SAFETY FIRST With any piece of equipment, new or used, the most important part of its operation is SAFETY! Finn Corporation encourages you and your employees to familiarize yourselves with your new equipment and to stress safe operation. The first four pages of this manual are a summary of all the main safety aspects associated with this unit.
The FINN MULCH SPREADER is intended to be used as an applicator of vegetative hay or straw mulches onto the seedbed. Its use with other products or for other applications must be by approval of the product’s manufacturer.
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Collect all used fluids and dispose of them properly. or shredder box when machine is in operation. It is recommended that only authorized genuine Shut down the engine, FINN replacement parts be used on the machine. using OSHA lockout/ tagout procedure (29CFR Do not use ether cold start fluid if engine is equipped 1910.147) before remov-...
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CURRENT SET OF SAFETY DECALS Both the single and double chains must be crossed under the tongue. They must be oriented in such a manner as to prevent the tongue from dropping to the ground in the event of failure to the hitch, coupler or ball.
TOWING VEHICLE: The truck used to tow the Finn B-70 Mulch Spreader should have a bed large enough to carry the quantity of mulch needed for economical operation. The truck must be equipped with a ball or pintle type hitch to tow the Mulch Spreader.
PRE-START CHECK: SAFETY CHECK TO INSURE OPERATOR SAFETY: 1. A. Skid Unit - Check condition of all mounting hardware securing the Mulch Spreader to the truck bed. B. Trailer Unit - Inspect hitch, safety chains, lights, brakes and breakaway switch. 2.
BLOWER DISCHARGE: The B-70 Mulch Spreader should be towed to a point approximately 30 ft (9 m) from the area where the mulch is to be applied. The operator elevates the discharge spout about 10º above the plain of the seedbed so that the mulch floats onto the seedbed.
CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE: AFTER FIRST 4 - 8 HOURS OPERATION: 1. Check and adjust clutch - see page 10. 2. Retorque wheel lugs - again after 7 days. (Trailer option only). DAILY CLEAN-UP MAINTENANCE: Follow this procedure daily to keep the equipment in good operating condition: 1.
CLUTCH CARE AND MAINTENANCE: This is a short simple outline of the Twin Disk clutch adjustment and lubrication. When preforming mainte- nance beyond this brief outline refer to the Twin Disk Care and Operations manual. In order to properly identify parts when ordering replacement parts, always refer to unit and specification number stamped on the name plate located on the top center of the power take-off housing.
DISCHARGE ASSEMBLY Ref. No. Part Number Description No. Req’d 031247 Transition Assembly 031018-01 Elbow Bearing 031086 Transition Seal 031109 Seal Banding 32” 031243-08 Elbow Hinge Rod 031239 Elbow Assembly 031241 Elbow Handle 031242-03 Elbow Seal-Upper 031341 Seal Plate Assembly 031338-01 Seal Plate Hinge 031238-04 Seal Plate...
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SHREDDER BOX AND FEED CHUTE (STANDARD TRAILER MODEL) Ref. No. Part Number Description No. Req’d 031287 Shredder Box 031284 Shredder Box Cover 031158-04 Feed Chute Hinge Pin w/ Nuts 031157 Feed Chute 031158-05 Feed Chute Stop w/ Nuts 030898 Feed Chute Extension 031184-01 Upper Feed Chute Stand 031184-03...
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SHREDDER BOX AND FEED CHUTE (R-H SKID MODEL) Ref. No. Part Number Description No. Req’d 031292 Shredder Box Weldment 031293 Feed Chute Weldment 031289-01 Feed Chute Cover 031294 Feed Chute Extension 031295-01 Door Weldment 031096-04 Hinge Pin 031295-04 Left Leg Weldment 031295-05 Right Leg Weldment WHEN ORDERING PARTS, BE SURE TO STATE...
BROWN BROWN BROWN WHITE STARTER GROUND (WHITE) LEFT TURN RUNNING (YELLOW) BROWN BROWN LIGHTS (BROWN) BRAKES NOT USED (BLACK) RIGHT TURN (GREEN) Female Coupler Looking at Terminal End TRAILER WIRING Ref. No. Part No. Description No. Req'd 031210 Trailer Wiring Harness 060069 Trailer Plug 023424...
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WHEN ORDERING PARTS, BE SURE TO STATE SERIAL NUMBER OF MACHINE LBB70-SS...
ENGINE PARTS Ref. No. Part Number Description No. Req'd 031390 Kubota V1505B-86 Engine 031452 Clutch Assembly 031219 Clutch Arm 031444 Clutch Handle 031424 Engine Mount 031376 Center Bushing Mount 055505 Snubbing Washer 031400 Engine Cradle Weldment 031395 Engine Top Cover 031419 Engine Cover Lid 031404-01...
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WHEN ORDERING PARTS, BE SURE TO STATE SERIAL NUMBER OF MACHINE LBB70-SS...
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BLACK GROUND GREEN TIMER HORN HOURMETER BUTTON GLOW PLUG INDICATOR LIGHT BLACK SAFETY SWITCH BROWN RED/BLACK BLUE Brown/ Yellow/ Blue Black Black Yellow Black Black/ Orange Brown Orange/ Blue/ Red/ Black Black Black WHEN ORDERING PARTS, BE SURE TO STATE SERIAL NUMBER OF MACHINE LBB70-SS...
TOOL KIT Part No. Description No Req’d. 020057 #13 Twine Knife 020063 #11 Twine Knife Manual, Engine Manual, Parts & Operation WHEN ORDERING PARTS, BE SURE TO STATE SERIAL NUMBER OF MACHINE LBB70-SS...
Finn to verify said nonconformity and verify the continuing existence of the warranty period, Finn will provide a new part or a repaired part, whichever Finn elects, to replace the part found to be defective. Such parts will be provided without charge to the Purchaser during normal working hours at a place of business of a Finn dealer or other establishment authorized by Finn to effect said repairs or replacements, but Purchaser shall bear all costs of transporting the product to and from such place of business or establishment.
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