Applegate Ideal Series User manual

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Ideal Post Pounder
Operator’s Manual
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765.964.4631 / November 2018
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INTRODUCTION
Dear Owner/Operator,
Applegate congratulates you on your purchase of an Ideal Post Pounder! The Ideal Post Pounder has been
engineered and built as a durable piece of equipment that, with regular maintenance will provide many years of
service.
For your safety please review this enre manual before you operate, maintain or service your Ideal Post Pounder.
This manual covers all aspects of the Ideal Post Pounder with the use of the table of contents as a guide to
locate required informaon. This manual is supplied as part of the equipment. Keep it with the equipment. Call
Applegate, your local distributor or dealer should you have any quesons.
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The direcons le, right, front and rear, as menoned throughout this manual, are as seen from the towing
vehicle’s driver seat and facing the front of the towing vehicle.
This product has been designed and constructed according to general engineering standards.*
Other local regulaons may apply and must be followed by the operator.
We strongly recommend that all personnel associated with this equipment be trained in the correct operaonal
and safety procedures required for this product. Periodic reviews of this manual with all employees should be
standard pracce. For your convenience we include this sign-o sheet, so you can record your periodic reviews.
Date Employee Signature Employee Signature

Contents
Introducon .................................. 4
1.0 PURPOSE OF THE EQUIPMENT ................ 10
2.0 SAFETY ................................... 12
2.1 General Safety ......................... 13
2.2 Transport & Placement
Safety .................................... 13
2.3 Operaon Safety ....................... 14
2.4 Maintenance Safety..................... 14
2.5 Hydraulic Safety ........................ 15
2.6 Engine Safety .......................... 15
2.7 Tire Safety............................. 15
2.8 Safety Decals .......................... 15
3.0 TRANSPORT ............................... 18
4.0 PLACEMENT ............................... 20
4.1 Placing a Post Pounder .................. 20
5.0 OPERATION ............................... 22
5.1 Pre-Operaon Checklist.................. 22
5.2 Drives & Power Supply .................. 23
5.3 Start-Up & Break-In Period ............... 23
5.4 Driving A Post .......................... 24
5.5 Shutdown Procedure .................... 26
6.0 MAINTENANCE............................. 28
7.0 STORING THE IDEAL POST POUNDER ........... 29
8.0 TROUBLESHOOTING......................... 30
9.0 APPENDIX ................................. 32
9.1 Bolt Torque Values ...................... 32
9.2 Wheel Bolt Tightening Paern ............ 32
9.3 Tightening O-Ring Fings ................ 33
9.4 Specicaons & Drive Opons ............ 34
10. LIMITED WARRANTY ........................ 36

Serial Number_____________________________________________
Date Purchased____________________________________________
Dealer Name______________________________________________

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1.0 PURPOSE OF THE EQUIPMENT
The Ideal Post Pounder is designed and manufactured for the ecient installaon of fence posts. Before
operang near power lines or buried gas lines, consult local ulity companies. Ensure all support legs are secured
on the ground before operang. Use only a tractor, towing vehicle or skid steer loader of adequate power and
capacity to operate the equipment. Use in any other way is contrary to the intended use.
The following use of Ideal Post Pounder is unacceptable. Damage caused by such misuse is not covered by
warranty.
NEVER
• Let hammer free fall without pounding a post. If head must be lowered, shut o and lock out power source
and gently actuate hydraulic valve.
• Use the hugger to straighten a crooked post.
• Use your hands to isolate and idenfy a hydraulic leak.
• Posion your foot under the equipment.
• Transport the equipment without fully retracng the pounder mast head.
• Modify the equipment.
• This equipment should be operated, serviced, and repaired only by persons who are familiar with its
characteriscs and who are acquainted with the relevant safety procedures. Any arbitrary modicaons
carried out on this equipment may relieve the manufacturer of liability for any resulng damage or injury.

