avalanche® box plow user manual
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1. ON L6K 2G4 Canada Toll Free 1 800 232 6950 Tel 905 465 4044 Fax 905 465 0705 an AVALANCHE PERSE Rubber Cutting Edge Adjustment E eS NC IMPORTANT x z INSTALL RUBBER AT ROOM TEMPERATURE k TIGHTEN BOLTS UNTIL HOLD BOWN BAR PINCHES RUBBER SO THAT IT SLIGHTELY BULGES ABOVE AND BELOW HOLR DOWN BAR F N RUBBER SHOULD BE INSTALLED SO THAT TT F RS N BELOW THE WEAR SHOES BY APPROX 1 8 3 4mm ce LI nm Copyright Ledex Industries 2006 All rights reserved Avalanche amp Ledex are registered trademarks of Adepco Technologies Corp 565 Speers Rd Oakville ON L6K 2G4 Canada Toll Free 1 800 232 6950 Tel 905 465 4044 Fax 905 465 0705 an AVALANCHE FT Rubber Cutting Edge Replacement Copyright Ledex Industries 2006 All rights reserved Avalanche amp Ledex are registered trademarks of Adepco Technologies Corp 565 Speers Rd Oakville ON L6K 2G4 Canada Toll Free 1 800 232 6950 Tel 905 465 4044 Fax 905 465 0705 a AVALANCHE FT REPLACING amp ADJUSTING THE STEEL CUTTING EDGE TIP Use a pneumatic impact gun to tighten all fasteners for best results 1 Remove old cutting edge s by loosening or cutting fasteners Position new cutting edge s and tighten fasteners Max 250 ft lbs of torque for 5 8 bolts Max 1000 ft Ibs torque for 7 8 bolts 2 Adjustment for the cutting edge is done at the wear shoes Loosen the wear2. 0705 an AVALANCHE FE Steel Cutting Edge Replacement Copyright Ledex Industries 2006 All rights reserved Avalanche amp Ledex are registered trademarks of Adepco Technologies Corp 11 565 Speers Rd Oakville ON L6K 2G4 Canada Toll Free 1 800 232 6950 Tel 905 465 4044 Fax 905 465 0705 a AVALANCHE EE REPLACING THE WEAR SHOES 1 Loosen or remove fasteners 2 Position new wear shoes over hole pattern 3 On rubber edge Avalanche models tighten the fasteners Max 250 ft Ibs of torque for 5 8 bolts 4 If you have a steel trip edge Avalanche refer to Replacing or Adjusting the Steel Cutting Edge on the previous page TIP Use a pneumatic impact gun to tighten all fasteners for best results Use only grade 8 ASTN bolts Copyright Ledex Industries 2006 All rights reserved Avalanche amp Ledex are registered trademarks of Adepco Technologies Corp 12 565 Speers Rd Oakville ON L6K 2G4 Canada Toll Free 1 800 232 6950 Tel 905 465 4044 Fax 905 465 0705 an AVALANCHE FTE Wear Shoe Replacement Steel Trip Edge Plows Copyright Ledex Industries 2006 All rights reserved Avalanche amp Ledex are registered trademarks of Adepco Technologies Corp 13 565 Speers Rd Oakville ON L6K 2G4 Canada Toll Free 1 800 232 6950 Tel 905 465 4044 Fax 905 465 0705 an AVALANCHE FTE Wear Shoe Replacement Rubber Edge Plows Copyright Ledex Industries 2006 All rights reserve
3. 65 4044 Mail Avalanche Customer Service 565 Speers Rd Oakville ON L6K 2G4 Canada Copyright Ledex Industries 2006 All rights reserved Avalanche amp Ledex are registered trademarks of Adepco Technologies Corp 23 565 Speers Rd Oakville ON L6K 2G4 Canada Toll Free 1 800 232 6950 Tel 905 465 4044 Fax 905 465 0705
4. CKETS 4 CONNECT RATCHET BINDER AND TIGHTEN CHAIN Copyright Ledex Industries 2006 All rights reserved Avalanche amp Ledex are registered trademarks of Adepco Technologies Corp 5 565 Speers Rd Oakville ON L6K 2G4 Canada Toll Free 1 800 232 6950 Tel 905 465 4044 Fax 905 465 0705 a AVALANCHE ea ee E REPLACING amp ADJUSTING THE RUBBER CUTTING EDGE Before you begin Rubber cutting edge amp flat bar must be at room temperature before adjustment or replacement is done 16 22 Celsius 61 71 Fahrenheit This will ensure correct compressing of the rubber while tightening Failure to let rubber warm up before tightening will result in insufficient clamping force leading to slippage of the rubber edge during plowing Tighten with Avalanche grade 8 fasteners for best results TIP Use a pneumatic impact gun to tighten all fasteners for best results Avalanche recommends using Genuine Avalanche replacement parts when replacing fasteners cutting edges and wear shoes 1 Rubber cutting edge should be installed so that it protrudes approximately 1 8 below the wear shoes 2 Tighten bolts until hold down bar pinches rubber to the point that the rubber bulges slightly The bulges should be noticeable above and below the hold down bar Copyright Ledex Industries 2006 All rights reserved Avalanche amp Ledex are registered trademarks of Adepco Technologies Corp 6 565 Speers Rd Oakville
