TMG TMG-SFM72 User manual

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72“ SKID STEER
FLAIL MOWER
PRODUCT MANUAL
v.2023.07.04
TMG-SFM72

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CONTENTS
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION ......................................................................................................................................... 3
YOUR SAFETY ............................................................................................................................................................................. 3
GENERAL SAFETY ....................................................................................................................................................................... 3
EQUIPMENT SAFETY GUIDELINES ................................................................................................................................................. 4
SAFETY TRAINING ....................................................................................................................................................................... 5
SAFETY SIGNS ............................................................................................................................................................................ 5
SAFETY DECALS .......................................................................................................................................................................... 6
PREPARATION ............................................................................................................................................................................. 6
MAINTENANCE SAFETY ............................................................................................................................................................... 6
HYDRAULIC SAFETY .................................................................................................................................................................... 7
TRANSPORT SAFETY ................................................................................................................................................................... 8
TO THE NEW OPERATOR OR OWNER ............................................................................................................................................ 8
OPERATION ............................................................................................................................................................................ 8
MAINTENANCE ..................................................................................................................................................................... 10
BEFORE EVERY USE ................................................................................................................................................................... 10
EVERY WEEK ............................................................................................................................................................................. 10
AFTER EVERY SEASON .............................................................................................................................................................. 10
HYDRAULIC SYSTEM ................................................................................................................................................................. 10
BOLT TORQUE ........................................................................................................................................................................... 10
SPECIFICATION .................................................................................................................................................................... 11
SPECIFICATIONS &CAPACITIES ................................................................................................................................................ 11
PARTS LIST ......................................................................................................................................................................... 12
TMG-SFM72 FLAIL MOWER ASSEMBLY .................................................................................................................................. 12
TMG-SFM72 COUPLING ASSEMBLY ....................................................................................................................................... 15
TMG-SFM72 HYDRAULIC COMPONENTS ................................................................................................................................. 16

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
Your Safety
YOU are responsible for the SAFE operation and maintenance of your TMG Skid Steer Flail Mower. YOU must ensure that you
and anyone else who is going to use, maintain or work around the Skid Steer Flail Mower be familiar with the using and
maintenance procedures and related SAFETY information contained in this manual. This manual will take you step-by-step
through your working day and alerts you to all good safety practices that should be used while using the Skid Steer Flail Mower.
Remember, YOU are the key to safety. Good safety practices not only protect you but also the people around you. Make these
practices a working part of your safety program. Be certain that EVERYONE using this equipment is familiar with the
recommended using and maintenance procedures and follows all the safety precautions. Most accidents can be prevented. Do
not risk injury or death by ignoring good safety practices.
1. Skid Steer Flail Mower owners must give operating instructions to operators or employees before allowing them to operate
the machine, and at least annually thereafter.
2. The most important safety device on this equipment is a SAFE operator. It is the operator’s responsibility to read and
understand ALL Safety and Operating instructions in the manual and to follow these. Most accidents can be avoided.
3. A person who has not read and understood all using and safety instructions is not qualified to use the machine. An untrained
operator exposes himself and bystanders to possible serious injury or death.
4. Do not modify the equipment in any way. Unauthorized modification may impair the function and/or safety and could affect
the life of the equipment.
5. Think SAFETY! Work SAFELY!
General Safety
1. Read and understand the Operator’s Manual and all safety signs before using, maintaining, adjusting, or cleaning the Skid
Steer Flail Mower.
2. Have a first-aid kit available for use should the need arise and know how to use it.
3. Have a fire extinguisher available for use should the need arise and know how to use it.
4. Do not allow riders.
5. Wear appropriate protective gear. This list includes but is not limited to:
- A hard hat
- Protective shoes with slip resistant soles
- Heavy gloves

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- Wet weather gear
- Hearing Protection
6. Install and secure all guards before starting.
7. Wear suitable ear protection for prolonged exposure to excessive noise.
8. Turn machine off, stop and disable engine, remove ignition key and place in your pocket, set park brake and wait for all
moving parts to stop before servicing, adjusting, repairing, or unplugging.
9. Clear the area of people, especially small children, before using the unit.
10. Review safety related items annually with all personnel who will operating or maintaining the Skid Steer Flail Mower.
Equipment Safety Guidelines
1. Safety of the operator and bystanders is one of the main concerns in designing and developing equipment. 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 precautions in this section. To
avoid personal injury or death, study the following precautions and insist those working with you, or for you to follow them.
2. In order to provide a better view, certain photographs or illustrations in this manual may show an assembly with a safety
shield removed. However, equipment should never be used in this condition. Keep all shields in place. If shield removal
becomes necessary for repairs, replace the shield prior to use.
3. Replace any safety sign or instruction sign that is not readable or is missing. Location of such safety signs is indicated in
this manual.
4. Never use alcoholic beverages or drugs which can hinder alertness or coordination while using this equipment. Consult
your doctor about using this machine while taking prescription medications.
5. Under no circumstances should young children be allowed to work with this equipment. Do not allow persons to use or
assemble this unit until they have read this manual and have developed a thorough understanding of the safety
precautions and of how it works. Review the safety instructions with all users annually.
6. This equipment is dangerous to children and persons unfamiliar with its operation. The operator should be a responsible,
properly trained and physically able person familiar with machinery and trained in this equipment's operations. If the
elderly are assisting with work, their physical limitations need to be recognized and accommodated.
7. Never exceed the limits of a piece of machinery.
8. If its ability to do a job, or to do so safely, is in question - DON'T TRY IT.
9. Do not modify the equipment in any way. Unauthorized modification may result in serious injury or death and may impair
the function and life of the equipment.

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10. In addition to the design and configuration of this implement, including Safety Signs and Safety Equipment, hazard control
and accident prevention are dependent upon the awareness, concern, prudence, and proper training of personnel involved
in the operation, transport, maintenance, and storage of the machine. Refer also to Safety Messages and operation
instruction in each of the appropriate sections of the skid steer and machine manuals. Pay close attention to the Safety
Signs affixed to the skid steer and the machine.
Safety Training
1. Safety is a primary concern in the design and manufacture of our products. Unfortunately, our efforts to provide safe
equipment can be wiped out by a single careless act of an operator or bystander.
2. In addition to the design and configuration of equipment, hazard control and accident prevention are dependent upon the
awareness, concern, prudence, and proper training of personnel involved in the operation, transport, maintenance, and
storage of this equipment.
3. It has been said, "The best safety feature is an informed, careful operator." We ask you to be that kind of an operator. It is
the operator's responsibility to read and understand ALL Safety and Using instructions in the manual and to follow these.
Accidents can be avoided.
4. If this machine is used by any person other than yourself, or is loaned or rented, it is the machine owner's responsibility to
make certain that the operator, prior to using:
a. Reads and understands the operator's manuals.
b. Is instructed in safe and proper use.
5. Know your controls and how to stop the skid steer tractor and machine quickly in an emergency. Read this manual and the
one provided with skid steer tractor.
6. Train all new personnel and review instructions frequently with existing workers. Be certain only a properly trained and
physically able person will use the machinery. A person who has not read and understood all using and safety instructions
is not qualified to use the machine. An untrained operator exposes himself and bystanders to possible serious injury or
death. If the elderly is assisting with the work, their physical limitations need to be recognized and accommodated.
Safety Signs
1. Always keep safety signs clean and legible.
2. Replace safety signs that are missing or have become illegible.
3. Replaced parts that displayed a safety sign should also display the current sign.
4. Safety signs have a part number in the lower righthand corner. Use this part number when ordering replacement parts.
5. Safety signs are available from your authorized Distributor or Dealer Parts Department or the factory.