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2.0 SAFETY
The Safety Alert symbol to the le idenes important safety messages on the product and in
the manual. When you see this symbol, be alert to the possibility of personal injury or death.
Follow the instrucons in the safety messages.
• Accidents disable and kill.
• Accidents cost.
• Accidents can be avoided.
SIGNAL WORDS
Note the use of the signal words WARNING, CAUTION, and NOTICE with the safety messages. The appropriate
signal word for each message has been selected using the denions below as a guideline. The Safety Alert
symbol means: “ATTENTION, BE ALERT! YOUR SAFETY IS INVOLVED”.
DANGER
Indicates an imminently hazardous situaon that, if not
avoided, could result in serious injury or death.
WARNING
Indicates a hazardous situaon that, if not avoided, could
lead to serious injury or death.
CAUTION
Indicates a hazardous situaon that, if not avoided may lead
to minor or moderate injury.
NOTICE
Indicates a potenally hazardous situaon that, if not
avoided, may result in property damage.

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2.1 GENERAL SAFETY
Important: This general safety secon applies to all operaons for the Ideal Post Pounder.
Instrucons for a specic operaons pracce (e.g., Operaonal Safety), can be found in the appropriate secon.
Always read the complete instruconal secons and not just these safety summaries before doing anything with
the equipment.
You are responsible for the safe use and maintenance of your equipment.
Ensure that you and anyone else who is going to work around the equipment understands all procedures and
related safety informaon contained in this manual.
You are the key to safety. Good safety pracces not only protect you, but also the people around you. Make
these pracces a working part of your safety program.
• The equipment owner, operator, and maintenance personnel are responsible for reading and understanding
ALL safety instrucons, safety decals, and manuals and following them while operang or maintaining the
Ideal Post Pounder.
• Equipment owners must provide this instrucon manual and review the informaon inially and annually
with all personnel using the Ideal Post Pounder before allowing them to operate this product. Untrained
users/operators expose themselves and bystanders to possible serious injury or death.
• Use this equipment only for its intended purposes.
• Do not modify the Ideal Post Pounder in any way without wrien permission from the manufacturer.
Unauthorized modicaon may impair the funcon and/or safety and could aect the life of the equipment.
Any unauthorized modicaon of the equipment voids the warranty.
• Do not allow any unauthorized person in the work area.
2.2 TRANSPORT & PLACEMENT
SAFETY
• Check with local authories regarding
transport on public roads. Obey all
applicable laws and regulaons.
• Always travel at a safe speed. Use
cauon when turning corners or
meeng trac.
• Transport the unit with the tongue
extension shortened and pinned in.
• The unit has an oset wheel axle
which causes backing to the right and
le to follow a dierent radius. Use
extra care when backing the unit.
• Use extreme care and minimum
ground speed when operang or
transporng on hillsides, over rough
Insert Pin For Transportaon
2.0 Safety
Figure 2.1 Insert Pin for Transport

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ground, or near ditches or fences.
• Do not transport the equipment with fence posts
in the bin.
• Make sure the slow-moving vehicle emblem
and all the lights and reectors required by local
authories are in place, are clean, and can be
seen by all trac.
• Do not allow riders on the equipment or towing
vehicle during transport.
• Keep away from overhead and buried power lines
/ gas lines. Arcing and possible electrocuon can
occur without direct contact.
• Ensure that res are inated to the
manufacturer’s recommended pressure.
• Before transporng, posion the hammer into the
fully retracted posion.
• Consult local ulity companies before operang
equipment near overhead or buried power lines /
gas lines.
• Review the work safety area diagram (Figure 2.2)
before transporng.
2.3 OPERATION SAFETY
• Have another person nearby who
can shut down the equipment in
case of accident.
• Keep body, hair, and clothing
away from moving parts. Engine
is hot during operaon. Maintain
a safe distance from the exhaust.
• Ensure that your hands are clear
of the hugger. Do not hold post
in place while trying to adjust
equipment posion.
• Review the work safety area
diagram (Figure 2.2) before using
this equipment.
2.4 MAINTENANCE SAFETY
• Before starng the engine, make sure all hydraulic components are secure, hoses are in good condion, and
couplings are ghtly connected and undamaged.
• When servicing or disconnecng the unit from the tractor lower mast to transport posion and turn o the
engine. This will relieve pressure from hydraulic circuit.
• Place stands or blocks under the frame or use wheel chocks before working beneath the equipment.
• Remove all tools and unused parts from equipment before operaon.
• Remove buildup of grease, oil, and debris.
WARNING
Hydraulic uid can cause serious injury if it penetrates the
skin. If it does, see a doctor immediately.
WARNING
Place all hydraulic controls in neutral and turn o the engine
before disconnecng or working on the hydraulic system. This
will relieve system pressure.
2.0 Safety
Figure 2.2 Overhead Danger Area

