PRE-DELIVERY CHECKS
Form # 169080
Model Year - 2010
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E. RUN-UP THE MOWER
CONDITIONER
CAUTION
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Never start or move the machine until you
are sure all bystanders have cleared the
area.
x
Clear the area of other persons, pets etc.
Keep children away from machinery. Walk
around the machine to be sure no one is
under, on or close to it.
x
Before investigating an unusual sound or
attempting to correct a problem, shut off
engine, engage parking brake and remove
key.
DANGER
x
Keep everyone several hundred feet away
from your operation. Ensure bystanders are
never in line with the front or rear of the
machine. Stones or other foreign objects can
be ejected from either end with force.
x
Extreme care must be exercised to avoid
injury from thrown objects. Do not, under
any circumstances, operate the mower-
conditioner when other people are in the
vicinity. Stones and other objects can be
thrown great distances by the rotating
cutting blades.
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The cutterbar curtains are very important to
reduce the potential for thrown objects.
Always keep these curtains down when
operating the mower-conditioner. Replace
the curtains if they should become worn or
damaged.
a. Start tractor and run the mower conditioner
slowly for 5 minutes, watching and listening
FROM THE TRACTOR for binding, interfering
parts, or unusual noises.
CAUTION
Before investigating an unusual sound or
attempting to correct a problem, shut off
tractor, engage parking brake and remove
key.
b. Run machine for 15 minutes at operating speed
and perform the run-up check as listed on the
"Pre-Delivery Checklist" (yellow sheet attached
to this instruction) to ensure the machine is field-
ready.
c. Retain the checklist and if desired, retain this
instruction for future reference.
