CONTROLS AND COMPONENTS
Figure 3 shows the location of the basic controls or components, for the HDA-SERIES trowel. Listed below is a brief explanation of each control or component
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2.Handlebar Adjuster – Change the angle/height of the handle bars by loosening star wheel, adjust handlebars to desired location, tighten starwheel firmly to hold handlebars in that position.
3.Hand Grip/Handle Bar – When operating the trowel, place both hands on each grip to maneuver the trowel. Replace hand grips when they become worn or damaged.
4.Throttle Control Lever – Controls the speed of the engine. Pull the hand grip toward the operator to increase engine speed (high), away from the operator to decrease engine speed (low or idle).
5.Throttle (Engine) – Controls engine speed when throttle control lever is pulled toward the operator.
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7.Centrifugal Safety Stop Switch – In the event the operator loses control of the trowel, this switch will
8.Auxiliary LiftingTube - Use this tube to lift the trowel onto a slab.Tube is to be inserted into socket located in front of the gearbox.
9.Stabilizer Ring – Reduces trowel arm vibration. Helps stabilize trowel arm.
10.Trowel Lifting Point – Insert the auxiliary lifting tube here. See Figure 20.
11.Pitch Control (standard models)
12.Blades
13.MainTube - When disassembling components inside the tube exercise extreme CAUTION! Tube is
14.Guard Ring- NEVER! put hands or feet inside guard ring.
15.Engine – This trowel uses an 11HP or 13 HP Honda gasoline engine.
16.Trowel Arm – NEVER operate the trowel with a bent, broken or out of adjustment trowel arm. If the blades show uneven wear patterns or some blades wear out faster than others, the trowel arm may need to be adjusted. Use the trowel arm adjustment tool P/N 1817 to adjust the trowel arms.
