Operator’s Manual – Spider CROSS LINER
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4) Set the valve lever to position 1 (ON).
5) Slightly deflect the driving joystick on the remote controller in the direction in which the rope starts to unwind
from the drum.
(The winch is pre-set to unwind when the driving joystick is deflected in the BACKWARD direction
– towards the operator. In case the
rope winds up instead of unwinding, deflect the joystick in the opposite direction.)
6) Mount the rope around the fixed anchoring point, release the screw lock on the carabine, lock the carabine
to the rope and secure it properly by fastening the screw lock.
7) Deflect the drive joystick in order to wind in the loose rest of the rope. The rope on the winch drum should be
slightly tight.
8) Increase the engine speed from idling to operating revolutions.
9) Turn the wheels of the mower up the slope (FORWARD) and slightly deflect the driving joystick on the
remote controller forward i.e. in the direction when the mower starts driving up the slope. If the rotation of the
wheels of the mower and the direction of the rope winding correspond (i.e. the rope is winding up when the
mower is driving up the slope) you can start mowing.
(In case the winch rope is unwinding when the mower is driving up the slope it is necessary to stop driving
and turn the wheels by 180 degrees. Then you can start mowing up the slope.)
10)
Make sure and constantly check that the rope is properly winded on the drum of the winch and that it is not
lose or tangled. In this case it is prohibited to use the mower on slopes.
MOWING WITH THE USE OF WINCH
WARNING
Driving on slopes is very demanding for an operator, as he hast to constantly evaluate information on the
movement of the machine and the character of the terrain. Especially important is the wheel adhesion to
the grass or other surface and the angle of the mower.
Pay attention to climatic conditions. Do not rely on securing the mower to the rope. The climbing ability of the mower
will be radically different on dry, wet or moist grass slopes.
Climbing ability and the mower’s behavior will also depend on the ground’s conditions. On a newly built slope, the
probability of slipping will be significantly higher than on a hard ground.
METHOD TO MOVE THE MACHINE ON THE SLOPE
When working with the stabilizing winch up the slope, the
mower must
always run in accordance with the winch function
to maintain the winch
stabilizing ability
– when traveling up, the winch drum is winding up the rope.
Otherwise, the rope will loose on the drum and the winch will stop maintaining
the STABILIZATION function.
WARNING
Do not drive the mower into bushes or similar obstacles (even
when driving off a slope) that you would like to mow because the
mower may stop or pause and the rope will become loose and
tangled.
The rope must always be tightened.
In case the wheels lose contact with the ground, the winch will not able to
stabilize the mower.
Figure 9
– method of mowing on the slope with
use of the winch
