Multiquip STX55Y6 manual

OPERA TION MANUAL P/N 21901 Re vision #0 (03/15/06) (Y ANMAR DIESEL ENGINE) SERIES STX RIDE-ON POWER TROWEL STX RIDE-ON POWER TROWEL STX RIDE-ON POWER TROWEL STX RIDE-ON POWER TROWEL STX RIDE-ON POWER TROWEL THIS MANU AL MUST A CCOMP ANY THE EQUIPMENT A T ALL TIMES. T o find the latest re vision of this publication, visit our website at: www .multi[...]

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STX-SERIES • RIDE-ON POWER TROWEL — OPERATION MANUAL — REV. #0 (03/15/06) — PAGE 5 /02) — PAGE 5 STX-SERIES — HERE'S HO W T O GET HELP HERE'S HOW TO GET HELP PLEASE HA VE THE MODEL AND SERIAL NUMBER ON-HAND WHEN CALLING MUL TIQUIP CORPORA TE OFFICE 18910 Wilmington A v e. 800-421-1244 Carson, CA 90746 FAX: 310-537-3927 Email: [...]

P A GE 6 — STX-SERIES • RIDE-ON PO WER TRO WEL — OPERA TION MANU AL — REV . #0 (03/15/06) ) STX-SERIES — T ABLE OF CONTENTS T echnical Assistance ............................................... 5 T ab le of Contents .................................................... 6 P ar ts Ordering ....................................................[...]

STX-SERIES • RIDE-ON POWER TROWEL — OPERATION MANUAL — REV. #0 (03/15/06) — PAGE 7 /02) — PAGE 7 P AR TS ORDERING PR OCEDURES www .m ultiquip .com Ordering parts has never been easier! Choose from three easy options: WE ACCEPT ALL MAJOR CREDIT CARDS! When ordering parts, please supply: ❒ ❒ ❒ ❒ ❒ Dealer Account Number ❒ ❒ ❒[...]

P A GE 8 — STX-SERIES • RIDE-ON PO WER TRO WEL — OPERA TION MANU AL — REV . #0 (03/15/06) ) STX-SERIES — DIMENSIONS s n o i t a c i f i c e p S ) 6 Y 5 5 X T S ( s e i r e S - X T S . 1 e l b a T ) m c ( . n i – h t g n e L – A ) 8 1 3 ( 5 2 1 ) m c ( . n i – h t d i W – B ) 5 6 1 ( 0 . 5 6 ) m c ( . n i – t h g i e H – C 1 ) [...]

STX-SERIES • RIDE-ON POWER TROWEL — OPERATION MANUAL — REV. #0 (03/15/06) — PAGE 9 /02) — PAGE 9 STX-SERIES — SPECIFICA TIONS NOTE: 1 . This value includes the seat height. 2 . Sound pressure is a weighted measure. Measured at the operators ear position while the ride-on trowel is operating at full throttle on concrete in a manner most [...]

P A GE 10 — STX-SERIES • RIDE-ON PO WER TRO WEL — OPERA TION MANU AL — REV . #0 (03/15/06) ) TRAINING CHECKLIST This checklist lists the minimum requirements for machine maintenance and operation. Please feel free to detach it and make copies. Use this checklist when training a new operator or use as a review for more experienced operators.[...]

STX-SERIES • RIDE-ON POWER TROWEL — OPERATION MANUAL — REV. #0 (03/15/06) — PAGE 11 /02) — PAGE 11 D AIL Y PRE-OPERA TION CHECKLIST COMMENTS: STX-SERIES — D AIL Y PRE-OPERA TION CHECKLIST T S I L K C E H C N O I T A R E P O - E R P Y L I A D 1 . l e v e l l i o e n i g n E 2 . l e v e l l i o c i l u a r d y H 3 . l e v e l t n a l o o [...]

P A GE 12 — STX-SERIES • RIDE-ON PO WER TRO WEL — OPERA TION MANU AL — REV . #0 (03/15/06) ) HAZARD SYMBOLS Engine exhaust gases contain poisonous carbon mono xide. This gas is color less and odorless, and can cause death if inhaled. NEVER operate this equipment in a confined area or enclosed structure that does not pro vide ample free flow[...]

STX-SERIES • RIDE-ON POWER TROWEL — OPERATION MANUAL — REV. #0 (03/15/06) — PAGE 13 /02) — PAGE 13 Accidental Starting Respiratory Hazard AL W A YS wear approv ed respirator y protection. AL W A YS wear appro v ed eye and hearing protection. Sight and Hearing hazard Equipment Damage Messages Other important messages are provided throughou[...]