5. DANGER when detaching Avalanche plow from from vehicle or machine the Avalanche may roll back and could cause serious injury or death Stabilize the Avalanche plow upon removing it from your vehicle or machine WARNING attempting to remove or install springs could cause serious injury or death Only certified professional personnel should remove or install springs See an Avalanche dealer or call 1 800 232 6950 for a qualified technician near you Copyright Ledex Industries 2006 All rights reserved Avalanche amp Ledex are registered trademarks of Adepco Technologies Corp 565 Speers Rd Oakville ON L6K 2G4 Canada Toll Free 1 800 232 6950 Tel 905 465 4044 Fax 905 465 0705 a AVALANCHE EE HOOK UP GUIDE Before you begin Use 3 8 grade 70 transport chain Included in the Avalanche ratchet binder kit For correct use ensure that chains are parallel with the ground while plowing Ak Weld chain brackets or chain hooks to rear of loader bucket Ensure that brackets are at same height as brackets on the Avalanche plow in order for chains to be parallel with ground once tightened In addition some plowers also connect chains from the top of the Avalanche to the top of their loader backhoe bucket to keep the plow level during transportation or when lifting it off the ground Use the chain brackets on the Avalanche top channel If you already have chain hooks installed proceed to step 2 2 Drive your mach
6. VALANCHE EPUEEHPUSEEREUUP TIPS amp BEST PRACTICES 1 Keep attachment chains parallel to the ground 2 Plow snow with the wear shoes riding flat with the ground surface Tilting the box plow forward or up will cause uneven wear on the wear shoes and possibly the lower receiver plate Take advantage of the Avalanche Avalevel level indicator to make sure that you are keeping the box plow as level as possible 3 If snow builds up in the corners of the box plow between the moldboard and the side braces toggle the tilt adjustment of your machine a few times and the snow will shake free Copyright Ledex Industries 2006 All rights reserved Avalanche amp Ledex are registered trademarks of Adepco Technologies Corp 20 565 Speers Rd Oakville ON L6K 2G4 Canada Toll Free 1 800 232 6950 Tel 905 465 4044 Fax 905 465 0705 a AVALANCHE TE WARRANTY POLICY A FIXED RUBBER EDGE BOX PLOWS Important To activate your warranty you must mail fax or email to us a copy of your Warranty Activation form Avalanche snow and ice control products indicated above are guaranteed to be free from defects in material and workmanship for the lifetime of the plow from date of delivery to original purchaser All items manufactured are wearable and expendable It will be our opinion to replace or repair without charge to the customer any part s according to the following terms Any plow or part s claimed to be defective are to be r
7. a AVALANCHE EE AVALANCHE BOX PLOW USER MANUAL Aug 06 Copyright Ledex Industries 2006 All rights reserved Avalanche amp Ledex are registered trademarks of Adepco Technologies Corp 565 Speers Rd Oakville ON L6K 2G4 Canada Toll Free 1 800 232 6950 Tel 905 465 4044 Fax 905 465 0705 a AVALANCHE PE TABLE OF CONTENTS HOOK UP GUIDE ssiccissiescatsasesazieazcscatesscasazenacscanaa asacanansessaieaziasziaadazasiiaziasaieia ianea REPLACING amp ADJUSTING THE RUBBER CUTTING EDGE REPLACING amp ADJUSTING THE STEEL CUTTING EDGE seessnnenenenee REPLACING THE WEAR SHOES aiani hara AAAA AARAA AARAA REPLACING TORSION SPRINGS 2 cnini ete cir ta casdiendcckateas ai asianradio iaaiiai REPLACING THE SSA 100 amp CTA SC QUICK COUPLER axsnissierenisenareninerananikinananinsananinanna NPS A BEST PRAGCTIGES edicere nct neck RANE O eo PA Penn etit Lada as WARRANTY POLICY At aastacssaiscacscasassusssiessercsasasesaazansvsaaisazuzaazeaceatates atasatesacacacaes CONTAGT INFORMABTION i i cnr nno ama ee ddl ana ca dpa d ERR Questions Call 1 800 232 6950 or email customer ledexindustries com Copyright Ledex Industries 2006 All rights reserved Avalanche amp Ledex are registered trademarks of Adepco Technologies Corp 565 Speers Rd Oakville ON L6K 2G4 Canada Toll Free 1 800 232 6950 Tel 905 465 4044 Fax 905 465 0705 12 15 19 20 21 22 23 a AVALANCHE TE SAFETY
