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Air Burners BurnBoss T24 Operating Manual

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T24 BurnBoss
Trailer Mounted Refractory Walled Air Curtain Burner
Equipped With Kubota Z482-E4 Diesel Engine
Engine U.S. EPA Tier 4F Certified
"Better Economically - Better Environmentally"
MADE IN THE USA
Factory and Main Office
Air Burners, Inc.
AirBurners.com
4390 SW Cargo Way
Palm City, FL 34990
Phone: 772-220-7303
888-566-3900
E-mail: support@airburners.com
© 2024 Air Burners, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Subject to change without notice. Dimensions & metric conversions rounded. The words Air Burners, BurnBoss,
CharBoss, TrackBoss, BioCharger and the Air Burners Logo are Registered Trademarks of Air Burners, Inc.
(Vers. 02.06.2024 c2)

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  • Page 1 E-mail: support@airburners.com © 2024 Air Burners, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Subject to change without notice. Dimensions & metric conversions rounded. The words Air Burners, BurnBoss, CharBoss, TrackBoss, BioCharger and the Air Burners Logo are Registered Trademarks of Air Burners, Inc.
  • Page 2 Notices may lead to an accident that may result in property damage and a person’s injury or death. Contact Air Burners, Inc. Customer Service should you require any assistance. Send Email to support@airburners.com, call 772-220-7303 or 888-566-3900. Page i...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    ® T24 BurnBoss 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 ® T24 BurnBoss Air Curtain Burner (Kubota Z482-E4 Engine) OPERATING MANUAL T24 BurnBoss Trailer Mounted FireBox (Firebox UP in Travel Mode) T24 BurnBoss Trailer Mounted FireBox (Firebox DOWN in Operational Mode) Page iii (Vers. 02.06.2024)

  • Page 5: Principle Of Air Curtain Incineration

    ® T24 BurnBoss 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 to make open pile burning cleanest. Using a Diesel engine driven air fan, these machines generate a curtain of air with a very particular mass flow and velocity.

  • Page 6: General Description Of The Burnboss

    ® T24 BurnBoss Air Curtain Burner (Kubota Z482-E4 Engine) OPERATING MANUAL ® GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF T24 BURNBOSS The BurnBoss design is intended to allow for the use of our self-contained refractory walled air curtain system configuration but mounted on a trailer frame for ease of mobility. The standard S-Series (“FireBox”) machines are offered in several sizes as indicated below.
  • Page 7 GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF BURNBOSS The T24 BurnBoss is a proven design that adds mobility to the Air Burners S-Series FireBox line of machines. When delivered to a job site, the machine is ready for use as soon as it arrives. The firebox system (burn chamber) is built on a patented trailer frame that allows the firebox to be raised and lowered for easy movement over the ground.
  • Page 8 ® T24 BurnBoss Air Curtain Burner (Kubota Z482-E4 Engine) OPERATING MANUAL T24 BurnBoss in Full Operation WARNING: PINCH POINT HAZARDS Be mindful of Pinch Point Hazards. Keep your hands clear from all moving parts and hot parts of the T24 BurnBoss while it is being set up or in operation.

  • Page 9: Safety Considerations

    ® T24 BurnBoss Air Curtain Burner (Kubota Z482-E4 Engine) OPERATING MANUAL SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS READ AND UNDERSTAND ALL SECTIONS OF THIS MANUAL BEFORE YOU BEGIN BURNING OPERATIONS The BurnBoss 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 ® T24 BurnBoss Air Curtain Burner (Kubota Z482-E4 Engine) OPERATING MANUAL 4. NEVER use highly combustible materials to light the wood waste. Highly combustible materials such as gasoline, refined spirits, etc. ignite at an explosive rate which may cause an accident resulting in serious injury or death. The safest method to start the fire in the firebox is to use wood waste materials such as kindling wood.
  • Page 11 ® T24 BurnBoss Air Curtain Burner (Kubota Z482-E4 Engine) OPERATING MANUAL 7. Personal Safety (Personal Protective Equipment – PPE) Operators need to be aware of the following potential hazards: a. Flying hot embers being released from the fire. Operators or anyone within the 100 ft. radius of the fire should wear appropriate fire resistant clothing.

