Giant-Vac TLG131651BVG Operator's Manual

Tailgate truck loader

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TAILGATE TRUCK LOADER
Congratulations!
You have just purchased one of the finest pieces of outdoor power equipment on the market today. If
properly cared for, your Giant-Vac Tailgate Truck Loader will provide years of dependable service. Please
read and follow this instruction manual carefully in order to get the most out of your new equipment.
As you unpack your Truck Loader, you will find the following parts in two containers:
1 box containing:
1 Tailgate Truck Loader power unit
1 Package containing operating manuals and warranty registration
1 box containing:
1 Intake hose assembly (flange, hose, nozzle, 2 clamps)
1 Intake hose support boom assembly (2-piece boom, hose support band, chain)
1 Discharge elbow
1 Set of tailgate mounting components (2 upper arms, 2 lower arms)
1 Package of various assembly components and hardware
Your Giant-Vac Tailgate Truck Loader requires very little assembly.
contained within this manual to begin enjoying the benefits of your new unit.
Each Giant-Vac product leaves our factory in excellent condition; occasionally, however, some damage
may occur during shipment. If any such damage is found upon initial inspection, immediately notify the
transport carrier who delivered your machine, as they are solely responsible for such damage, as well as
any subsequent adjustments necessary.
Gasoline and Diesel engine exhaust and some of its constituents are known to the State of
California to cause cancer, birth defects and other reproductive harm.
As an owner of off-road gasoline or diesel engine equipment and/or as an employer, you also
may have an obligation under the California Occupational Safety and Health Act or under
Proposition 65 to warn persons exposed to gas and diesel engine exhaust and/or other
Proposition 65 chemicals in and around your workplace. See California Health and Safety
Code section 25249.5, Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations at Section 1200 er
seq., and Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations Section 5194.
THE GIANT-VAC
Model TLG131651BVG
OPERATOR'S MANUAL
CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65 WARNING
Simply follow the instructions
Model No.
Description
3800028
TLG131651BVG
Manual No. 3100014
Revision: - 01/01/09

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  • Page 1 You have just purchased one of the finest pieces of outdoor power equipment on the market today. If properly cared for, your Giant-Vac Tailgate Truck Loader will provide years of dependable service. Please read and follow this instruction manual carefully in order to get the most out of your new equipment.
  • Page 2 READ THE FOLLOWING SAFETY RULES CAREFULLY BEFORE ASSEMBLING OR OPERATING UNIT: • Regard your Giant-Vac as a piece of power equipment and teach this regard to all who will operate this unit. Never allow children or young teenagers to operate the unit. •...
  • Page 3: Unit Assembly

    UNIT ASSEMBLY & MOUNTING UNIT ASSEMBLY Note: Please refer to parts list for correct part identification and placement FRONT PUSHER PLATE ASSEMBLY: • Thread Pusher rod (Parts list ref. #18) out through lower threaded hole in rear channel of power unit frame (#1), allowing approximately 3”...
  • Page 4 Picture (1) Picture (2) Picture (3)
  • Page 5: Unit Mounting

    A NOTE ABOUT DEBRIS BOXES: • The Giant-Vac Tailgate Truck Loader is designed to be used in conjunction with a leaf receiver box. Debris should not be discharged into an open bed, as injury and/or damage may result. A simple truck-bed-fitted debris box may be constructed with plywood sides and front (3/4” exterior is...
  • Page 6 All engine service, warranty or otherwise, is required to be performed by a manufacturer-authorized service center. Giant-Vac, Inc. is neither authorized nor responsible for any type of warranty engine service, nor is it equipped to perform any such service.
  • Page 7: Operating The Unit

    UNIT OPERATION AND TRANSPORT (cont.) OPERATING THE UNIT: DANGER! Never insert any part of the body or foreign object in any opening while machine is running. GENERAL OPERATING GUIDELINES: • Check chain adjustment before use. With engine throttled up to full operating speed, you should be able to push the nozzle to the ground and pull it back up using three fingers of one hand.
  • Page 8: Maintenance And Storage

    MAINTENANCE AND STORAGE • Follow implicitly the engine manufacturer’s recommendations for maintenance. • Never make any adjustments to the unit until the engine is off and the spark plug wire is disconnected. • If carburetor adjustment is necessary, stand to one side and keep feet and hands in the clear while making adjustments.
  • Page 10 REF. PART DESCRIPTION TLG131651BVG 10129 Motor Base & Housing Swivel Style for 13hp BVG 21608 Impeller (Complete w/Hub & Hardware - Includes Ref. 3 & 4) 31005 5/16-18 x 1-1/4 GR5 Hex Bolt 31003 5/16 Lock Washer 21560 Taper-Lok Hub 1in Diameter...
  • Page 11 ITEMS NOT SHOWN 39506 13hp Briggs & Stratton Vanguard 39254 Exhaust Deflector 31112 3/8-16 x 1-1/2 Hex Bolt (Engine Bolt) 31987 3/8-16 Small Serrated Flange Nut 32132 3/8-16 Large Serrated Flange Nut 31796 5/16-24 x 1-1/4 Hex Bolt (Vibration Suppression Bolt) 31003 5/16 Lock Washer 31027...
  • Page 12 This warranty does not include equipment failures due to normal wear. Any obligation under this warranty is expressly limited to the replacement or repair, at an authorized servicing Giant-Vac dealer, or at a point designated by us, of such parts as appear to us to have been defective.

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