P A GE 14 — STX-SERIES • RIDE-ON PO WER TRO WEL — OPERA TION MANU AL — REV . #0 (03/15/06) ) STX-SERIES — R ULES FOR SAFE OPERA TION SAFETY ■ DO NOT operate or service this equipment before you read, understand, and comply with all safety messages in this manual . The man ual must be k ept av ailable and accessib le to the operator . ?[...]

STX-SERIES • RIDE-ON POWER TROWEL — OPERATION MANUAL — REV. #0 (03/15/06) — PAGE 15 /02) — PAGE 15 STX-SERIES — R ULES FOR SAFE OPERA TION ■ NEVER run engine without air filter . Se vere engine damage ma y occur . Ser vice air filter frequently to pre v ent carburetor malfunction. ■ NEVER place your feet or hands inside the guard ri[...]

P A GE 16 — STX-SERIES • RIDE-ON PO WER TRO WEL — OPERA TION MANUAL — REV . #0 (03/15/06) ) STX-SERIES — R ULES FOR SAFE OPERA TION Battery ■ In case the battery liquid, (dilute sulfuric acid), comes in contact with clothing or skin , rinse skin or clothing immediately with plenty of water . ■ In case the battery liquid, (dilute sulfu[...]

STX-SERIES • RIDE-ON POWER TROWEL — OPERATION MANUAL — REV. #0 (03/15/06) — PAGE 17 /02) — PAGE 17 STX-SERIES — R ULES FOR SAFE OPERA TION Emergencies ■ AL W A YS know the location of the nearest first aid kit . ■ Know the phone numbers of the nearest ambulance , doctor and fire department . Ensure that a phone or radio is readily a[...]

P A GE 18 — STX-SERIES • RIDE-ON PO WER TRO WEL — OPERA TION MANUAL — REV . #0 (03/15/06) ) STX-SERIES — INTENDED USE AND GENERAL INFORMA TION STX- SERIES Ride-On P ower T rowel Familiarization The STX-SERIES Ride-On P ower T row el is designed for the floating and finishing of concrete slabs. T ake a w alk around y our trowel. T ake noti[...]

STX-SERIES • RIDE-ON POWER TROWEL — OPERATION MANUAL — REV. #0 (03/15/06) — PAGE 19 /02) — PAGE 19 STX-SERIES — OPERA TION AND SAFETY DECALS Machine Safety Decals The STX-SERIES Ride-On P ower T rowel is equipped with a number of oper ation and saf ety decals. These decals are provided f o r operator safety and maintenance information. [...]

P A GE 20 — STX-SERIES • RIDE-ON PO WER TRO WEL — OPERA TION MANUAL — REV . #0 (03/15/06) ) STX-SERIES — CONTR OLS AND INDICA T ORS Figure 2. STX-SERIES Controls and Components (Front) 11 . Foot Pedal – Controls blade speed. Slow blade speed is accomplished by slightly depressing the foot pedal. Maximum blade speed is accomplished by fu[...]

STX-SERIES • RIDE-ON POWER TROWEL — OPERATION MANUAL — REV. #0 (03/15/06) — PAGE 21 /02) — PAGE 21 STX-SERIES — CONTROLS AND INDICA T ORS Figure 3. STX-SERIES Controls and Components (Rear) 20 . Documentation Box – Storage for documentation and other information regarding the trowel. 21. Battery – Provides +12V DC power to the elect[...]

P A GE 22 — STX-SERIES • RIDE-ON PO WER TRO WEL — OPERA TION MANUAL — REV . #0 (03/15/06) ) STX-SERIES — B ASIC ENGINE INFORMA TION Figure 4. Basic Engine Components Basic Engine Components The following refer to basic engine components and their functions that an operator ma y need to reference . The manu f acturer's engine manual p[...]

STX-SERIES • RIDE-ON POWER TROWEL — OPERATION MANUAL — REV. #0 (03/15/06) — PAGE 23 /02) — PAGE 23 STX-SERIES — TR O WEL SETUP T rowel Setup The purpose 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. Before packaging [...]

P A GE 24 — STX-SERIES • RIDE-ON PO WER TRO WEL — OPERA TION MANUAL — REV . #0 (03/15/06) ) 1 3 4 5 2 F L STX-SERIES — PRE-INSPECTION F ailure to understand the operation of the STX-SERIES Ride- On P ower T rowel could result in se v ere damage to the trow el or personal injur y . Figure 7. Hydraulic Oil Sight Glass The following sections[...]

STX-SERIES • RIDE-ON POWER TROWEL — OPERATION MANUAL — REV. #0 (03/15/06) — PAGE 25 /02) — PAGE 25 NEVER operate the trowel in a confined area or enclosed area structure that does not pro vide ample free flo w of air . AL W A YS wear appro v ed eye and hearing protection before operating the ride-on power trowel. NEVER place hands or feet[...]

