SAFETY ALERT SYMBOL ATTENTION! BECOME ALERT! YOUR SAFETY IS INVOLVED! Accidents Disable and Kill 3 Big Reasons Accidents Cost Accidents Can Be Avoided DANGER SIGNAL WORDS: DANGER, WARNING CAUTION WARNING CAUTION...
EQUIPMENT SAFETY GUIDELINES DON'T TRY IT. 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.
SAFETY TRAINING SAFETY SIGNS How to Install Safety Signs: Working with unfamiliar equipment can lead to careless injuries. Read this manual before assembly or using, to acquaint yourself with the machine. 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:...
SAFETY AWARENESS. DANGER THROWN OBJECT HAZARD To prevent serious injury or death from thrown objects: • Turn machine off, stop and disable en- Z940 3 gine, remove ignition key and place in your pocket, set park brake and wait for all moving parts to stop before adjusting, servicing, maintaining, repairing or un- plugging.
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SAFETY AWARENESS. DANGER DANGER GUARDS MISSING ROTATING DRIVELINE HAZARD DO NOT OPERATE KEEP AWAY! DANGER DO NOT OPERATE WITHOUT: • ALL DRIVELINE, TRACTOR AND EQUIPMENT SHIELDS IN PLACE. • DRIVELINES SECURELY AT- GUARDS MISSING TACHED AT BOTH ENDS. DO NOT OPERATE •...
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ASSEMBLING BX42 Fig. 1 SHIPPING ASSEMBLY VIDEO AVAILABLE AT: BETSTCO.COM Fig. 2 TIE-DOWNS...
OPERATION OPERATING SAFETY 5. 1 TO THE NEW OPERATOR OR OWNER Follow all safety instructions exactly. Safety is everyone's business. It is the responsibility of the owner or opera- tor to read this manual and to train all other operators before they start working with the machine.
5.2 MACHINE COMPONENTS A Manual Feed Hopper B Discharge Hood C Rotor Housing D Rotor Blade E Stationary Blade F Twig Breaker G Hood Deflector H Hydraulic Feed Hopper J Hydraulic Feed Control K Hydraulic Motor L PTO Driveline M Rotor N Paddle O 3 Point Hitch Fig.
5. 5 DRIVELINE DIMENSION To determine the proper length of the driveline, follow this procedure: Fig. 11 DRIVELINE DIMENSIONS When cutting the driveline, follow this procedure: Fig. 12 CUT OFF DIMENSION Fig. 13 SHORTENING...
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5.6 MOUNTING AND UNHOOKING TRACTOR Fig. 14 TRACTOR LOWER LINKS IMPORTANT Aligned Pinned Fig. 15 LOWER ARMS Fig. 16 TOP LINK...
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IMPORTANT . Install the PTO driveline: NOTE NOTE Fig. 17 PTO SHAFT...
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7. Blades: Rotor blades: Stationary blade: a. Rotor b. Stationary WARNING Machine is shown with guard opened or rotor cover opened for illustrative purposes only. Do not operate machine with guard opened or cover opened. Clearance: Rotor Stationary Fig. 21 BLADES...
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9. Twig Breaker: WARNING Machine is shown with guard Disassembled opened or rotor cover opened for illustrative purposes only. Do not operate machine with guard opened or cover opened. Double Fig. 22 TWIG BREAKER...
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10. Shear Pin: BX32 WARNING Machine is shown with guard opened or rotor cover opened for illustrative purposes only. Do not operate machine with guard opened or cover opened. BX42 BX62 Fig. 28 SHEAR PIN...
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11. Unplugging: Discharge Hood Severe plug: Rotor Cover Fig. 29 SEVERE PLUG 12 . Cleaning: 13. Curtains: WARNING Machine is shown with guard opened or rotor cover opened for illustrative purposes only. Do not operate machine with guard opened or cover opened.
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14. Sharpening Blades: BX42 a. Rotor b. Stationary Fig. 2 5 BLADES...
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15 . Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): Fig. 2 6 PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT Fig. 27 WORKING 16. Operating Hints:...
SERVICING INTERVALS Hours or Daily Fig. 30 PTO driveline Fig. 31 PTO grease point 40 Hours or Weekly WARNING Machine is shown with guard re- moved or rotor cover opened for illustrative purposes only. not operate machine with guard removed or cover opened. Fig.
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100 Hours IMPORTANT Front WARNING Machine is shown with guard re- moved or rotor cover opened for illustrative purposes only. not operate machine with guard removed or cover opened. Rear Fig. 3 3 BEARINGS Annually Fig. 34 BX42...
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APPLICABLE, EITHE EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, IN FACT BY LAW. This warranty shall not be interpreted to render Betstco, or any authorized agent liable for injury or damages of any kind or nature, direct, consequen�al, or con�ngent, to a person or property.
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OWNERS SIGNATURE: x DATE: YOU MUST SIGN THIS WARRANTY AND MAIL OR FAX A COPY TO BETSTCO, 83371 MELTON RD, CRESWELL OR, 97426. IF YOU PREFER YOU MAY COMPLETE YOUR REGISTRATION ONLINE AT WWW.VALUE-LEADER.COM. THIS WARRANTY IS NOT EFFECTIVE UNLESS PURCHASER COMPLETE REGISTRATION AND WARRANTY FOR WITHIN 30 DAYS OF PURCHASE OR SHIP DATE WHICHEVER IS LATER.
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DATE: FAX TO 1-541-895-2756 YOU MUST SIGN THIS WARRANTY AND MAIL OR FAX A COPY TO BETSTCO, 83371 MELTON RD, CRESWELL OR. IF YOU PREFER YOU MAY COMPLETE YOUR REGISTRATION ONLINE AT WWW.VALUE-LEADER.COM. THIS WARRANTY IS NOT EFFECTIVE UNLESS PURCHASER COMPLETE REGISTRATION AND WARRANTY FOR WITHIN 30 DAYS OF PURCHASE OR SHIP DATE WHICHEVER IS LATER.
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