ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS/OPERATION
RESULTING IN LOSS OF MACHINE CONTROL, PROPERTY DAMAGE AND/OR PERSONAL INJURY. THIS PROCEDURE IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT WHEN OPERATING THE FLOOR COVERING SCRAPER ON FLOORS AND/OR SURFACES ABOVE GROUND LEVEL.
3)Proper operator posture and stance will enhance productivity rates and minimize fatigue. Adjust the operator handle height to place the handle grips at approximately waist level. Keep the upper body as vertical as possible. This procedure will help to maximize leverage and minimize back related stress. Keep feet a comfortable distance apart to help provide stability and locomotion force. A proper operator position is depicted in FIGURE 25. Improper operator positions are depicted in FIGURES 26 and 27. The proper and improper operator positions depicted in this manual are not all inclusive.
FIGURE 25
FIGURE 26
FIGURE 27
4)The wide variety of potential covering materials along with the corresponding variety of jobsite environments, makes it impossible to develop a standardized operating procedure for the FLOOR COVERING SCRAPER. Use of the FLOOR COVERING SCRAPER will require constant trial and error testing until satisfactory results are achieved. Experience, gained over time, along with good common sense will help minimize the amount of necessary testing. Many factors will directly affect the operating parameters and/or techniques utilized for a specialized job application. Some of these factors include:
a)Work surface material yield and tensile values. As a general rule, these values will determine material removal rate per unit of time. Materials with high yield and tensile values will characteristically resist/limit penetration. For such materials, the accepted procedure is to decrease blade width and determine optimum blade angle relative to the floor surface. This will require increasing or decreasing the blade angle with the Back Saver™ Blade Control System. Other added benefits to this technique are decreased vibration, less operator fatigue and increased component service life.
b)Higher material removal rates can sometimes be achieved by making a series of passes 90 degrees to each other to form a waffle like pattern. This technique is especially useful when removing deeper accumulations of rubber type materials, material residues and dirt debris from industrial floors.
c)The covering removal process can be extremely abrasive to the blade cutting edge. Blades can be sharpened in the field by the use of the metal file stored on the fixed section of the operator handle. Use of the file in the field will not duplicate the original
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