Multiquip STXD6i manual

OPERA TION MANUAL THIS MANU AL MUST A CCOMP ANY THE EQ UIPMENT A T ALL TIMES. T o find the latest re vision of this publication, visit our website at: www .m ultiquip.com SERIES MODEL STXD6i HYDRAULIC RIDE-ON TROWEL (Y ANMAR 4TNV84T -Z-DSA2 DIESEL ENGINE) Re vision #0 (03/23/12) PN: 22778[...]

P A GE 2 — STXD6i RIDE-ON TRO WEL• OPERA TION MANU AL — REV . #0 (03/23/12) PROPOSITION 65 W ARNING Diesel engine exhaust and some of[...]

STXD6i RIDE-ON TRO WEL • OPERA TION MANU AL —REV . #0 (03/23/12) — P A GE 3 Grinding/cutting/drilling of masonry , concrete, metal and other materials with silica in their composition may give off dust or mists containing crystalline silica. Silica is a basic component of sand, quartz, brick clay , granite and numerous other minerals and rock[...]

P A GE 4 — STXD6i RIDE-ON TRO WEL• OPERA TION MANU AL — REV . #0 (03/23/12) T ABLE OF CONTENTS STXD6i Ride-On T r owel Proposition 65 Warning ........................................... 2 Silicosis/Respiratory W ar nings ................................ 3 T able Of Contents .................................................... 4 T raining Chec[...]

STXD6i RIDE-ON TRO WEL • OPERA TION MANU AL —REV . #0 (03/23/12) — P AGE 5 NOTES[...]

P A GE 6 — STXD6i RIDE-ON TRO WEL• OPERA TION MANU AL — REV . #0 (03/23/12) TRAINING CHECKLIST T raining Chec klist No. Description OK? Date 1 Read operation manual completely 2 Machine la yout, location of components, chec king of engine and h ydraulic oil le v els 3 Fuel system, refueling procedure 4 Operation of spra y and lights 5 Operati[...]

STXD6i RIDE-ON TRO WEL • OPERA TION MANU AL —REV . #0 (03/23/12) — P AGE 7 DAIL Y PRE-OPERA TION CHECKLIST Daily Pre-Operation Chec klist       1 Engine oil le v el 2 Hydr aulic oil le v el 3 Radiator coolant le v el 4 Condition of blades 5 Blade pitch operation 6 Saf ety stop s witch operation 7 Steer ing control operation[...]

P A GE 8 — STXD6i RIDE-ON TRO WEL• OPERA TION MANU AL — REV . #0 (03/23/12) SAFETY INFORMA TION Do not operate or service the equipment before reading the entire manual. Safety precautions should be follo wed at all times when operating this equipment. F ailure to read and understand the saf ety messages and operating instructions could resul[...]

STXD6i RIDE-ON TRO WEL • OPERA TION MANU AL —REV . #0 (03/23/12) — P A GE 9 SAFETY INFORMA TION GENERAL SAFETY CA UTION  NEV ER oper at e thi s equi pm en t with ou t prop er prot ect iv e clothing, shatter proof glasses, respiratory protection, hea rin g p ro te ct io n, st ee l-t oe d b oo ts an d oth er pr ot ec ti v e de vice s re qu i[...]

P A GE 10 — STXD6i RIDE-ON TRO WEL• OPERA TION MANU AL — REV . #0 (03/23/12) SAFETY INFORMA TION TRO WEL SAFETY D ANGER  Engine fuel e xhaust gases contain poisonous carbon mono xide. This gas is colorless and odor less, and can cause death if inhaled.  The engine of this equipment requires an adequate free fl o w of cooling air . NEVE[...]

STXD6i RIDE-ON TRO WEL • OPERA TION MANU AL —REV . #0 (03/23/12) — P A GE 11 SAFETY INFORMA TION NO TICE  NEVER r un engine without an air fi lter or with a dirty air fi lter . Sev ere engine damage may occur . Ser vice air fi l ter frequently to pre v ent engine malfunction.  NEVER tamper with the f actory settings of the engine or [...]

