
5. Toadjustorreplacethebelts,loosenthe1/2”“pinch”bolts,oneoneithersideatthe
frontofthemotorbaseplate,andthetwo5/8”boltsthatrunverticalatthefrontofthemotorplate.
Thisallowsthemotortoberaisedorlowered,looseningthebeltsforreplacementortensioning.Then
raisethemotorandtightentheboltsafterbeltreplacementortoadjusttension.Itisimportantthatthe
tensionisjustenoughtodrivewithoutslipping.Tootightshortensbearinglife,toolooseshortensbelt
life(SpindleshaftDriveBelts(6)–3VX475–SingleSpeed;3VX450w/3-SpeedGearbox).
CONTROL OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
1. WATER SUPPLY: Connectthewatersupplytotheinlethose(1/2”),openthe
watervalveandmakesurethatoutlet(1/4”),hosesmountedinthe
bladeguardarefreeofobstructions.Blowoutthewaterlinesbeforeoperationin
freezingconditions.
2. RAISE/LOWER: BypullingbacktheRaise/Lowerleveramomemtaryswitch
activatesanelectric-over-hydraulicpumptoraisethesaw.Pushtheleverfowardto
lowerthesaw.Youcancontroltheloweringspeedbyopeningthevalvegradually.
Foradjustingthehandleassembly,seeaccompanyinginstruction.
3. SPEED CONTROL: TheForward/Reverseleverdeterminesforwardandreverse
speeds,witha“neutral”dynamicbrakepositioninbetween.Bypushingthespeed
controlleverfoward,thesawwillmoveforwardatvariablespeeds,pullingthelever
backdoesthesameinreverse.
4. BLADE FITTING: Raisethesawtoaccommodateyourchoiceofblades-14”to36”.
Liftoffthebladeguardwithmotoroff.Removethespindlenutwiththespindlenut
wrenchprovidewiththesawandthentheouterbladecollar.Inspectbothcollarsso
theywillseatflushwiththeblade.Placebladeonspindleshaftandalignwithcollarpinin
innercollar,nowreplaceoutercollarandspindlenut-tightenbystrikingspindlenut
wrenchwithprovidedhammerandfinally,replacebladeguard.
5. STARTING THE ENGINE: Oncepluggedintothepowersource,pullthestart
switchandchecktheampgaugeforareading.Pushtheon/offswitchtoturnoffthemotor.
6. POSITIONING THE SAW: Thesawmaybemaneuveredinseveralways.Position
thehandlebarstosuittheoperator’sleverage(Note:thisisarear-pivotsaw).The
independentwheeldrivemotors,thatfunctionasadifferential,allowthesawtobe
rotatedbyliftingthefrontwheelsoffthegroundbypushingdownonthehandlebars
androtatingthesawontherearwheelsinthedesireddirection,leftorright,and
positioningforthenextcut.Thesawmayalsobepositionedbyusingthe“wheelborrow”
approach-lifttherearwheelsandrotatetothedesiredpositionusingthefront
wheelstopivotthesaw.