KUHN ALTERNA 400, Operator'S Manual

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Mower conditioner
50
ALTERNA400
Instructions for work
3. Machine use
Before the machine engages the crop:
- Engage the tractor PTO and slowly increase the
speed up to 1000 min
-1
.
Groundspeed
Before mowing and to reduce risks of
projections, lower front guards.
Check that nobody is within the machine
pivoting area.
Keep all persons and animals away from the
machine danger zone.
Never lean or step on the guards.
In case an obstacle has been struck, check
that the mowing unit has not been damaged.
Use hand throttle to prevent the conditioner from
getting jammed due to a drop in rotational speed.
The machine is lifted from working position into
headland turn position by means of the mowing
unit lift cylinders
.
Adapt the forward speed to the working
conditions.