P A GE 12 — STXD6i RIDE-ON TRO WEL• OPERA TION MANU AL — REV . #0 (03/23/12) TRANSPORTING SAFETY CA UTION  NEVER allow any person or animal to stand underneath the equipment while lifting.  Ride-on trowels are very heavy and awkw ard to move around. Use proper heavy lifting procedures and DO NOT attempt to lift the trowel b y the guard [...]

STXD6i RIDE-ON TRO WEL • OPERA TION MANU AL —REV . #0 (03/23/12) — P A GE 13  A void sharp tur ns to prev ent rolling.  T railer should be adjusted to a le v el position at all times when towing.  Raise and lock trailer wheel stand in up position when towing.  Pla ce choc k bloc ks underneath wheel to pre v ent rolling while parke[...]

P A GE 14 — STXD6i RIDE-ON TRO WEL• OPERA TION MANU AL — REV . #0 (03/23/12) LIFTING AND TRANSPOR TING LIFTING THE TRO WEL When lifting trow el for moving or transpor ting, do the f ollowing (see Figure 1). Figure 1. Lifting the T ro wel 1. Secure two lifting straps to the lift loops located on the left and right side of the trowel. 2. T o li[...]

STXD6i RIDE-ON TRO WEL • OPERA TION MANU AL —REV . #0 (03/23/12) — P A GE 15 SPECIFICA TIONS T able 1. T rowel Specifications W eight – lbs. (kgs.) Operating 2,165 (982) W eight – lbs. (kgs.) Shipping (less pallet material) 2,077 (942) Sound Pressure – dBA 2 TBD Vibration – ft/s2 (m/s2) 3 TBD Blade Tip Speed – ft/min (m/s) 1973 (10[...]

P A GE 16 — STXD6i RIDE-ON TRO WEL• OPERA TION MANU AL — REV . #0 (03/23/12) DIMENSIONS T able 3. T ro wel Dimensions A – Length – in. (cm) 125 (318) B – Width – in. (cm) 65 (165) C – Height – in. (cm) 1 56 (142) NO TES: 1. This value includes the seat height (T able 3). 2. Sound pressure is a weighted measure . Measured at the op[...]

STXD6i RIDE-ON TRO WEL • OPERA TION MANU AL —REV . #0 (03/23/12) — P A GE 17 GENERAL INFORMA TION INTENDED USE Opera te the STXD6i r ide-on trowel , tools, and component s in accordance with the manuf acturer's instructions. Use of any other tools f or stated operation is considered contrar y to designa ted use. The risk of such use lies[...]

P A GE 18 — STXD6i RIDE-ON TRO WEL• OPERA TION MANU AL — REV . #0 (03/23/12) COMPONENTS 1. Seat — Place f or operator to sit. T rowel b lades will not rotate unless operator is seated. Seat is adjustable. 2. Stop Lamp (Red) — U sed to r el ay t ro uble cod es inf ormation that is se v ere enough to w arrant stopping the trowel. 3. W arnin[...]

STXD6i RIDE-ON TRO WEL • OPERA TION MANU AL —REV . #0 (03/23/12) — P A GE 19 COMPONENTS 17. Pitch Mode Switch — Sets the mode of oper ation of the blade pitch system to either auto or man ual. 18. Fuel Pump — Provides fuel flow to injection pump . 19. Blade Pitch Control (T win Pitch) — Adjusts the pitch on both rotors sim ultaneously [...]

P A GE 20 — STXD6i RIDE-ON TRO WEL• OPERA TION MANU AL — REV . #0 (03/23/12) BASIC ENGINE 1 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 14 15 1 1 9 2 7 16 16 19 20 21 17 18 Figure 6. Basic Engine 1. Air Filter — Helps provide clean source of air flow to turbocharger and engine. 2. Muffler — Exhaust gases routed through here. 3. Fan belt — Driven by the engine[...]

