JIMMY SERIES HYDRAULIC REBAR BENDERS — OPERATION
Figure 12. Rebar Placement
4.Place the pump control valve lever in the forward position (Figure 9).
5.Place and hold the toggle switch on the remote control unit in the ONposition.Therebarbendingprocessshould begin.
6.When the desired rebar bend angle (Figure 13) has been achieved, release the toggle switch on the remote control unit. This will stop the forward motion of the cylinder.
7.To retract the cylinder, place the pump control valve lever in the reverse/retract position. The cylinder will retract with or without the pump running.
8.To remove the rebar bender, place the pump control valve lever in the neutral position and either lift the bender over the end of the rebar or remove the main roller and shaft (Figure 14) and slide the rebar bender off the rebar.
The JB5090, JB7090 and JB8090
bender may require adjustment in
NOTE order to obtain a 90° bend. See Rebar Adjustment Bolt section.
WARNING
Use ONLY graded rebar. Ungraded rebar may break and cause serious injury!
Figure 13. 90° Rebar Bend
Positioning the Rebar Bender (Method 2)
For Models JB5090, JB7090, JB8090, JB9180, JB11090
1.Place the pump control valve lever (Figure 8) in the neutral position.
2.Remove the Main Roller Shaft as shown in Figure 14. Apply a suitable amount of pressure to the shaft to either insert or remove it. It is held in place by a detent ball plunger
Figure 14. Removing the Main Roller Shaft
3.Next, remove the main roller andplacetherebarbender over the rebar. Use
3a. When bending rebar with models JB5090, JB7090, JB8090 only: exchange the main roller for the straight- ening roller supplied from the factory.
4.Reinsertthemainroller,makingsuretherebarispositioned between the main roller and the upper roller arm.
5.Operate rebar bender as outlined in Method 1, steps 3 thru 8.
JIMMY SERIES HYDRAULIC REBAR BENDERS — OPERATION AND PARTS MANUAL — REV. #9 (01/04/08) — PAGE 17
