MASTERPAC PC4012 Series User manual

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TableofContents
1. SAFETYINFORMATION... 2
1.1SafetyPrecautions .. ..2
1.2OperatingSafety .. ..2-4
1.3OperatorSafetywhileusing InternalCombustion Engines .4-5
1.4LabelLocations ... 5
1.5SafetyandOperatingLabels ..6-7
2.TECHNICALDATA ... .. .. 8-9
3. OPERATION ... ... 10
3.1OperatingPrinciple 10
3.2DeliveryChecks .10
3.3BeforeStarting .. ..10
3.4ToStart .. 11-12
3.5ToStop .. .. .. 13
3.6Application ..13
3.7 Operation ..13
3.8Max. admissibleinclination .. .13
3.9Mainpartsandaccessories .. 14
4. MAITENANCE .. .. . 15
4.1 PeriodicMaintenanceSchedule .. 15
4.2Exciter ... .. 15
4.3V-beltand clutch .. ..16
4.4AirCleaner ... .16
4.5SparkPlug .. 17
4.6Transporting .. .17
4.7TroubleShooting .. .. .18-19
WARRANTY ... ....20
MAINTENANCERECORD .. ....21
ECDECLARATION .. ...22

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SAFETYINFORMATON
1.1SafetyPrecautions
Beforeusing thisequipment,studytheentireowner smanualtobecome
familiarwithitsoperation.Donotallowuntrainedorunauthorizedpersonnel,
especiallychildren, tooperatethisequipment. Useonlyfactoryauthorizedparts
forservice.
ThismanualcontainsDANGER,WARNING,CAUTIONcallouts
whichmustbefollowed toreducethe possibilityofpersonalinjury,
damagetotheequipment, orimproperservice.
Thisisthesafetyalertsymbol.Itisusedtoalertyou topotential
personalinjuryhazards. Obeyall safetymessagesthatfollowthis
symboltoavoidpossibleinjuryordeath.
DANGERindicatesahazardoussituationwhich,ifnotavoided,
will result indeathorseriousinjury.
WARNINGindicatesahazardoussituationwhich,ifnotavoided,
couldresult indeathorseriousinjury.
CAUTIONindicatesahazardoussituationwhich,ifnotavoided,
couldresult inminorormoderateinjury.
1.2OperatingSafety
!ADDITIONALHAZARDS
lSlip/Trip/Fall isamajorcauseofseriousinjuryordeath.Bewareofunevenor
slipperyworksurfaces.
lExercisecarewhen workinginthevicinityof unprotectedholesorexcavations.
lNEVERallowanypersontooperatethemachinewithoutadequateinstruction.
!
!
DANGER
!
WARNING
!
CAUTION

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SAFETYINFORMATON
lENSUREall operatorsread,understandandfollowtheoperatinginstructions.
lSERIOUSINJURYcouldresultfromimproperorcarelessuseof thismachine.
lPlatecompactorsareheavyunitsand shouldbepositionedbytwopeopleof
appropriatestrength.Usingtheliftinghandlesprovidedonthemachine,along
withcorrect liftingtechniques.
!MECHANICALHAZARDS
lDO NOToperatethe machine unless all protectiveguardsareinplace.
lKEEP handlesandfeet clearofrotatingandmovingpartsastheywill causeinjury
ifcontacted.
lENSUREthatthemotoroperationswitchisintheOFFpositionandthespark
plug ignition leadisdisconnected beforeremoving theguardsormaking
adjustments.
lENSUREboththe machineandtheoperatorarestablebysettinguponlevel
terrainandthemachinewill nottipover,slideoffall whileinoperation or
unattended.
lDO NOTleavethemachineinoperationwhileit isunattended.
lDONOTpull themachinebackwardwithtransportationwheels,itonlycouldbe
pushedforward.
lENSUREthatthewallsofatrencharestableand will notcollapseduetothe
actionof thevibration, priortocommencingcompaction.
lENSUREthatthe areatobecompacted doesnotcontainany “live”electrical
cables,gas,waterorcommunication serviceswhichmaybedamagedbythe
actionof vibration.
lEXERCISECAREwhenoperating unit.Exposuretovibrationorrepetitivework
actionsmaybeharmfultohandsandarms.
lNEVERstandon theunit whileitisoperating.
lDONOTincreasethe governed no-loadmotorspeed above3,500 r/min.Any
increasemayresult inpersonalinjuryand damagetothe machine.
lBE CAREFULnottocomeincontactwiththemufflerwhen the engineishot,
sinceitcancausesevereburns.
lENSUREthattherepairstothe motorandmachinearecarried outby
COMPETENTpersonnel.
!FIRE&EXPLOSIONHAZARDS
lPETROLisextremelyflammableandexplosiveundercertainconditions.
lENSUREthat thepetrolisonlystored inan approvedstoragecontainer.
lDO NOTrefuelthemotorwhileit isinoperation orhot.
lDONOTrefuelthemotorinthe vicinityofsparks,anakedflameoraperson
smoking.