8. d Avalanche amp Ledex are registered trademarks of Adepco Technologies Corp 14 565 Speers Rd Oakville ON L6K 2G4 Canada Toll Free 1 800 232 6950 Tel 905 465 4044 Fax 905 465 0705 an AVALANCHE EPUEEPUSEERUUP REPLACING THE TORSION SPRINGS REMOVING amp INSTALLING As 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 12 Tilt the box plow forward so that it comes to rest on the front portion of the side panels SAFETY Secure box plow with stationary stands under channel Support the T Bar Cutting Edge assembly with a jack stand Uninstall the wear shoes Slide a lever pipe over the spring tip and pull it off the preload plate Hold this position Loosen nuts on the preload plate and remove the plate Slowly relax the tension release you have on the spring using the pipe Do not let go of the spring suddenly as this may cause injury to yourself or others Repeat the above steps for each spring Remove the lynch pins from the hinge rod Slide out the hinge rod and spacers Discard used up springs Position the new springs Slide the hinge rod and spacers through each spring and into position Install the lynch pins to lock the bar in place Slide lever pipe over tip of spring and pull back Reattach preload plate and or retighten the loosened nuts with an impact gun Slowly release the pipe to let spring tip push on the preload plate Reinstall the wear shoes Copyright Ledex Industries 2006 All rights
9. eturned freight prepaid to the factory for our inspection Any warranty work done by others must be authorized in writing by an official of Avalanche Snowplows and billed for the total amount agreed upon before the work is started Normal wear through usage will not be considered a defect This warranty covers only parts manufactured by Avalanche Snowplows Ledex Industries and is in lieu of all other warranties expressed or implied We are not responsible or liable for any consequential damage or contingent liability This warranty is void if part s damaged is the result of negligent or malicious use beyond the rated capacities of the part s any modification or unauthorized repair of the part s This warranty does not cover consumable parts such as rubber cutting edges wear shoes or fasteners February 1 2006 Copyright Ledex Industries 2006 All rights reserved Avalanche amp Ledex are registered trademarks of Adepco Technologies Corp 21 565 Speers Rd Oakville ON L6K 2G4 Canada Toll Free 1 800 232 6950 Tel 905 465 4044 Fax 905 465 0705 a AVALANCHE TE WARRANTY POLICY B STEEL TRIP EDGE BOX PLOWS amp ANGLE PLOWS Important To activate your warranty you must mail fax or email to us a copy of your Warranty Activation form Avalanche snow and ice control products indicated above are guaranteed to be free from defects in material and workmanship for the lifetime of the plow from date of delivery to
10. ine into place If your Avalanche box plow has a standard bucket mount receiver ensure that the bucket cutting edge slides in between the receiver plates slot and makes contact with the push plates Proceed to step 3 If your Avalanche box plow has quick coupler blank hooks drive your machine and connect to hooks as you would with other attachments Skip steps 3 amp 4 Now you re ready to plow 3 Attach chains to chain brackets located at each end of the box plow Then connect the other ends to the hooks or chain brackets on your bucket 4 Attach ratchet binders and tighten till there is little or no sag in the chain length For best results chains should be parallel with the ground Copyright Ledex Industries 2006 All rights reserved Avalanche amp Ledex are registered trademarks of Adepco Technologies Corp 4 565 Speers Rd Oakville ON L6K 2G4 Canada Toll Free 1 800 232 6950 Tel 905 465 4044 Fax 905 465 0705 a AVALANCHE ELLE Hookup Aerial View HOW TO HOOK UP THE AVALANCHE TQ YOUR LOADER OR BAC a 7 Pau GR 70 TRANSPORT CHAIN Nee ji RATCHET BINDER 3 8 CHAIN CHAIN BRACKET WELD CHAIN BRACKET ON BUCKET SO THAT CHAIN ENDS UP BEING PARALLEL WITH PAVEMENT AVALANCHE HOOK UP PROCEDURE 1 WELD CHAIN BRACKETS ON LOADER BUCKET 2 DRIVE LOADER BUCKET INTO RECEIVER SLOT 3 ATTACH CHAINS TO PLOW AND CHAIN BRA
