waratah HTH624C User manual

HTH624C
Harvester Head
WA111775 31MAY22 (ENGLISH)
COPYRIGHT® 2022 WARATAH NZ LIMITED
Tokoroa, New Zealand All Rights Reserved
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Operator’s Manual

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Foreword
READTHISMANUALcarefullytolearnhowtooperate
andserviceyourmachinecorrectly.Failuretodoso
couldresultinpersonalinjuryorequipmentdamage.This
manualandsafetysignsonyourmachinemayalsobe
availableinotherlanguages.(SeeyourWaratahdealer
toorder.)
THISMANUALSHOULDBECONSIDEREDapermanent
partofyourmachineandshouldremainwiththemachine
whenyousellit.
MEASUREMENTSinthismanualaregiveninbothmetric
andimperialequivalents.Useonlycorrectreplacement
partsandfasteners.Metricandinchfastenersmay
requireaspecicmetricorinchwrench.
RIGHT-HANDANDLEFT-HANDsidesaredeterminedby
facinginthedirectionofforwardtravel.
WRITEPRODUCTIDENTIFICATIONNUMBERS(P .I.N.)
inthemachinenumberssection.Accuratelyrecordall
numberstohelpintracingthemachineshoulditbestolen.
Yourdealeralsorequiresthesenumbersfororderingof
parts.Filetheidenticationnumbersinasecureplace
offthemachine.
WARRANTYisprovidedaspartofWaratahNewZealand
Limited's(“Waratah”)supportprogramforcustomerswho
operateandmaintaintheirequipmentasdescribedinthis
manual.Thewarranty,whichyoushouldhavereceived
fromyourdealer,isexplainedonthewarrantycerticate.
ThiswarrantyprovidesyoutheassurancethatWaratahwill
backitsproductswheredefectsappearwithinthewarranty
period.Insomecircumstances,Waratahalsoprovides
eldimprovements,oftenwithoutchargetothecustomer,
eveniftheproductisoutofwarranty.Iftheequipmentis
abused,ormodiedtochangeitsperformancebeyondthe
originalfactoryspecications,thewarrantywillbecome
voidandeldimprovementsmaybedenied.
IMPORTANT
WarrantywillnotapplytotheHTH624Charvestinghead
forfailuresresultingfromunauthorizedadjustmentsto
theharvestinghead.
Unauthorizedadjustmentsareinviolationofthe
manufacturers’standards,andmayresultindamageto
theharvestinghead.
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Contents
Page
General
Copyright...........................................................0-1-1
GeneralInformation...........................................0-1-1
ManualReplacement.........................................0-1-1
Warranty............................................................0-1-2
AvoidUnauthorisedMachineModications.......0-1-2
Features............................................................0-1-3
Safety—OperatorSafetyPrecautions
OnlyOperateIfQualied...................................1-1-1
LockTiltBracket................................................1-1-1
RecommendedHarvesterHead
PositionforT opSawChainandT op
SawBarMaintenance...................................1-1-2
RecommendedHarvesterHead
PositionforMainSawChainand
MainSawBarMaintenance..........................1-1-3
Safety—GeneralPrecautions
OperatorRisk....................................................1-2-1
GeneralSafety...................................................1-2-1
OperationalSafety.............................................1-2-2
RecogniseSafetyInformation...........................1-2-3
WearProtectiveEquipment...............................1-2-3
OperatingPrecautions.......................................1-2-3
KeepClearofSaw.............................................1-2-4
AvoidChainShot...............................................1-2-5
BewareofChainshot........................................1-2-6
ChainShotGuardInspection............................1-2-8
NeverOperateWithoutReadingManual...........1-2-9
NeverStandontheHarvesterHead...............1-2-10
Safety—OperationPrecautions
ReadManualsBeforeOperating.......................1-3-1
KeepPersonnelOfftheHarvesterHead...........1-3-1
PinchArea.........................................................1-3-1
DoNotStareintotheLaserBeam.....................1-3-2
LaserFindEndSafety.......................................1-3-2
WaratahKeySwitchControl(Three-position)...1-3-4
WaratahSwitchControl(Two-position).............1-3-5
Lockablebatterydisconnectswitch...................1-3-6
Toactivatemanualmode...................................1-3-7
H-16ControllerPower.......................................1-3-7
AvoidWorkSiteHazards...................................1-3-8
AvoidHigh-pressureOils...................................1-3-9
AvoidHigh-pressureFluids...............................1-3-9
Page
DisposeofWasteProperly................................1-3-9
Safety—MaintenancePrecautions
PrepareforServiceSafety................................1-4-1
ServicingandMaintenanceSafety....................1-4-2
RemovePaintbeforeWeldingorHeating.........1-4-3
MakeWeldingRepairsSafely...........................1-4-3
ServiceAccumulatorSystemsSafely................1-4-3
Safety—SafetySignsandLabels
HarvesterHeadLabelPositions........................1-5-1
Cablabels(two-positionWaratahswitch).........1-5-2
Safety—GeneralCarrierPrecautions
RecommendationsForProcessingon
theLanding...................................................1-6-1
RecommendationsforTreeFelling...................1-6-1
UseandMaintainaSafety-belt.........................1-6-1
DoNotOperateUnlessSeated.........................1-6-2
Welding..............................................................1-6-2
CarrierClass—HeadType...............................1-6-2
