Operating manual
Rear disc mowers with central suspension
- with hydro-pneumatic or spring suspension
- 1 -
Table of contents
page
1.
DEVICE IDENTIFICATION ...................................................................................................... 2
2.
INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................... 2
3.
INTENDED USE ........................................................................................................................... 3
3.1. Technical data ............................................................................................................................................. 4
3.2. Construction and operation ......................................................................................................................... 6
3.3. Equipment and spare parts ........................................................................................................................ 12
4.
SAFETY RULES AND WARNINGS ........................................................................................ 13
4.1. General rules ............................................................................................................................................. 13
4.2. Transport ................................................................................................................................................... 15
4.2.1. Placing the mower onto a transport vehicle ....................................................................................... 15
4.3. Operating elements ................................................................................................................................... 16
4.4. The articulated telescoping shaft .............................................................................................................. 16
4.5. Residual risk ............................................................................................................................................. 16
4.6. Warning signs and their meanings ............................................................................................................ 18
4.7. Operation and construction of the hydraulic safety device. ...................................................................... 24
5.
OPERATION OF THE MOWER .............................................................................................. 25
5.1. Connecting the mower to the tractor ......................................................................................................... 25
5.2. Connecting the articulated telescopic shaft (ATS) ................................................................................... 25
5.3. Preparing the mower for operation – mowers with hydro – pneumatic suspension ................................. 26
5.3.1. Gas pressure in the accumulator and in the entire system for each mower model. ........................... 27
5.4. Preparing the mower for operation – mowers with spring suspensions ................................................... 27
5.5. Operating the mower ................................................................................................................................ 27
5.5.1. Basic mowing information ................................................................................................................ 28
5.5.2. Mower positioning during directional changes ................................................................................. 29
5.6 Preparing the mower for transport ............................................................................................................. 29
5.7. Preparing the mower for transport on public roads. ................................................................................. 30
5.8. Changing the mower position from transport to operating position. ........................................................ 32
6.
ASSEMBLY AND SETTINGS ................................................................................................... 33
6.1. Installing the cutting blades ...................................................................................................................... 33
6.2. Blade replacement..................................................................................................................................... 33
6.3. Setting mowing width ............................................................................................................................... 34
6.4. Setting mowing height .............................................................................................................................. 35
6.5. Use and adjustment of the load reducing chain. ....................................................................................... 35
6.6. Adjustment of the gap between the cover and the roller of the scarifier .................................................. 36
6.7. Replacement of the flails of the scarifier .................................................................................................. 36
6.8. Adjustment of the pressure between the rollers ........................................................................................ 37
6.9. Maintenance .............................................................................................................................................. 37
6.9.1. Checking the blades and blade holders .............................................................................................. 37
6.9.2. Checking the tautness of the chain of the chain drive of the scarifier and rollers. ............................ 38
6.9.3. Everyday maintenance ....................................................................................................................... 38
6.9.4. End of season maintenance ................................................................................................................ 38
7.
LUBRICATION ........................................................................................................................... 39
7.1. The cutting bar .......................................................................................................................................... 39
7.2. Miter gears ................................................................................................................................................ 39
7.3. Roller gear. ............................................................................................................................................... 40
7.4. Chain drives of the roller and the scarifier................................................................................................ 41
7.5. Bearings and joints.................................................................................................................................... 42
8.
MALFUNCTIONS AND THEIR CORRECTION. ................................................................. 43
9.
MOWER REPAIR AND DISPOSAL ........................................................................................ 44
10.
WARRANTY CARD ................................................................................................................... 44
11.
WARRANTY CONDITIONS .................................................................................................... 45
11.1. Zasady post
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powania gwarancyjnego..................................................................................................... 45
11.2. Record of warranty repairs ..................................................................................................................... 46