Sicma TSL-L Series User manual

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Miglianico (CH)
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Miglianico (CH)
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Miglianico (CH)
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SICMA S.p.A.
c.da Cerreto, 19 - 66010 Miglianico (CH)
Tele ono [phone] -Tele ax [phone]
web: www.sicma.it - e-mail: [e-mail]
Jobber
© SICMA joint-stock company
All rights reserved
Printed in Italy
Industrial Manufacture Company of Agricultural Machines
No part o this manual shall be reproduced, copied or disseminated by any means without SICMA
joint-stock company prior authorization in writing.
SICMA joint-stock company reserves the right to make any necessary changes without giving prior
notice in order to optimize the quality and sa ety o its products and without committing itsel to
update this manual every time a change takes place.
This booklet provides an accurate description o the operating instructions and maintenance
activities to be carried out on the shredder you bought. We congratulate you on your choice and
remind you that reading and ollowing scrupulously all prescriptions here contained will assure the
regular working o your machine and especially a high degree o sa ety.
The manufacturer therefore declines all responsibility as for the onset of problems caused
by a lack of compliance with the instructions and/or negligence of the operator.
This manual is divided into chapters and paragraphs and its pages are progressively numbered in
order to present in ormation in a clear and concise way. In ormation, thus, can be ound through the
keywords used as chapters’ title and especially consulting the index (page 4).

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INDEX
General information
Symbols Page 6
Tightening table Page 6
Sa ety labels Page 7
Technical data Page 8/9
Main parts Page 9
Identi ication plates Page 10
Allowed/improper use Page 10
Safety
Sa ety in the workplace Page 11
Job clothing Page 11
General sa ety rules Page 12/13
Set up
Connection to the tractor Page 14
Connection through Cardan joint Page 15
Working height adjustment Page 16
Side shi t regulation Page 17/18
Back cover regulation Page 19
Strewing devices regulation Page 20
Side skids regulation Page 20
Wood cutting
Page 17
Spring-loaded arm and eeler arm
regulation Page 21/22
Cutters Page 22
Starting up Page 23
Working speed Page 23
Road transport Page 23
Set aside Page 23
Maintenance
Maintenance program Page 25/26
Spring-loaded/ eeler arm
maintenance program Page 27
Cutters/hammers check Page 28
Spare parts ordering Page 29

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GENERAL INFORMATION
S MBOLS
This booklet contains three “sa ety graphic symbols” to highlight as many danger levels or important
in ormation:
It draws the operator’s attention to situations which can
jeopardize people’s safety.
It draws the attention to situations which jeopardize the
machine efficiency but not people’s safety.
It highlights general information which does not endanger
people’s safety or the efficiency of the parts.
BOLTS AND NUTS TIGHTENING TABLE
In order to tighten correctly all bolts and nuts o your shredder, we advice you to use a special
dynamometrical spanner and to re er to the ollowing table:
THREADED BOLTS
Bolt class
thread 8.8 10.9
Nm Lb-ft Nm Lb-ft
M6 11 8.5 17 12
M8 28 20 40 30
M10 55 40 80 60
M12 95 70 140 105
M14 150 110 225 165
M16 240 175 305 225
M18 330 250 475 350

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SAFET LABELS
The sa ety labels and the in ormation on the machine, listed in the ollowing table, must be
necessarily carried out; ailure to carry out these warnings can cause death or severe injuries. Make
sure that the labels are always present and legible, should this not be the case contact your nearest
SICMA dealer to replace the missing or illegible ones.
1
Attention: read care ully all
instruction and sa ety rules be ore
using the machine.
Stop engine and remove key
be ore starting maintenance or
repairs.
4
Use a 540 rpm power takeo .
7
Hooking point or the machine’s li ting.
2
Danger o eet injuries: rotating
tools, keep away rom the
machine.
5
Danger o eet injuries: keep a sa ety
distance rom the machine.
3
Thrown objects: keep a sa ety
distance rom the machine.
Danger o hands injuries: do not
open or remove sa ety guards
while the machine is operating.
6
Danger o hands injuries: keep sa ety
guards in position while operating.

