King Kutter phd-09s, phd-12s, phd-06s User Manual

PO Box 1200
305 Commerce Drive
Winfield, Alabama 35594

POST HOLE DIGGERS

PHD-06S, PHD-09S, PHD-12S

www.kingkutter.com

TO THE PURCHASER

This manual contains valuable information about your
new King Kutter Post Hole Digger . It has been carefully pre­pared to give you helpful suggestions for operating, adjust­ing, servicing and ordering repair parts.

Keep this manual in a convenient place for quick and
easy reference. Study it carefully. You have purchased a
dependable and sturdy post hole digger , but only by proper
care and operation can you expect to receive the service
and long life designed and built into it.

Sometime in the future your post hole digger may need
new part s to replace those that are worn or broken. If so, go
to your dealer and provide him with the model and part num­ber.

Customer Information

Name _______________________________________________
Purchased From ______________________________________
Date Purchased ______________________________________
Model No. ___________________________________________
Serial No. ___________________________________________

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It is the purchaser and/or operator ’s responsibility to….

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z Read and understand the information contained in

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this manual.

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z Operate, lubricate, assemble and maintain the equip-

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ment in accordance with all instructions and safety
procedures in this manual.

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z Inspect the equipment and replace or repair any parts

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that are damaged or worn which under continued op­eration would cause damage, wear to other parts, or
cause a safety hazard.

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z Return the equipment or parts to the authorized King

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Kutter dealer, from where it was purchased, for ser­vice or replacement of defective parts that are covered
by warranty. (The King Kutter Factory may inspect
equipment or parts before warranty claims are hon­ored.)

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z Payment of all costs incurred by the dealer for travel-

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ing to or transporting the equipment for warranty
inspection and or claims.

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CONTENTS

ITEM PAGE

Safety .........................................................................6

Safety Decal's And Locations.....................................8

Assembly Instructions..............................................10

Operating Instructions..............................................11

Lubrication Schedule ............................................... 11

Safety Training .........................................................12

Operational Safety ...................................................14

Transportation & Storage Safety ..............................16

PTO Shaft Parts.......................................................17

Replacement Parts ...................................................18

Warranty...................................................................20

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SAFETY

READ AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUC­TIONS IN THIS MANUAL AND ESPE­CIALLY IN THE SAFETY SECTION.
FAILURE TO DO SO CAN RESULT IN
SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.

TAKE NOTE! THIS SAFETY ALERT
SYMBOL FOUND THROUGHOUT
THIS MANUAL IS USED TO CALL
YOUR ATTENTION TO INSTRUC­TIONS INVOLVING YOUR PERSONAL
SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF OTH­ERS.

SIGNAL WORDS:

The signal words DANGER, WARNING and CAUTION are used with the

THIS SYMBOL MEANS

ATTENTION!

BECOME ALERT!

YOUR SAFTEY IS INVOLVED

safety messages in this manual and with each safety signs. They are
defined as follows:

DANGER: Indicates an immediate hazardous situation that, if not
avoided, could result in serious injury or death. This signal word is to be
limited to the most extreme situations typically for machine components
that, for functional purposes, cannot be guarded.

WARNING: Indicates a potentially hazardous situation that, if not
avoided, could result in serious injury or death, and includes hazards
that are exposed when guards are removed. It may also be used to alert
against unsafe practices.

CAUTION: Indicates a potentially hazardous situation that, if not avoided,
may result in minor or moderate injury. It may also be used to alert
against unsafe practice.

If you have any questions not answered in this manual or require additional
copies or the manual is damaged, please contact your dealer or King Kutter,

Inc. P.O. Box 1200 Winfield, AL 35594 [phone] or www.kingkutter.com
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