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AgriMetal BW 2500-F JD-1500 Operator's Manual

Front mount leaf & debris blower for john deere 1500 series tractor
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INTRODUCTION
Congratulations on your choice of an AgriMetal Front Mount Leaf & Debris Blower to complement your
operation. This equipment has been designed and manufactured to meet the needs of a discerning turf
care industry.
Safe, efficient and trouble free operation of your AgriMetal Leaf & Debris Blower requires that you and
anyone else who will be operating or maintaining the machine, read and understand the Safety, Operation,
Maintenance and Trouble Shooting information contained within the Operator's Manual.
This manual covers the Models BW 2500-F JD - 1500 Front Mount Leaf & Debris Blower with electric chute
positioning used with the John Deere 1500 series tractor. Use the Table of Contents or Index as a guide to
locate required information.
Keep this manual handy for frequent reference and to pass on to new operators or owners. Call your Agri-
Metal Dealer if you need assistance, information or additional copies of the manuals.
OPERATOR ORIENTATION - The directions left, right, front and rear, as mentioned throughout this manual,
are as seen from the tractor driver's seat and facing in the direction of travel.
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  • Page 1 This equipment has been designed and manufactured to meet the needs of a discerning turf care industry. Safe, efficient and trouble free operation of your AgriMetal Leaf & Debris Blower requires that you and anyone else who will be operating or maintaining the machine, read and understand the Safety, Operation, Maintenance and Trouble Shooting information contained within the Operator's Manual.

  • Page 2: Safety Alert Symbol

    If you have any questions not answered in this manual or require additional copies or the manual is dam- aged, please contact your dealer or AgriMetal Inc., 1006 Rue Principale, Wickham, Quebec, Canada, J0C 1S0. Phone (819) 398-6883 or fax (819) 398-5311.

  • Page 3: General Safety

    Read and understand the YOU are responsible for the SAFE operation and Operator’s Manual and all maintenance of your AgriMetal Front Mount Leaf safety signs before operat- & Debris Blower. YOU must ensure that you and ing, maintaining, adjusting or anyone else who is going to operate, maintain or unplugging the Leaf &...

  • Page 4: Equipment Safety Guidelines

    EQUIPMENT SAFETY GUIDELINES Safety of the operator and bystanders is one of Do not modify the equipment in any way. Un- the main concerns in designing and developing a authorized modification result in serious injury machine. However, every year many accidents or death and may impair the function and life of occur which could have been avoided by a few the equipment.

  • Page 5: Safety Training

    SAFETY TRAINING SAFETY SIGNS Safety is a primary concern in the design and Keep safety signs clean and legible at all manufacture of our products. Unfortunately, times. our efforts to provide safe equipment can Replace safety signs that are missing or have be wiped out by a single careless act of an operator or bystander.
  • Page 6 PREPARATION Never operate the push vehicle and machine Operate the machine only until you have read and completely under- with a tractor equipped with stand this manual, the Push Vehicle Opera- an approved Roll-Over-Pro- tor's Manual, and each of the Safety Mes- tective Structure (ROPS).
  • Page 7 OPERATING SAFETY Please remember it is important that you read Place all controls in neutral, stop engine, set and heed the safety signs on the Blower. park brake, remove ignition key and wait for Clean or replace all safety signs if they can- all moving parts to stop before servicing, ad- not be clearly read and understood.

  • Page 8: Transport Safety

    2.7 TRANSPORT SAFETY MAINTENANCE SAFETY Good maintenance is your responsibility. Poor maintenance is an invitation to trouble. Comply with state and local laws governing highway safety and movement of machinery Follow good shop practices. on public roads. Keep service The use of flashing amber lights is acceptable area clean and in most localities.

  • Page 9: Sign-Off Form

    2.10 SIGN-OFF FORM AgriMetal follows the general Safety Standards specified by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers (ASAE) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Anyone who will be operating and/ or maintaining the Front Mount Leaf & Debris Blower must read and clearly understand ALL Safety, Operat- ing and Maintenance information presented in this manual.

