Farm Star 580 - Manual (Page 19)

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S A F E T Y I N S T R U C T I O N S (continued)
Keep safety signs clean and legible at all times.
Replace safety signs that are missing or have become illegible.
Replaced parts that displayed a safety sign should also display the current sign.
Safety signs are available from your Distributor or Dealer Parts Department or the factory.
Be sure that the installation area is clean and dry.
Be sure temperature is above 50˚F (10˚C).
Decide on the exact position before you remove the backing paper.
Remove the smallest portion of the split backing paper.
Align the sign over the specified area and carefully press the small portion with the exposed sticky backing in
place.
Slowly peel back the remaining paper and carefully smooth the remaining portion of the sign in place.
Small air pockets can be pierced with a pin and smoothed out using the piece of sign backing paper.
Failure to follow proper procedures when mounting a tire on a wheel or rim can produce an explosion which
may result in serious injury or death.
Do not attempt to mount a tire unless you have the proper equipment and experience to do the job.
Inflating or servicing tires can be dangerous. Whenever possible, trained personnel should be called to service
and/or mount tires.
Always order and install tires and wheels with appropriate capacity to meet or exceed the anticipated weight
to be placed on the equipment.
How to Install Safety Signs:
SAFETY SIGNS
TIRE SAFETY
O P E R AT I N G I N S T R U C T I O N S
P R E - O P E R AT I O N C H E C K L I S T
(OWNER/OPERATOR RESPONSIBILITY)
____ Review and follow safety rules and safety signs on
pages 3 through 13.
____ Check that mixer is properly and securely attached
to tractor.
____ Make sure driveline spring-activated locking pin or
locking balls operate freely and are seated firmly in
tractor PTO spline groove.
____ Lubricate all grease fitting locations. Make sure
PTO shaft slip joint is lubricated.
____ Check that all hardware is properly installed.
____ Check that all shields and guards are properly
installed and in good condition.
____ Place tractor PTO and transmission in neutral
before starting engine.
____ Set tractor PTO gear select lever for 540 rpm
operation.
____ Check that no one enters the area of machine
operation. Always work at a safe distance from
people, pets, and livestock.
____ Know your controls and how to stop tractor, engine
and PTO quickly in an emergency. READ THIS
MANUAL AND THE ONE PROVIDED WITH YOUR
TRACTOR.
____ To avoid accident or injury, do not allow anyone to
operate this equipment without proper instructions.
Any person who operates this equipment must be
instructed in and be capable of the safe operation
of the tractor, implement and all controls.
____ Check that PTO driveline shields are securely
locked and clear the swinging drawbar.
O P E R AT I O N
For best mixing, the drum should be inclined upward
10˚ to 15˚ (see Fig. 5). Add some water before cement,
sand or aggregate is put in drum.
NOTE: ONLY LOAD MIXER WHILE DRUM IS TURNING.
The amount of water used per sack of cement is the key
to quality concrete. Use 5, 6 or 7 gallons of water per
sack of cement with dry sand and dry aggregate depend-
ing on the strength of concrete required. The less water
you use the stronger the concrete will be and we suggest
that you deduct approximately 1 gallon if the material is
wet and approximately 1
1 / 2 gallons if very wet.
We suggest mixing a trial batch to determine exact
proportions you will want to use. If too wet, add more
sand and aggregate. If too stiff, reduce the amount of
sand and aggregate in the next batch, but never add
more water to a batch once you have established the
correct proportions to use.
After concrete is poured, it is screeded or struck off with
a straight edge like a 2 x 4 and should then be floated to
smooth it. Further troweling or finishing should be
delayed until the water sheen has disappeared from the
surface. The concrete should be cured at least five days.
To prevent evaporation of mixing water, cover with burlap
or straw and keep damp or cover with a vapor sealing
material to seal in the water and prevent evaporation.
Safety is a primary concern in the design and
manufacture of our products. Unfortunately, our efforts
to provide safe equipment can be wiped out by a
single careless act of an operator.
It has been said, “The best safety device is an
informed, careful operator”. We ask you to be that
kind of an operator.
W A R N I N G !
Never place hands or hand held tools (shovel) into
the mixer drum while it is turning. It could catch on
the mixer paddles and whip around, possibly injur-
ing the operator.
Figure 5