Multiquip HHXG5 manual

OPERA TION MANUAL THIS MANU AL MUST A CCOMP ANY THE EQ UIPMENT A T ALL TIMES. T o find the latest revision of this publication, visit our website at: www .multiquip.com SERIES MODEL HHXG5 RIDE-ON TROWEL (B & S V ANGUARD DM 950 G GASOLINE ENGINE) Re vision #1 (10/25/10) PN: 23110[...]

P A GE 2 — HHXG5 RIDE-ON TR O WEL • OPERA TION MANU AL — REV . #1 (10/25/10) PROPOSITION 65 W ARNING Engine exhaust and some of its constituents, and some dust created of California to cause cancer , birth defects and other repr oductive harm. by power sanding, sawing, grinding, drilling and other construction activities contains chemicals kn[...]

HHXG5 RIDE-ON TR O WEL • OPERA TION MANU AL — REV . #1 (10/25/10) — 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 roc[...]

P A GE 4 — HHXG5 RIDE-ON TR O WEL • OPERA TION MANU AL — REV . #1 (10/25/10) T ABLE OF CONTENTS HHXG5 Ride-On T r owel Proposition 65 W ar ning ........................................... 2 Silicosis/Respirator y W arnings ................................ 3 T ab le Of Contents .................................................... 4 T raining C[...]

HHXG5 RIDE-ON TR O WEL • OPERA TION MANU AL — REV . #1 (10/25/10) — P A GE 5 NOTES[...]

P A GE 6 — HHXG5 RIDE-ON TR O WEL • OPERA TION MANU AL — REV . #1 (10/25/10) TRAINING CHECKLIST TRAINING CHECKLIST This checklist will lists some of the minimum requirements f or machine maintenance and operation. Please feel free to detach it and make copies. Use this checklist whene v er a new operator is to be trained or it can be used as [...]

HHXG5 RIDE-ON TR O WEL • OPERA TION MANU AL — REV . #1 (10/25/10) — P A GE 7 DAIL Y PRE-OPERA TION CHECKLIST Daily Pre-Operation Chec klist       1 Engine oil le v el 2 Hydraulic oil le vel 3 Radiator coolant le v el 4 Condition of b lades 5 Blade pitch operation 6 Saf ety stop s witch operation 7 Steering control operation[...]

P A GE 8 — HHXG5 RIDE-ON TR O WEL • OPERA TION MANU AL — REV . #1 (10/25/10) SAFETY INFORMA TION Do not operate or ser vice the equipment before reading the entire manual. Saf ety precautions should be follo wed at all times when oper ating this equipment. F ailure to read and understand the saf ety messages and operating instr uctions could [...]

HHXG5 RIDE-ON TR O WEL • OPERA TION MANU AL — REV . #1 (10/25/10) — P A GE 9 SAFETY INFORMA TION GENERAL SAFETY CA UTION  NEV ER oper at e this equip me nt wit ho ut pro pe r prot ec ti v e clothing, shatterproof glasses , respirator y protection, hea rin g p ro te cti on , s te el -t oe d b oo ts an d o th er pr ote ct iv e de vic es r eq[...]

P A GE 10 — HHXG5 RIDE-ON TR O WEL • OPERA TION MANU AL — REV . #1 (10/25/10) SAFETY INFORMA TION TR O WEL SAFETY D ANGER  Engine fuel exhaust gases contain poisonous carbon mono xide . This gas is colorless and odorless, and can cause death if inhaled.  The engine of this equipment requires an adequate free fl o w of cooling air . NEV[...]

HHXG5 RIDE-ON TR O WEL • OPERA TION MANU AL — REV . #1 (10/25/10) — P A GE 11 SAFETY INFORMA TION NO TICE  NEVER r un engine without an air fi lter or with a dir ty air fi lter . Sev ere engine damage ma y occur . Ser vice air fi l ter frequently to pre v ent engine malfunction.  NEVER tamper with the f actor y settings of the engine[...]

P A GE 12 — HHXG5 RIDE-ON TR O WEL • OPERA TION MANU AL — REV . #1 (10/25/10) TRANSPOR TING 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 mov e around. Use proper heavy lifting procedures and DO NO T attempt to lift the trow el b y the g[...]

