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To the Owner/Operator/Dealer
All implements with moving parts are potentially hazardous. There is no substitute for a cautious, safe-minded opera-
tor who recognizes the potential hazards and follows reasonable safety practices. The manufacturer has designed this
implement to be used with all its safety equipment properly attached to minimize the chance of accidents.
BEFORE YOU START!!
Read the safety messages on the implement and shown in your manual.
Observe the rules of safety and common sense!
THIS SAFETY ALERT SYMBOL IDENTIFIES IMPORTANT
SAFETY WARNING MESSAGES. CAREFULLY READ EACH
WARNING MESSAGE THAT FOLLOWS. FAILURE TO
UNDERSTAND AND OBEY A SAFETY WARNING, OR
RECOGNIZE A SAFETY HAZARD, COULD RESULT IN AN
INJURY OR DEATH TO YOU OR OTHERS AROUND YOU.
THE OPERATOR IS ULTIMATELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
SAFETY OF HIMSELF, AS WELL AS OTHERS, IN THE
OPERATING AREA OF THE TRACTOR AND ATTACHED
EQUIPMENT.
I M P O RTA N T S A F E T Y I N F O R M ATION!
Working with unfamiliar equipment can lead to careless injuries. Read this manual, and the manual for your tractor,
before assembly or operating, to acquaint yourself with the machines. It is the implement owner’s responsibility, if this
machine is used by any person other than yourself, is loaned or rented, to make certain that the operator, prior to
operating:
1. Reads and understands the operator’s manuals.
2. Is instructed in safe and proper use.
The use of this equipment is subject to certain hazards which cannot be protected against by mechanical
means or product design. All operators of this equipment must read and understand this entire manual, paying
particular attention to safety and operating instructions, prior to using. If there is something in this manual you
do not understand, ask your supervisor, or your dealer, to explain it to you.
THIS SYMBOL MEANS
– ATTENTION!
– BECOME ALERT!
– YOUR SAFETY IS INVOLVED!
UNDERSTAND SIGNAL WORDS
Note the use of the signal words DANGER, WARNING
and CAUTION with the safety messages. The
appropriate signal word for each has been selected
using the following guidelines:
DANGER: Indicates an imminently hazardous situation
that, if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury.
This signal word is to be limited to the most extreme
situations typically for machine components which, for
functional purposes, cannot be guarded.
If you have questions not answered in this manual or require additional copies or the manual is damaged, please
contact your dealer or the manufacturer directly.
WARNING: Indicates a potentially hazardous sit-
uation that, if not avoided, could result in death
or serious injury, and includes hazards that are
exposed when guards are removed. It may also
be used to alert against unsafe practices.
CAUTION: Indicates a potentially hazardous sit-
uation that, if not avoided, may result in minor or
moderate injury. It may also be used to alert
against unsafe practices.
T R O U B L E - S H O O T I N G
PROBLEM: MIXER DUMPS AND WON’T COME
BACK TO LOAD POSITION
POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS:
❖ Hydraulic hose from cylinder not connected to tractor
hydraulic remote outlet.
❖ Hydraulic toplink cylinder on mixer is single acting and
is incompatible with tractor remote outlet valve –
check manual and tractor dealer to see if different
valve is available.
❖ Low oil in tractor reservoir – add oil.
❖ Front of tractor is headed downhill and oil level in
reservoir is low – add oil.
PROBLEM: MIXER WILL NOT DUMP
POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS:
❖ Hydraulic toplink not connected properly to tractor
hydraulic outlet.
❖ Tractor hydraulic valve not working properly – check
tractor manual.
❖ Low oil level in tractor hydraulic reservoir – check oil
level.
❖ See – Mixer Not Tilting Enough Section and Mixer
Dumps And Won’t Come Back Section.
PROBLEM: DRIVE CHAIN BREAKS
POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS:
❖ Loading mixer while drum is stationary and then trying
to start a loaded drum to turn – always load into a
turning mixer.
❖ Using a tractor without live PTO and having to
stop/start mixer drum when shifting tractor gears. Use
another tractor or mix less material for less load.
❖ Too much load for mixer – reduce amount of material.
❖ Drive chain not properly tightened.
❖ Drive chain is rusted and has been setting outside –
replace chain and lubricate regularly.
❖ Tractor engine RPM too high when engaging PTO –
always slow engine RPM when engaging or
disengaging PTO.
PROBLEM: MIXER SHAKES EXCESSIVELY
POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS:
❖ Stabilizer straps not attached to tractor 3 pt. hitch lift
arms – install stabilizer.
❖ Mix too dry and has formed a clump – add water.
❖ Material has large chunks – break up material before
putting in mixer drum.
❖ Tractor engine idle too slow – increase engine RPM
slightly.
❖ PTO driveline is operating at a severe angle – raise or
lower 3 pt. hitch so driveline is operating with mini-
mum angle. PROBLEM: MIXER WILL NOT TILT ENOUGH WHEN
DUMPING
POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS:
❖ Geometry of pull pin location and toplink is not correct
– change location of toplink connection to mixer and
location of pull pins.
❖ Low profile tractor being used – use different tractor.
❖ Tractor front end is positioned downhill at dumping
site – dump mix on level ground into wheelbarrow and
transport to actual dump site.