Contents
Safety.......................................................................3
GeneralSafety...................................................3
SlopeSafety.......................................................3
StumpGrinderSafety.........................................4
MaintenanceandStorageSafety........................4
SafetyandInstructionalDecals..........................5
Setup........................................................................6
1PreparingtheTractionUnit..............................6
2InstallingtheShieldBrackets...........................6
3AssemblingtheOperatorShield.......................9
4InstallingtheChipGuard................................10
ProductOverview....................................................11
Specications...................................................11
Operation.................................................................11
InstallingandRemovingtheAttachment............11
GrindingStumps...............................................12
GrindingRoots.................................................13
TransportPosition............................................13
TransportingtheStumpGrinderona
Trailer............................................................13
OperatingTips.................................................13
Maintenance...........................................................14
RecommendedMaintenanceSchedule(s)...........14
GreasingtheMachine.......................................14
ReplacingtheTeeth..........................................15
Storage...................................................................16
Troubleshooting......................................................17
Safety
DANGER
Theremaybeburiedutilitylinesinthework
area.Diggingintothemmaycauseashock
oranexplosion.
Havethepropertyorworkareamarkedfor
buriedlinesanddonotdiginmarkedareas.
Contactyourlocalmarkingserviceorutility
companytohavethepropertymarked(for
example,intheUS,call811orinAustralia,
call1100forthenationwidemarkingservice).
GeneralSafety
Alwaysfollowallsafetyinstructionstoavoidserious
injuryordeath.
•Donottransportanattachmentwiththearms
raised.Alwaystransporttheattachmentcloseto
theground;refertoTransportPosition(page13).
•Havethepropertyorworkareamarkedforburied
linesandotherobjects,anddonotdiginmarked
areas.
•ReadandunderstandthecontentofthisOperator’s
Manualbeforestartingtheengine.
•Useyourfullattentionwhileoperatingthe
machine.Donotengageinanyactivitythat
causesdistractions;otherwise,injuryorproperty
damagemayoccur.
•Neverallowchildrenoruntrainedpeopleto
operatethemachine.
•Keepyourhandsandfeetawayfromthemoving
componentsandattachments.
•Donotoperatethemachinewithouttheguards
andothersafetyprotectivedevicesinplaceand
workingonthemachine.
•Keepbystandersandpetsawayfromthemachine.
•Stopthemachine,shutofftheengine,andremove
thekeybeforeservicing,fueling,orunclogging
themachine.
Improperlyusingormaintainingthismachinecan
resultininjury.Toreducethepotentialforinjury,
complywiththesesafetyinstructionsandalways
payattentiontothesafety-alertsymbol
,which
meansCaution,Warning,orDanger—personalsafety
instruction.Failuretocomplywiththeseinstructions
mayresultinpersonalinjuryordeath.
SlopeSafety
•Operatethemachineupanddownslopeswith
theheavyendofthemachineuphill.Weight
distributionchangeswithattachments.This
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