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SAFETYINFORMATON
lDONOToverfill thefueltankandavoidspillingpetrolwhenrefueling.Spilled
petrolorpetrolvapourmayignite.Ifspillageoccurs,ensurethattheareaisdry
beforestartingthemotor.
lENSUREthat thefueltankcapissecurelyfitted afterrefueling.
!CHEMICALHAZARDS
lDONOToperateorrefuelapetrolordieselmotorinaconfinedareawithout
adequateventilation.
lCARBONMONOXIDEexhaustgasesfrominternalcombustionmotordriven
unitscancausedeathinconfinedspaces.
!NOISE HAZARDS
lEXCESSIVE NOISE canleadtotemporaryorpermanent loss ofhearing.
lWEARan approved hearingprotectiondevicetolimitnoiseexposure.As
requiredbyOccupationalHealthandSafetyregulations.
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
lALWAYSwearapprovedhearingprotectionwhenworkinginaconfinedwork
space.Protectivegogglesandadustmaskshouldbewornwhen workingina
dustyenvironment. Protectiveclothingandfootwearmayalsobedesirablewhen
working withhotmixbitumen.
1.3OperatorSafetywhileusing InternalCombustion Engines
lDONOTsmokewhenrefuelingtheengineorduring anyotherfuelhandling
operation.
lDO NOTrefuelahot orrunningengine.
lDO NOTrefueltheenginenearanopenflame.
lDO NOTspill fuelwhen refuelingthe engine.
lIffuelisspilledduring refueling,wipeitofffromtheengine immediatelyand
discardtheraginasafeplace.Donotoperatethe unitiffueloroil leaks
exist-repairimmediately.
lNEVERoperatethisequipment inan explosiveatmosphere.
lNEVERoperateanygaspoweredequipmentinapoorlyventilatedorenclosed
area.
lNEVERperform anyworkon theunitwhileitisrunning.Beforeworking on it,
stoptheengineanddisconnectthesparkplugwiretopreventaccidental
starting.
lAvoidprolongedbreathingofexhaust gases.

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SAFETYINFORMATION
lAvoidcontactwithhot exhaustsystemsandengineparts.
lAllowengine tocoolbeforeperforming anyrepairsorservice.
lALWAYStransportandhandlefuelonlywhencontainedinapprovedsafety
containers.
lALWAYSkeeptheareaaroundthemufflerfreeof debrissuchasleaves,paper,
cartons,etc.Ahot mufflercouldignitethedebrisand startafire.
1.4LabelLocations

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SAFETYINFORMATION
1.5Safetyand Operating Labels
MASTERPACmachinesuseinternationalpictoriallabelswhereneeded. Theselabelsare
describedbelow:
Label Meaning
DANGER!
Enginesemit carbonmonoxide;operateonlyin
well-ventilatedarea.Read theOperationManual
formachineinformation.Nosparks, flames,or
burning objectsnearthemachine.Shutoff the
enginebeforerefueling.Useonlyclean, filtered
unleadedgasoline.
WARNING!
Always wearhearing andeyeprotectionwhen
operatingthismachine.
CAUTION!
ReadandunderstandthesuppliedOperation
Manualbeforeoperating themachine. Failureto
do soincreasetherisk of injurytoyourselfor
others.
CAUTION
Liftingpoint.
WARNING!
Handinjuryif caughtinmovingbelt.
Always replacebeltguard.