HHXG5 RIDE-ON TR O WEL • OPERA TION MANU AL — REV . #1 (10/25/10) — P A GE 13  T railer should be adjusted to a le vel position at all times when towing.  Raise and lock trailer wheel stand in up position when towing.  Pla ce choc k bloc ks under neath wheel to pre v ent rolling while parked.  Place suppor t blocks under neath the[...]

P A GE 14 — HHXG5 RIDE-ON TR O WEL • OPERA TION MANU AL — REV . #1 (10/25/10) DIMENSIONS/SPECIFICA TIONS (TROWEL) Figure 1. HHX Dimensions T able 1. HHX Specifications SPECIFICA TION P ARAMETER HHXG5 (V ANGU ARD) A–Length – in. (cm) 98.00 (249) B–Width – in. (cm) 50.0 (127) C–Height – in. (cm) 54.0 (137.2) W eight – lbs. (kgs.)[...]

HHXG5 RIDE-ON TR O WEL • OPERA TION MANU AL — REV . #1 (10/25/10) — P A GE 15 SPECIFICA TIONS (ENGINE) T able 2. HHXG5 Engine Specifications Model V anguard DM950G T ype Gasoline Cylinders 3 Displacement 58.1 cu.in. (952 cc) P ower (Maximum Output) 31 HP (23.1 kW) @3600 r pm Bore and Strok e 2.83 in. x 3.07 (72 mm x 78 mm) Maximum T orque (I[...]

P A GE 16 — HHXG5 RIDE-ON TR O WEL • OPERA TION MANU AL — REV . #1 (10/25/10) GENERAL INFORMA TION HHX RIDE-ON TRO WEL F AMILARIZA TION The HHX is designed f or the floating and finishing of concrete slabs. T ake a walk around your trowel. T ake notice of all the major components like the engine, blades , air cleaner , fuel system, fuel shu[...]

HHXG5 RIDE-ON TR O WEL • OPERA TION MANU AL — REV . #1 (10/25/10) — P A GE 17 CONTROLS AND INDICA TORS Figure 2. HHXG5 Controls and Indicators (Fr ont) 9 9 8 5 7 6 2 4 4 3 14 15 16 1 13 12 1 1 35 35 10 1. Seat — Place for operator to sit. Engine will not star t unless operator is seated. Seat is adjustable, f ore and aft f or operator comf [...]

P A GE 18 — HHXG5 RIDE-ON TR O WEL • OPERA TION MANU AL — REV . #1 (10/25/10) CONTROLS AND INDICA TORS Figure 3. HHXG5 Controls and Indicators (Rear) 17 18 19 19 35 35 29 21 22 28 24 30 23 20 25 26 27 17. Rear Guard — Remov e to access r ight side of engine and inter nal components f or ser vice and maintenance. 18. Saf ety-Stop Switch — [...]

HHXG5 RIDE-ON TR O WEL • OPERA TION MANU AL — REV . #1 (10/25/10) — P A GE 19 CONTROLS AND INDICA TORS 3 8 . B a t t e ry — P r o v i d e s + 1 2 V D C p o w e r t o t h e e l e c t r i c a l system 39. Right Side Clamshell — Remov e two bolts to open f or ser vice and maintenance access. 40. Left Side Clamshell — Remo v e two bolts to [...]

P A GE 20 — HHXG5 RIDE-ON TR O WEL • OPERA TION MANU AL — REV . #1 (10/25/10) ENGINE COMPONENTS (GASOLINE) Figure 5. Engine Components (Gasoline Engine) The f ollo wing refer to the basic engine components for ref erence (Figure 5). Refer to the manuf acturer's engine manual for instructions and details of operation and ser vicing. The e[...]

HHXG5 RIDE-ON TR O WEL • OPERA TION MANU AL — REV . #1 (10/25/10) — P A GE 21 SETUP TR O WEL SETUP INSTR UCTIONS The purpos e of thi s sect io n is to assi st the user in the sett in g up of a NEW trow el. If your trowel is already assembled (seats, handles, knobs and batter y , then this section can be skipped. Bef ore packaging and shipping[...]

P A GE 22 — HHXG5 RIDE-ON TR O WEL • OPERA TION MANU AL — REV . #1 (10/25/10) INSPECTION This section is intended to assist the operator with the initial star t-up of the HHX. It is extremely impor tant that this section be read carefully bef ore attempting to use the trow el in the field. DO NO T use your ride-on pow er trowel until this se[...]

