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Do not exceed 5 mph (8 km/h) while operating the windrower. In heavy rock conditions reducing your forward
speed will ensure that rocks are not skipped.
If too much dirt is being carried into the center of the machine, reduce the working depth. The gauge wheels
can be adjusted up or down to bias the working depth to the inside or outside of the wings. Typically the gauge
wheel end is set 1" deeper than the discharge end. This is to help bring material to the surface. The gauge
wheels can also be adjusted up or down.
If the windrower wings are stalling reduce forward speed, reduce working depth, or both.
If large rocks are being carried into the windrow, slow the tractor rpm.
Never raise the implement or wings entirely while the teeth are turning. If the implement must be raised higher
than 12" from ground level, disengage the tractor PTO and wait for all implement rotation to come to a
complete stop before proceeding to raise the implement. If implement is raised too high while the unit is
running there is a high risk of damage and danger.
Do not operate the Implement when bystanders or animals are near (within 50 feet) the
equipment. This Implement is capable of throwing objects for significant distances and
causing serious injury. Stop the Tractor and Implement immediately if a bystander or animal
comes near the equipment.
CENTER GRATE, REEL AND BUCKET
Adjust the reel speed to 30-40RPM. If your machine is not equipped with a flow control, use the flow control
adjustment on your tractor to control the reel speed. If your machine is equipped with a flow control valve,
adjust the lever on the flow control valve until the proper reel speed is obtained, then lock the lever in place
using the screw on the valve. If your tractor has a flow control adjustment and your machine is equipped with
a flow control valve, we recommend that the rock picker flow control be set to fully open and the flow
adjustment be made at the tractor. We recommend that a reel speed of 38-39 RPM be initially tried. To obtain
38-39 RPM, 11-12 GPM (41.5 - 45.5 liters/minute) is required. Higher speeds will cause throw over of rocks
and slower speed will cause excessive batt tripping. It is important to match reel speed to ground speed.
Forward ground speed help propel the rocks up the grate and into the hopper.
Do not exceed 5 mph (8km/h) while operating the rock picker. In heavy rock conditions, slower ground speeds
will be required to effectively clear the grate. Field conditions should be reasonably firm and dry for best rock
picking.
The Gladiator RWP-1935 Rock Picker is designed primarily for picking surface rock. Do not use the machine to
dig out buried rock. Bring large rocks to the surface first, then pick them. If a rock is too large to immediately be
swept into the bucket, raising the grate slightly will help in loading the rock.
The grate should be set to skim surface rock off the ground. Usually one inch penetration into loose soil is best.
If the grate is set too deep, soil may be swept into the bucket. If a large or odd shaped rock should become
wedged between the reel and grate, reversing the reel will clear it. Try to feed larger rocks through the center
portion of the grate rather than towards the outside ends where they may encounter the reel side plates.
To dump the bucket, shut off the reel hydraulic motor and disengage PTO. Raise the wings and back up to
dump location. Engage bucket hydraulics to raise the bucket. If the bucket contacts the Grate Side Plates
lower the bucket and drive forward or reverse to clear any obstacles that the grate might be resting on. If it still
does not lower, raise the grate and install the transport locks before attempting to remove any obstacles from
beneath the grate. When ready for dumping be sure there are no bystanders, animals, or property that can get
damaged when dumping in that area. Also make sure there are no low hanging power lines since bucket is
raised considerably high when dumping. To change the dump height, the frame can be raised or lowered by
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