  • Page 10: Safety Sign Locations

    SAFETY SIGN LOCATIONS The types of safety signs and locations on the equipment are shown in the illustrations that follow. Good safety requires that you familiarize yourself with the various safety signs, the type of warning and the area, or particular function related to that area, that requires your SAFETY AWARENESS. • Think SAFETY! Work SAFELY! CAUTION ATTENTION...
  • Page 11 The types of safety signs and locations on the equipment are shown in the illustrations that follow. Good safety requires that you familiarize yourself with the various safety signs, the type of warning and the area, or particular function related to that area, that requires your SAFETY AWARENESS. •...
  • Page 12 The types of safety signs and locations on the equipment are shown in the illustrations that follow. Good safety requires that you familiarize yourself with the various safety signs, the type of warning and the area, or particular function related to that area, that requires your SAFETY AWARENESS. •...
  • Page 13 The types of safety signs and locations on the equipment are shown in the illustrations that follow. Good safety requires that you familiarize yourself with the various safety signs, the type of warning and the area, or particular function related to that area, that requires your SAFETY AWARENESS. • Think SAFETY! Work SAFELY! WARNING AVERTISSEMENT...
  • Page 14 ASSEMBLING The machine is shipped from the factory in a partially disassembled configuration and at- tached to a pallet that provides for easy moving and handling. Always use tools, equipment and forklifts of appropriate size and capacity for the job. Always use 2 men when lifting, moving and assembling the machine.
  • Page 15 Use a forklift, crane or hoist to raise ma- chine off pallet. Remove pallet. Raising Pallet Removed Fig. 3 LIFTING Drive power unit up to machine. Align arms with mounting pockets. Aligning Move arms into pockets. Pockets Fig. 4 ARMS...
  • Page 16 10. Attach driveline to blower. Pull the belting guard over input back to expose shaft. b. Slide yoke over shaft. Install clamping bolt through yoke. d. Tighten clamping bolt to its specified torque. Push belting guard back over input shaft. Yoke Bolt Fig.
  • Page 17 12. Drive forward and align anchor pin holes. Aligning 13. Install mounting pins and retainers through each arm. Installed Fig. 7 MOUNTING ARMS...
  • Page 18 14. Remove switch assembly from its stowed shipping position. Lift bottom floorboard of the power unit. b. Cut plastic tie holding switch assembly to frame. Lay out components on front of frame. Frame Pocket Switch Assembly Lay-Out Fig. 8 SWITCH ASSEMBLY...
  • Page 19 15. Open power unit console. Remove screws on console. b. Pull the front plastic housing off and lay on frame. 16. Disconnect connector in switch harness. Top Right Corner Bottom Right Corner Console Off Fig. 9 POWER UNIT CONTROLS 17. Drill a hole in the housing and cut a slot to the hole per the schematic on the front cover.
  • Page 20 18. Mount switch mounting bracket to con- sole. Remove switch mounting fastener. Fastener Removal b. Lay bracket over switch. Bracket Mounting Install and tighten mounting fastener to its specified torque. Mounted Switch Fig. 11 SWITCH MOUNTING BRACKET...
  • Page 21 19. Install fuse at battery. Raise rear battery access cover. b. Use connector clip to access power wire. Lay wires into connector and close. Connector Clip d. Close access cover. Fuse Fig. 12 BATTERY FUSES 20. Connect switch harness to power unit. Push harness into steering wheel con- sole.
  • Page 22 21. Slide the 4 flat wires through the steering column. Fig. 14 HARNESS 22. Mount the cover back on the front of the console. Be sure to move the wires to the side of the cover to prevent pinching. Slide the switch harness through the slot cut in the console.

  • Page 23: Operation

    5.1 TO THE NEW OPERATOR OR OWNER Follow all safety instructions exactly. Safety AgriMetal Front Mount Leaf & Debris Blowers are designed to quickly and efficiently, blow away is everyone's business. By following recom- mended procedures, a safe working environ- leaves, cuttings and other debris.

