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USE AND MAINTENANCE
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Cod. F07022163
7.2_HOOK UP TO THE TRACTOR FOR TOWING
CAUTION! Hooking up to the tractor can be dangerous therefore take great care in this
operation.
WARNING!
Before connecting the equipment to the tractor, and in any case within 8 hours of continuous use,
check the state of wear and the integrity of the tractor connecting elements and of the structural
elements. The machine cannot be used if anomalies are noted. Contact your dealer immediately.
Use a tractor that is suitable for towing the machine in use
“3.7_Tractor requirements”.
Make sure that there are no objects resting on the machine and that there are no persons and/or animals in
the immediate vicinity.
The drawbar of the round baler is provided with a pivoting towing eye.
Hook up the round baler to the rear hook of the
tractor making sure that the machine is in a
stable horizontal position and that the towing eye
is at the same height as the towing device of the
tractor.
Rotate the handle
"M"
of the parking jack
“P”
to
lower or raise the towing eye until it is correctly
aligned with the tractor's towing device.
Insert the pin
“S”
in the towing eye and secure it
with the safety pin; then raise the parking jack
“P”
, by turning again the handle
“M”
.
Then remove any chocks from under the wheels.
Insert the feeder plug of the lighting system for road transport of the round baler into the socket of the
tractor and check that all the indicator, parking and stop lights are working correctly.
IMPORTANT!
Make sure that the tailgate is closed, visually checking that the
pointer of the pressure gauge is between the yellow sector and the
green sector indicating a pressure between 80 and 130bar.
Make sure that the protection guards are closed properly and secured.
Make sure that the pick-up is in a high position.
It is now possible to circulate on the roads. Remember that if you go on public roads you must have a logbook
and have placed a duplicate number plate in the space provided on the
round baler.
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