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SAFETYINFORMATION
Label Meaning
WARNING!
Hot surface!
GuaranteedsoundpowerlevelindB(A).
NOTICE!
Throttlecontrollever:
Turtle= IdleorSlow
Rabbit = Full orFast
Anameplatelistingthemodelnumberand serial
numberisattachedtoeachunit.Pleaserecord
theinformationfoundonthisplatesoit will be
availableifthenameplatelostordamaged.
When requestingserviceinformation, the serial
numbershouldbe specifiedof the unit.
Companylogo

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TECHNICALDATA
2.TECHNICALDATA
Model PC4012H PC4012R PC4012L PC4012A
Engine Type Honda
GX160 RobinEX17
Lombardini
LD225 Hatz1B20
Power kw(hp) 4.0(5.5) 4.2(5.7) 3.5(4.8) 3.5(4.8)
OperatingWeight kg(lb) 85(187) 85(187) 98(216) 98(216)
PlateSizeLxW cm(in) 57x40(22x16)
CentrifugalForce kN 12
VibrationFrequency vpm(hz) 5400(90)
TravelSpeed m/min(ft/min) 22(72)
ExciterLubrication L0.15,SG15W-40motoroil
Model PC4515H
PC4515R PC4515L PC4515A
Engine Type Honda
GX160 RobinEX17
Lombardini
LD225 Hatz1B20
Power kw(hp) 4.0(5.5) 4.2(5.7) 3.5(4.8) 3.5(4.8)
OperatingWeight kg(lb) 90(198) 90(198) 103(227) 103(227)
PlateSizeLxW cm(in) 57x45(22x18)
CentrifugalForce kN 15
VibrationFrequency vpm(hz) 5400(90)
TravelSpeed m/min(ft/min) 24(78)
ExciterLubrication L0.15,SG15W-40motoroil
Model PC5018H
PC5018R PC5018L PC5018A
Engine Type Honda
GX160 RobinEX17
Lombardini
LD225 Hatz1B20
Power kw(hp) 4.0(5.5) 4.2(5.7) 3.5(4.8) 3.5(4.8)
OperatingWeight kg(lb) 113(249) 113(249) 126(278) 126(278)
PlateSizeLxW cm(in) 57x50(22x20)
CentrifugalForce kN 18
VibrationFrequency vpm(hz) 5400(90)
TravelSpeed m/min(ft/min) 20(66)
ExciterLubrication L0.25,SG15W-40motoroil

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TECHNICALDATA
Model PC5021H
PC5021R PC5021L PC5021A
Engine Type Honda
GX160 RobinEX17
Lombardini
LD225 Hatz1B20
Power kw(hp) 4.0(5.5) 4.2(5.7) 3.5(4.8) 3.5(4.8)
OperatingWeight kg(lb) 115(254) 115(254) 128(282) 128(282)
PlateSizeLxW cm(in) 57x50(22x20)
CentrifugalForce kN 21
VibrationFrequency vpm(hz) 5400(90)
TravelSpeed m/min(ft/min) 22(72)
ExciterLubrication L0.25,SG15W-40motoroil
WorkingSize(mm):
Model A B C D
PC4012Series 1030 970 558 400
PC4515Series 1070 940 558 450
PC5018Series 1045 945 558 500
PC5021Series 1065 950 558 500
SoundSpecification (Accordingto2000/14/EC)
Model PC4012/4515/5018/5021
serieswithPetrolEngine PC4012/4515/5018/5021 serieswithDieselEngine
Measured soundpowerlevel102dB(A) 105dB(A)
Guaranteedsoundpowerlevel 108dB(A) 108dB(A)
Vibration Specification(According toISO2631andEN1033):5m/s2