Norwest Pivot track filler User manual

71 South 215 West - Rupert ID, 83350 ● Phone: [phone] ● Fax: [phone]
www.norwest-mfg.com

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Norwest Pivot Track Filler
OWNER’S MANUAL
71 SOUTH 215 WEST
RUPERT, IDAHO 83350
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Norwest Online Catalog & Website:
www.norwest-mfg.com

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................. 4
WARRANTY.................................................................................................................... 4
SAFETY .......................................................................................................................... 4
SAFETY SIGNAL WORDS.............................................................................................. 5
GENERAL SAFETY GUIDELINES.................................................................................. 5
SAFETY SIGN LOCATIONS ........................................................................................... 6
SAFETY DECAL CARE................................................................................................... 7
LIGHTING AND MARKING ............................................................................................. 7
BEFORE OPERATION.................................................................................................... 8
DURING OPERATION .................................................................................................... 9
HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORT OPERATIONS ........................................................ 10,11
FOLLOWING OPERATION........................................................................................... 11
PERFORMING MAINTENANCE .............................................................................. 12,13
MAINTENANCE CHART ............................................................................................... 13
TROUBLESHOOTING .................................................................................................. 14
USE AND CARE TIPS FROM THE FACTORY............................................................. 15
ASSISTANCE................................................................................................................ 15

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THIS SYMBOL MEANS
 ATTENTION!
 BECOME ALERT!
 YOUR SAFETY IS INVOLVED!
INTRODUCTION
Thank you for purchasing the Pivot Track Filler. We hope you will get many years of producve use from it.
This implement is designed to be pulled by a Roll Over Protecve System (ROPS) protected tractor of proper
size. All product users must read and understand this manual prior to equipment operaon. This manual is
considered part of your machine and should remain with the machine at all mes. Do not allow anyone to
operate or maintain this equipment who has not fully read and comprehended this manual. Failure to follow
the recommended procedures may result in personal injury or death or equipment damage.
WARRANTY
Norwest Manufacturing has manufactured farm implements for over 18 years and has an excellent reputaon
for quality and workmanship. Please contact the manufacturer if you feel a component has not lasted to your
expectaon. These concerns will be handled on a case-by-case basis. Contact Norwest Manufacturing or your
dealer for replacement parts.
SAFETY
Read and understand this manual and all safety signs before operang and maintaining. Review the safety
instrucons and precauons annually.
TAKE NOTE! THIS SAFETY ALERT SYMBOL FOUND THROUGHOUT THIS MANUAL IS USED TO
CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO INSTRUCTIONS INVOLVING YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY AND THE
SAFETY OF OTHERS. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAN RESULT IN INJURY OR
DEATH.

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SAFETY SIGNAL WORDS
Note the use of the signal words DANGER, WARNING and CAUTION with the safety messages. The
appropriate signal word for each has been selected using the following guidelines:
DANGER: Indicates an imminently hazardous situaon that, if not avoided, will result in death
or serious injury. This signal word is to be limited to the most extreme situaons typically for machine
components which, for funconal purposes, cannot be guarded.
WARNING: Indicates a potenally hazardous situaon that, if not avoided, could result in
death or serious injury, and includes hazards that are exposed when guards are removed. It may also
be used to alert against unsafe pracces.
CAUTION: Indicates a potenally hazardous situaon that, if not avoided, may result in
minor or moderate injury. It may also be used to alert against unsafe pracces.
GENERAL SAFETY GUIDELINES
Safety of the operator is one of the main concerns in designing and developing a new piece of equipment.
Designers and manufacturers build in as many safety features as possible. However, every year many
accidents occur which could have been avoided by a few seconds of thought and a more careful approach to
handling equipment. You, the operator, can avoid many accidents by observing the following precauons in
this secon. To avoid personal injury, study the following precauons and insist those working with you, or
for you, follow them.
Replace any CAUTION, WARNING, DANGER or instrucon safety decal that is not readable or is missing.
Locaon of such decals is indicated in this booklet.
Do not aempt to operate this equipment under the inuence of drugs or alcohol.
Review the safety instrucons with all users annually.
This equipment is dangerous to children and persons unfamiliar with its operaon. The operator should be a
responsible adult familiar with farm machinery and trained in this equipment’s operaons. Do not allow
persons to operate or assemble this unit unl they have read this manual and have developed a thorough
understanding of the safety precauons and of how it works.
To prevent injury or death, use a tractor equipped with a Roll Over Protecve System (ROPS). Do not paint
over, remove or deface any safety signs or warning decals on your equipment. Observe all safety signs and
pracce the instrucons on them.
Never exceed the limits of a piece of machinery.
If its ability to do a job, or to do so safely, is in queson - DO NOT TRY IT!

