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Trailer Mounted Refractory Walled Air Curtain Burner
Factory and Main Office
Factory and Main Office
Air Burners, Inc.
Air Burners, Inc.
4390 SW Cargo Way
4390 SW Cargo Way
Palm City, FL 34990
Palm City, FL 34990
Phone: 772-220-7303
Phone: 772-220-7303
888-566-3900
888-566-3900
E-mail: support@airburners.com
E-mail: support@airburners.com
© 2012-2022 Air Burners, Inc.
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All Rights Reserved. Subject to change without notice. Dimensions & metric conversions rounded.
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BurnBoss
Equipped With Kubota Z482-E4 Diesel Engine
"Better Economically - Better Environmentally"
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T24
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(Vers. 08.17.2022)
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  • Page 1 Palm City, FL 34990 Phone: 772-220-7303 Phone: 772-220-7303 888-566-3900 888-566-3900 E-mail: support@airburners.com E-mail: support@airburners.com © 2012-2022 Air Burners, Inc. © 2012-2022 Air Burners, Inc. The words Air Burners and the Air Burners Logo are Registered Trademarks of Air Burners, Inc.
  • Page 2 BurnBoss T24 Air Curtain Burner (Kubota Z482-E4 Engine) OPERATING MANUAL Caution Please, read all Warning Notices before operating this machine. Page i...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    ® BurnBoss T24 Air Curtain Burner (Kubota Z482-E4 Engine) OPERATING MANUAL INDEX PRINCIPLE OF AIR CURTAIN INCINERATION ......Page 1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE BURNBOSS ......Page 2 SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS ............Page 5 HOW TO TRANSPORT THE MACHINE ........... Page 8 HOW TO SET UP THE MACHINE ...........
  • Page 4 ® BurnBoss T24 Air Curtain Burner (Kubota Z482-E4 Engine) OPERATING MANUAL “BurnBoss” - Trailer Mounted FireBox Page iii (Vers. 08.17.2022)
  • Page 5: Principle Of Air Curtain Incineration

    ® BurnBoss T24 Air Curtain Burner (Kubota Z482-E4 Engine) OPERATING MANUAL PRINCIPLE OF AIR CURTAIN INCINERATION OPERATION Air curtain burners are designed primarily as a pollution control device. Using a diesel engine driven fan, these machines generate a curtain of air with a very particular mass flow and velocity.
  • Page 6: General Description Of The Burnboss

    ® BurnBoss T24 Air Curtain Burner (Kubota Z482-E4 Engine) OPERATING MANUAL GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF BURNBOSS The BurnBoss design is intended to allow for the use of our self-contained refractory walled air curtain system design, but mounted on a trailer frame for ease of mobility. The standard S-Series machines are offered in several sizes as indicated below.
  • Page 7 ® BurnBoss T24 Air Curtain Burner (Kubota Z482-E4 Engine) OPERATING MANUAL GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF BURNBOSS The BurnBoss is a proven design that adds mobility to the Air Burners FireBox line of machines. When delivered to a job site, the machine is ready for use as soon as it is off-loaded.
  • Page 8 ® BurnBoss T24 Air Curtain Burner (Kubota Z482-E4 Engine) OPERATING MANUAL “BurnBoss” in Full Operation “BurnBoss” - Trailer Mounted FireBox Page 4 of 30 (Vers. 08.17.2022)
  • Page 9: Safety Considerations

    ® BurnBoss T24 Air Curtain Burner (Kubota Z482-E4 Engine) OPERATING MANUAL SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS READ ALL SECTIONS OF THIS MANUAL BEFORE YOU BEGIN BURNING OPERATIONS The machine operator is dealing with fire on a daily basis; it is very important that each and every individual involved with the machine be alert and practice very rigid safety precautions.
  • Page 10 ® BurnBoss T24 Air Curtain Burner (Kubota Z482-E4 Engine) OPERATING MANUAL NEVER use highly combustible materials to light the unit. Highly combustible materials such as gasoline, refined spirits, etc. ignite at an explosive rate which may cause serious injury or death. The safest method to start the fire in the box is to use materials such as and kindling wood.
  • Page 11 ® BurnBoss T24 Air Curtain Burner (Kubota Z482-E4 Engine) OPERATING MANUAL Personal Safety Operators need to be aware of the following potential hazards: A) Flying hot embers being released from the fire. Operators or anyone within a 100 foot radius of the fire should wear appropriate fire resistant clothing. The ideal outwear for an operator would include a Nomex jacket, leather gloves, eye protection, hard hat, cotton work jeans and steel toe boots.
  • Page 12: How To Transport The Machine