HHXG5 RIDE-ON TR O WEL • OPERA TION MANU AL — REV . #1 (10/25/10) — P A GE 23 OPERA TION ST AR TING THE ENGINE 1. Place one foot on the trowel's platf orm, grab ahold of any par t of the frame (NO T THE JO YSTICKS), lift y ourself onto the trowel, then sit down in the operator's seat. Figure 9. Blade Speed Control Foot P edal NO TIC[...]

P A GE 24 — HHXG5 RIDE-ON TR O WEL • OPERA TION MANU AL — REV . #1 (10/25/10) 9. Repeat this section a fe w times to get fully acquainted with the engine star ting procedure. 10. Let the engine idle f or 3-5 minutes . If choke is applied, push the choke to the open position as soon as the engine will run smoothly . STEERING T wo jo ysticks (F[...]

HHXG5 RIDE-ON TR O WEL • OPERA TION MANU AL — REV . #1 (10/25/10) — P A GE 25 OPERA TION Blade Pitch Sometimes it ma y be necessar y to match blade pitch between the two sets of blades . There are some signs that this may be necessar y . For e xample, the diff erences in pitch could cause a noticeable diff erence in finish quality between th[...]

P A GE 26 — HHXG5 RIDE-ON TR O WEL • OPERA TION MANU AL — REV . #1 (10/25/10) MAINTENANCE MAINTENANCE When perf orming any maintenance on the trowel or engine, f ollow all saf ety messages and r ules f or safe operation stated at the beginning of this manual. See the engine manual supplied with y our machine for appropr iate engine maintenanc[...]

HHXG5 RIDE-ON TR O WEL • OPERA TION MANU AL — REV . #1 (10/25/10) — P A GE 27 MAINTENANCE Air Cleaner (Daily) Th e Briggs an d Str at to n V ang ua rd eng in e is eq ui pp ed wit h a repla ceab le, high-den sity paper air clean er eleme nt. Chec k the air cleaner daily or before star ting the engine. Check f or and correct heavy b uildup of d[...]

P A GE 28 — HHXG5 RIDE-ON TR O WEL • OPERA TION MANU AL — REV . #1 (10/25/10) MAINTENANCE Oil/W ater Separator Dr ai n wa ter fro m the bott om of the fuel filt er by loo se ni ng the drain plug and allowing the water to drain out. Ref er to your engine manual f or specific details to perf or m this operatio n. Oil And Fuel Lines 1. Check t[...]

HHXG5 RIDE-ON TR O WEL • OPERA TION MANU AL — REV . #1 (10/25/10) — P A GE 29 MAINTENANCE (OLD STYLE CLUTCH) Chec king The Drive Belt The dr ive belt needs to be changed as soon as it begins to show signs of wear . DO NO T reuse a belt under any circumstances. Indications of e xcessiv e belt wear are fra ying, squealing when in use, belts tha[...]

P A GE 30 — HHXG5 RIDE-ON TR O WEL • OPERA TION MANU AL — REV . #1 (10/25/10) Figure 18. Expanding Lower Drive Pulley 3. A wooden block inser ted between the mov eab le face and the fix ed face of the lower dr iv e pulley ma y help keep the low er drive pulley f aces open while installing the new driv e belt. See Figure 19. Figure 19. Holdin[...]

HHXG5 RIDE-ON TR O WEL • OPERA TION MANU AL — REV . #1 (10/25/10) — P A GE 31 Spare Drive Belt Replacement T o replace a spare dr ive belt, be prepared to disconnect the CV -joint from the left-side gearbox. See Figure 21. 1. Place the trowel on suitab le suppor ts and obser v e all saf ety precautions . 2. Remo v e Left- sid e End Gra te and[...]

P A GE 32 — HHXG5 RIDE-ON TR O WEL • OPERA TION MANU AL — REV . #1 (10/25/10) Figure 24. Pulley Interaction The "V ar iable Pitch Pulle ys" hav e one fix ed face , and one mo v eab le fac e. The driv e pulle y mov eab le f ace is contro lled by roller weight ar ms and springs, which change position according to engine speed. The dr[...]