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SAFETY SIGN LOCATIONS
Safety Sign locaon(s) is/are shown below.
REMEMBER: If Safety Signs have been damaged, removed, become illegible, or parts are replaced without
decals, new decals must be applied. New decals are available from your authorized distributor or Norwest
Manufacturing.

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SAFETY DECAL CARE
 Keep safety signs clean and legible at all mes.
 Replace safety signs that are missing or have become illegible.
 Replaced parts that displayed a safety sign should also display the current sign.
 Safety signs are available from your distributor or dealer parts department or the factory.
How to Install Safety Signs:
 Be sure that the installaon area is clean and dry. Remove the smallest poron of backing paper
 Align the decal over the specied area and carefully press the exposed scky backing in place.
 Slowly peel back the remaining paper and carefully smooth the remaining poron of the decal in place.
 Small air pockets can be pierced with a pin and smoothed out using the decal backing paper.
LIGHTING AND MARKING
 It is the responsibility of the customer to know the lighng and marking requirements of the local
highway authories and to install and maintain the equipment to provide compliance with the
regulaons. Add extra lights when transporng at night or during periods of limited visibility.

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BEFORE OPERATION
 Carefully study and understand this manual.
 Do not wear loose-ng clothing which may catch in moving parts.
 Always wear protecve clothing and substanal shoes.
 Keep wheel lug nuts or bolts ghtened to specied torque.
 Assure that agricultural implement res are inated evenly.
 Give the unit a visual inspecon for any loose bolts, worn parts or cracked welds, and make necessary
repairs. Follow the maintenance safety instrucons included in this manual.
 Be sure that there are no tools lying on or in the equipment.
 Do not use the unit unl you are sure that the area is clear, especially of children and animals.
 Don’t hurry the learning process or take the unit for granted. Ease into it and become familiar with your
new equipment.
 Pracce operaon of your equipment and its aachments. Completely familiarize yourself and other
operators with its operaon before using.
 Use a tractor equipped with a Roll Over Protecve System (ROPS) and fasten your seat belt prior to
starng the engine.
 The manufacturer does not recommend usage of tractor with ROPS removed.
 Move tractor wheels to the widest recommended sengs to increase stability.
 A Norwest Category II & III hitch should be used to ensure proper liing capacity.
 Securely aach to towing unit. Use a high strength, appropriately-sized hitch pin with a mechanical
retainer and aach safety chain.
 Do not allow anyone to stand between the
tongue or hitch and the towing vehicle when
backing up to the equipment.
 Do not ride or stand on machine while in
operaon.

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DURING OPERATION
 Children should not be allowed on the product.
 Clear the area of small children and bystanders before moving the culvator.
 Shi towing unit to a lower gear before going down steep downgrades, thus using the engine as a
retarding force. Keep towing vehicle in gear at all mes. Slow down for corners and rough terrain.
 Make sure you are in compliance with all local and state regulaons regarding transporng equipment on
public roads and highways. Lights and slow moving signs must be clean and visible by overtaking or
oncoming trac when track ller is transported.
 SAFETY CHAIN - If equipment is going to be transported on a public highway, a safety chain should be
obtained and installed. Always follow state and local regulaons regarding a safety chain and auxiliary
lighng when towing farm equipment on a public highway. Be sure to check with local law enforcement
agencies for your own parcular regulaons. Only a safety chain (not an elasc or nylon/plasc tow
strap) should be used to retain the connecon between the towing and towed machines in the event of
separaon of the primary aaching system.
 Beware of bystanders, parcularly children! Always look around to make sure that it is safe to start the
engine of the towing vehicle or move the unit. This is parcularly important with higher noise levels and
quiet cabs, as you may not hear people shoung.
 NO PASSENGERS ALLOWED - Do not carry passengers anywhere on, or in, the tractor or equipment,
except as required for operaon.
 Keep hands and clothing clear of moving parts.
 Do not clean, lubricate or adjust your equipment while it is moving.
 When halng operaon, even periodically, set the tractor or towing vehicle brakes, disengage the PTO,
shut o the engine and remove the ignion key.
 Be especially observant of the operang area and terrain - watch for holes, rocks or other hidden
hazards. Always inspect the area prior to operaon.
- DO NOT operate near the edge of drop-os or banks.
- DO NOT operate on steep slopes as overturn may result.
- Operate up and down (not across) intermediate slopes. Avoid sudden starts and stops.