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Technical features
model Working width (m) weight (kg) Tractor horse –
power (HP)
TSL-L
TSL-L 50 0,50 62 10-14
TSL-L 60 0,60 65 10-14
TSL-L 70 0,70 70 10-14
TSL-L 80 0,80 77 10-14
TSL-L 90 0,90 90 10-14
TSL-L 100 1,00 100 10-14
TA
TA 95 0,95 108 15-35
TA 110 1,10 118 15-35
TA 125 1,25 128 15-35
TA 140 1,40 138 15-35
SL fixed
SL 095 0,95 223 25-45
SL 110 1,10 245 25-45
SL 125 1,25 267 25-45
SL 140 1,40 289 25-45
SL
shifting
SL 095 0,95 226 25-45
SL 110 1,10 249 25-45
SL 125 1,25 270 25-45
SL 140 1,40 292 25-45
TMX fixed
TMX 110 1,10 275 25-45
TMX 125 1,25 297 25-45
TMX 140 1,40 319 25-45
TMX 155 1,55 341 25-45
TMX 185 1,85 364 25-45
TMX
shifting
TMX 110 1,10 279 25-45
TMX 125 1,25 300 25-45
TMX 140 1,40 322 25-45
TMX 155 1,55 345 25-45
TMX 185 1,85 367 25-45
TE fixed
TE 160 1,60 274 30-60
TE 180 1,80 300 30-60
TE 200 2,00 350 30-60
TE 220 2,20 375 30-60
TE
shifting
TE 160 1,60 294 30-60
TE 180 1,80 320 30-60
TE 200 2,00 370 30-60
TE 220 2,20 395 30-60
TS
TS 125 1,25 356 35-70
TS 140 1,40 382 35-70
TS 155 1,55 408 35-70
TS 185 1,85 450 35-70
TS-P
TS-P 140 1,40 430 35-70
TS-P 155 1,55 454 35-70
TS-P 185 1,85 466 35-70
TRX
TRX 140 1,40 380 35-70
TRX 160 1,60 410 35-70
TRX 185 1,85 530 35-70
TRX 220 2,20 600 35-70
TR
TR 200 2,00 688 60-90
TR 225 2,25 760 60-90
TR 255 2,55 832 60-90
TR 280 2,80 904 60-90
TUF
TUF 155 1,55 555 60-90
TUF 180 1,80 605 60-90
TUF 220 2,20 676 60-90
TUF 250 2,50 750 60-90

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TSD
TSD 95 0,90 530 40-80
TSD 115 1,15 580 40-80
TSD 125 1,25 610 40-80
TSD 140 1,40 650 40-80
TSD 155 1,55 690 40-80
TLX-R
TLX-R 125 1,25 300 25-50
TLX-R 140 1,40 321 25-50
TLX-R 155 1,55 346 25-50
TLX-R 185 1,85 386 25-50
FB
FB 180 1,80 636 35-80
FB 220 2,20 724 35-80
FB 250 2,50 790 35-80
FB 280 2,80 856 35-80
Manufacturer:
Sicma S.p.A.
Via Cerreto,19 | 66010 MIGLIANICO (CH) Tel. [phone] | ax [phone] P.Iva
00227220696
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MAIN PARTS TERMINOLOG
A) Frame
B) Lower three-point hitch
C) Third point mast
D) Cardan guard
E) Stabilizing roller
F) Transmission case
G) Cover
H) Foot
I) Adjusting crank
L) Traverse adjusting screw
M) Elevator arms hitch
N) Drive
O) Gearing-up unit