  • Page 12: How To Transport The Machine

    ® T24 BurnBoss Air Curtain Burner (Kubota Z482-E4 Engine) OPERATING MANUAL HOW TO TRANSPORT THE MACHINE A. Towing T24 BurnBoss Towing the T24 BurnBoss 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 BurnBoss comes equipped with electric brakes, be sure your truck has an appropriate brake controller.
  • Page 13 ® T24 BurnBoss 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 lowered onto level ground directly on dirt, not on any combustible, like dry grass or peat moss and not on a concrete pad, gravel, crushed stone or asphalt.
  • Page 14 Adjustable Height Ball Hitch in the adjustable Channel Mount Receiver & Safety Chains shown to the left can be replaced with an optional Pintle Hitch (MIL Hitch) available from the Air Burners Parts Department. Page 10 of 30 (Vers. 02.06.2024)

  • Page 15: How To Set Up The Machine

    ® T24 BurnBoss Air Curtain Burner (Kubota Z482-E4 Engine) OPERATING MANUAL HOW TO SET UP THE MACHINE A. POSITIONING THE UNIT The T24 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.
  • Page 16 ® T24 BurnBoss 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 ® T24 BurnBoss Air Curtain Burner (Kubota Z482-E4 Engine) OPERATING MANUAL HOW TO SET UP THE MACHINE C. STARTING (Kubota Engine Z482-E4 ) 1. Turn the speed control knob clockwise to ensure engine speed is at idle. 2. If needed, turn key switch counterclockwise to the PREHEAT position for not more than 5 seconds.

  • Page 18: Site Preparation

    ® T24 BurnBoss 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 towing and positioning the T24 BurnBoss at the burn site: 1.
  • Page 19 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. To achieve the best throughput the fire must remain at the highest temperature possible.
  • Page 20 ® T24 BurnBoss Air Curtain Burner (Kubota Z482-E4 Engine) OPERATING MANUAL SITE PREPARATION THE “TWO PILE SYSTEM” For an efficient operation you should have two piles: The first pile or “Main Debris” Pile, is the material being generated from the land clearing or forest clearing operation and it is located away from the ember path but with good access to your loading machinery.

  • Page 21: Loading And Starting A Fire

    ® T24 BurnBoss Air Curtain Burner (Kubota Z482-E4 Engine) OPERATING MANUAL LOADING AND STARTING THE BURNBOSS THE GOALS IN STARTING A T24 BURNBOSS ARE: To achieve an even fire across the length of the firebox. To start the fire from the bottom of the initial pile. To build a hot base fire.
  • Page 22 ® T24 BurnBoss Air Curtain Burner (Kubota Z482-E4 Engine) OPERATING MANUAL LOADING AND STARTING THE T24 BURNBOSS 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 ® T24 BurnBoss 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. The more ash in the T24 BurnBoss that you start with the LESS room you have for burning new materials.

  • Page 24: How To Feed A Fire

    ® T24 BurnBoss 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

    ® T24 BurnBoss 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 firebox begins to smoke. As the smoke increases, reduce the air speed in increments of about 300 RPM.

  • Page 26: Ash Removal

    ® T24 BurnBoss Air Curtain Burner (Kubota Z482-E4 Engine) OPERATING MANUAL ASH REMOVAL HOW TO EMPTY THE T24 BURNBOSS 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 handle. The T24 BurnBoss will operate with up to 1½...

  • Page 27: Troubleshooting

    ® T24 BurnBoss Air Curtain Burner (Kubota Z482-E4 Engine) OPERATING MANUAL TROUBLESHOOTING 1. Fire will not start. Material in fire firebox 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 bottom, so the fire burns 2.

  • Page 28: Maintenance, Care And Safety Checks

    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 also the supplied Kubota Engine Service Manual.
  • Page 29 ® T24 BurnBoss Air Curtain Burner (Kubota Z482-E4 Engine) OPERATING MANUAL MAINTENANCE, CARE AND SAFETY CHECKS 1. FIRST WEEK OF OPERATION CHECK LIST: AXLE MAINTENANCE This maintenance work requires that the trailer be chocked for safety, raised and supported by suitable jacks placed under the frame to a height that will relax the torsion springs and removal of each wheel.

  • Page 30: Minor Repairs Of Refractory Panels

    1. Cracking of the panels is normal as they flex in the heat. Filling the cracks every 6 months or as needed will extend the life of your Thermal-ceramic Panels. 2. Air Burners patching compound is pre-mixed and ready to use (may require some stirring). 3. Storage: Compound should be stored indoors in a frost free location.

  • Page 31: Servicing Specifications

    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 Air Cleaner Element...

  • Page 32: Trailer Wiring Diagram

    ® T24 BurnBoss Air Curtain Burner (Kubota Z482-E4 Engine) OPERATING MANUAL Page 28 of 30 (Vers. 02.06.2024)

  • Page 33: 7-Blade Rv-Type Connector Wiring

    ® T24 BurnBoss Air Curtain Burner (Kubota Z482-E4 Engine) OPERATING MANUAL Page 29 of 30 (Vers. 02.06.2024)

  • Page 34: Vin No. And Trailer Tire Placards

    OPERATING MANUAL VIN NUMBER AND TIRE PLACARD BurnBoss T24 machines built after February 2018 are street legal and have a Manufacturer’s Certi- fication Label for a Trailer (VIN placard) and a tire placard. They are located on the left trailer tongue near the hitch.

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