InspecttheHarvesterHead...............................1-6-2
KeyRingCautionandID...................................1-6-3
OperatorProtectiveStructures(OPS)
forMachinesFittedwithHarvesting
orFellingHeads............................................1-6-3
Driving...............................................................1-6-3
Processing.........................................................1-6-4
BuckingandPiling.............................................1-6-4
Operation—GeneralOperation
GeneralOperation.............................................2-1-1
PlanningAreaPreparation................................2-1-1
Operation—ClearCutHarvesting
Felling................................................................2-2-1
FellingProcess..................................................2-2-1
Delimbing...........................................................2-2-2
FallandDelimb..................................................2-2-2
Operation—ThinningTechniques
PlantationOutRow—CutToLengthatStump..2-3-1
PlantationOutRow—FullTreeThinning...........2-3-2
SelectThinning..................................................2-3-3
Continuedonnextpage
OriginalInstructions.Allinformation,illustrationsandspecicationsinthis
manualarebasedonthelatestinformationavailableatthetimeofpublication.
Therightisreservedtomakechangesatanytimewithoutnotice.
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Operation—Processing
General..............................................................2-4-1
Debarking..........................................................2-4-1
Measuring..........................................................2-4-1
Operation—Cutting
General..............................................................2-5-1
UsingTheMainSawUnit..................................2-5-1
UsingTheT opSawUnit....................................2-5-1
Operation—SpecialTechniques
UseofDoubleCuts...........................................2-6-1
QuarterCutting..................................................2-6-2
FallingMulti-Leaders.........................................2-6-2
FallingOnHillside..............................................2-6-3
Operation—Miscellaneous
UnattendedHarvesterHead..............................2-7-1
DelimbingMulti-Leaders....................................2-7-1
Maintenance—FluidsandLubricants
RecommendedHydraulicSystemFluid............3-1-1
ChainOil............................................................3-1-1
Grease...............................................................3-1-2
GreasePointLocation.......................................3-1-3
GreasePointLocation—UpperDelimbKnife....3-1-3
GreasePointLocation—FeedUnit....................3-1-4
GreasePointLocation—FeedArm....................3-1-4
GreasePointLocation—TiltBracket.................3-1-5
GreasePointLocation—Length
MeasuringUnit..............................................3-1-5
GreaseMeasuringWheelBearings...................3-1-6
GreasePointLocation—T opSawUnit..............3-1-6
GreasePointLocation—MainSawUnit
(SC100Option).............................................3-1-7
GreasePointLocation—MainSawUnit
(3/4”SawOption)..........................................3-1-7
Maintenance—Schedule
PeriodicMaintenanceRecord...........................3-2-1
Maintenance—Every8HoursorDaily..............3-2-2
Maintenance—Every50HoursorWeekly.........3-2-3
Maintenance—Every200—250Hours
orMonthly.....................................................3-2-4
Maintenance—Every1000Hours......................3-2-5
Maintenance—Every2000HoursorYearly......3-2-6
Maintenance—General
UniedInchBoltandCapScrew
TorqueValues...............................................3-3-1
MetricBoltandCapScrewT orqueValues........3-3-2
AdditionalMetricCapScrewT orqueValues......3-3-3
Maintenance—OperationCheckout
FaultFinding......................................................3-4-1
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Miscellaneous—Carrier
PreventFires.....................................................4-1-1
InCaseofCarrierFire.......................................4-1-1
Weldingonthecarrierorharvesterhead..........4-1-2
WeldingonCarrier:TimberRite™.....................4-1-3
Usingboosterbatteries......................................4-1-5
UsingBoosterBatteries:TimberRite™.............4-1-6
Miscellaneous—Measurements
MetricandImperialUnitExpressions................4-2-1
Miscellaneous—SpecicationConversion
Length...............................................................4-3-1
Weight...............................................................4-3-1
Area...................................................................4-3-1
Volume..............................................................4-3-2
Pressure............................................................4-3-2
Flow...................................................................4-3-2
Liquid.................................................................4-3-2
Miscellaneous....................................................4-3-3
Miscellaneous—WoodMeasurement
WoodMeasurementEquivalents.......................4-4-1
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General
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Copyright
Nopartofthisdocumentmaybereproducedor
photocopiedwithoutpriorwrittenconsentfromWaratah.