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IDENTIFICATION PLATES
Identi ication plates are placed on every shredder and are structured as ollows:
model of shredder
(example)
dimension
(example)
P.T.O. information
(example)
When asking for information or technical service, always
specify the machine type and width.
ALLOWED USE
SICMA shredders, as described in this instruction and maintenance booklet, have been speci ically
designed to mince grass, shrubs and wood up to 6 – 7 cm diameter
Any other use jeopardizes the operator’s sa ety and the machine integrity.
IMPROPER USE
When using SICMA shredders it is particularly orbidden:
- The attachment to vehicles o unsuitable power or weight.
- To assemble the machine without securing the rebound tie rods o the three-point hitch o
the tractor’s elevator.
- To work in excessively stony grounds
- To use the machine without inserting the check-pins when supplied.
- To work in excessive slopes.
- To li t the machine when the power takeo is engaged.
- To approach the machine when wearing inappropriate work clothing.
To get on the machine while it is being used or transported

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SAFETY
SAFET IN THE WORKPLACE
Most o the accidents which take place while the operator is using the machine or the equipment or
during their maintenance or repair are caused by a lack o compliance with the basic sa ety
precautions.
It is necessary, there ore, to become more and more conscious o the potential risks o one’s action
by constantly paying attention to its e ects.
If potentially dangerous situations are known, accidents can be prevented!
OPERATOR’S REQUIREMENTS
All operators using the equipment must be competent and meet necessarily the ollowing eatures:
Physical: good eyesight, coordination and capability o carrying out all unctions required or the
machine’s use.
Mental: capability o understanding and applying the established rules and sa ety precautions.
Users must pay attention and be sensible or their own and other people’s sa ety.
Training: users must have read and studied this manual, its eventual enclosed graphs and schemes
and its identi ication and danger plates. They must be skilled and trained on any use or maintenance
activities.
WORK CLOTHING
When working and especially when executing repair or maintenance activities, it is necessary to
wear the ollowing clothing and sa ety accessories:
- Overalls or other com ortable clothing, not too loose to p
revent
the possibility that parts o them might be caught in the moving
parts.
- Protective gloves or hands.
- Protective glasses or aceplate to protect eyes and ace.
- Protective helmet or the head.
-
Sa ety shoes
Wear only personal safety accessories in good condition and
complying with the rules in force.

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GENERAL SAFET RULES
Always consider the features of the area where work is taking place:
- When the equipment is running, it is orbidden to stand within the ield o action o the
shredder or o the other accessories o which it is provided with.
Prepare the work:
- Be ore and when working do not drink alcohol, take drugs or any other substances which
may alter your capability o working with machine tools.
- Be sure to have su icient uel, to prevent a orced stopping o the machine, maybe during a
critical movement.
- Do not use the equipment under unsa e conditions. For instance, it is orbidden to execute
makeshi t repair activities just to start working; it is orbidden to work at night with an
insu iciently illuminated working area.
When working or during the maintenance activities it is necessary to remember:
- The labels and stickers providing instructions and pointing out the dangers, must not be
removed, hidden or made illegible.
- Do not remove, except in case o maintenance, the sa ety devices, protective covers or
sumps. When it is necessary to remove them, stop engine, handle with care and reassemble
them properly be ore restarting the engine and using the equipment.
- It is orbidden to lubricate, clean and adjust the moving parts while they are running.
- During maintenance or adjustment activities on the equipment it is orbidden to use hands
or executing operations or which there are speci ic tools.
- Do not use tools in bad condition or inappropriately, or instance pliers rather than monkey
spanners, etc.
- Be ore executing interventions on hydraulic lines under pressure, disconnect their
components and make sure that the line is no longer under pressure and that it does not
contain any hot luid.
- Check out all pipe ittings and make sure that they are well connected be ore raising steam to
the hydraulic lines.
- When maintenance or repairs are completed check out that no tools, wiping rags or other
materials are le t inside spaces or guides with moving parts.
- While using the equipment it is orbidden to make more than one person give directions and
make signals. The eventual directions and signals relating to the load handling must be given
by a person only.
- Do not unexpectedly call an operator while he is working i not necessary; it is orbidden as
well to righten who is working and throw objects, even i just or un.
- Watch out those present, especially the children!

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- Make always sure that no people stand within the equipment’s ray o action.
- Do not make people get on the machine.
- When the equipment is not needed, stop the vehicle’s engine, park it on a lat ground with
irst speed and parking brake on, with the machine rested on the ground and power takeo
disengaged.
- Do not make any cleanings, lubrications, repairs or adjustments with running engine and
li ted machine.
- Never use the machine in steep slopes which may jeopardize the equipment’s stability.
-
SICMA declines all responsibility for a lack of compliance with these instructions.