  • Page 24: Machine Components

    MACHINE COMPONENTS The AgriMetal Front Mount Leaf & Debris Blower is a large blower mounted on a frame for moving debris on a stream of air. The air stream can be directed to the right or straight ahead depending on the chute position.

  • Page 25: Pre-Operation Checklist

    PRE-OPERATION CHECKLIST BREAK-IN Although there are no operational restrictions on Efficient and safe operation of the AgriMetal Front the Blower when it is used for the first time, it is Mount Leaf & Debris Blower requires that each op- recommended that the following mechanical items...
  • Page 26 CONTROLS Before starting to work, all operators should familiarize themselves with the location and function of the controls. Chute Position Switch: This 3 position spring-loaded-to-center- neutral switch controls the electrical power to the position actuator. Depress and hold the top portion of the switch to turn the chute clockwise.
  • Page 27 ATTACHING/UNHOOKING The Blower is designed to fit on the front of a John Deere 1500 series mower. Follow this procedure when attaching blower: Clear the area of bystanders, especially small children. Machine Position the Blower with enough space and clearance for the power unit to drive up to the machine.
  • Page 28 Remove the driveline from the mower. Install the driveline to blower input shaft: Clean the splines on the input shaft and the yoke. NOTE Be sure the input shaft can tel- escope freely before installing it. Disassemble, remove old grease, apply clean grease and reassemble.
  • Page 29 Attach the power unit to the blower: Move the power unit up to the blower. b. Remove the mounting pin retainer and mounting pin. Fig. 20 ATTACHING Move power unit forward until arms slide into lift frame.
  • Page 30 Raise power unit floorboard. Raise the driveline and position it over the front axle. NOTE Lift the floorboards of the mower to access power shaft. Retract the lock pin and slide over the power shaft. Pull on it to be sure the lock pin seats in its groove.
  • Page 31 12. Connect the wiring harness. NOTE Review "Assembly" section of this manual to install control switch to power unit if it has not been installed yet. Fig. 23 WIRING HARNESS 13. Reverse the above procedure when un- hooking. NOTE Remove driveline from Blower and use for next machine application.

  • Page 32: Field Operation

    FIELD OPERATION OPERATING SAFETY • Please remember it is important that you read and heed the safety signs on the Leaf • Never allow children to operate or be around & Debris Blower. Clean or replace all safety this machine. signs if they cannot be clearly read and un- derstood.
  • Page 33 Starting: Clear the area of bystanders, especially small children. b. Place all controls in neutral or turn off. Start the tractor engine. d. Set the engine RPM at low idle. Engage the PTO. Slowly increase the engine speed and bring to the desired level.
  • Page 34 Use the switch on the console to set the position of the air chute. Travel Speed: Set the travel speed appropriate for the job being done. Travel faster if all the debris is being blown away. Slow down if some debris is not being removed.
  • Page 35 10. Chute Position: The Blower is designed with a control switch mounted on the console to position the chute at the appropriate angle. Depress and hold the appropriate switch to turn the chute to the desired position. Control Switch Diagonal Right Fig.
  • Page 36 11. Roller: The Blower is designed with a roller on the back of the frame to minimize the chance of scalping. Fig. 27 ROLLER 12. Blower Operating RPM: Run the tractor engine at a fast enough speed to get the job done. 13.
  • Page 37 15. Chute Down: The 'Chute Down' position can be used to clear debris from bushes, shrubs, trees and along fences. Run fast enough to dislodge and move the debris. Fig. 29 SHRUBS (Typical) 16. Application Hints: Cleaning fairways or large open ar- eas: When moving the material to one side, start at the opposite side and...
  • Page 38 5.8 TRANSPORTING TRANSPORT SAFETY • Plan your route to avoid heavy traffic. • Comply with state and local laws governing highway safety and movement of machinery • Use a mounting pin with provisions for a re- on public roads. tainer. Install the retainer. • The use of flashing amber lights is accept- •...

  • Page 39: Storage Safety

    STORAGE STORAGE SAFETY • Store the unit in an area away from human activity. • Do not permit children to play on or around the stored machine. • Store the unit in a dry, level area. Support the frame with planks if required. At the end of the season, the machine should be thoroughly inspected and prepared for storage.

