MODERN AG PRODUCTS 12 PREDATOR User manual

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Operator’s Manual
12’ PREDATOR CUTTER
Go Galvanized!
MODERN
AG PRODUCTS, LTD.
YOU’RE ALWAYS AHEAD... WITH A MODERN BEHIND.
P.O. BOX 790 • BEAUMONT, TX 77704
409.833.2665 • 1.800.231.8198 FAX: [phone]
www.modernusa.com
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490-5015
Do not attach this implement or attempt
to operate until you have read and
understood all instructions in the
owner’s manual. If an owner’s manual
is not available contact Modern, Inc.
1655 Louisiana St., Beaumont, TX 77701;
or call 800-231-8198.
(Sí no entiende ingles, se prefiere que
busque alguien que interprede las
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DANGER
490-5010
Read The
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Manual.
Lubricate
Gearbox
Before Using
MAG 490-4013
DD
DOUBLE
IAMON
5 YEAR LIMITED GEARBOX WARRANTY
10 YEAR LIMITED GALVANIZED
RUST THRU WARRANTY
CAUTION
KEEP HANDS
CLEAR
CAUTION
GALVANIZED COATING
WELDING OR TORCHING MAY PRODUCE FUMES
AND GASES HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH.
AVOID BREATHING THESE FUMES AND GASES .
USE ADEQUATE VENTILATION
ANY QUESTIONS - CONTACT YOUR DEALER
DANGER
REPLACE SHIELDS BEFORE
USING MACHINE 490-5009
RE-TORQUE
GEARBOX NUTS
EVERY 40 HOURS
MAG 490-2010
STAY CLEAR WHEN REMOVING TRANSPORT STRAP
AND LOWERING OR RAISING WING. COMPONENT
FAILURE OR INADVERTENT OPERATION OF
CONTROLS MAYALLOW WING TO FALLSUDDENLY
AND CAUSE SERIOUS BODILY INJURY OR EVEN
DEATH. (Boom Cylinders must be filled with oil for wings
to lower slowly and safety.) LOCKS WINGS UP
SECURELY FOR TRANSPORT.
DO NOT OPERATE MOWER WITH WING RAISED.
CONTACT WITH EXPOSED BLADES OR BEING HITBY
THROWN OBJECTS MAY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY,
LIMB AMPUTATION, OR EVEN DEATH.
LOWERING WING
ROTATING BLADES
THROWN OBJECTS
DANGER
WARNING
NO LUBRICANT IN GEAR BOX
FILL WITH EP 90 TYPE
LUBRICANT
MAG 490-1018
540 RPM
MADE IN USA
Modern Attachments
800-231-8198
Made in the USA
MODERN
AG PRODUCTS
MODERN
AG PRODUCTS
MODERN MFG.
MEMBER
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FARM EQUIPMENT
MANUFACTURERS
ASSOCIATION
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7) RE-TORQUE DECAL
8) MODERN AG PRODUCTS DECAL
9) DANGER: LOW WING/
ROT BLADES DECAL
10) WARNING: NO LUB DECAL
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12) “MADE IN USA” DECAL
13) MODERN ATTACHMENTS DECAL
14) MADE IN USA MODERN AG PRODUCTS DECAL
15) MODERN MFG DECAL
16) FEMA DECAL
18) SIZE “12” DECAL
19) PREDATOR DECAL
20) CAUTION: DRIVELINE
DAMAGE DECAL
21) BLADE ROTATION DECAL
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