Your Authorized Alamo Industrial Dealer may have shown this video and presented you a DVD Video when you purchased your mower. If you or any mower operator have not seen this video, Watch the Video, Read this Operator’s Manual, and Complete the Video Guidebook before operating your new mower.
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Contact your Dealer to explain any instructions that you do not fully understand. The care you give your Alamo Industrial machine will greatly determine your satisfaction with its performance and its service life. Carefully read and follow the instructions in this manual to provide you with a thorough understanding of your new implement and its intended use and service requirements.
DEALER to CUSTOMER Pre-Delivery/ Operation Instructions Dealer should inform the Purchaser of this product of Warranty terms, provisions, and procedures that are applicable. Dealer should inform Purchaser to review the contents of the Operator’s Manual including safety equipment, safe operation and maintenance, to review the Safety Signs on the TRAXX RF Unit and of Purchaser’s responsibility to train his/her operators of safe operation procedures.
SAFETY GENERAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS AND PRACTICES A careful operator is the best operator. Safety is of primary importance to the manufacturer and should be to the owner/operator. Most accidents can be avoided by being aware of your equipment, your surroundings, and observing certain precautions.
SAFETY OPERATOR SAFETY TO AVOID SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH DO THE FOLLOWING: • READ, UNDERSTAND and FOLLOW Operator's Manual instructions, Warnings and Safety Messages. • WEAR SAFETY GLASSES, safety shoes, hard hat, hearing protection and gloves when operating or repairing equipment •...
SAFETY CRUSHING HAZARDS TO AVOID SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH FROM FALLING OFF TRACTOR, EQUIPMENT RUN OVER, ROLLOVER AND CRUSHING BY FALLING WING OR IMPLEMENT: WHEN RAISING OR LOWERING MOWER: • Raise or lower when no one is within 20 feet of mower. •...
SAFETY CONNECTING OR DISCONNECTING IMPLEMENT SAFETY TO AVOID SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH FROM BEING CRUSHED BY TRACTOR OR IMPLEMENT: WHEN BACKING tractor to implement hitch: • DO NOT ALLOW BYSTANDERS between tractor and implement. BEFORE connecting and disconnecting implement hitch: •...
SAFETY SLIDING HAZARD TO AVOID SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH FROM SLIDING OR EQUIPMENT ROLLOVER: Never attempt to operate the TRAXX RF with metal cleats or spiked track on concrete hillsides or hard hillside surfaces. Operation of the spiked or cleated track on concrete or hard surface hillsides could result in sudden and violent loss of traction and control of the machine and may result in serious injury or death.
SAFETY THROWN OBJECTS HAZARDS MOWERS CAN THROW OBJECTS 300 FEET OR MORE UNDER ADVERSE CONDITIONS. TO AVOID SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO OPERATOR OR BYSTANDERS FROM THROWN OBJECTS: • KEEP bystanders 300 feet away STOP MOWING IF PASSERSBY ARE WITHIN 300 FEET UNLESS: •...
SAFETY THROWN OBJECTS HAZARD (CONTINUED) MOWER OPERATION: • DO NOT exceed mower's rated Cutting Capacity or cut non-vegetative material. • ADJUST mower sections or wing close and parallel to ground without exposing blades • ADJUST cutting HEIGHT to AVOID BLADE CONTACT with solid objects like wire, rocks, posts, curbs, guard rails and fixed obstructions.
SAFETY RUN OVER HAZARDS TO AVOID SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH FROM FALLING OFF TRACTOR OR EQUIPMENT RUN OVER: • Never allow riders on unit. • Never ride on unit. • Never stand in front of the mower, stay 300 feet away from the front of the mower while mowing. •...
SAFETY MOWER BLADE CONTACT HAZARDS KEEP AWAY FROM ROTATING BLADES TO AVOID SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH FROM BLADE CONTACT: • STAY AWAY and KEEP HANDS, FEET and BODY AWAY from rotating blades, drivelines and parts until all moving elements have stopped. •...
SAFETY HIGH PRESSURE OIL LEAK HAZARD TO AVOID SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH FROM HIGH PRESSURE HYDRAULIC OIL LEAKS PENERATING SKIN: • DO NOT OPERATE equipment with oil or fuel leaks. • KEEP all hydraulic hoses, lines and connections in GOOD CONDITION and TIGHT before applying system pressure.
SAFETY ELECTRICAL & FIRE HAZARDS TO AVOID SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH FROM ELECTRICAL CONTACT WHEN WORKING AROUND ELECTRICAL POWER LINES, GAS LINES AND UTILITY LINES: • INSPECT mowing area for overhead or underground electrical power lines, obstructions, gas lines, cables and Utility, Municipal, or other type structure. •...
SAFETY HAZARDS WITH MAINTENANCE OF IMPLEMENT AVOID SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH FROM COMPONENT FAILURE BY KEEPING IMPLEMENT IN GOOD OPERATING CONDITION PERFORMING PROPER SERVICE, REPAIRS MAINTENANCE. BEFORE PERFORMING SERVICE, REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE ON THE IMPLEMENT: • STOP ENGINE, engage parking brake, lower implement, allow all moving parts to stop and remove key. •...
SAFETY Bucket Safety Equipment Operation Safety Instructions and Practices DO NOT operate this Implement on a Tractor that is not properly maintained. Should a mechanical or Tractor control failure occur while operating, immediately shut down the Tractor and perform repairs before resuming operation. Serious injury and possible death could occur from not maintaining this Implement and Tractor in good operating condition.
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SAFETY Do not use loader as a jack to raise the tractor tires off the ground. The loader could fail causing the tractor and loader to fall to the ground resulting in serious injury. (SL-25) Use extreme care when loading, transporting or dumping loads that impair or partially block the operator’s line of sight.
