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Section 3: Operating Instructions
Section 3: Operating Instructions
Operator's Responsibilities
Hazard control and accident prevention are dependent
upon the awareness, concern, prudence, and proper
training involved in the operation, transport, storage, and
maintenance of the Post Hole Digger. Therefore, it is
absolutely essential that no one operates the digger
unless they have read, fully understood, and are totally
familiar with the Operator's Manual.
Perform the following inspections before using your Post
Hole Digger.
Operating Checklist
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Read and follow all safety rules carefully.
Refer to "Important Safety Information" .
Make sure all guards and shields are
in place. Refer to "Important Safety Information" .
Read and follow hook-up and preparation.
Refer to "Section 1: Assembly & Set-up".
Read and make all required adjustments.
Refer to "Section 2: Adjustments".
Read and follow all operating procedures.
Refer to "Section 3: Operating Instructions".
Read and follow all maintenance instructions.
Refer to "Section 5: Maintenance & Lubrication".
Make sure there are no hydraulic leaks.
Refer to "Avoid High Pressure Fluids Hazard" .
Read and follow all lubrication instructions.
Refer to "Lubrication Points".
Make sure all gearboxes are properly lubricated.
Refer to Gearbox lubrication.
Check initially and periodically for loose bolts
and pins. Refer to "Torque Values chart" .
Safety Information
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DANGER
To avoid serious injury or death:
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Do not go near or under raised loader arms without first
securing loader arms in the raised position with an
approved lift-arm support.
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Keep your head, arms, and legs inside the cab while
operating the power machine. Any extremity extended
outside the cab can be crushed by the loader arms and
attachment.
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Never operate equipment from outside the cab.
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Use the skid steer's alternate emergency exit when exit
passage through the front is blocked.
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Do not use hand or foot controls for handholds or steps.
Using them for handholds or steps can activate the controls.
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Keep mud, snow, ice, and debris out of foot controls.
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If included, raise restraint bar and move controls until both
are locked and interlock system is activated.
•
Inspect interlock control system regularly and perform
required maintenance to keep it operating properly.
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Never bypass or modify a safety device.
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Keep all persons away from the post hole digger while
lowering and raising the unit. A person can be hit, pinched,
or crushed by the unit.
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Make sure the site is free from hazards before drilling. Look
for obstacles on the ground, beneath mulching, and below
the ground that may need to be removed. Obstacles such as
landscape fabric, wire, etc can catch in the anger and pull
a bystander into the auger. Hand digging may be necessary
to verify the presence of underground materials.
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Keep attachment, loader arms, and/or load away from
overhead electrical power lines. Place an orange warning
sign under overhead lines indicating type of danger above.
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Do not drill through landscape fabric. Prior to drilling, cut
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a hole in the fabric sufficiently larger than the diameter of
the auger to prevent auger entanglement with the fabric.
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Fabric caught in the auger can pull a bystander into the
auger.
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All guards and shields must be installed and in good
working condition while operating the implement.
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A crushing hazard exists while Connecting and
disconnecting the implement. Keep people and animals
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away while backing-up to the implement or pulling away
from the implement. Do not operate hydraulic controls
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while a person or animal is directly behind the power
machine or near the implement.
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Keep others away from the post hole digger while the auger
is rotating. A person can become entangled in the auger, hit
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by the auger if swinging erratically, or pulled into the auger.
Anyone helping should be kept a safe distance (a minimum
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of 10 feet or 3 meters) from the unit while it is rotating.
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Do not allow anyone to manually push down on the post
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hole digger, or put anything or anyone on the unit for the
purpose of adding weight to the unit. Objects and people
can be thrown, pinched, or entangled in the unit.
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Do not allow anyone to manually guide the auger into
position while the auger is rotating. A person will become
entangled in the auger or hit by the auger.
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Do not remove spoil-pile with hand tools while auger is
operating. The person can become entangled in the auger or
hurt by tools that become entangled in the auger.
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WARNING
To avoid serious injury or death:
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Allow only persons to operate this implement who have
fully read and comprehended this manual, and who have
been properly trained in the safe operation of this
implement. Serious injury or death can result from the
inability to read, understand, and follow instructions
provided in this manual.
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Operate only power machines equipped with a certified
Roll-Over Protective Structure (ROPS) and seat belt.
Fasten seat belt snugly and securely to help protect against
serious injury or death from machine overturn.
8/24/23
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