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Range Road RR Series Semi-Automatic Firewood Processor Crated Unit Assembly Manual...
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1) Undo 8 -18mm x 19mm Nuts and bolts , 2 on each leg of top frame 2) Lift top of Metal crate off and move out of work area. 3) Remove Shrinkwrap.
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4) Unwrap Wheels. (2) a) Remove bag containing Bearing, washer, nut, cotter key and cap, place on workbench, set unwrapped wheels out of the way. 5) Unwrap the following, place on workbench a) sawdust chute b) sawbar engagement arm c) toolbox d) fenders (2) e) bar oil container, do not misplace the loose hose...
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f) towbar jack 6) Cut tiewrap holding safety covers together 7) Unwrap the following, place on workbench a) small safety cover b) large safety cover c) splitter bar height adjusters and lever. (3 pieces) d) chain engagement/speed lever...
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8) Cut tiewraps holding components at base of processor 9) Remove and unwrap the following, place out of way a) log roller arm b) axle c) tripod leg d) towbar 10) Lift processor off crate with forklift or crane, make sure that straps will not catch anything on unit when tightened and that unit will be balanced.
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13) Loosen Axle retention Bolts and lock nuts (18mm x 18mm) 14) Slide Axle through tube, make sure the bolt holes face upwards, the inner bolt hole on the battery side should be approx. 3” from tube, tighten bolt to 75 ft. lb., tighten lock nut, repeat on opposite side 15) Grease wheel bearings 16) Install Wheel on axle a) Install Bearing, then washer...
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b) Screw on Castle Nut make sure to line threads up 17) Tighten castle nut until nut is snug and wheel is hard to turn, then back the nut off ¼ turn until cotter pin hole lines up. 18) Insert cotter pin and bend 19) Install hub cap, use a rubber mallet to press into place 20) Grease wheel hub generously through grease zerk on back of hub Repeat on opposite side...
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22) Install sawdust chute 10mm Nut x Phillips Screw 22) Cut tiewrap on sawbar so it can move freely (if required) Bend ends of spring outwards if you want more tension on sawbar, this makes the sawbar harder to pull but returns it to the up position quicker.
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5) Remove 10mm bolt and nut from holder above trough, keep plastic tube as well 26) Remove and keep cotter pin from large safety cage round bar 27) Put large safety cage cover into place, slide through hole in processor drop the other end into the u clamp that you removed the 10mm bolt from...
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28) Re-install cotter pin 29) Re-install 10mm Bolt, tubing and nut, snug up nut, do not tighten 30) Remove 3 – 13mm Bolts and nuts for chain safety cover, make sure rear mount is slotted for cover to move upwards for clearance as chain stretches 31) Remove 2 –...
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32) Remove 13mm nut from bar oil container 33) Mount bar oil container to chain safety cover, tighten 13mm nut 34) Set chain safety cover on processor, tail of cover sits inside sawdust collector 35) Tighten 13mm bolts, pull cover towards safety cage as you tighten so that the next cover will have clearance, make sure that covers is lifted high enough that Chainsaw has clearance when in the up position...
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36) Set small safety cage in place, re-install 10mm bolts nuts and tubing 37) Remove nut from bar lube fitting, insert hose over barb and snug up fitting (14mm) 38) Route hose through hole in cover to bar oil tank, remove nut, insert hose over barb and snug up fitting (14mm) 39) Remove 3 -16mm bolts from saw motor swivel mount 40) Put pull bar arm in place and tighten the 3 –...
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41) Put saw engagement plate in place using 18mm bolt and 19mm nuts (2) Saw Chain Engagement and Speed Plate The Saw Chain and engagement paddle is used to control when the chain starts to spin and also the speed that it spins.
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42) Open tool box 43) Remove roller travel mount and bolt to processor, 2 – 13mm bolts and nuts 44) Mount toolbox, 2 – 13mm bolts and nuts 45) Undo 10mm bolt and nut on back of large safety cage, put bolt through loop in safety wire and put the nut back on loosely, this should be adjusted so when the cover opens the manual engagement lever moves to the down position putting the hydraulic in neutral.