    OPERATING MANUAL HOW TO TRANSPORT THE MACHINE Towing BurnBoss T24 Towing the T24 model is like towing any other “heavy” trailer. It is important that the frame rails are as level as possible when hooked to the truck. The T24 comes equipped with electric brakes, be sure your truck has an appropriate “brake controller”...
  • Page 13 ® BurnBoss T24 Air Curtain Burner (Kubota Z482-E4 Engine) OPERATING MANUAL HOW TO TRANSPORT THE MACHINE B) LOWERING THE FIREBOX FOR USE 1) The FireBox must be on level ground. 2) The machine should be disconnected from the tow vehicle. 3) The front jack stand should be down and secure.
  • Page 14 ® BurnBoss T24 Air Curtain Burner (Kubota Z482-E4 Engine) OPERATING MANUAL C) RAISING THE FIREBOX FOR TRANSPORT DANGER: If the FireBox contains hot ash then it must be moved immediately after it is raised to prevent damage to the tires. 1) Connect machine to tow vehicle.
  • Page 15: How To Set Up The Machine

    ® BurnBoss T24 Air Curtain Burner (Kubota Z482-E4 Engine) OPERATING MANUAL HOW TO SET UP THE MACHINE A) POSITIONING THE UNIT The BurnBoss unit is self-contained and ready to use upon delivery to the job site. 1) The BurnBoss must be setup on level ground. 2) The firebox is lowered to the ground using the hydraulic controls (see page 12).
  • Page 16 ® BurnBoss T24 Air Curtain Burner (Kubota Z482-E4 Engine) OPERATING MANUAL B) PRE-OPERATION CHECKS: 1. Air filter for cleanliness (VERY IMPORTANT) 2. Engine oil level and hydraulic oil level 3. Engine coolant level and antifreeze rating 4. Diesel fuel level (Check fuel gauge) 5.
  • Page 17 ® BurnBoss T24 Air Curtain Burner (Kubota Z482-E4 Engine) OPERATING MANUAL HOW TO SET UP THE MACHINE C) STARTING (Kubota Z482-E4) Turn the speed control knob clockwise to en- sure engine speed is at idle. If needed, turn key switch counterclockwise to the PREHEAT position for not more than 5 seconds.
  • Page 18: Site Preparation

    ® BurnBoss T24 Air Curtain Burner (Kubota Z482-E4 Engine) OPERATING MANUAL SITE PREPARATION THE GOALS TO GOOD SITE PREPARATION ARE: To place the BurnBoss for easy access. To sort the waste wood pile. To organize the inflow of new wood waste. When locating the BurnBoss;...
  • Page 19 ® BurnBoss T24 Air Curtain Burner (Kubota Z482-E4 Engine) OPERATING MANUAL SITE PREPARATION Faster operation through staging the wood piles Air Burners air curtain burners were designed primarily as a pollution control device but operated correctly they will burn clean wood two or three times faster than open pile burning.
  • Page 20 ® BurnBoss T24 Air Curtain Burner (Kubota Z482-E4 Engine) OPERATING MANUAL SITE PREPARATION The “Two Pile System” For an efficient operation you would have two piles: The first pile or “main debris” pile, is the material being generated from the land clear- ing or forest clearing operation and is located away from the ember path but with good access to your loading machinery.
  • Page 21: Loading And Starting A Fire

    ® BurnBoss T24 Air Curtain Burner (Kubota Z482-E4 Engine) OPERATING MANUAL LOADING AND STARTING THE BURNBOSS THE GOALS IN STARTING A BURNBOSS ARE: To achieve an even fire across the length of the box. To start the fire from the bottom of the initial pile. To build a hot base fire.
  • Page 22 ® BurnBoss T24 Air Curtain Burner (Kubota Z482-E4 Engine) OPERATING MANUAL LOADING AND STARTING THE BURNBOSS (continued) 7) Once you have this smaller material loaded and your accelerant added (if used) load some larger heavier material on top, such as logs or big branches. Load these heavier materials, also from your “Good Wood”...
  • Page 23 ® BurnBoss T24 Air Curtain Burner (Kubota Z482-E4 Engine) OPERATING MANUAL LOADING AND STARTING THE BURNBOSS HOT START A hot start uses the coals from the previous days burning operation. Depending on how much ash is in the unit, a hot start can usually be done only once before the unit will need to be emptied.
  • Page 24: How To Feed A Fire

