Operator’s manual
Rear disc mowers
KDT
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Fig. 12.
Instruction of PTO shaft shortening
CAUTION:
Handle all parts with utmost care. Never place your hands or fingers between
one part and the other. Wear safety clothes such as gloves, protective
footwear and goggles. The operation of shortening must be carried out with
the utmost care as the PTO shaft will have to be replaced if the telescopic
shafts are shortened to an excessive extent.
CAUTION:
The PTO shaft should be mounted only during operation time and
disconnected from tractor PTO for transport and service.
NOTICE:
The manufacturer declines all liability for damage caused by an incorrectly
fitted or used PTO shaft.
CAUTION:
Use the machines with PTO shafts designed to drive them. Before the work
begins, check the safety guards (in tractor, mower and PTO shaft), if they are
placed correctly and are not damaged. Damaged or lost parts must be replaced
with genuine ones. Make sure the PTO shaft is properly mounted. It is forbidden
to approach the rotating parts, because it may lead to serious injuries or even
death. All service and repair operations must be done only after the tractor
engine has been stopped and ignition key off, all rotating parts have come to
the complete standstill and the cutterbar is on the ground. Before the operation
begins, read operator’s manuals of both the machine and PTO shaft.
5.5.
Moving from transport to working position
WARNING:
Moving the mower to and from operating position from the transport position
should only take place on even and stable ground. Prior to making the moves
make sure whether there are no unauthorized persons exposed to any
hazardous moving parts.
The safely move to the operating position, do the following:
open the shut-off valve on the hydraulic cylinder (
Fig. 10a
),
lower the mower until the cutterbar is at least 1
′
4
″
above the ground,
make sure there is nobody around in the place where you are going to lower the mower,