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STARTING UP
ATTACHMENT TO THE TRACTOR
It is necessary to read up this instruction manual and the manuals o the tractor and cardan sha t
manu acturer.
All SICMA shredders have been manu actured to be attached to any tractor provided with hydraulic
elevator and universal three-point hitch.
Be ore attaching the
equipment to the
tractor, set both on a
lat and smooth
ground and make sure
that nobody is
standing between
them.
Move slowly the
tractor towards the
shredder by aligning
the tractor elevator’s
arms to the two
shredder hitches’
lateral gudgeons; stop engine and pull parking brake.
Connect irst the lower arms by removing the release pins o the gudgeons placed on the plates ,
inserting the elevator bars into the arms centre and astening them with the relevant release pins,
which had been removed in precedence
Connect, a terwards, the tractor tie rod to the third upper point by removing the pin located
between the plates, inserting the tie rod itsel and locking it with the pin.
Adjust the third point so that the upper part o
the rame is parallel to the ground.
Lock all connection parts with the special sway
chains or tie rods.
It is always good to make sure that the central
group axis (sump/bevel gear pair) is parallel to
the ground thus reducing the stresses on the
power takeo and extending the working li e o
the equipment.
TLX-R and FB shredders (picture 2) are reversing; it is thus
possible to attach them to the ront part o all tractors provided
with a three-point hitch ront elevator.
Picture
2

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Pay attention to the tractor’s front wheels grip when the
equipment is set up and lifted; if the wheels appear to be too
lightened, ballast the tractor front part.
After executing the above-mentioned activities it is always
good to check that all bolts and nuts of your shredder are
tightened strongly (refer to the bolts and nuts tightening
table described in this booklet).
ATTACHMENT TO THE CARDAN SHAFT
Be ore assembling the cardan sha t, it is very important to check out that its number o revolutions
and direction o rotation match those o the tractor. Moreover, read care ully the instruction manuals
o the cardan sha t and the tractor manu acturers.
Be ore starting work, check the presence o the sa ety guards on the power takeo s o the machine,
o the cardan sha t and o the tractor. Check in particular that the sa ety guards cover the cardan
sha t throughout its extension.
When at their maximum extension
, the safety guards’ plastic
hoses shall overlap of at least 1/3 of their length (LT). When
in their maximum closing position, the minimum clearance
allowed shall be of 1-2 cm.
Check out that the cardan sha t minimum and maximum
length are the ones required by the machine-tractor
coupling.
Should problems arise, contact a skilled repair shop or
the cardan retailer. A ter installation, secure sa ety
guards both to the tractor and the machine using the
special chains and make sure that they pivot reely. I
the cardan sha t is equipped with other sa ety devices,
such as a pair limiter or reewheels, be sure to install
them on the machine side. As or the cardan use and
maintenance re er to the relevant booklet.