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• Inspect all parts. Ensure parts are in good condion and installed properly.
• Use only genuine Applegate replacement parts or equivalent. Replacement parts must meet ASABE
standards or serious injury may result. Use of unauthorized parts will void the warranty.
If in doubt, contact Applegate or your Applegate dealer.
2.5 HYDRAULIC SAFETY
• Keep all components in the hydraulic system ghtly secured, clean and in good condion.
• Replace any worn, cut, abraded, aened, or crimped hoses.
• Do not aempt any makeshi repairs to the hydraulic ngs or hoses with tape, clamps, or adhesive.
The hydraulic system operates under extremely high pressure; such repairs will fail suddenly and create a
hazardous and unsafe condion.
• Before moving a hydraulic cylinder, ensure that the aached component is safely secured.
• Wear proper hand and eye protecon and use wood or cardboard, not hands, when searching for leaks.
2.6 ENGINE SAFETY
• Be sure to stop engine before inspecng or servicing engine.
• Refer to engine operaon manual for further details.
2.7 TIRE SAFETY
• When replacing worn res, ensure that they meet the original re specicaons. Never undersize the
replacement re.
• Let a qualied re repair shop perform all required re replacement.
• Ensure that the res are properly inated. See re for details.
2.8 SAFETY DECALS
• Keep safety decals clean and legible.
• Replace safety decals that are missing or have become illegible. See decal locaon gures that follow.
• Replaced parts must display the same decal(s) as the original part.
• Safety decals are available from your distributor, dealer, or factory.
2.0 Safety

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3.0 TRANSPORT
Follow this procedure when preparing the unit for transport:
1. Posion the pounder mast head into the fully lowered posion (Figure 2.1).
2. Fully extend the hitch cylinder and place the lockout pin into posion.
3. Shut o all power to the post pounder.
4. Consult with local authories regarding transport on public roads. Obey all applicable laws and regulaons.
5. Aach the unit to the tractor/towing unit with a pin, retainer, and safety chain.
CAUTION
Backing the Ideal Post Pounder can be dicult.
The unit has an oset axle which makes backing to the le a
shorter distance than backing to the right.
Use extra cauon when turning corners or meeng trac.
WARNING
Do not aempt to move the unit by hand. Only move when
hitched securely to a tow vehicle, tractor, or skid steer
loader.
WARNING
Use extreme care and use minimum ground speed when
operang or transporng on hillsides, over rough ground, or
near ditches or fences.

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4.0 PLACEMENT
4.1 PLACING A POST POUNDER
Follow this procedure when placing the equipment into its working posion:
• Review the work area safety diagram (Figure 2.2) prior to starng work. Follow all set-up instrucons and do
not allow any unauthorized people into the working area.
• Be sure there is enough clearance from overhead obstrucons, power lines, or other equipment to move the
Ideal Post Pounder into its working posion.
• Remove all transport locks.
• Use the hydraulic hitch adjustment to accurately posion the Ideal Post Pounder.
WARNING
Use extreme care and use minimal ground speed when
operang or transporng on hillsides, over rough ground, or
near ditches or fences.
WARNING
Stay away from overhead or buried power lines. Arcing and
possible electrocuon can occur without direct contact.
Consult local ulity companies before operang this
equipment near power lines or buried gas lines.