Operartion Guide - ABI Attachments RASCAL Series Owner's Manual

Operation Guide
Attaching the Rascal to a tow vehicle
1. Back up the tow vehicle within close range of the Rascal
tongue. Put the tow vehicle in park, block the wheels and
turn off the tow vehicle. Move the Rascal as needed to
allow the tongue of the Rascal to sit closer to the ball hitch
(pin hitch if hitch bar has been altered) receiver on the tow
vehicle.
2. If the hitch bar is set up for a ball hitch, lower the wheels
of the Rascal using the square hand jack located on the front
of the Rascal until the ball hitch on the Rascal is above the
ball hitch receiver. Raise the ball hitch lever on top of the ball
hitch. Raise the wheels on the Rascal to lower the ball hitch
onto the ball hitch receiver on the tow vehicle until fully
resting on the receiver then lower ball hitch lever. The Rascal
is ready for transport and use.
3. If the hitch bar is set up for a pin hitch, raise or lower the
wheels of the Rascal using the square hand jack located on
the front of the Rascal until the tongue of the Rascal is sitting
level to the pin hitch receiver. The tongue may need to be
pushed down slightly to fully line up. Slide the Rascal tongue
over the pin hitch receiver until the holes on the tongue and
the pin hitch receiver line up. Insert a 1/2" hitch pin in the
holes and secure using a lynch pin. Once the tongue is fully
secured to the pin hitch receiver, confirm the hitch pin is
secured using a lynch pin. Lower the wheels to raise ground
engaging components. The Rascal is ready for transport and
use.
Disconnecting the Rascal from a tow
vehicle
Use caution when disconnecting the Rascal from a
tow vehicle. Below is the recommended disconnect
procedure for the Rascal.
1. If the hitch bar is set up for a ball hitch, raise the ball hitch
lever on top of the ball hitch. Lower the wheels of the Rascal,
using the square hand jack located on the front of the Rascal
until the tongue of the Rascal lifts off the ball hitch receiver.
The Rascal is ready for transport and use.
2. If the hitch bar is set up for a pin hitch, use the square
hand jack on the back of the Rascal to lower the finish rake
down until it is in a grading position (Fig 23). Using the
square hand jack located on the front of the Rascal, raise
the wheels until the weight of the Rascal is sitting either on
the finish rake, scarifiers or profile blades. Continue to raise
the wheels on the Rascal until the square hand jack can
slide from side to side without binding up. This will indicate
that the weight off the Rascal is off the tires. The hitch pin
connecting the Rascal to the tow vehicle can be removed.
The Rascal is now free from the tow vehicle.
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Fig 23.
Setting up for use with Scarifiers
The scarifiers may be mounted to the Rascal when shipped.
If not, crank the front wheel jack to lower the tires and raise
the frame high enough to insert each scarifier into the frame
pockets. Pin each scarifier into the 3rd hole from the top on
the frame pockets. The flat side of the scarifier tips should be
facing fowards on the Rascal (Fig 25). Adjust the toplink to
set the cutting angle. For the best ripping angle, the toplink
should have about 2" of thread on both ends of the toplink
(Fig 24). This will give the scarifiers the proper angle for
ripping (Fig 25). The scarifier angle can be adjusted later if a
different angle works for your usage. If the toplink is showing
more thread on one end than the other, disconnect one end
from the Rascal and rotate the end of the toplink so each
side is showing the same amount of thread.
Note: Use caution when disconnecting top link this as the
Rascal may shift in the process.
Rotate toplink body until there
is approximately 2" of thread
showing on both ends of the
toplink for proper scarifier angle.
Fig 24.
To set the scarifier depth, have both the scarifier tips and
tires touching the ground, then crank the front wheel jack
to raise the tires to the desired depth (if the desired depth of
the scraifiers are 2", raise the tires up 2"). If the footing of the
area your ripping is soft, the tires may sink into the footing
up to 1/2" so minor height adjustments may be necessary to
get the desired depth.
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Approximate grading
position for the Finish
Rake.
Flat side of
scarifiers facing
forward.
Fig 25.