Thecontentsofthismanualaresubjecttochangewithout
notice.Duetoproductupdates,theremaybedifferences
betweentheinformationprovidedinthismanualandthe
physicalproduct(s).
Whileeveryefforthasbeenmadetoensurethe
informationprovidedinthismanualisaccurate,Waratah
acceptsnoresponsibilityforerrorsorconsequences
arisingfrom,orassociatedwith,sucherrors.
GeneralInformation
Thispublicationcontainsinstructionsforthemaintenance
oftheHTH624Charvesterhead.Ifconcernsaboutthe
validityoftheinstructionsarise,pleaseconsultyourlocal
dealerformoredetailedinformation.
Illustrations,technicalinformation,andspecications
were,asfaraswehavebeenabletojudge,correctat
thetimeofprint.However,wereservetherighttorevise
specications,instructions,equipment,etc.withoutprior
writtennotice,asaresultofongoingproductimprovement
activities.
Nopartofthispublicationmay,withoutapprovalof
Waratah,betranslated,reproduced,storedortransmitted
electronically,mechanically,photographically,orin
anotherwaynotspeciedhere.
Evenifallconceivablemeasureshavebeentakento
makethecontentsascompleteaspossible,Waratah
takesnoresponsibilityforpossibledamagesthatmay
ariseasaresultoftheinstructionsnotbeingfollowedor
throughimproperuseoftheproduct.
ThepartsandcomponentsWaratahusesarespecically
chosen.Therefore,whererepairsorupgradesare
required,originalsparepartsarealwaysthebest
alternative.
Allserviceandrepairsshouldbecarriedoutbyqualied
servicepersonnel,oranauthorizedrepairshopwith
suitabletoolsandliftingdevices.
ManualReplacement
Whenre-orderingthismanual,quotethepartnumber
WA111775andthepublicationdate.
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General
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Warranty
Terms:Unlessotherwisestated,WaratahNewZealand
Limited(‘Waratah’)warrantseachnewattachmenttobe
freeoffailurecausedbydefectivematerialorworkmanship
foraperiodofone(1)yearortwothousand(2000)hours,
whicheverrstoccurs,followingdateofdeliveryofthe
producttotheoriginalretailcustomer(user).
WarrantycoverageforpartsonWaratah’sforestry
attachmentsisfor12monthsfromthedateofinstallation
byaWaratah-approveddealer,or180daysfromthedate
ofdeliveryifthecustomerbuysthepartoverthecounter.
Interruptions:Onlyonewarrantyinterruption,lastingno
morethansix(6)months,willbeacceptedduringthe
warrantyperiod.
Validity:T ovalidatethiswarranty,attachmentinstallation
mustbedonebyanauthoriseddealeronacarrierthat
meetsWaratah’sspecications,prescribedpre-delivery
andstart-upinspectionsmustbecompleted,andthe
customermustcomplete,sign,andsubmitaWarranty
RegistrationFormtothesellingWaratahDistribution
Centre(WDC).
Obligations:Waratah’ssoleobligationunderthis
warrantyislimitedtorepairsoffailuresduetofaulty
workmanship,ortherepairorreplacementofdefective
parts.Theseactionsarewithoutcharge,whetherinthe
eld,oratWaratah’sfactory,warehouse,oranapproved
repairshop.Returnfreightofpartsmustbepre-paid
bytheuser.Waratahisnotresponsibleforanycosts
associatedwiththedeliveryofanattachmentoritsparts
forrepairs,oranycostsassociatedwiththedeliveryof
partstomakerepairs.
Exceptions:Thiswarrantydoesnotapplytosoftware.
Itdoesnotapplytomaintenanceitemsusedinservice
(suchaslubricatingoilsandlters)andconsumableparts
(suchasbladesandsawchains).Itdoesnotapplyto
productsthatshowevidenceofneglect,overload,abuse,
accident,orunauthorisedalteration.Itdoesnotapply
toproductsthatareinadequatelymaintainedorused
forotherthantheirdesignatedpurposes,asdenedin
Waratah’stechnicalandmarketingpublications.
Annulment:ThiswarrantyshallbevoidifWaratah
determinesthattheattachment’sperformanceorreliability
isadverselyaffectedby1)repairsoralterationstothe
productmadebypersonsorrmsnotapprovedby
Waratah,or2)installationoftheproductonamachine
orbypersonsorrmsnotapprovedbyWaratah,3)
replacementpartsthatarenotgenuineWaratahparts,
or4)failuretofollowprescribedprocessesinWaratah
manualsoronWaratahproductsafetylabels.