STXD6i RIDE-ON TRO WEL • OPERA TION MANU AL —REV . #0 (03/23/12) — P A GE 21 INSPECTION ENGINE OIL Figure 7. Engine Oil Check and Fill 1. When checking or adding oil, place the machine so the engine is le v el. 2. Pull the engine oil dipstick from its holder , (Figure 7). 3. Deter mine if engine oil is low . Oil should be between the upper li[...]

P A GE 22 — STXD6i RIDE-ON TRO WEL• OPERA TION MANU AL — REV . #0 (03/23/12) INSPECTION FUEL 1. Deter mine if the engine fuel is low (Figure 9). Figure 9. Fuel Gaug e 2. If fuel lev el is low , remove the fuel filler cap and fill with ASTM D975 No1D or No. 2D diesel fuel. Handle fuel saf ely . Motor fuels are highly flammable and can be da[...]

STXD6i RIDE-ON TRO WEL • OPERA TION MANU AL —REV . #0 (03/23/12) — P A GE 23 SETUP The pur pose of this section is to assist the user in setting up a new trowel. If your trowel is already assembled, (seat, handles, knobs and battery), this section can be skipped. B A TTER Y SETUP 1. This trowel was shipped with a wet charged batter y . This b[...]

P A GE 24 — STXD6i RIDE-ON TRO WEL• OPERA TION MANU AL — REV . #0 (03/23/12) OPERA TION ST ARTING THE ENGINE 1. With one foot on the ground and the other f oot placed on the trowel’ s platf orm, gr asp the grab handles lifting yo urse lf onto the trow el. Then sit dow n in the opera tor’ s seat. 2. This trow el is equipped with a Safety B[...]

STXD6i RIDE-ON TRO WEL • OPERA TION MANU AL —REV . #0 (03/23/12) — P A GE 25 OPERA TION ENGINE THRO TTLE The engine throttle has three primar y speed settings: Idle, Charge, and Operating RPM. 1. Each press of the Throttle Switch (Figure 13) steps it from idle to operating speed if operator presence is detected. Figure 13. Throttle Switch 2. [...]

P A GE 26 — STXD6i RIDE-ON TRO WEL• OPERA TION MANU AL — REV . #0 (03/23/12) OPERA TION the operator resuming control of pump stroke by depressing the f oot pedal after releasing. Safety Interloc ks 1. Error is detected in either P edal P osition Sensor , or Stroke P osition Sensor. 2. Operator Presence is not detected. 3. Error Code is recei[...]

STXD6i RIDE-ON TRO WEL • OPERA TION MANU AL —REV . #0 (03/23/12) — P A GE 27 1 . The f oot pedal (Figure 17) solely controls blade speed. The position of the f oot pedal determines the blade speed. Slow blade speed is obtained by slightly depressing the pedal. Maximum blade speed is obtained by fully depressing the pedal. Figure 17. Blade Spe[...]

P A GE 28 — STXD6i RIDE-ON TRO WEL• OPERA TION MANU AL — REV . #0 (03/23/12) OPERA TION BLADE PITCH CONTROL Ther e are two modes of opera tion of the blad e pitch system that can be set by the Pitch Mode Switch (Figure 20):  Smar t Pitch™  Manual The trowel blades can be pitched for various finishing operations with the two rocker sw[...]

STXD6i RIDE-ON TRO WEL • OPERA TION MANU AL —REV . #0 (03/23/12) — P A GE 29 ENGINE SHUTDO WN 1. Retur n the throttle s witch (Figure 21) to idle and allow the engine to idle f or 5 minutes . Figure 21. Engine Shutdown 2. T ur n the ignition key counterclockwise to the OFF position then remov e the k ey . 3. Clean and remov e an y f oreign de[...]

P A GE 30 — STXD6i RIDE-ON TRO WEL• OPERA TION MANU AL — REV . #0 (03/23/12) MAINTENANCE T able 5. Maintenance Schedule System Check Item D AIL Y P eriodic Maintenance Interval Every 50 Hrs Every 100 Hrs Every 250 Hrs Every 500 Hrs Every 1000 Hrs Every 1500 Hrs Every 2000 Hrs Engine Check Air Cleaner X Clean Air Cleaner Element X Replace Air [...]