11. reserved Avalanche amp Ledex are registered trademarks of Adepco Technologies Corp 15 565 Speers Rd Oakville ON L6K 2G4 Canada Toll Free 1 800 232 6950 Tel 905 465 4044 Fax 905 465 0705 an AVALANCHE PASAT Torsion Spring Replacement Step 1 Copyright Ledex Industries 2006 All rights reserved Avalanche amp Ledex are registered trademarks of Adepco Technologies Corp 16 565 Speers Rd Oakville ON L6K 2G4 Canada Toll Free 1 800 232 6950 Tel 905 465 4044 Fax 905 465 0705 A AVALANCHE Pu Torsion Spring Replacement Step 2 Copyright Ledex Industries 2006 All rights reserved Avalanche amp Ledex are registered trademarks of Adepco Technologies Corp 17 565 Speers Rd Oakville ON L6K 2G4 Canada Toll Free 1 800 232 6950 Tel 905 465 4044 Fax 905 465 0705 an AVALANCHE PASAT Torsion Spring Replacement Step 3 Copyright Ledex Industries 2006 All rights reserved Avalanche amp Ledex are registered trademarks of Adepco Technologies Corp 18 565 Speers Rd Oakville ON L6K 2G4 Canada Toll Free 1 800 232 6950 Tel 905 465 4044 Fax 905 465 0705 an AVALANCHE PEGA REPLACING THE SSA 100 amp CTA SC QUICK COUPLER Quick Coupler Replacement Copyright Ledex Industries 2006 All rights reserved Avalanche amp Ledex are registered trademarks of Adepco Technologies Corp 19 565 Speers Rd Oakville ON L6K 2G4 Canada Toll Free 1 800 232 6950 Tel 905 465 4044 Fax 905 465 0705 a A
12. shoe bolts and sliding the wear shoes up or down as needed The steel cutting edge should protrude below the wear shoes approximately 74 to 1 It is important that it protrudes up to 1 full inch because during snow plowing the plow will have a tendency to rise and travel over the snow Use Avalanche grade 8 fasteners and metal lock nuts for best results Max 250 ft lbs of torque for 5 8 bolts Max 1000 ft Ibs torque for 7 8 bolts IMPORTANT Inspect and tighten all fasteners after every 8 hours of service Failure to inspect and tighten fasteners at this interval may result in premature wear and failure of wear shoes cutting edges couplers and fasteners Failures of this nature are not covered under the Limited Warranty To download the Avalanche Limited Warranty and other support articles please go to www avalancheplow com To speak with an Avalanche representative call 1 800 232 6950 Copyright Ledex Industries 2006 All rights reserved Avalanche amp Ledex are registered trademarks of Adepco Technologies Corp 9 565 Speers Rd Oakville ON L6K 2G4 Canada Toll Free 1 800 232 6950 Tel 905 465 4044 Fax 905 465 0705 an AVALANCHE FE Steel Cutting Edge Adjustment Copyright Ledex Industries 2006 All rights reserved Avalanche amp Ledex are registered trademarks of Adepco Technologies Corp 10 565 Speers Rd Oakville ON L6K 2G4 Canada Toll Free 1 800 232 6950 Tel 905 465 4044 Fax 905 465
13. the original purchaser All items manufactured are wearable and expendable It will be our opinion to replace or repair without charge to the customer any part s according to the following terms Any plow or part s claimed to be defective are to be returned freight prepaid to the factory for our inspection Any warranty work done by others must be authorized in writing by an official of Avalanche Snowplows and billed for the total amount agreed upon before the work is started Normal wear through usage will not be considered a defect This warranty covers only parts manufactured by Avalanche snowplows Ledex Industries and is in lieu of all other warranties expressed or implied We are not responsible or liable for any consequential damage or contingent liability This warranty is void if part s damaged is the result of negligent or malicious use beyond the rated capacities of the part s any modification or unauthorized repair of the part s This warranty does not cover consumable parts such as steel cutting edges wear shoes or fasteners February 1 2006 Copyright Ledex Industries 2006 All rights reserved Avalanche amp Ledex are registered trademarks of Adepco Technologies Corp 22 565 Speers Rd Oakville ON L6K 2G4 Canada Toll Free 1 800 232 6950 Tel 905 465 4044 Fax 905 465 0705 a AVALANCHE Ft an ened CONTACT INFORMATION Toll Free 1 800 232 6950 Email CUSTOMER LEDEXINDUSTRIES COM Fax 1 905 4
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