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WORKING HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT
The machine’s working height is determined by the position o the rear roller and, in some models,
by the rear wheels.
Li ting the roller or wheels the cutters get close to the soil, whereas lowering them the cutters get
ar rom it. A ter a modi ication o the working height be sure that the cutters skim the ground: a
direct contact with it would cause their wear.
To adjust the roller height (picture 3):
- Screw out and remove screws A which
asten the roller on both sides.
- Loosen screw B.
- Li t or lower roller C through holes D.
- Insert back and tighten screws A.
- Tighten screw B.
To adjust the wheels height on TRX, TS, TS-P
models (picture 4) and on TR, TUF, TSD models (picture 5):
- Loosen screws A on both sides;
- Screw out and remove screws B on both sides.
- Li t or lower wheels C through holes D equally on the le t and right sides.
- Insert back and tighten screws B.
- Tighten screws A
To adjust the wheels height on TMX, SL, TE models (picture
6):
- extract split pin A;
- extract gudgeon C and adjust height alterning the
position o bushings B;
- a ter regulation insert back gudgeon C and split pin A.
Picture
3
Picture
5
Picture 4
Picture
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SIDE SHIFT ADJUSTMENT
TS-P, SL
1
, TMX
1
, TE
1
, TLX-R, TRX, TR, TUF, FB shredders are provided with side shi t, both
manual (through worm screw or adjustable rod) and hydraulic.
To adjust side shi t on the machines provided with worm screw
shift (picture 7):
- Take o crank B rom its housing and insert it in trailing
tang C.
- Swing the crank clockwise or counterclockwise up to
needed shi t
- A ter regulation, leave crank B rom trailing tang C and
replace it into its housing.
To adjust side shi t on models equipped with rod
shi t (picture 8):
- extract gudgeon A and adjust the length o
rod B through holes C: the length o rod B
determines the machine side shi t.
- A ter adjustment, insert back gudgeon A into
needed hole.
To adjust TUF shredder side shi t (picture 9) act
as ollows:
- loosen screws A;
- i side shi t is made through worm screw,
go on as above; i it is a hydraulic side
shi t, use the control levers or traversing
the jack;
- a ter regulation tighten strongly screws A
(re er to the bolts and nuts tightening
table described in this booklet)
Picture
7
Picture
8
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TMX
2
, SL
2
and TE
2
shredders are provided with
only two side shi t positions. To adjust their side
shi t (picture 10):
- Screw out and extract screws A.
- Disassemble rame B connecting the elevator
and place it on the shredder rame through
holes C.
- A ter adjustment insert screws A back and
tighten strongly.
Work height and side shift adjustments shall be made only on
working ground and only after having stopped the engine,
disengaged the power takeoff and pulled the parking brake.
If necessary, lift the machine from the ground but, in order to
avoid risks for people, place it on rests thus preventing any
injuries that might be caused by its sudden fall.
Picture 10
1
traversing model
2
fixed model
Picture 10

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BACK COVER OPENING
In some shredder models the back cover may be opened in order to allow the operations o
maintenance and cleaning o the rotor.
To open TMX, TRX and TUF shredders back covers
(picture 11):
- Unscrew and extract gudgeons A which lock
the cover on both sides.
- Li t the cover through holes B placed on it
up to needed opening.
- Insert back and tighten gudgeon A.
To open TR and TRP models back covers
(picture 12):
- Unscrew and extract gudgeons A on
both sides o the cover;
- Place rods B supplied together with the
machine;
- Adjust back cover opening through
holes C;
- Insert back and tighten gudgeons A
strongly.
ATTENTION: The back cover can only be opened to carry out the operations of
maintenance and cleaning of the rotor: when the shredder is working the back cover
must be closed.
SICMA Spa declines all responsibility for the onset of problems caused by a lack of
compliance with the instructions.
Picture 11
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SIDE SKIDS ADJUSTMENT
The side skids whom some shredder models (TLX-R, TS, TS-P, TRX, TR, TUF, TRP, FB, SL,
TMX, TE) are provided with, avoid an excessive sinking o the machine on the ground during
working.
To adjust the skids height (picture 14):
- Unscrew and extract screws A.
- Adjust the skids height through holes B
up to needed height.
- A ter regulation insert back and tighten
screws A strongly (re er to the bolt and
nuts tightening table described on this
booklet).
Do the same thing on the opposite side o the
machine.
Picture 14
These operations shall be made only on working ground and
only after having stopped the engine, disengaged the power
takeoff and pulled the parking brake. If necessary, lift the
machine from the ground but, in order to avoid risks for
people, place it on rests thus preventing any injuries that
might be caused by its sudden fall.
WOOD CUTTING
Some shredders models (TMX, SL, TS, TS-P, TRX, TR, TUF, and TE), provided with hammers
(see “cutters” section) and with back blades, are able to mince also bigger shrubs.
To place the back blades (picture 15):
- Insert the back blades A into their special
housing;
- Push them up to make them skimming the soil;
- Insert split pin B into the special drilling up to
needed height.
Picture
15