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HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORT OPERATIONS
 Adopt safe driving pracces:
- Keep the brake pedals latched together at all mes. NEVER USE INDEPENDENT BRAKING WITH
MACHINE IN TOW AS LOSS OF CONTROL AND/OR UPSET OF UNIT CAN RESULT.
- Always drive at a safe speed relave to local condions and ensure that your speed is low enough for
an emergency stop to be safe and secure. Keep speed to a minimum.
- Reduce speed prior to turns to avoid the risk of overturning.
- Avoid sudden uphill turns on steep slopes.
- Always keep the tractor or towing vehicle in gear to provide engine braking when going downhill. Do
not coast.
- Do not drink and drive!
 Comply with state and local laws governing highway safety and movement of farm machinery on public
roads.
 Use approved accessory lighng ags and necessary warning devices to protect operators of other
vehicles on the highway during daylight and nighme transport. Various safety lights and devices are
available from your dealer.
 The use of ashing amber lights is acceptable in most localies. However, some localies prohibit their
use. Local laws should be checked for all highway lighng and marking requirements.
 When driving the tractor and equipment on the road or highway under 40 kph (20 mph) at night or
during the day, use ashing amber warning lights and a slow moving vehicle (SMV) idencaon emblem.
 Plan your route to avoid heavy trac.
 Be a safe and courteous driver. Always yield to oncoming trac in all situaons, including narrow
bridges, intersecons, etc.
 Be observant of bridge loading rangs. Do not cross bridges rated lower than the gross weight at which
you are operang.
 Watch for obstrucons overhead and to the side while transporng.
 Always operate equipment in a posion to provide maximum visibility at all mes. Make allowances for
increased length and weight of the equipment when making turns, stopping the unit, etc.
 Pick the levelest possible route when transporng across elds. Avoid the edges of ditches or gullies and
steep hillsides.

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HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (cont.)
Be extra careful when working on inclines.
 Maneuver the tractor or towing vehicle at safe speeds.
 Avoid overhead wires or other obstacles. Contact with overhead lines could cause serious injury or
death.
 Avoid loose ll, rocks and holes; they can be dangerous for equipment operaon or movement.
 Allow for unit length when making turns.
 Operate the towing vehicle from the operator’s seat only.
 Never stand alongside of unit with engine running or aempt to start engine and/or operate machine
while standing alongside of unit.
 Never leave running equipment aachments unaended.
 As a precauon, always recheck the hardware on equipment following every 100 hours of operaon.
Correct all problems. Follow the maintenance safety procedures.
FOLLOWING OPERATION
 Following operaon, or when unhitching, stop the tractor or towing vehicle, set the brakes, disengage the
PTO and all power drives, shut o the engine and remove the ignion keys.
 Store the unit in an area away from human acvity.
 Do not permit children to play on or around the stored unit.
 Make sure all parked machines are on a hard, level surface and engage all safety devices.
 Wheel chocks may be needed to prevent unit from rolling.

