FIG. 12
FIG. 13 FIG. 14
E) CHECKING AND REPLACING THE FLAILS
Always check the state of the flails before commencing work. Do not forget to
switch the engine off!
Checking and replacement of the flails requires the assistance of another person
to hold the handlebars down to tilt up the front part of the machine.
The flails will be presented as shown in figure 15.
- During work operations if the flails (Fig. 15, ref. A ) strike stones or stumps
stop straightaway and make sure that they have not become bent or bro-
ken. Damaged flails must be replaced.
- If the flails are very worn, cracked or bent, they make snap and project ob-
jects outwards, risking serious accident.
- It requires specific experience and suitable equipment to replace and repair
flails.
- Use heavy-duty work gloves to check or replace the flails to avoid risk of
injury to hands.
- The flail fixing screws and relative nuts ( fig. 15, ref. B) are also subject to
wear. Always replace them at the same time as the flails, using bolts and
screws of the same strength and type.
- When some of the flails are broken or bent they give rise to excessive vi-
bration at high speed.
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