  • Page 40: Service And Maintenance

    SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE SERVICE MAINTENANCE SAFETY 6.1.1 FLUIDS AND LUBRICANTS • Good maintenance is your responsibil- ity. Poor maintenance is an invitation to trouble. Grease: Use an SAE multipurpose high temperature • Follow good shop practices. grease with extreme pressure (EP) perform- ance. Also acceptable is an SAE multipurpose Keep service area clean and dry.
  • Page 41 6.1.3 SERVICING INTERVALS The period recommended is based on normal operating conditions. Severe or unusual condi- tions may require more frequent lubrication or oil changes. 8 Hours or Daily Clean blower air intake screens. Front. b. Rear. Fig. 33 AIR INTAKE SCREENS Grease PTO Driveline (3 locations).
  • Page 42 50 Hours Grease front roller bearings. Right Left Fig. 35 ROLLER BEARINGS Grease blower shaft bearings. Front Rear Fig. 36 BLOWER SHAFT BEARINGS...
  • Page 43 Grease input shaft bearings. Fig. 37 INPUT SHAFT BEARINGS Annually Clean machine. Disassemble and clean old grease off telescoping portion. Apply coat of clean, new grease on telescop- ing section. Reassemble machine. Fig. 38 MACHINE...
  • Page 44 6.1.4 SERVICE RECORD See Lubrication and Maintenance sections for details of service. Copy this page to continue record. ACTION CODE: CL CLEAN GREASE HOURS SERVICED MAINTENANCE 8 Hours or Daily CL Blower Air Intake Screens PTO Driveline 50 Hours Front Roller Bearings Blower Shaft Bearings Input Shaft Bearings Telescoping Section PTO...

  • Page 45: Maintenance

    MAINTENANCE By following a careful service and maintenance pro- gram for your machine, you will enjoy many years of trouble-free service. 6.2.1 BLOWER DRIVE BELT TENSION AND ALIGNMENT A set of V belts transmits rotational power to the blower. They must be kept properly tensioned and the pulleys aligned to obtain the expected performance and life.
  • Page 46 To replace belt: Loosen tension spring to its loos- est position. b. Remove belts from the top pul- ley. Loosen and remove bolts from the input shaft bearing housings. Only raise the first bearing and slide belt underneath it. d. Raise shaft and remove belt. Install new belt.

  • Page 47: Troubleshooting

    7 TROUBLE SHOOTING The AgriMetal BWF 2500 JD Front Mount Leaf and Debris Blower can be used to blow leaves, grass clip- pings, trash and debris. It is a simple system that requires minimal maintenance. In the following Trouble Shooting section, we have listed many of the problems, causes and solutions that can help you to solve the problems that you might encounter.

  • Page 48: Specifications

    SPECIFICATIONS MECHANICAL Front Mount Leaf & Debris Blower BW 2500-F Specifications Electric No of blades Impeller size 28" x 11" (71cm x 33cm) Decibels Outlet size 7 1/2" x12" (19cm x 30cm) Chute rotation 180° Drive system 3-5/8 v belt PTO shaft Not included Minimum HP recommended 28 HP...

  • Page 49: Bolt Torque

    BOLT TORQUE CHECKING BOLT TORQUE The tables shown below give correct torque values for various bolts and capscrews. Tighten all bolts to the torques specified in chart unless otherwise noted. Check tightness of bolts periodically, using bolt torque chart as a guide. Replace hardware with the same strength bolt. ENGLISH TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS Bolt Bolt Torque *...
  • Page 50 INDEX PAGE PAGE Assembling .................14 Safety ..................2 Eqiupment Safety .............4 General Safety ............3 Maintenance Safety ..........8 Operating Safety ............7 Preparation ..............6 Safety Signs ..............5 Introduction ................. 1 Safety Training ............5 Sign-Off Form .............9 Storage Safety ............8 Transport Safety ............8 Safety Sign Locations ............ 10 Service and Maintenance ..........

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