Waratahherebydisclaimsliabilityonitspartfordamages,
whethergeneral,special,orarisingthroughnegligence,
andexpresslyincludinganyincidentalandconsequential
damages.Waratah’sobligationtorepairorreplaceisthe
limitofitsliabilityunderthiswarranty,andtheuser’ssole
rightandremedy.
Thiswarrantyisexpresslyinlieuofallother
warranties,expressorimplied,writtenororal,and
including,withoutlimitation,anyimpliedwarranties
ofmerchantabilityortnessforpurpose.
Thiswarrantymaynotbechanged,altered,ormodiedin
anywayexceptinwritingbyWaratah.
AvoidUnauthorisedMachineModications
ChangesofanykindtothisWaratahproduct,including
thettingofanyunauthorisedattachments,couldaffect
theintegrityoftheproduct,oritsabilitytoperformas
designedorintended.
NochangesshouldbemadetoanyWaratah
product,includingdeletionsoradditionsotherthana
Waratah-approvedoptionttedinthefactory-approved
manner.
Optionsorchangesareonlyofciallyapprovedinthe
followingform:
•Standardoptionsforthatproductshownorlistedon
acurrentprintedspecicationssheet,pricelist,parts
manual,orproductliteratureissuedbyWaratah.
•Nootherpersonisauthorisedtogivesuchapproval.
Waratahdisclaimsresponsibilityforanysituationarising
asaresultofunauthorisedchangetoitsproduct,suchas
theuseofanon-approvedsawbarorchain-tensioner
installedonaWaratahharvesterhead.Ifanypersonor
organisationmodiesorcontributesinanywaytoan
unauthorisedmodication,thepersonororganisationwill
bedeemedtohaveassumedtheriskinvolvedwithsuch
modication,andmaybedeemednegligentincreatinga
dangeroussituationresultingfromsuchaction.
WherechangesaremadewithoutWaratah’sofcial
approval,andWaratahbecomesinvolvedinasuitarising
outofsuchchange,Waratahwillprotectitsinterestby
takingappropriateaction.
Failuretoadheretothispolicynulliesandvoidsthe
product’swarranty,aswellasthecerticationonanysafety
itemsinstalledonthemodiedmachineorattachment.
Non-approvedproductchangesalsonullifywarranties
giventoWaratahbyitscomponentmanufacturers.
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Toassisttheoperatorinbecomingfamiliarwiththemany
featuresoftheHTH624CGrappleHarvester,andthereby
quicklybecomeprocientintheoperationandperiodic
maintenanceprocedures,thismanualisprovidedwith
detailoperatingandmaintenanceinstructionsaswellas
safetyinformationandequipmentdata.
1.Link.Pivotpointbetweenthecarrierandtheharvester
head.
2.Rotator.Hydraulicdrivenrotationoftheharvester
head.
3.UpperDelimbCylinder.Controlstheupperdelimb
knives.
4.UpperDelimbLink.Movestheupperdelimbknives
inunison.
5.TopKnife.Debarksanddelimbsthetreeasitis
pulledthroughtheharvesterhead.
6.TopSaw.Topsthetreeattheendofthecutting
operation.
7.UpperDelimbKnives.Worksinconjunctionwiththe
topknifetodebarkanddelimbthetree.
8.FixedFeedRoller.Centermountedfeedrollerfeeds
thetreethroughtheharvesterhead.
9.FeedRollers.Usedtogripthetreeandworkinunison
withthexedfeedroller.
10.MainSaw.Performsthemainlengthcuttingoperation.
11.BottomKnife.Debarksanddelimbsthetreeasitis
pulledthroughtheharvesterhead.
12.FeedArm.Housesthefeedrollermotorsandletsthe
feedarmspivot.
13.MeasuringWheel.Rollsalongthelengthofthetree
andsendsmeasurementsignalstothemeasuring
system.
14.TiltBracket.Ushapedbracketthatpivotsthe
harvesterheadverticalandhorizontal.
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Safety—OperatorSafetyPrecautions
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OnlyOperateIfQualied
Donotoperatethiscarrierunlessyouhavereadthe
manualcarefullyandyouhavebecomequaliedvia
supervisedtrainingandinstruction.
Beforestartingoperation:familiarizeyourselfwiththejob
siteandyoursurroundings,andtryallcontrolsandcarrier
functionswhilethecarrierisinanopenarea.
Ensureyoulearnandfollowallsafetyrulesthatmayapply
toyourworksituationand/orworksite.
LockTiltBracket
Servicingtheharvesterheadisextremelyhazardous.
Alwaysusethelockingpinprovidedtopreventthe
harvesterheadfromfallingover.
DANGER
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