OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
OPERATING TECHNIQUES
SKID STEER TRENCHERS
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ENDING A TRENCH
When you have dug your trench, remember that the trencher boom is
at an angle, and that you must continue trenching until the end of the boom
has dug past the proposed end of the trench. Once the end of the trench
has been dug, keep the trencher running and lift the skid steer loader arms
to lift the unit clear of the trench. When the trencher has cleared the
trench, disengage the auxiliary hydraulics to stop the trencher. Drive the
skid steer away from the trench.
TRANSPORTING THE TRENCHER
When transporting the trencher, remember to keep the trencher as
low to the ground as is practical. The lower the trencher rides, the more
stable the skid steer will be. You do not want the trencher so low that the
digging teeth touch the ground in rough terrain. Shut off the trencher be-
fore moving it away from the trench. Never transport the trencher around
the job site or anywhere else while the digging chain is moving.
TRENCHER PERFORMANCE
Remember that your trencher's performance is directly related to the
power available at you skid steer's auxiliary hydraulic system. If the tren-
cher seems to lack power or speed, it may be due to your skid steer's lack
of sufficient auxiliary power.
Trencher performance is also related to how well it's maintained,
digging tooth wear, and type and size of digging chain, crumber boom and
shoe used. For more information on proper maintenance and chain wear
see Section L. For information on chain, sprocket, boom, and crumber
options see Sections I and J. If problems arise see "Trouble Shooting"
Section N.
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