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EAGLE BOOM
Operation
CAUTION! Always operate boom on level
ground.
WARNING! Do not allow anyone near a hydraulic
boom in operation.
WARNING! Be cautious with initial use of the
hydraulic systems. If there is air in the system, this
may cause violent movements of the boom.
Therefore take care that no persons are hurt or
objects are damaged in the process of testing.
DANGER! When folding and unfolding the boom,
be sure that no person or objects are in the operat-
ing area of the boom, and that the boom cannot
touch overhead electrical wires.
Fig 3
Release from transport supports
1 Start tractor and bring engine to operating rpm.
2 Activate the single acting outlet to lift the boom out of
the transport supports.
NOTE! The boom has a rear transport hook in the
centre of the gantry. This hook has to be released
by lifting the boom with the single acting outlet until
the control arm of the hook appears between the
two flat bars of the hook guide (Fig 4).
Be careful not to bring the control arm past the
opening on the hook guide.
Fig 4
Boom folding and unfolding (XY (Manual Fold)
model)
1 Raise the boom to release it from transport supports.
2 Manually unfold each wing separately until the
mechanical lock on the wing is engaged
3 When the boom is completely unfolded, it can be
raised or lowered to desired spray height by activat-
ing the single acting hydraulic outlet.
4 Before attempting to fold boom wings back into the
transport position, the boom should be raised all the
way to the top by activating the single acting outlet.
5 Pull the cable to release the mechanical lock on the
wing, fold the wing by pushing it toward the boom
rest (assisted by a spring). Leave the folded wing
suspended above the boom rest and repeat the
process for the other wing.
Boom folding and unfolding (XY (Hydraulic
Fold) model)
1 Raise the boom to release it from the transport
supports.
2 Activate the double acting hydraulics outlet to unfold
the boom. Both wings will now unfold simultaneously.
3 When the boom is completely unfolded, it can be
raised or lowered to the desired spray height by
activating the single acting hydraulic outlet.
4 Before attempting to fold the boom wings back into
the transport position, the boom should be raised all
the way to the top by activating the single acting
outlet.
NOTE! This time the control arm on the hook
should be raised past the opening of the hook
guide (Fig 5).
Fig 5
When the boom has been raised high enough for the
control arm to go past the opening on the hook
guide, wings can be folded into transport position.
5 The boom is folded in by activating the double acting
outlet. The boom can now be lowered into the
transport supports. Ensure that the hook engages on
the crossbar on the gantry (rear transport).
Boom folding and unfolding (YZ model)
1 Raise the boom to release it from the transport
supports.
2 Depress the fold switches (A Fig 2) and (B Fig 2)
and move the hydraulic handle forward or rearward
to activate oil flow. If you do not like the direction
required to activate the boom, switch the positions of
the hoses in the double acting outlet.
3 One side folding can be acheived by following the
above procedure, except that only one of the
switches is depressed.
Boom tilting (YZ model)
1 Depress the fold switch (C Fig 2) or (D Fig 2) de-
pending on what side needs to be tilted, and move
the hydraulic handle to activate oil flow.
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