HHXG5 RIDE-ON TR O WEL • OPERA TION MANU AL — REV . #1 (10/25/10) — P A GE 33 Clutch This clutch system provides a high pulley ratio (a low gear- so to speak) to star t out and a low pulley ratio ( a high gear- so to speak) for a high speed operation, with infinite v ariation between the two . This means that it will not be necessary to giv [...]

P A GE 34 — HHXG5 RIDE-ON TR O WEL • OPERA TION MANU AL — REV . #1 (10/25/10) MAINTENANCE (NEW STYLE CLUTCH) CHECKING THE DRIVE BEL T The dr ive belt needs to be changed as soon as it begins to show signs of wear . DO NO T reuse a belt under any circumstances. Indications of e xcessiv e belt wear are fra ying, squealing when in use, belts tha[...]

HHXG5 RIDE-ON TR O WEL • OPERA TION MANU AL — REV . #1 (10/25/10) — P A GE 35 MAINTENANCE (NEW STYLE CLUTCH) 2. Di sc on ne ct th e le ft -s id e C V Ax le f r o m t h e le ft -s id e g e a rb o x an d t h e lo we r d ri v e pul le y c o u p l e r . S ee Fi gu r e 30 . Figure 30. Remove Left-Side CV Axle 3. If the belt is not being reused (re[...]

P A GE 36 — HHXG5 RIDE-ON TR O WEL • OPERA TION MANU AL — REV . #1 (10/25/10) H O W I T W O R K S Th e Mul ti - C lu tc h fu nc t i on s mu c h li k e a st a n d a r d CV T sy st e m. As th e en g i n e RP M’ s in cr ea se , th e dri v e or pri m a ry cl utc h cl os e s , f o r c i n g the b el t to ri d e ou tw ar d s on th e dri v e sh ea[...]

HHXG5 RIDE-ON TR O WEL • OPERA TION MANU AL — REV . #1 (10/25/10) — P A GE 37 MAINTENANCE (TROWEL) Blade Pitch Matching Blade Pitch f or Both Sets of Blades Sometimes it ma y be necessar y to match blade pitch between the two sets of blades . There are some signs that this may be necessar y . For e xample, the diff erences in pitch could caus[...]

P A GE 38 — HHXG5 RIDE-ON TR O WEL • OPERA TION MANU AL — REV . #1 (10/25/10) MAINTENANCE (TROWEL)  Look at the machine while it is running, do the guard rings “roc k up and down” relative to the ground?  Do the pitch control to wers roc k back and f or th? Figure 34. Blade Pitch Adjustment Bolt The easiest and most consistent wa y [...]

HHXG5 RIDE-ON TR O WEL • OPERA TION MANU AL — REV . #1 (10/25/10) — P A GE 39 MAINTENANCE T ro wel Arm Adjustment Use the f ollo wing procedure to check and adjust trowel ar ms, and chec k f or worn or damaged components when it becomes apparent that the trow el is finishing poorly or in need of routine maintenance. Look for the follo wing i[...]

P A GE 40 — HHXG5 RIDE-ON TR O WEL • OPERA TION MANU AL — REV . #1 (10/25/10) MAINTENANCE 2. Lo os e n th e j a m n u t an d c o n e po in t sq ua re he ad se t sc re w . 3. Carefully lift the upper trow el assemb ly off of the spider assembly . A slight tap with a rubber mallet ma y be necessar y to dislodge the spider from the main shaft of[...]

HHXG5 RIDE-ON TR O WEL • OPERA TION MANU AL — REV . #1 (10/25/10) — P A GE 41 MAINTENANCE Chec king T ro wel Arm Straightness T row el ar ms can be damaged by rough handling, (such as dropping the tro wel on the pad), or b y striking e xposed plumbing, f orms, or rebar while in oper ation. A bent tro wel ar m will not allow the trowel to oper[...]

P A GE 42 — HHXG5 RIDE-ON TR O WEL • OPERA TION MANU AL — REV . #1 (10/25/10) MAINTENANCE 3. Unscrew the locking bolts on the adjustment tool and place the trow el ar m into the fixture channel as shown in Figure 46 A thin shim ma y be required to cov er the blade holes on the tro wel arm. Mak e sure to align the trow el adjustment bolt with[...]

