Victory BXH-5x10, Owner'S Manual

 

 

 
 

1.

 

Clear

 

the

 

area

 

of

 

bystanders,

 

especially

 

small

 

children.

 

2.

 

Review

 

and

 

follow

 

the

 

Pre-Operation

 

Checklist.

 

3.

 

Attach

 

the

 

machine

 

to

 

the

 

tractor.

 

4.

 

Drive

 

to

 

the

 

work

 

area

 

and

 

position

 

at

 

the

 

worksite.

 

5.

 

Set

 

park

 

brake.

 

6.

 

Stop

 

engine.

 

7.

 

Remove

 

ignition

 

key

 

and

 

place

 

in

 

your

 

pocket.

 

8.

 

Move

 

the

 

feed

 

hopper

 

down

 

into

 

its

 

working

 

configuration

 

and

 

secure

 

with

 

the

 

anchor

 

nuts.

 

9.

 

Turn

 

discharge

 

hood

 

to

 

its

 

working

 

position.

 

10.

 

Starting

 

the

 

Machine:

 

a.

 

Start

 

the

 

tractor

 

engine.

 

b.

 

Move

 

the

 

throttle

 

to

 

its

 

low

 

idle

 

position.

 

c.

 

With

 

the

 

engine

 

at

 

low

 

idle,

 

slowly

 

engage

 

the

 

PTO

 

control.

 

d.

 

Slowly

 

increase

 

the

 

engine

 

speed

 

until

 

the

 

PTO

 

is

 

at

 

rated

 

speed.

 

e.

 

With

 

the

 

manual

 

feeding

 

model,

 

start

 

feeding

 

material

 

into

 

the

 

hopper.

 

f.

 

With

 

the

 

hydraulic

 

feeding

 

model:

 

•

 

Place

 

the

 

tractor

 

hydraulic

 

lever

 

into

 

its

 

detent

 

position.

 

•

 

Move

 

the

 

control

 

lever

 

into

 

the

 

feed

 

position.

 

•

 

Start

 

feeding

 

material

 

into

 

the

 

hopper.

 

11.

 

Stopping:

 

a.

 

Stop

 

feeding

 

material

 

into

 

the

 

hopper.

 

b.

 

Place

 

the

 

hydraulic

 

feed

 

control

 

in

 

off/neutral.

 

c.

 

Slow

 

engine

 

RPM.

 

d.

 

Place

 

hydraulic

 

lever

 

in

 

its

 

OFF

 

position.

 

e.

 

Disengage

 

PTO.

 

f.

 

Stop

 

engine,

 

remove

 

ignition

 

key

 

and

 

place

 

in

 

your

 

pocket

 

and

 

wait

 

for

 

all

 

moving

 

parts

 

to

 

stop.

 

12.

 

Emergency

 

Stopping:

 

Stop

 

tractor

 

engine

 

if

 

an

 

emergency

 

occurs.

 

Correct

 

emergency

 

situation

 

before

 

starting

 

engine

 

and

 

resuming

 

work.

 

a.

 

Manual

 

Feed:

 

•

 

Slowly

 

slide

 

the

 

wooden

 

material

 

into

 

the

 

feed

 

hopper

 

and

 

move

 

it

 

into

 

the

 

rotor.

 

•

 

Do

 

not

 

push

 

the

 

material

 

with

 

a

 

lot

 

of

 

force

 

into

 

the

 

rotor.

 

•

 

Do

 

not

 

push

 

the

 

material

 

too

 

fast

 

into

 

the

 

rotor.

 

Stop

 

and

 

slow

 

down

 

if

 

the

 

engine

 

starts

 

to

 

slow

 

down.

 

•

 

Do

 

not

 

reach

 

into

 

the

 

feed

 

hopper

 

further

 

than

 

the

 

curtain

 

to

 

be

 

sure

 

not

 

to

 

contact

 

the

 

blades

 

on

 

the

 

rotor.

 

•

 

Use

 

a

 

stick

 

or

 

branch

 

to

 

push

 

any

 

piece

 

of

 

material

 

into

 

the

 

rotor

 

that

 

does

 

not

 

move

 

on

 

its

 

own

 

and

 

stops

 

in

 

the

 

hopper.

 

Do

 

not

 

take

 

a

 

chance

 

with

 

getting

 

your

 

hand

 

caught

 

in

 

the

 

rotor.

 

b.

 

Hydraulic

 

Feed:

 

•

 

Slowly

 

slide

 

the

 

wooden

 

material

 

into

 

the

 

feed

 

hopper

 

until

 

the

 

roller

 

grabs

 

the

 

material

 

and

 

move

 

it

 

into

 

the

 

rotor.

 

•

 

Use

 

the

 

flow

 

divider

 

on

 

the

 

side

 

of

 

the

 

feed

 

hopper

 

to

 

set

 

the

 

feeding

 

speed.

 

•

 

Do

 

not

 

reach

 

into

 

the

 

feed

 

hopper

 

further

 

than

 

the

 

curtain

 

to

 

be

 

sure

 

not

 

to

 

contact

 

the

 

feed

 

roller

 

or

 

the

 

blades

 

on

 

the

 

rotor.

 

•

 

Use

 

a

 

stick

 

or

 

branch

 

to

 

push

 

any

 

piece

 

of

 

material

 

into

 

the

 

feed

 

roller

 

that

 

does

 

not

 

move

 

on

 

its

 

own

 

and

 

stops

 

in

 

the

 

hopper.

 

Do

 

not

 

take

 

a

 

chance

 

with

 

getting

 

your

 

hand

 

caught

 

in

 

the

 

feed

 

roller.

 

14.

 

Always

 

wear

 

personal

 

protective

 

equipment

 

(PPE)

 

whenever

 

operating

 

the

 

machine.

 

This

 

includes

 

but

 

is

 

not

 

limited

 

to

 

protective

 

shoes

 

with

 

slip

 

resistant

 

soles,

 

protective

 

goggles

 

or

 

face

 

shield,

 

heavy

 

gloves,

 

hearing

 

protection

 

and

 

protective

 

clothing.