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Manual AP silage cutter NP
5.
USE OF THE AP SILAGE CUTTER IN COMBINATION WITH TRACTOR FRONT LOADER,
WHEEL LOADER OR TELESCOPIC LOADER:
5.1
Coupling:
Because coupling systems for front loaders, wheel loaders and telescopic loaders
are not uniform it is not possible to completely describe the action “coupling” in
this manual.
For safety and general instructions with regard to the coupling of the AP silage
cutter we refer to the manual of your tractor front loader, wheel loader or
telescopic loader.
We do mention some general important safety and operating instructions :
WARNING:
Always couple the AP silage cutter to the front loader /
lifting arms, before you connect the hydraulic hoses.
WARNING:
Never stand between tractor, wheel loader, telescopic
loader and silage cutter, without having switched off the
engine and having engaged the parking brake.
WARNING:
Make sure that the hydraulic system of the AP silage cutter
cannot be damaged in any position of the front loader /
lifting arms of the mini loader.
5.2
Using the AP silage cutter:
For using the AP silage cutter the following instructions must be followed
accurately and in chronological order. In this description we assume your silage
cutter is equipped with a push-off system (HA / HAN). When your silage cutter is
equipped with a hydraulic push-off system, then hold additional account of the
italicized instructions. At the push-off system with folding base (HAN) in this
section we assume the base is secured in vertical position. For specific safety and
operating instructions of the folding base we refer to sections 7.1, 7.1.1 en 7.1.2.
When your silage cutter is not equipped with a push-off system you can ignore any
instruction regarding the push-off system in this section:
1
Start position: closed cutting frame and push-off system on the main tube
(retracted),
2
Adjust the tines of the AP silage cutter horizontally, at the height at which
you want to take out the feed,
3
Open the cutting frame and move the joystick to the neutral position, once
the cutting frame has reached the highest position;
Make sure the push-off system is completely retracted on the main tube,
4
Make sure that the height at which the AP silage cutter is adjusted such is
that the horizontal knife protrudes above the silage, see image 3,
