Brouwer 5990280/1, Operator'S Manual

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OPERATION
CUTTER HEAD SPEED CONTROL.
The Cutter Head Speed Control ‘ A ’.
•
Rotate ‘Counterclockwise’, to decrease the
Cutter Blade speed.
•
Rotate ‘Clockwise’, to increase the Cutter
Blade speed.
Start at the maximum speed and reduce to the
slowest setting that will give the best result. This will
result in the minimum vibration. Set to the lowest
speed that will give a good quality cut.
To avoid damage, the tractor travel speed may have
to be reduced when cutting in rough or stoney
ground.
The Cutting and the Cut-Off Blades
must be kept
sharp . In soft soils, the Cutting blade may need to be
‘honed’, to obtain a good cut.
MAIN CONVEYOR SPEED CONTROL.
The Main Conveyor Speed Control ‘ B ’.
•
Rotate ‘clockwise’ , to reduce conveyor
speed.
•
Rotate ‘counterclockwise’ , to increase
Conveyor speed.
This Control Valve regulates oil flow to both conveyor
drive motors. When in the ground speed control
mode, it allows fine tuning the conveyor speed to
match the ground speed.
Before cutting for the first time, run the conveyors
empty, in ground speed mode, to approximately
match the ground speed and conveyor speed.
When cutting ,if the turf ‘stretches and tears’ as it
travels up the conveyor it indicates that the conveyor
speed is too fast. If the turf ‘bunches or folds,’ the
conveyor speed is too slow.
ROLL-UP CONVEYOR SPEED.
The Roll-Up Conveyor Speed Control ‘ C ’.
•
Rotate ‘clockwise’, to reduce the conveyor
speed.
•
Rotate ‘counterclockwise’, to increase the
conveyor speed.
Because the main conveyor flow control affects the
speed of the Roll-Up Conveyors, adjust the Roll-Up
speed
after the main conveyor speed has been
set.
Run the conveyors empty, in ground speed mode, to
approximately match the conveyor speeds.
If the turf tears as it leaves the main conveyor, the
Roll-Up Conveyor speed is too fast.
If the turf bunches as it travels onto the Roll-Up
Conveyors, the speed is too slow.
NOTE
If sod conditions allow, the Roll-Up Conveyors can be
run slightly faster than the Main Conveyor to form a
tighter roll.
The Roll-Up action starts and forms automatically
without intervention by the operator.
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