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PERFORMING MAINTENANCE
 Good maintenance is your responsibility. Poor maintenance is an invitaon to trouble.
 Make sure there is plenty of venlaon. Never operate the engine of the towing vehicle in a closed
building. The exhaust fumes may cause asphyxiaon.
 Before working on the pivot track ller, stop the towing vehicle, set the brakes, disengage the PTO and all
power drives, shut o the engine and remove the ignion keys.
 Be certain all moving parts on aachments have come to a complete stop before aempng to perform
maintenance.
 Always use a safety support and block the wheels. Never use a jack to support the track ller.
 Always use the proper tools or equipment for the job at hand.
 Use extreme cauon when making adjustments.
 Never replace hex bolts with less than grade ve bolts unless otherwise specied.
 Aer servicing, be sure all tools, parts and service equipment are removed.
 Where replacement parts are necessary for periodic maintenance and servicing, genuine factory
replacement parts must be used to restore your equipment to original specicaons. The manufacturer
will not claim responsibility for use of unapproved parts and/or accessories and other damages as a
result of their use.
 If equipment has been altered in any way from original design, the manufacturer does not accept any
liability for injury or warranty.
 OSHA’s requirements for lockout/tagout are covered in Secon 1910.147 of the OSHA standards. OSHA
outlines a six-step procedure for controlling hazardous energy:
 Step 1: Prepare for shutdown. It must be determined what type of power system is going to be
deacvated including electrical, hydraulic, pneumac (air) or other energy sources. Knowledge of
shut down methods is necessary.
 Step 2: Shutdown the equipment. This should be completed consistent with the manufacturer’s
instrucons for the shutdown procedure and could be as simple as placing a switch in the “o”
posion or pressing a buon.
 Step 3: Isolate the equipment. This step involves closing of valves, throwing the main disconnects
or circuit breakers and disconnecng or capping any auxiliary power sources or secondary
electrical systems.
 Step 4: Apply the lockout/tagout device. This is done to prevent restoraon of the ow of
energy and is done at all disconnect switches, valves or other energy isolang devices. Locks are
the preferred method of controlling energy and should be supplemented with tags. Various
lockout devices are available including group lockout hasps. Locks should be individually assigned
and have only one key.

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 Step 5: Control the stored energy. This step includes the release, disconnect or restraint of any
residual hazardous energy which may be present and a check that all moving parts have stopped
moving. It may also include the installaon of “pancakes” or blanking of pipe anges, the installaon
of ground wires to discharge electrical capacitors and the blocking or supporng of elevated
equipment.
 Step 6: Verify isolaon of equipment. Double-check the steps and verify that the equipment indeed
has been shut down and that the lock and tag do control the stored energy. Employees should be
warned and the system tested, including pressing of all start buons to assure that the equipment will
not start.
Note: Each individual required to lockout ANY equipment, must be trained in Lockout/Tagout Procedures
and the OSHA Standard. Training must take place PRIOR to performing set-up or maintenance procedures.
MAINTENANCE CHART
ITEM INTERVAL
Grease guide wheel bearings As Needed
Inspect hydraulic hoses and ngs for damage, leaks, or wear Before each use
Ensure all ngs, nuts, and bolts are ght Before each use
Ensure all pins and li pins are in place, and in proper working order. Before each use
IF LIFT PINS ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF DISTRESS (CRACKS, CHIPS, BENDS, ETC.),
THEY MUST BE REPLACED. SERIOUS INJURY COULD OCCUR OTHERWISE. IMMEDIATELY!
Grease Hubs As needed
Review safety instrucons Annually
Clean and paint As needed
Replace Warning Decals As needed

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TROUBLESHOOTING
PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION
Not able to keep guide wheel in track 1. Guide wheel not low enough
2. Hydraulics not on “Float”
3. Side linkage set too rigid
1) Guide wheel should be at least to mid
point of wheel horizontal to ground
level
2) Put hydraulic lever in “oat” posion
3) Loosen side linkage to allow more
side movement
Not able to keep guide wheels in the track
when lling inner tracks closest to pivot
point
Not compensang for ghter turns
Run the outside tractor wheels as close to
the pivot track as possible. (Outside
wheels are the wheels furthest from the
pivot point)
Throwing too much dirt/making a hill Front blades digging too deep
1) Adjust pitch of machine to raise front
blades
or
2) Remove front blades (on OR600
“Track King” models only)
NOTES:

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USE AND CARE TIPS FROM THE FACTORY
1. Keeping the pivot track ller cleaned and painted will help to prolong the usefulness of this product.
2. Failure to clean the track ller rounely may cause a buildup of dirt and debris, which may cause the
implement to hold moisture and cause rust.
3. When not aached to the tractor, support the front of the implement with appropriate safety supports.
Park this track ller in a level area if possible.
4. Grease all bearings as needed.
ASSISTANCE
If you have quesons not answered in this manual, or require addional copies, or the manual is damaged,
please contact your dealer or:
71 SOUTH 215 WEST
RUPERT, IDAHO 83350
PHONE: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
www.norwest-mfg.com

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