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16 Operation
WARNING: DEATH OR SERIOUS IN-
JURY CAN RESULT. BEFORE OPER-
ATING, READ SAFETY-GENERAL,
BEFORE OPERATION, DURING OPERATING
AND TOWING AT FRONT OF THIS MANUAL.
GENERAL
FIGURE 36 DWG. NO. 71504131
FIGURE 37 DWG. NO. 71504149
Always operate tractor at standard 540 RPM PTO
Use transmission up, or down, shift to vary forward
speed. CONSISTENTLY HIGH OVERSPEEDING
THE PTO WASTES FUEL AND AGGRAVATES
KNIFE WEAR. Particularily when
chopping/load-
ing, always enter and leave the crop at full PTO
speed.
Avoid “jackrabbit” PTO engagement at full speed
because it overstresses the shredder’s driveline.
Engage PTO at slow speed and throttle up to
operating speed.
OPERATION
If aftermarket hydraulics are used, insert quick
couplers to give chopper/shredder a DOWN-
WARD movement when tractor hydraulic lever is
shoved FORWARD and vice versa.
CAUTION: DEATH OR SERIOUS IN-
JURY CAN RESULT. SOME TRACTOR
MASTER PTO SHIELD’S MAY CON-
TACT THE UNIT’S FRONT PTO SHIELD ON
TURNS. BE ALERT FOR THIS AND MAXI-
MIZE TURNING RADII. REPLACE FRONT PTO
SHIELD IF IT BECOMES DAMAGED.
CAUTION: DEATH OR SERIOUS INJU-
RY CAN RESULT. NEVER STAND BE-
HIND LOADING SPOUT, OR IN TRAIL-
ING WAGON, WHEN FLYING MATERIAL IS
IMPACTING.
IMPORTANT: INITIALLY START CHOPPING/
SHREDDING WITH UNIT SET SUBSTANTIAL-
LY HIGHER THAN THE RECOMMENDED MIN-
IMUM KNIFE/ROW CLEARANCE OF 3”.
Go a short distance and check performance.
The higher knife/ground clearance may not
give satisfactory results; therefore, lower unit
and check again. Progressively lower unit until
good results are obtained. DO NOT OPERATE
WITH LESS THAN 3” KNIVES CLEARANCE TO
HIGHEST GROUND POINT WITHIN OPERAT-
ING WIDTH.
IMPORTANT: “SCALPING” GROUND WASTES
FUEL AND RAPIDLY AGGRAVATES KNIFE
WEAR. THIS IS PARTICULARILY TRUE IN
ROCKY FIELDS. IF YOUR FIELD HAS PRO-
TRUDING ROCKS, KEEP UNIT’S HEIGHT
SUFFICIENT FOR KNIVES TO CLEAR THEM.
CHOPPER/SHREDDERS ARE NOT INTEND-
ED TO BE USED AS A “ROCK PICKER”, OR A
“ROTOTILLER”.
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