Wheatheart S2000 Post Pounder - Manual (Page 43)

W HEATHEART - P OST P OUNDER 6. O PERATION
S2000 M ODEL 6.5. O PERATING T HE S2000 P OST P OUNDER
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6.5. OPERATING THE S2000 POST POUNDER
Note: Remove and store all lock bars before operating.
6.5.1. L OADING A P OST IN THE H UGGER :
1. Using hydraulic controls, raise ballast box and open hugger (Figure 6.1).
Note: See hydraulic valve instructional decal for control details.
2. Place the post standing up straight against roller plate cones. Ensure that
your hands are clear of hugger. Close the hugger arm to clamp post (Figure
6.1). Some adjustment of the roller arm may be required to hold the post
firmly.
3. To adjust hugger, turn the adjuster bolt on the hugger arm until the roller arm
cones are centered on the post.
4. If various sizes of posts are to be used on a job, the hugger arm may need to
be adjusted to fit at each substantial change of post size.
5. Post is now ready for driving.
WARNING
The Park brake must be engaged on tractor
when pounding posts. If it is not engaged, the
tractor and post pounder could move during
pounder operation and injure the operator.
WARNING
Do not operate the post pounder unless the
hydraulic return line is firmly secured and
draining to the tractor’s fluid reservoir.
WARNING
Keep hands clear of hammer when driving
post. Always use the post hugger to hold the
post in position.