P A GE 26 — STX-SERIES • RIDE-ON PO WER TRO WEL — OPERA TION MANUAL — REV . #0 (03/15/06) ) STX-SERIES — INITIAL ST AR T -UP NOTE In cold weather turn and hold the ignition key counter clockwise to the preheat position, wait until the preheat indicator goes off before turning the ignition key clockwise to the star t position. T wo or thre[...]

STX-SERIES • RIDE-ON POWER TROWEL — OPERATION MANUAL — REV. #0 (03/15/06) — PAGE 27 /02) — PAGE 27 STX-SERIES — OPERA TION Steering T wo jo ysticks (Figures 13 and 14) located to the left and r ight of the operator’ s seat provide directional control f or the STX- SERIES Ride-On P ower T r ow el. T able 3 illustr ates the various dire[...]

P A GE 28 — STX-SERIES • RIDE-ON PO WER TRO WEL — OPERA TION MANUAL — REV . #0 (03/15/06) ) 3 3 1 2 3 3 1 2 STX-SERIES — OPERA TION 2 . Push both the left and right joysticks forward (Figure 16). 3 . With your right foot, slowly depress the right foot pedal halfwa y . Notice that the r ide-on power tro wel begins to mov e in a forward dir[...]

STX-SERIES • RIDE-ON POWER TROWEL — OPERATION MANUAL — REV. #0 (03/15/06) — PAGE 29 /02) — PAGE 29 STX-SERIES — OPERA TION Figure 19. Blade Pitch Control LEFT PITCH ONL Y BLADES TO BE FLA T WITH FLOA T P ANS TWIN PITCH LESS PITCH MORE PITCH Blade Pitch Control The trowel blades can be pitched for various finishing operations with the tw[...]

P A GE 30 — STX-SERIES • RIDE-ON PO WER TRO WEL — OPERA TION MANUAL — REV . #0 (03/15/06) ) 1 . Fuel Filter 2 . Governor Lever 3. Dipstick (engine oil) 4 . Engine Oil Filter 5 . Drain Plug (engine oil) 6 . Filler Port (engine oil) 7. Crank Shaft V -pulley 8. Cooling Fan 9 . Adjustment bolt (V -belt tension) 10 . V -belt 11. Rocker Arm Cover[...]

STX-SERIES • RIDE-ON POWER TROWEL — OPERATION MANUAL — REV. #0 (03/15/06) — PAGE 31 /02) — PAGE 31 7 2 3 4 6 5 1 1 . Release the latches located on either side of the air cleaner dust pan (item 6, Figure 23), and remove the dust pan. 2 . Remove the air cleaner element. 3 . Blow low pressure air from the inside of the element to dislodge t[...]

P A GE 32 — STX-SERIES • RIDE-ON PO WER TRO WEL — OPERA TION MANUAL — REV . #0 (03/15/06) ) Make sure the correct depth air cleaner element and rubber seal are used for the engine specification involved. Do not run the engine with the air cleaner removed or without an element. CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION Oil And Fuel Lines ■ C[...]

STX-SERIES • RIDE-ON POWER TROWEL — OPERATION MANUAL — REV. #0 (03/15/06) — PAGE 33 /02) — PAGE 33 STX-SERIES — MAINTENANCE Radiator/Cooling System Battery/Charging System 1 . Check and clean radiator fins. 2 . Check cooling w ater . 3 . Check radiator hoses for fatigue or cracking. 4 . Check radiator cap seal. Hot coolant can cause sev[...]

P A GE 34 — STX-SERIES • RIDE-ON PO WER TRO WEL — OPERA TION MANUAL — REV . #0 (03/15/06) ) Figure 28. T urnbuckle & Adjustment Nuts This rod is basically a turnbuckle (Figure 28). Rotating it in one direction increases the length and corresponding trowel speed. Rotating it the opposite direction decreases the length and trowel speed. T[...]

STX-SERIES • RIDE-ON POWER TROWEL — OPERATION MANUAL — REV. #0 (03/15/06) — PAGE 35 /02) — PAGE 35 STX-SERIES — MAINTENANCE Matching Blade Pitch for Both Sets of Blades Sometimes it may be necessary to match blade pitch between the left and right sets of blades . There are some signs that this ma y be necessar y . F or e xample, the dif[...]

P A GE 36 — STX-SERIES • RIDE-ON PO WER TRO WEL — OPERA TION MANUAL — REV . #0 (03/15/06) ) STX-SERIES — MAINTENANCE Changing A Blade It is recommended that all the blades on the entire machine are changed at the same time. If only one or some of the blades are changed at one time, the machine will not finish concrete consistently and the[...]

