
1 INTRODUCTION
Congratulations on your choice of a Baumalight
Feller Buncher to complement your operation. This
equipment has been designed and manufactured
to meet the needs of a discriminating buyer.
This new and unique design allows us to build it
very economically and makes it a very compact
unit for storage and transport. Hydraulic controls
are easy to adjust and operate.
Safe, efcient and trouble free operation of your
feller buncher requires that you and anyone
else who will be operating or maintaining the
feller buncher, read and understand the Safety,
Operation, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
information contained within the Operator’s
Manual.
This manual covers the Baumalight skidsteer
mounted Feller Buncher. Use the Table of Contents
as a guide to locate required information.
Keep this manual handy for frequent reference
and to pass on to new operators or owners. Call
your Baumalight dealer, distributor or the factory
if you need assistance, information or additional
copies of the manuals.
OPERATOR ORIENTATION - The directions left,
right, front and rear, as mentioned throughout this
manual, are as seen from the operator’s seat and
facing in the direction of travel.
1.1 Overview
The feller buncher is designed to be used by an
experienced operator. Operator must be trained
in the safe operation of a skidsteer and hazards
related to using the feller buncher and the safe use
of the feller buncher for the intended purpose.
Operators will require personal protective
equipment to reduce the risk from some hazards
that cannot be completely eliminated or controlled
by the design of the feller buncher.
Care is required to ensure that the feller buncher
will not come in contact with metallic objects,
stones or other materials.
Feller bunchers are not designed for use in
hazardous atmospheres where there is a risk
of re or explosion due to ammable gases or
vapors. Use in hazardous, explosive atmospheres
is prohibited. Serious injury or death of the operator
or bystanders may be caused if feller buncher is
misused. Misuse may also cause damage to the
machine carrying the feller buncher.
1.2 Intended Use And Foreseeable
Misuse
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