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3.1.9Safe Disposal ......................................................................................................................................... 18
3.2.... Machinery Failure .........................................................................................................................18
3.2.1Catastrophic Failure............................................................................................................................... 18
3.2.2Progressive Failure of wear parts........................................................................................................... 18
3.3.... Potential Health Consequences.....................................................................................................18
4Assembly Instructions...................................................................................................................19
4.1.... Assembly of the GeoRipper® Mini Trencher ..................................................................................19
4.1.1Content ................................................................................................................................................. 19
4.1.2Assemble the GeoRipper® bar and chain ............................................................................................... 19
4.2.... Assembly of the EZ Kart® ..............................................................................................................22
4.2.1Content ................................................................................................................................................. 22
4.2.2Assembly ............................................................................................................................................... 22
5Operation......................................................................................................................................26
5.1.... How to Transport and Store the Product ......................................................................................26
5.1.1Lifting, handling and transporting the GeoRipper®................................................................................. 26
5.1.2Storing the GeoRipper® ......................................................................................................................... 26
5.2.... Commissioning and Starting the GeoRipper®................................................................................26
5.2.1Commissioning ...................................................................................................................................... 26
5.2.2Fuelling.................................................................................................................................................. 27
5.3.... How to Use the GeoRipper®..........................................................................................................28
5.3.1Before you start trenching ..................................................................................................................... 28
5.3.2Starting the machine ............................................................................................................................. 28
5.3.3Using the EZ Kart® ................................................................................................................................. 28
5.3.4Trenching with the GeoRipper® hand held............................................................................................. 29
5.3.5Ground conditon and tips ...................................................................................................................... 30
5.3.6Vibration information for portable hand-held and hand guided machinery ........................................... 31
6Maintenance, Servicing and Warranty..........................................................................................32
6.1.... Regular checks and maintenance to be carried out by the operator.............................................32
6.1.1Replacing the drive sprocket.................................................................................................................. 33
6.1.2Replacing the nose idler sprocket .......................................................................................................... 33
6.1.3Replacing the V belt............................................................................................................................... 33
6.1.4Lubricating the chain ............................................................................................................................. 33
6.2.... Servicing........................................................................................................................................33
6.3.... Warranty ......................................................................................................................................33
6.4.... How to Identify and Solve Problems .............................................................................................34