STX-SERIES • RIDE-ON POWER TROWEL — OPERATION MANUAL — REV. #0 (03/15/06) — PAGE 37 /02) — PAGE 37 3 . Should the trowel arm inserts (bronze bushing ) (item 2 Fig. 34) come out with the trowel arm, remove the 2-piece bushing from the trowel arm and set aside in a safe place. If the bushing is retained inside the spider plate, carefully re[...]

P A GE 38 — STX-SERIES • RIDE-ON PO WER TRO WEL — OPERA TION MANUAL — REV . #0 (03/15/06) ) T rowel Arm Adjustment Shown in (Figure 39) is the adjustment fixture with a trowel arm inserted. As each trowel arm is locked into the fixture, the arm bolt is adjusted to where it contacts a stop on the fixture. This will consistently adjust all of[...]

STX-SERIES • RIDE-ON POWER TROWEL — OPERATION MANUAL — REV. #0 (03/15/06) — PAGE 39 /02) — PAGE 39 4 . Use an allen wrench to tighten the locking bolts securing the trowel arm in place. 5 . Adjust the bolt "distance" shown in Figure 37 to match one of the ar ms . The other ar ms will be adjusted to match this distance. 7 . Once [...]

P A GE 40 — STX-SERIES • RIDE-ON PO WER TRO WEL — OPERA TION MANUAL — REV . #0 (03/15/06) ) Figure 40. Pressure Gauge (Hydraulic Pump) Once the pressure gauges are installed and the spiders chained together , the system can be check ed. With the foot pedal in the idle position and the engine at full speed, the pressure should be 200 to 300 [...]

STX-SERIES • RIDE-ON POWER TROWEL — OPERATION MANUAL — REV. #0 (03/15/06) — PAGE 41 /02) — PAGE 41 STX-SERIES — MAINTENANCE Checking Steering Pressure Steering pressure is also checked at either of the high pressure diagnostic couplers under the right grill guard. Check steering pressure at either coupler with a 300-600 PSI gauge. Run t[...]

P A GE 42 — STX-SERIES • RIDE-ON PO WER TRO WEL — OPERA TION MANUAL — REV . #0 (03/15/06) ) STX-SERIES — MAINTENANCE Pitch Pressure Check Access the pitch block and pitch pressure test port at the right- rear of the trowel (Figure 44). Removal of the right-rear seat frame panel ma y be necessar y . Pitch pressure must be measured with a p[...]

STX-SERIES • RIDE-ON POWER TROWEL — OPERATION MANUAL — REV. #0 (03/15/06) — PAGE 43 /02) — PAGE 43 3 2 4 1 Figure 47. Z-Clip Finisher Pan Installation These round discs sometimes referred to as "pans" attach to the spiders arms and allow early floating on wet concrete and easy mov ement from wet to dr y areas. They are also very[...]

P A GE 44 — STX-SERIES • RIDE-ON PO WER TRO WEL — OPERA TION MANUAL — REV . #0 (03/15/06) ) STX-SERIES — TROUBLESHOO TING G N I T O O H S E L B U O R T . 5 E L B A T M O T P M Y S M E L B O R P E L B I S S O P N O I T U L O S t a t o n r o h g u o r g n i n n u r e n i g n E . l l a ? l e u F o t d e i l p p u s g n i e b l e u f s i e r [...]

STX-SERIES • RIDE-ON POWER TROWEL — OPERATION MANUAL — REV. #0 (03/15/06) — PAGE 45 /02) — PAGE 45 STX-SERIES — TROUBLESHOO TING ) D E U N I T N O C ( G N I T O O H S E L B U O R T . 5 E L B A T M O T P M Y S M E L B O R P E L B I S S O P N O I T U L O S . g n i k r o w t o n ) l a n o i t p o ( s t h g i L ? g n i r i W h c t i w s f f[...]

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STX-SERIES • RIDE-ON POWER TROWEL — OPERATION MANUAL — REV. #0 (03/15/06) — PAGE 47 /02) — PAGE 47 Effective: February 22, 2006 TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE — PA R T S P A YMENT TERMS T erms of payment f or par ts are net 30 days. FREIGHT POLICY All parts orders will be shipped collect or prepaid with the charges added to the invoice. A[...]

OPERA TION MANUAL HERE'S HOW TO GET HELP PLEASE HA VE THE MODEL AND SERIAL NUMBER ON-HAND WHEN CALLING MUL TIQUIP CORPORA TE OFFICE 18910 Wilmington A v e. 800-421-1244 Carson, CA 90746 FAX: 310-537-3927 Email: mq@multiquip.com Inter net: www .multiquip .com PAR TS DEP ARTMENT 800-427-1244 FAX: 800-672-7877 310-537-3700 FAX: 310-637-3284 MA YC[...]