Stanley Black & Decker HSX SERIES user manual Serious Injury or Death could Result from

OPERATION

these materials in most soil conditions, except solid rock or soil with a very high clay content.

The compactor is placed on the object to be driven using the front one-third (that portion of the baseplate furthest from the operator) of the baseplate. This position is critical to proper delivery of the compactor's vibratory force into the object. The front portion of the compactor will impart an impact or "slap" that will drive the material into the soil. The center portion of the compactor will "rock" on the ma- terial and provide very little impact force.

Apply down pressure evenly, but do not compress the shock mounts fully. Too much down pressure will make the compactor difficult to control on top of the driven ob- ject, and the impact required will be damped out.

WARNING

SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH COULD RESULT FROM

ATTEMPTING to support the driven material.

PERSONNEL WHO ATTEMPT TO support the driven material CAN BE STRUCK OR CRUSHED.

Do not ATTEMPT to support the driven material.

One note of caution; the forces generated and the meth- ods used while driving with a vibratory device preclude the calculation of "bearing loads" for a piling or sheet of material. DO NOT USE THE COMPACTOR IN APPLICA-

TIONS WHERE A BEARING LOAD IS SPECIFIED.

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