Operator’s manual
Double-sided mower with central
suspension
“REWERS”
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Contents
page
1.
IDENTIFYING THE MACHINE ............................................................................................................... 3
2.
INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................ 3
3.
PROPER USE ............................................................................................................................................... 4
3.1.
Technical data ..................................................................................................................................... 5
3.2.
Design and working principle ............................................................................................................ 5
3.2.1. KDDR mower with hydro-pneumatic unloading ............................................................................ 7
3.3.
Standard equipment and spare parts.................................................................................................... 8
4.
SAFETY ADVICE ....................................................................................................................................... 9
4.1.
Safety rules and regulations ................................................................................................................ 9
4.2.
Qualifications of operator ................................................................................................................. 12
4.3.
Conditions of mounting mower on tractor ........................................................................................ 12
4.4.
Transport ........................................................................................................................................... 12
4.2.1. Putting the mower onto another vehicle for transport ................................................................... 12
4.5.
Working parts ................................................................................................................................... 13
4.6.
PTO shaft .......................................................................................................................................... 13
4.7.
Hydraulic assembly ........................................................................................................................... 14
4.8.
Tarpaulin guards ............................................................................................................................... 14
4.9.
Residual risk ..................................................................................................................................... 14
4.9.1. Danger of catching ........................................................................................................................ 15
4.9.2. Danger of wound, abrasion and damage of skin ........................................................................... 15
4.9.3. Danger of liquid ejection out of hydraulic system ........................................................................ 15
4.9.4. Bans ............................................................................................................................................... 15
4.10.
Safety decals and their meaning ....................................................................................................... 16
4.11.
Design and operation of safety breakaway device ............................................................................ 19
5.
OPERATION .............................................................................................................................................. 20
5.1.
Attaching the mower to the tractor ................................................................................................... 20
5.1.1. Connecting hydraulic hoses .......................................................................................................... 22
5.2.
Mounting PTO shaft ......................................................................................................................... 22
5.3.
Control panel (for mowers with controller) ...................................................................................... 23
5.3.1. Setting mower in transport position on headlands ........................................................................ 24
5.3.2.
Setting mower in vertical transport position ........................................................................... 24
5.3.3.
Changing language version of control panel .......................................................................... 25
5.3.4.
Service mode .......................................................................................................................... 25
5.4.
Preparing the mower for transport – version without controller ....................................................... 25
5.5.
Preparing the mower for transport on public roads ........................................................................... 26
5.6.
Switching from transport to working position – version without control ......................................... 27
5.7.
Preparing mower for operation – mower with hydro-pneumatic unloading ..................................... 27
5.8.
Preparing mower for operation ......................................................................................................... 28
5.8.1. Regulation of cutterbar's pressure on the ground by means of support springs ............................ 29
5.9.
Operation (mowing) .......................................................................................................................... 29
5.8.1. Essential information concerning mowing .................................................................................... 30
5.8.2. Mower clogging ............................................................................................................................ 31
5.8.3. Taking turns over swaths .............................................................................................................. 31
5.10.
Detaching the mower from the tractor .............................................................................................. 31
5.11.
Storing of machine ............................................................................................................................ 32
6.
MOUNTING AND ADJUSTMENTS ....................................................................................................... 33
6.1.
Mounting and timing of the knives ................................................................................................... 33
6.2.
Checking the knives and obsad no
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6.3.
Replacing knives and knife mountings ............................................................................................. 34
6.4.
Adjusting the cutterbar ...................................................................................................................... 36
6.5.
Adjusting swath conditioner ............................................................................................................. 37
6.5.1. Adjusting space between tine conditioner’s mask and its shaft .................................................... 37
6.5.2. Adjusting conditioner's shaft rotary rate ....................................................................................... 38