STXD6i RIDE-ON TRO WEL • OPERA TION MANU AL —REV . #0 (03/23/12) — P A GE 31 AIR CLEANER This Y anmar engine is equipped with a replaceable, high- density paper air cleaner element. Some will have an inner element that is used as a backup filter should the outer element becomes damaged. See Figure 22 f or air cleaner components. Figure 22. A[...]

P A GE 32 — STXD6i RIDE-ON TRO WEL• OPERA TION MANU AL — REV . #0 (03/23/12) MAINTENANCE 3. Check radiator hoses f or fatigue or crac king. Replace if in doubt of the integrity of the hoses. 4. Check r adiator cap seal and replace as necessar y . Ref er to your engine man ual f or additional inf ormation. RADIA TOR CLEANING 1. Blow off dir t [...]

STXD6i RIDE-ON TRO WEL • OPERA TION MANU AL —REV . #0 (03/23/12) — P A GE 33 Changing Engine Oil And Filter Change the engine oil and filter after the first 50 hours of use, then e ver y 6 months or 250 hours. Refer to T able 6 for recommended oil viscosity . Refer to Figure 25 f or location of par ts. Figure 25. Engine Oil Ser vice Compone[...]

P A GE 34 — STXD6i RIDE-ON TRO WEL• OPERA TION MANU AL — REV . #0 (03/23/12) MAINTENANCE Ref er to your engine man ual f or specific details to perf orm this operation. FUEL/W A TER SEP ARA T OR Inspect the Fuel/Water Separator daily . If the Fuel/W ater Separat or (Figure 27) has collected a significant amount of water and sediment at the [...]

STXD6i RIDE-ON TRO WEL • OPERA TION MANU AL —REV . #0 (03/23/12) — P A GE 35 LONG TERM ST ORA GE 1. Remov e the battery . 2. Drain fuel from fuel tank. 3. Clean e xterior with a cloth soaked in clean oil. 4. Store unit cov ered with plastic sheet in a moisture and dust-free location out of direct sunlight. INST ALLING P ANS ONT O FINISHER BLA[...]

P A GE 36 — STXD6i RIDE-ON TRO WEL• OPERA TION MANU AL — REV . #0 (03/23/12) TROUBLESHOOTING T roubleshooting (Ride-On Hydraulic T rowel) Symptom P ossible Pr oblem Solution Safety stop s witch not functioning. Other problems? Consult engine manuf acturer’ s manual. Loose wire connections? Check wiring. Replace as necessar y . Bad contacts?[...]

STXD6i RIDE-ON TRO WEL • OPERA TION MANU AL —REV . #0 (03/23/12) — P A GE 37 TROUBLESHOOTING T roubleshooting (Ride-On Hydraulic T rowel) - continued Symptom P ossible Pr oblem Solution Lights (optional) not working. Wiring? Check all electrical connections, including the master on/ off switch and chec k to see if wiring is in good condition [...]

P A GE 38 — STXD6i RIDE-ON TRO WEL• OPERA TION MANU AL — REV . #0 (03/23/12) TROUBLESHOOTING T roubleshooting (Diesel Engine) Symptom P ossible Pr oblem Solution Engine will not star t or star t is delay ed, although engine can be turned over . No Fuel reaching injection pump? Add fuel. Check entire fuel system. Defectiv e fuel pump? Replace [...]

STXD6i RIDE-ON TRO WEL • OPERA TION MANU AL —REV . #0 (03/23/12) — P A GE 39 TROUBLESHOOTING T roubleshooting (Diesel Engine) - contin ued Symptom P ossible Pr oblem Solution Low engine pow er output and low speed, blac k e xhaust smoke . Air fi lter blocked? Clean or replace air fi lter . Incorrect valv e clearances? Adjust valv es per eng[...]

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