Farm Star EB-7-3 - Manual (Page 4)

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S A F E T Y I N S T R U C T I O N S (continued)
S A F E T Y S I G N S
This SAFETY SIGN is
located on the frame of
your rear blade.
Obey ALL Safety
Warnings.
NOTE:
If Safety Sign is missing
or damaged, replace
immediately.
Keep alert and watch the front as well as the rear when working with the implement.
When maneuvering close to buildings or passing through narrow areas, be sure to allow sufficient clearance
for the implement.
Do not operate close to ditches or creeks. Slow down when operating over rough ground.
Always be sure the implement is in the fully raised position when in transport.
When adjusting the angle of the moldboard assembly, be sure that your feet are never under the rear blade.
Use extreme caution when backfilling deep holes or trenches.
Be careful to avoid catching the rear blade on stumps or other immovable objects.
Use care when working on slopes.
Avoid excessive speed during operation.
Make adjustments only when the implement is attached to the tractor.
When using the rear blade in a reverse position, use extra care. Do not ram rear blade into piles of dirt.
Tractor lift arms and the rear blade are not built to take high impact loads in this position. Ramming backwards
can also dislodge operator from seat and/or tractor controls, resulting in possible serious injury or death.
Always ease the tractor into the load. It may be necessary to reposition and take less “bite” on the material to
move it safely.
Watch for and avoid hidden obstructions, i.e., buried pipes, rocks, concrete piers, uneven concrete slabs,
stumps, etc., when operating.
T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G G U I D E
P R O B L E M P O S S I B L E C A U S E P O S S I B L E R E M E D Y
Blade will not penetrate
soil. 1. Cutting edge dull.
2. Blade set too straight.
3. Soil too hard.
Replace cutting edge.
Increase 3 pt. hitch toplink length.
Loosen soil with scarifiers or disk.
Wait for rain.
Moldboard digging in
too much. 1. Blade pitch excessive.
2. Soft ground.
Adjust toplink (shorten).
Install skid shoes.
Wait for dryer soil.
3 Pt. hitch frame bent. 1. Hitting hidden objects in backfill
position or ramming backwards at
high speed into hard piles of soil.
2. Using too large of tractor.
Use slow speed when in unknown
soil conditions.
Always backfill at slow speed.
Preferably use tractor of recom-
mended horsepower.
Slow down and use extra care.
Unable to hold level
grade. 1. Tractor draft control lifting blade.
2. Soil too hard.
Set tractor draft control.
Use scarifiers.
Bent moldboard. 1. Small curve is normal from welding.
2. Hitting hidden objects.
3. Using too large of tractor or one that
is heavily weighted and has four
wheel drive.
Can be removed, but will not effect
blade operation.
Know soil conditions. Use slow
speed when soil conditions
unknown.
Preferably use tractor of recom-
mended horsepower.
Slow down and use extra care.