Tiger Corporation NH TS100-135A User Manual

Current as of 6/11/07

SWEEPER

ASSEMBLIES

NH TS100-135A

PARTS LISTING WITH
MOUNTING AND OPERATING
INSTRUCTIONS

Tiger Corporation

3301 N. Louise Ave.

Sioux Falls, SD 57107

1-800-843-6849
1-605-336-7900

www.tiger-mowers.com

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This manual contains information about the many features of the Tiger THS
Sweeper operator safety instructions, maintenance, and operating techniques. This
manual will also assist you in the proper break-in daily care, and troublleshooting of your
new sweeper.

We recommend that you read carefully the entire manual before operating the
unit. Also, time spent in becoming fully acquainted with ites performance features,
adjustments, and maintenance schedules will be repaid in a long and satisfactory life of
the equipment.

If at any time, you have a service problem with your sweeeper, contact your
dealer for your service and parts needs.

CONTENTS

FORWARD 2
TABLE OF CONTENTS 2
SAFETY PERCAUTIONS 3
OPERATIONAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS 4
OPERATION 5
IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS 7
MOUNTING INSTRUCTIONS 8
LEVELING INSTRUCTIONS 10
SUPPORT YOKE ADJUSTMENT 12
BRUSH REPLACEMENT 13
MOTOR AND HUB REPLACEMENT 14
MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE 15
PARTS SECTION 16

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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

This symbol means: CAUTION ! Your safety is at rick !

– Any R.O.P.S. (roll over protective structure) should not be drilled, welded
on, or altered in any manner. Any alteration may reduce your protection.

– Do not bypass the tractor neutral safety swith. Jumping or bypassing can cause
tractor runaway.

– Do not allow any persons on the equipment except the operator.
– Loose clothing that can catch in moving parts should be avoided.
– Use the hand holds and step-plate provided when mounting and dismounting to

prevent injury.
– Keep safety decals clean and replace illegible and damaged decals.
– P.T.O. shield should be in pace at all times.
– Make a visual ilnspection of the tractor and mower components before attempting

ot start the unlit.
– be sure all bystanders are at a safe distance at all times.
– Do not start or operate any controls while standing along side the tractor. Be in the

tractor seat.
– Use the parking brake whenever dismounting from the tractor.
– P.T.O. lever should be disengaged before dismounting and when P.T.O. is not

being utilized.
– The mower switch should be in the “off” position when not in actual mowing or

sweeping position.
– Do not operate tractor in a closed building.
– Do not get off the tractor while still in motion.
– Use your seat belt if unit is equiped with R.O.P.S.
– Sudden uphill turns on steep slopes should be avoided.

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This symbol means: CAUTION ! Your safety is at rick !

– Reduce speed when turning, taking curves, rough ground, or hillsides to reduce
chance of rollover.

– Always keep tractor in gear when traveling downhill to prevent runaway.
– When driving on a road, day or night, use lighting and markings required by local

laws.
– Lower equipment when not in use.
– Whenever stopping or leaving the unit you should: stop tractor and equipment,

lower equipment, be sure all motion stops, and remove key.
– Become familiar with the controls. Familiarilty of controls and functions increases

efficiency and decreases hazardous situations.
– Never allow children to operate the sweeper or mower.

OPERATIONAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

– Clear sweeping area of all foreign objects. Remove objects that coul cause
personal injury to the operator or others. Keep other sersons, children, and pets
ou of the work area.

– Always wear the proper apparel such as a long sleeve shirt buttoned to the cuffs
and safety glasses, goggles, or a face shield.

– Never operate the unit without all shields and hood in place.
– Plan your work ahead of time to help avoid accidents.
– Keep hands, feet, hair, and loose clothing away from engine, drive line,

brush, and other moving parts.
– If the unit is left unattended, even for a very short time, shut off engine, set parking

brake, and remove key.
_ Never sweep towards people, buildings, vehicles, or other objects that may be

damaged by flying debris.
– Dust and debris can be blown back into the operators face if consideration is not

given to wind direction. Wear the proper protective apparel.

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OPERATION

Be sure the ball valves on the mower hydraulic tank are OPEN before starting the

tractor. Serious damage to the hydraulic system can occur if the valves are not OPEN.

For brush operation: open the high pressure valve located near the pressure port of
the pump and close the high pressure valve located near the electrical solenoid. This
procedure shuts off the oil flow to the mower.

For mower operation: close the high pressure valve located near the pressure port of
the pump and open the high pressure valve located near the electrical solenoid. This
procedure shuts off the oil flow to the brush.

Low brush speed and moderate ground speed will clean almost any hard surface of
all debris. Do not use high brush speeds or dust may be raised by the aggressive action
of the sweeper. Always remember the wind direction and plan your sweeping so it blows
at your back or to the direction that the brush head assembly is angled.

It is usually more effective to plan your sweeping for the days when it is overcast and
humid or on a day after it has rained. By planning in this manner, your dust will be kept
to a minimum.

To sweep gravel, use just enough brush spee to “roll” the gravel and not to throw it.

The sweeper is not a bulldozer!! Do not ram into piles trying to move them as a blade
would.

Remember, the sweeper sweeps with the tips of the broom, not wilth the sides like a
mop. Adjust the spring - chain assembly accordingly.

High brush speeds and low ground speeds are needed to do a good job in snow.
Start with about 3/4 throttle for wetter and deeper snow. This will help to keep the snow
from packing up inside the brush hood.

Just about any amount of snow can be thrown by the sweeper if enough patience
and consideration of the wind direction are used. In deep snow more than one pass may
have to be made to get down to a clean surface.

All Tiger Sweepers are equipped
with adjustable spring assemblies to
limit down pressure. Too often these
springs are removed and thrown away
or ignored. Proper down pressure
should be as pictured to the right.
Check and be sure you are using the
spring assembly. If it is lost or missing,
please order another from the dealer
or factory. If it is on, make sure you
understand and adjust it for poper
usage.

Brush on ground rotating
at normal operating speed
machine stationary.

CORRECT SWEEPING PATTERN

When lifted, leaves a 2” to
4” clean spot on ground.

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It is very possible to cut brush life by 50% if the
frame is not level. Running an unlevel brush is
jast like throwingmoney out the window. The
small amount of time spent leveling a brush
before sweeping is paed back many times over
in longer brush life.

As a general rule brush level should be checked
every day before operating.

Uneven brush wear can also be caused by
discharging material to the same side of the
brush all the time. Flipping the brush core end ­for - end a couple of times during the course of
the brush life can help alleviate this.

Improper ground speed not only damages the
brush bur also cores, chains, sprockerts, drive
lines and even frames.

A rotary sweeper sweeps with the flicking action
of the bristle. The brush can sweep material up
to 1/2 the diameter of the brush. If the ground
speed of the vehicle is too fast the material
piles in front of the brush because it cannot be
discharged. This plow effect is caused by bull ­dozing with the sweeper instead of sweeping,
this will causes a side thrust on the brush, core
and frame components.

This sideward thrust causes the bristles to flex
against the steel ring holding them. Eventually
this flexing will break the bristles off at the ring.

Always sweep at a high enough brush speed
and low enough ground speed to effectively
discharge the material being swept.

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