Link Belt Mobile Shear LXS Safety and Index:

PREFACE 2
Important 2
Manual Replacement 2
Registration Form 2
Possible Variations 2
Public Notice 2
Warranty 2
SAFETY STATEMENTS 6
OPERATIONAL SAFETY 7
Read Manual Before Operating or Maintaining the Tool 7
Personal Protection 7
Know Your Equipment 7
Before Operating 7
Check the Equipment 8
Stability 8
Know the Work Area 9
Starting Procedure 9
Place the Load Safely 9
Safely Operate Equipment 10
Transporting the Tool 11
Equipment Condition 11
Working Overhead 11
Power Lines 11
Use Care with Hydraulic Fluid Pressure 12
Prioritized Oil Flow 13
Emergency Situations 13
Unsafe Conditions 13
Crystalline Silica Dust 13
Process Material Safely 14
Lift the Load Safely 14
Place the Load Safely 14
SHEAR NOMENCLATURE 15
ROTATION LOCK 17
SHEAR INSTALLATION 18
Dual-Pump Flow 18
Installation Procedure 18
ROTATOR INSTALLATION 20
LXS 15-35 Rotation Motor 20
LXS 45 and Larger Rotation Motors 20
Rotation Circuit – Gear Pump / Rotation Valve / Piston Motor 20
Rotation Circuit – Auxiliary / Rotation Valve / Piston Motor 22
Rotation Circuit – Auxiliary / Rotation Valve / Gerotor Motor 23
Rotation Circuit – Gear Pump / Rotation Valve / Gerotor Motor 24
Rotation Circuit – Gear Pump / Rotation Valve / Gear Motor 25
Rotation Circuit – Gear Pump / Auxiliary / Gear Motor 26

HYDRAULIC START-UP 27
Start-up Procedure 27
GENERAL OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS 28
Start-up 28
Efficient and Productive Operation 28
COMMON OPERATIONAL CONCERNS 29
Cutting Larger Materials 29
Chatter While Cutting 29
MAINTENANCE SAFETY 30
MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE 32
Scheduled Maintenance 32
Four-Hour Checklist 33
Eight-Hour Checklist 33
LUBRICATION POINTS 34
BLADE MAINTENANCE 35
AUTOGUIDE 36
AutoGuide Adjustment Procedure 36
PIERCING BLADES 37
Replacement 39
GUIDE BLADES 40
Shimming 40
Rotation 41
Replacement 41
Adjustment Plates 41
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY BLADES 42
Removal 42
Adjustment Plates 43
Rotation 43
Blade Gap 44
Blade Gap Measuring Procedure 44
Shimming 44
RAZOR BLADE 45
GENERAL WELDING GUIDELINES 46
Welding Ground Clamp 46
Welding Rules 46
BUILD-UP 48
HARD-SURFACING 49
HARD-SURFACING PATTERNS 50
HYDRAULIC/ROTATION MAINTENANCE 51
Hydraulic Requirements 51
Rotation Valve Input 51
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Regeneration Valve 52
Regeneration Valve Adjustment 52
REGENERATION VALVE ADJUSTMENT 53
REGENERATION VALVE – HOW IT WORKS 54
REGEN BLOCK SUB-ASSEMBLY – 300 GPM 55
REGENERATION VALVE – 240 GPM 56
REGENERATION VALVE – 116 GPM 57
SLEWING RING MAINTENANCE 58
GEARBOX MAINTENANCE 59
Planetary Gearbox Lubrication 59
Gearbox Lube Change-out Procedure 59
ROTATION WITH CROSSOVER RELIEF VALVE 60
Setting the Crossover Reliefs 60
ROTATION WITH MOTION CONTROL VALVE 61
TROUBLE-SHOOTING GUIDE 62
WARRANTY/PARTS INFORMATION 65