Operation
Important:Determinethelocationofunderground
linesbeforestarting.
UsingtheReelCarrier
1.Removethechutegateandinsertthecableortubing.
2.Installthechutegate.
Note:Checkthechutelinksforwearandfreedomof
movement.
3.Lowerthebladetothegroundandanchortheendof
thecableasnecessary.
4.Removetheplowsinglockingpinandinsertitinto
theholebytheseat.
5.Slowlylowerthebladeintothegroundandstart
movingthemachineforwardslowly,usingthe
creep-controllever.
Anoptionalstartingmethodisasfollows:
A.Digaholetothebuildingandlowerthebladeto
fulldepth.
B.Threadthecableortubingintothechuteand
pushitthroughthewall.
C.Securethecableendandslowlymovethemachine
forward.
6.Starttheplowvibrationafterthebladeentersthe
ground.
Note:Whenusingabladewithchutelinks,besure
thatthechutelinksarehorizontalasthebladeenters
theground.Youwilldamagethecableandchuteifthe
bladeisforcedintothegroundtoofast.Iftheground
isveryhard,youcanpowerthebladedown.
7.Increasethecreepspeed.
Note:Donotallowtirestoslipbecausethiswilllower
theefciencyofthemachine.
8.Ifyouencounteranundergroundobstacle,increase
vibrationspeedandmaintainslightforwardpressure
withthemachine.
Note:Thisletstheobstaclemovetoonesideor
allowstheplowbladetomovearoundtheobstacle.Be
surethattheplowswinglockisremoved(Figure7).
Note:Whenyouuseachuteblade,checkitforwear
andfreedomofmovementdaily.Replacethelinks
beforetheywearout.
MakingaServiceConnection
1.Digaholetothedepththecableisbeinglaidandno
widerthan0.6m(2ft).
2.Asyoupassovertheholewiththemachine,stopthe
plowvibrationandinserttheplow-swinglock(Figure
7).
Figure7
1.Plow-swinglock
3.Plowintotheholeandstopthemachine.
4.Connectthecables,makealoopintheconnected
cablesandsecureit.
5.Movethemachineforwardwhilepushingthecable
downthechute.
6.Removetheplowsinglockingpinandinsertitinto
theholebytheseat.
7.Starttheplowvibrationafterthebladeentersthe
ground.
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