E-Z TRENCH BEDSCAPER BE400 (01) PDF Document

When using the E-Z TRENCH BEDSCAPER BE400, please adhere to the following safety precautions:

1. KEEP HANDS AND FEET CLEAR OF HIGH SPEED DIGGING BLADE.

2. NEVER MANUALLY ROTATE BLADE WHEN ENGINE IS IN “ON” POSITION.

3. ALWAYS WEAR EYE PROTECTION.

4. KEEP HANDS AND FEET CLEAR OF PULLEYS AND BELTS WHEN ENGINE IS RUNNING.

5. CLEAR TRENCHING PATH OF ANY DEBRIS OR TOOLS.

6. LOCATE ALL UNDERGROUND POWER, TELEPHONE, GAS AND WATER LINES BEFORE TRENCHING.

7. NEVER ATTEMPT TO USE THE MACHINE WITH THE GUARD/S REMOVED. BODILY HARM COULD OCCUR.

8. NEVER MODIFY ANY PART OF THE MACHINE TO USE FOR A PURPOSE OTHER THAN WHAT IT IS DESIGNED FOR.

9. DO NOT USE MACHINE FOR ANY PURPOSE OTHER THAN ITS INTENDED PURPOSE.

Follow these steps to operate your E-Z TRENCH BEDSCAPER BE400:

1. FILL CRANKCASE OF ENGINE AND CLUTCH WITH OIL. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS OF ENGINE MANUFACTURER.

2. START ENGINE.

3. PRESS DOWN ON HANDLES SLIGHTLY TO REMOVE DOWNWARD PRESSURE ON DEPTH ADJUSTMENT PIN THEN SQUEEZE LEFT TRIGGER. AS YOU DO THIS, SQUEEZE THE RIGHT THROTTLE TRIGGER TO MAXIMUM THROTTLE. (THIS STARTS THE BLADE SPINNING SO IT WILL DIG INTO THE GROUND AS YOU LOWER THE FRONT TO OPERATION DEPTH.)

4. NEXT, SLOWLY LOWER THE FRONT TIRES WHILE RELEASING THE LEFT TRIGGER TO SET IT AT THE SHALLOWEST DEPTH SETTING. (2″ WITH THE STANDARD BEDSCAPER ROTOR.) REPEAT STEP 3 AND 4 TO LOWER TO THE NEXT DEPTH SETTING AS DESIRED. REPEAT STEPS UNTIL REACHING THE MAXIMUM DEPTH SETTING. (SOMETIMES THE PIN SLIPS PAST THE MAX DEPTH SETTING AND YOU SHOULD PRESS DOWN SLIGHTLY TO FULLY ENGAGE IT.)
– THE STANDARD ROTOR ALLOWS CUTTING DEPTHS OF 2 INCHES, 3 INCHES, AND 4 INCHES.

5. VERIFY THAT YOUR TRENCHING PATH IS CLEAR AND PROCEED TO PULL GENTLY.

6. TO CREATE CURVED BEDS, SIMPLY PULL THE MACHINE IN THE DIRECTION YOU WANT IT TO GO. GUIDE THE LEFT REAR TIRE ALONG EXISTING BED EDGES TO REDEFINE THEM.

7. WHEN YOU ARE FINISHED TRENCHING, SWITCH THE ENGINE TO “OFF”.

8. MOVE FRONT WHEELS TO TRAVELING POSITION BY PRESSING DOWN ON THE HANDLES AND PULLING THE LEFT TRIGGER. WITH THE LEFT TRIGGER PULLED YOU CAN THEN PUSH DOWN ON THE HANDLES UNTIL THE FRONT WHEELS ARE IN THE TOP POSITION. RELEASE LEFT TRIGGER.

If you are experiencing irregular or excessive belt wear on your E-Z TRENCH BEDSCAPER BE400, please check the following:

1. CHECK FOR PULLEY MISALIGNMENT.

2. USE OF OTHER THAN FACTORY POWER-RATED BELTS.

3. RATE OF DIG IS TOO FAST FOR SOIL CONDITION.

To resolve excessive vibration on your E-Z TRENCH BEDSCAPER BE400, check for the following issues:

1. LOOSE, BENT, OR BROKEN BLADE OR BIT.

2. LOOSE ENGINE MOUNT BOLTS.

3. ENGINE R.P.M. SHOULD BE 3600 R.P.M.

The housing on your E-Z TRENCH BEDSCAPER BE400 may be clogging with dirt for the following reasons:

1. SOIL IS TOO WET.

2. FOREIGN OBJECT IN HOUSING.

A bent or broken digging blade is typically caused by STRIKING HARD OBJECTS, SUCH AS BRICKS, LARGE ROCKS, AND STEEL OBJECTS.

Perform maintenance at every indicated month or operating hour interval, whichever comes first.