,
complywiththesesafetyinstructionsandthoseinthe
tractionunit
Operator’ s Man ual
.Alwayspayattentionto
thesafetyalertsymbol,whichmeansCaution,Warning,
orDanger—personalsafetyinstruction.Failureto
complywiththeinstructionmayresultinpersonalinjury
ordeath.
DANGER
Theremaybeburiedpower,gas,and/ortelephone
linesintheworkarea.Anelectricshockoran
explosionmayoccurifyouplowintoautilityline.
Havethepropertyorworkareamarkedforburied
linesanddonotplowinmarkedareas.Contactyour
localmarkingserviceorutilitycompanytohavethe
propertymarked(forexample,intheUnitedStates,
call811forthenationwidemarkingservice).
DANGER
Theplowbladeandothermovingpartsonthe
machinemaycutorseveryourhands,feet,orother
bodyparts.
•Keephands,feet,andanyotherpartofyour
bodyorclothingawayfromtheplowbladeand
othermovingparts.
•Beforeadjusting,cleaning,repairing,or
inspectingthevibratoryplow,lowertheplowto
theground,stoptheengine,waitforallmoving
partstostop,andremovethekey.
WARNING
Whentheengineisoff,attachmentsintheraised
positioncangraduallylower.Someonebelow
theattachmentmaybepinnedorinjuredbythe
attachmentasitlowers.
Alwayslowertheattachmenteachtimeyoushut
offthetractionunit.
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