    ® BurnBoss T24 Air Curtain Burner (Kubota Z482-E4 Engine) OPERATING MANUAL HOW TO FEED A FIRE It will generally take 30 minutes for the fire to build to a point where the temperatures are sufficient for the unit to be operating with minimal smoke. 1.
  • Page 25: Shutdown

    ® BurnBoss T24 Air Curtain Burner (Kubota Z482-E4 Engine) OPERATING MANUAL SHUTDOWN HOW TO BURN FIRE DOWN FOR SHUTDOWN All loading should stop one or two hours before you intend to put the fire out. As the fire burns down, maintain the air speed until the box begins to smoke. As the smoke increases, reduce the air speed in increments of about 300 RPM.
  • Page 26: Ash Removal

    ® BurnBoss T24 Air Curtain Burner (Kubota Z482-E4 Engine) OPERATING MANUAL ASH REMOVAL HOW TO EMPTY THE BURNBOSS UNITS We recommend removing the ash every morning before burning operations begin. This will give you maximum capacity in the FireBox and the ash will be easier to han- dle.
  • Page 27: Troubleshooting

    ® BurnBoss T24 Air Curtain Burner (Kubota Z482-E4 Engine) OPERATING MANUAL TROUBLESHOOTING 1. Fire will not start. Material in fire box has too much air space. To correct, load heavy material such as stumps to make the lower material pack down. Use torches and light from the bot- tom, so the fire burns up.
  • Page 28: Maintenance, Care And Safety Checks

    K. Check trailer hitch and safety chains L. Check trailer brakes and all lights Contact Air Burners, Inc., should you require assistance with any of these necessary maintenance tasks. Send Email to support@airburners.com, call 772-220-7303 or 888-566-3900 (Customer Support) Consult the supplied Kubota Engine Service Manual.
  • Page 29 ® BurnBoss T24 Air Curtain Burner (Kubota Z482-E4 Engine) OPERATING MANUAL THERMO CERAMIC PATCHING COMPOUND For minor repair of Air Burners BurnBoss refractory panels. Part # 6900-1003 Thermo-Ceramic Wet Pre-Mix NOTE: This is an air cured product, reseal unused portion immediately. Once opened the shelf life is one (1) year.
  • Page 30: Servicing Specifications

    ® BurnBoss T24 Air Curtain Burner (Kubota Z482-E4 Engine) OPERATING MANUAL SERVICING SPECIFICATIONS Parts List for Routine Service of Kubota Industrial Diesel Engine Z482-E4 Also Refer to Engine Manufacturer’s Service Manual for Engine Service Details (Engine should be serviced after first 50 hours, then every 100 hours of operation) Description Air Burners P/N Manufacturer’s P/N Service Interval 1 Year...
  • Page 31: Trailer Wiring Diagram

    ® BurnBoss T24 Air Curtain Burner (Kubota Z482-E4 Engine) OPERATING MANUAL Page 27 of 30 (Vers. 08.17.2022)
  • Page 32: 7-Blade Rv-Type Connector Wiring

    ® BurnBoss T24 Air Curtain Burner (Kubota Z482-E4 Engine) OPERATING MANUAL Page 28 of 30 (Vers. 08.17.2022)
  • Page 33: Vin No. And Trailer Tire Placards (2018/19 Models)

    The Manufacturer’s Certification Label for a Trailer (VIN Number Placard) is located on the left trailer tongue near the hitch. Examples are shown below. VIN Numbers apply to 2019 Models T24 built after February 2018. Example of BurnBoss T24 VIN Placard Example of BurnBoss T24 Tire Placard Page 29 of 30...
  • Page 34: Axles-Less Suspension Maintenance / Service

    Limited Fac- tory Warranty in place. Contact Air Burners, Inc., should you require assistance with this maintenance tasks. Send Email to support@airburners.com, call 772-220-7303 or 888-566-3900 (Customer Support) Page 30 of 30...
  • Page 35 Appendix A - Page 1...
  • Page 36 Appendix A - Page 2...

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