SAFETY Connecting or Disconnecting Implement Safety Instructions and Practices Do not stand or allow bystander or coworkers between the loader and the tractor while installing or disconnecting the loader from the tractor. Keep hands and body clear of the loader and the loader mounts. Serious injury or death can result from a person being crushed between the tractor and loader.
(SL-36) PARTS INFORMATION Alamo Industrial mowers use balanced and matched system components for blade carriers, blades, cuttershafts, knives, knife hangers, rollers, drivetrain components, and bearings. These parts are made and tested to Alamo Industrial specifications. Non-genuine "will fit" parts do not consistently meet these specifications.
SAFETY Storage and Parking Safety Instructions and Practices Never crawl under or allow children to play around or on a loader that is disconnected from the tractor. The loader could fall crushing a person resulting in serious injury or death. (SL-13) Do not remove the attachment from the loader when the loader is disconnected from the tractor.
NOTE: Alamo Industraial supplies safety decals on this product to promote safe operation. Damage to the decals may occur while in shipping, use, or reconditioning. Alamo Industrial cares about the safety of its customers, operators, and bystanders, and will replace the safety decals on this product in the field, free of charge (Some shipping and handling charges may apply).
SAFETY FEDERAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS This section is intended to explain in broad terms the concept and effect of federal laws and regulations concerning employer and employee equipment operators. This section is not intended as a legal interpretation of the law and should not be considered as such.
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The TRAXX RF should only be operated on concrete or hard surface hillsides with the optional rubber track system installed. This equipment must be only installed on the Traxx radio controlled machine sold by Alamo Industrial. For the purpose of this Alamo Industrial equipment, the following definitions apply.
NOTE: Warranties are honored only if completed “Owner Registration and Warranty” forms are received by Alamo Industrial within thirty days of delivery of the implement. 3. Record the Bucket Model and Serial Number on the Warranty page at the front of the Operator’s Manual.
ALAMO INDUSTRIAL TRAXX BUCKET OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS ALAMO INDUSTRIAL TRAXX Buckets are manufactured with quality material by skilled workers. It is the operator’s responsibility to be knowledgeable of all potential operating hazards and to take every reasonable precaution to ensure oneself, others, animals, and property are not injured or damaged by the Bucket or TRAXX RF.
OPERATION 1. STANDARD EQUIPMENT & SPECIFICATIONS General Specifications A - Width -- 51” (1300mm) B - Depth -- 30-1/2” (780mm) C - Height Max. -- 22” (560mm) D - Discharge Distance -- 24” (615mm) E - Discharge Max. Height -- 25-1/2” (650mm) Max Load -- 661lb.
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OPERATION 2.1 Connecting the Bucket to the TRAXX RF 1. Follow the procedures in the TRAXX RF Operator’s Manual to link the radio system of the TRAXX RF mower with the controller and follow the procedures to start the engine of the TRAXX RF.
OPERATION 3. FILLING FROM A PILE When learning to use the loader operate at a slow speed. Take advantage of the efficient operation of the loader. Keep the travel distance as short as possible. Keep the work area small so the cycle time is short. Keep the work area as level as possible.
OPERATION 4. LEVELING AND BACKFILLING Spread dirt on uneven ground by pulling on the joystick “B” to raise the lift arms and push on the switch “M” to tilt the bucket down as you drive forward. To level the ground; raise the lift arms and tilt the bucket down,.
MAINTENANCE HAZARDS WITH MAINTENANCE OF IMPLEMENT AVOID SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH FROM COMPONENT FAILURE BY KEEPING IMPLEMENT IN GOOD OPERATING CONDITION PERFORMING PROPER SERVICE, REPAIRS MAINTENANCE. BEFORE PERFORMING SERVICE, REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE ON THE IMPLEMENT: • STOP ENGINE, engage parking brake, lower implement, allow all moving parts to stop and remove key. •...
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MAINTENANCE READ, UNDERSTAND, and FOLLOW the following Safety Messages. Serious injury or death may occur unless care is taken to follow the warnings and instructions stated in the Safety Messages. Always use good common sense to avoid hazards. (SG-2) Never interfere with factory-set hydraulic calibrations. Any change in calibration could cause a failure of the equipment and may result in injury.
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Never perform maintenance beneath a raised loader unless loader is properly supported to prevent accidental lowering. PARTS INFORMATION Alamo Industrial mowers use balanced and matched system components for blade carriers, blades, cuttershafts, knives, knife hangers, rollers, drivetrain components, and bearings. These parts are made and tested to Alamo Industrial specifications.
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MAINTENANCE Lubrication Schedule Before operating your bucket, take the time to inspect and repair any damage to the bucket, such as cracks or loose screws or nuts and your TRAXX RF. Only a minimum of time and effort is required to regularly maintain this machine to provide long life and trouble free operation.
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MAINTENANCE Daily Maintenance Regular maintenance of your loader and hydraulic system will insure maximum loader efficiency and long life. 1. Check fluid level of TRAXX RF hydraulic system before starting each day’s operation. If necessary, add hydraulic oil as recommended in your TRAXX RF operator’s manual. 2.
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MAINTENANCE Storage Never crawl under or allow children to play around or on a loader that is disconnected from the tractor. The loader could fall crushing a person resulting in serious injury or death. (SL-13) Only disconnect and store the loader on firm flat ground. Make sure the loader stands are properly installed and rest on firm ground or support blocks.
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MAINTENANCE Proper Torque for Fasteners The chart lists the correct tightening torque for fasteners. When bolts are to be tightened or replaced, refer to this chart to determine the grade of bolts and the proper torque except when specific torque values are assigned in manual text.
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