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5 OPERATING THE LOTUS
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• Ensure no-one is near the machine at the moment the
PTO is engaged.
• Do not allow anyone to come within a 25 m radius of the
machine during operation.
• Stop the tractor engine before leaving the tractor cab.
• The safety guards are essential protective components of
the machine. For this reason, only operate the tedder if it
these components are duly fitted.
- When using the machine for the first time, carry out the inspection
and maintenance points specified in § 7.3 “Periodic maintenance”
before commencing work.
5.1
General instructions
- Engage the PTO at the lowest possible engine r.p.m.
- Increase the motor speed.
- Drive forward.
Never drive the machine through the crop while the rotors are on
the ground and are not rotating. This may damage the tines and
tine arms.
- Lower the rotors into the crop.
During the early stage of the process in particular, fast and airy ted-
ding twice a day at a low r.p.m. rate is better than intensive tedding
at a high rotor speed.
The LOTUS tedder behaves like a trailed machine. It can continue
tedding in bends without any problem.
When the machine is lifted, the STABILO steering device is secured in
the angle at which the machine is positioned behind the tractor (see
§ 5.3).
A locked steering device can be used if the LOTUS tedder sways too
much during crosswise tedding on slopes.
- Secure the steering device with the locking pin (fig. 11).
- Raise the machine if a bend has to be taken.
5.2
Forward speed and PTO speed
Both crop pick-up and spreading depend on the forward speed and
rotor speed.
- Select the highest possible forward speed (up to a maximum of
15 km/h).
- Operate at the lowest possible PTO output (400-450 r.p.m.) so that
the crop is picked up effectively.
- Reduce your PTO output when windrows develop during the ted-
ding operation.
- Adjust the forward speed and PTO speed to field and crop condi-
tions.
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