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47) Mount handle to splitter adjustment bar, tighten only until lock nut grabs 48) Thread handle through adjustment plate and slide the bottom shaft into tube at base of unit, force through and put safety put through hole 49) Pull lever to highest position, make sure that the pin the splitter wedge sits on is against the base of splitter, tighten plate adjustment bolts...
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50) Install splitter bar 51) Mount fenders using the 2 long 13mm bolts and nuts supplied with each fender, make sure that if the fender has signal light mounting holes they face to the rear, repeat on opposite side 52) Remove cotter pin from fixed position roller shaft on log roll arm, rollers are not marked so you may have to trial fit to see which roller is in the fixed position 53) Set log roller arm in position at front of processor, line up holes and re-insert pin through processor mount, log roller arm and roller, re-install cotter pin...
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55) Remove 16mm bolt x 17mm nut from drawbar 56) Slide drawbar into tube on front of processor, Re-install and tighten 16mm bolt x 17mm nut, loosen 18mm nuts on 2 retainer bolts, tighten bolts against drawbar, then re-tighten nuts to lock into position 57) Remove 16mm bolts x 17mm nuts from drawbar, install jack and tighten bolts 58) Tighten bolts on drawbar coupler 60) remove 10mm nut, lockwasher and flatwasher from starter solenoid...
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61) Install loop from red wire onto stud of solenoid and re-install washer and nut, do not overtighten nut 62) Remove 13mm bolt from hydraulic pump mount, put ring from black wire on bolt and re-install 63)Tighten wires onto correct battery terminal (red +, Black-), install terminals on battery and snug up 10mm bolts 64) Open conveyor box, remove shrinkwrap from conveyor, box includes Conveyor Top Section Belt...
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Top Roller 65) Pull conveyor leg out of holders and re-intall in top tube only, place lower conveyor in place and install 2 mount bolts, do not over tighten, conveyor must be able to swing up and down freely 66) Unscrew top roller tensioner 67) Put Conveyor top section in place...
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68) Install 2 allen head bolts, do not tighten as this must swivel, tighten latch at joint 69) Slide top roller into place and pull belt into position 70) Install lower side extensions, lower end mounts with an allan head bolt x17mm nut, bolt on motor side is also used to secure chain for leg Upper end is secured with 13mm Bolts, spacers and nuts, the travel cable is also installed with theses bolts...
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71) Hook up hydraulic hoses, one from processor to conveyor, 1 from conveyor to processor using quick connects 72) Move Saw engagement arm up and down while someone is on the engine side watching the hydraulic hoses, make sure hoses are not rubbing or too tight, hoses can be re-arranged at the tee’s by the filter to give more length to some hoses (unscrew and move hose to a different port, test again) 73) Check engine oil, top up or fill as necessary 74) Add bar oil...
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81) While supporting conveyor pull out safety pins and slowly lower unit, adjust leg until conveyor is at desired height, attach safety chain to catch at bottom of leg 82) Unfold conveyor so that it is full length, pull pin and engage locking clasp between upper and lower conveyor, re-insert pin 83) Remove travel cable from operator side of conveyor, let it hang out of the way on opposite side 84) Turn adjusting bolt until conveyor is snug, if belt is too loose drive pulley will spin without turning belt, if it is...
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85) Grease conveyor bearings, 2 at top of conveyor, 1 at bottom 86) Make sure that manual ram engagement bar is in up position, Start engine and let idle until engine and hydraulic oil are at operating temperature 87) While engine is warming up, adjust conveyor belt to run in center of upper and lower pulleys, upper puller has bolts on either side for adjustment Lower puller only has adjustment bolts on side opposite of drive motor 88) When unit is up to operating temperature operate saw and ram multiple times to make sure they are adjusted and...
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Run processor so that ram is mostly extended and mark where the top of the silver bars pass the ram cover (gold mark in picture) 93) Get a piece of flat bar 3/16” or heavier about 10 ½” long, bend so at 90° so that it is 8” on one piece and 2 ½”...
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95) Mark position for bolts 96) Drill holes, making sure drill bit does not hit ram or hoses 97) put bolts in and tighten...
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98) Run processor to make sure bolts do not hit and that everything runs smooth...
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