HHXG5 RIDE-ON TR O WEL • OPERA TION MANU AL — REV . #1 (10/25/10) — P A GE 43 MAINTENANCE Ref er to Figur e 47 when insta lli ng pans onto finish er bl ade s . Figure 47. Z-Clip Finisher Pan Installation 1. Lift trow el just enough to slide pan under blade s . Low er finisher onto pan with blades assembly adjacent to Z-Clips. 2. Rotate b la[...]

P A GE 44 — HHXG5 RIDE-ON TR O WEL • OPERA TION MANU AL — REV . #1 (10/25/10) MAINTENANCE Figure 48. Steering Pressure Check The left steer ing valv e's f actory setting is 230 PSI, howe ver some operators may pref er a more responsive steer ing (higher pressure required; 300 PSI maximum) and some operators may pref er a "softer fee[...]

HHXG5 RIDE-ON TR O WEL • OPERA TION MANU AL — REV . #1 (10/25/10) — P A GE 45 DECOMMISSIONING TROWEL Decommissioning T ro wel/Components Decommissioning is a controlled process used to saf ely retire a piece of equipment that is no longer ser viceable. If the equipment poses an unacceptab le and unrepairab le saf ety r isk due to wear or dama[...]

P A GE 46 — HHXG5 RIDE-ON TR O WEL • OPERA TION MANU AL — REV . #1 (10/25/10) WIRING DIAGRAM (ENGINE) NC RIGHT -SIDE RET ARDANT SPRA Y SWITCH WHT RED RIGHT FRONT LIGHT BLK BLK CONNECT T O CHASSIS GROUND SPLICE DS1 WHT BLK DS2 RIGHT LIGHT WHT BLK DS3 RIGHT REAR LIGHT 2 1 2 1 P14 2 1 2 1 P9 2 1 2 1 P10 WHT LEFT FRONT LIGHT BLK DS4 WHT BLK DS5 L[...]

HHXG5 RIDE-ON TR O WEL • OPERA TION MANU AL — REV . #1 (10/25/10) — P A GE 47 WIRING DIAGRAM (ENGINE) NC RIGHT -SIDE RET ARDANT SPRA Y SWITCH WHT RED RIGHT FRONT LIGHT BLK BLK CONNECT T O CHASSIS GROUND SPLICE DS1 WHT BLK DS2 RIGHT LIGHT WHT BLK DS3 RIGHT REAR LIGHT 2 1 2 1 P14 2 1 2 1 P9 2 1 2 1 P10 WHT LEFT FRONT LIGHT BLK DS4 WHT BLK DS5 L[...]

P A GE 48 — HHXG5 RIDE-ON TR O WEL • OPERA TION MANU AL — REV . #1 (10/25/10) TROUBLESHOOTING T roubleshooting (Ride-On T ro wel) Symptom P ossible Pr oblem Solution Engine running rough or not at all. Stop s witch malfunction? Make sure that the stop s witch is functioning when the operator is seated. Replace s witch if necessar y . Fuel? Lo[...]

HHXG5 RIDE-ON TR O WEL • OPERA TION MANU AL — REV . #1 (10/25/10) — P A GE 49 TROUBLESHOOTING T roubleshooting (Ride-On T ro wel) - continued Symptom P ossible Problem Solution Lights (optional) not working. Wiring? Check all electrical connections in the lighting circuit. V er ify wiring is in good condition with no shor ts. Replace def ecti[...]

P A GE 50 — HHXG5 RIDE-ON TR O WEL • OPERA TION MANU AL — REV . #1 (10/25/10) TROUBLESHOOTING T roubleshooting (Engine) Symptom P ossible Pr oblem Solution Diffi cult to star t, fuel is av ailable , b ut no spark at spark plug. Spark plug br idging? Check gap , insulation or replace spark plug. Carbon deposit on spark plug? Clean or replace [...]

HHXG5 RIDE-ON TR O WEL • OPERA TION MANU AL — REV . #1 (10/25/10) — P A GE 51 TROUBLESHOOTING T roubleshooting (Engine) - contin ued Symptom P ossible Pr oblem Solution W eak in pow er , compression is proper and does not misfi re. Air cleaner dir ty? Clean or replace air cleaner . Improper le v el in carburetor? Check fl oat adjustment, re[...]

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