CONTENT General information About the manual Delivery and transport claims Safety pictograms and warning labels Safety Mandatory application field 5. About PTO 6. Operating instructions Minimum tractor requirements 6.2. Attaching the winch to the tractor Positioning the drawbar to the PTO shaft Wire rope installation 6.4.1 Spooling off the wire rope 6.4.2 Checking the wire rope quality...
GENERAL INFORMATION Dear customer, Thank you very much for your trust and preference in choosing our equipment and joining the number of our best customers in the world. We are confident that our equipment will be up to all your expectati- ons and assure you a long lasting quality and performance.
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Also have the truck driver sign al copies of the delivery bill. Should your shipper or the truck driver refuse to accept your claim, fully reject delivery and make sure to inform us (the manufacturer) immediately. No claims shall be taken into account by the shipper or by the insurance company, if a reservation note is not made on the delivery bill.
“Disconnect the winch, read and comply with manufacturer’s maintenance instructions.” 6. Identification label „Product identification“ This label shows the company details of the manufacturer and the main technical data of the machine. 7. Identification label „BGU-Maschinen” manufacturer’s logo 8. Operator’s safety label „Wear steel-toe safety shoes”...
SAFETY Strictly perform installation, set-up, maintenance, cleaning and transportation of your winch with the power switched off and all moving parts motionless against accidental operation. The user shall strictly comply with these operation, set-up, mainte- nance, repair and trouble-shooting instructions in order to assure safe operation and no damages to the equipment.
• Do not stand in the dangerous area. Assure that nobody stands in- between winch and tractor, unless the tractor is safely braked and blocks have been put underneath the wheels to avoid accidental moving. • Do not remove nor start handling timber before the winch has come to a complete stop.
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• CAUTION: it is very dangerous to stand in front of a tree to be felled and winched away. (Figure 1) Fig. 1 Fig. 2 • Winching with a pulley originates a three-sides dangerous area where none is allowed to stand during winching operations.
5. ABOUT PTO Use only and strictly CE approved drivelines duly connected and secured in compliance with manufacturer’s instructions! • Never use a PTO driveline without safety shield or with a damaged guard. • Make sure that the shield is of the correct size and length for the drive shaft and is duly mounted on it. •...
In order to transfer torque from the tractor to the winch you must use a driveline with torque overload clutch coupler. Mount the winch to the tractor and then secure the stabilisers underne- ath the lower hitch points. Finally incline the winch by approximately 20° using the upper hitch bar.
Fit the rope into the special groove and tighten the screw (Pos. 9). Now start spooling as described under skidding operations. In order to avoid possible rope damages keep winding up for a while after complete spooling of the entire rope length, as described under section “Spooling of the wire rope”. Follow exactly these instruc- tions in order to avoid troubles and assure smooth working with your winch.
6.4.4 Adjusting the line pull (amount of force the winch needs to produce to move a load) Adjust the line pull of the winch so that the drum stops rotating at once when no more skidding occurs. This will reduce chances of “binding”, which is wire rope working it’s way down into a loosely wound wire rope layer, and catching or damaging itself.
Settings Brakes permanently released 2 Brakes shortly released Skidding Fig. 7 6.6.1 Clutch mechanism Make sure to switch the tractor drive off before attempting any intervention on the winch! Proper clutch settings will ensure optimum pull force. The clutch is set by the manufacturer during fi...
6. 7 Fig. 8 Fig. 9 6.6.4 Stretching of the drive chains After the first operation hours you may possibly experience some extent of release of the drive chain that will then need to be restretched. Under normal continuing operating conditions the drive chain should be stretched every 60 operating hours.
Lubricate the driving chain after every 40 operation hours. To lubricate the driving chain use grease suitable for high temperature (it should not melt as common low-price lithium grease) in order to prevent grease contamination of the sliding clutch surfaces. Strictly use special spray lubricant for link chains.
Troubleshooting Type of trouble Possible causes Remedies No winch reaction to activa- • Winch drive damage • Check the winch drives (the driveline tion of the control buttons must be connected for the pump to be of either the control board powered) and the oil level in the oil tank.
Type of trouble Possible causes Remedies Rope hard to spool off • Wrong setting of the rope pull- • Adjust the rope pullout force out force • Damaged rope • Replace the rope • Damaged brake band • Replace the brake band The winch keeps skidding •...
Functional controls When to do it How to do it • Spool the rope off leaving 3-4 • On all new winches visual control winds on the drum and pull out with • Always as the rope is loose load attached to the winch. •...
7.3 Hydraulic oil specifications Periodically check the oil level inside the hydraulic oil tank. When do- ing so, accurately avoid contaminating the tank with dirt, wood chips, sow dust etc... Make sure that the winch never runs without oil or with a low oil level.
DISPOSING OF AN OBSOLETE MACHINE When the winch is fully obsolete and cannot be of any longer use, it should be duly dismounted ahead of discarding. Certain components need deactivation and dismantling in order to assure that no further use is made by other parties and that no worn out parts are recycled for other applications.
10. TECHNISCHE DATEN Technical data Measuring Unit FSW 9,5 HV Profi Max. skidding power Winching speed at 300 RPM or 0,60 PTO dependent Rope length Compacted rope diameter Ultimate strength of the rope 20700 Tractor power requirements kW(PS) ca. 85 (116) Width 2020 Overall height with safety shield...
12. OTHER AREAS OF POSSIBLE 12.1 Mechanical dangers Possible dangers related to machine moving parts (wedge) are mini- mized by means of suitable safeties and protections that cannot be dismounted unless special tools and equipment is used. WARNING: Do not remove any other safety and protection device from the machine.
13. LEGAL WARRANTY All BGU machines are covered with warranty terms in accordance with the law. Customers should promptly notify the manufacturer eventual material or production claims on their detection. While asking for war- ranty service, customer should show copy of their purchase invoice or receipt.
16. WARRANTY TIPS FOR FIRST USE OF A WIRE ROPE Before putting your new winch to work make sure to read the user's manual and get familiar with all operation and safety instructions contained in the manual. • Spool the rope off making sure to leave 3 to 4 coils on the drum •...
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Subject to changes without notice Südharzer Maschinenbau GmbH Helmestraße 94 ∙ 99734 Nordhausen/Harz Service-Tel. 03631/6297-104 ∙ Fax 03631/6297-111 Internet: www.bgu-maschinen.de Form: 2020.10.06.2010- Rev. A e-mail: info@bgu-maschinen.de...
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