Instruction manual
Two rotor rake
TANGO
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Contents
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1.
IDENTIFYING THE MACHINE ..................................................................................................................... 2
2.
INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................................... 2
3.
INTENDED USE ................................................................................................................................................. 3
3.1. Technical data ............................................................................................................................................... 3
3.2. Design and working principle ....................................................................................................................... 4
3.3. Equipment and spare parts ............................................................................................................................ 5
4.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ................................................................................................................................. 5
4.1. Safety rules and regulations .......................................................................................................................... 5
4.2. Transport ....................................................................................................................................................... 7
4.3. Putting the machines onto another vehicle for transport ............................................................................... 7
4.4. Working parts ............................................................................................................................................... 8
4.5. Telescopic articulated shaft ........................................................................................................................... 9
4.6. Hydraulic assembly ....................................................................................................................................... 9
4.7. Residual risk ................................................................................................................................................. 9
4.7.1 Risk of being caught or pulled in ............................................................................................................. 9
4.7.2 Risk of injury, abrasion and damage of skin ......................................................................................... 10
4.7.3 Prohibited actions .................................................................................................................................. 10
4.7.4 Residual risk assessment........................................................................................................................ 10
4.8. Safety labels and their meaning .................................................................................................................. 11
5.
USE OF RAKE .................................................................................................................................................. 14
5.1. Mounting rake on tractor ............................................................................................................................ 14
5.1.1. Control panel ....................................................................................................................................... 14
5.2. Preparing rake for transport ........................................................................................................................ 15
5.3. Preparing rake for transport on public roads ............................................................................................... 16
5.4. Mounting telescopic articulated shaft ......................................................................................................... 16
5.5. Switching the rake from transport to working position .............................................................................. 17
5.6. Preparing rake for operation ....................................................................................................................... 17
5.7. Operation .................................................................................................................................................... 20
5.8. Mechanism for sequential lifting and lowering of working units ............................................................... 21
5.8.1. Sequential lifting ................................................................................................................................... 21
5.8.2. Sequential lowering .............................................................................................................................. 22
5.9. Setting rake for forming one row ................................................................................................................ 22
5.10. Switching rake from forming one row to forming two single rows ............................................................ 23
5.10.1. Protection mechanism of front safety curtain ..................................................................................... 24
5.11. Lifting rake on headlands............................................................................................................................ 24
5.12. Removing clogging and jams ...................................................................................................................... 25
5.13. Dismounting machine from tractor ............................................................................................................. 25
6.
MOUNTING AND ADJUSTMENTS ............................................................................................................. 26
6.1. Installing tines ............................................................................................................................................. 26
6.2. Replacing connecting rods .......................................................................................................................... 26
6.3. Daily maintenance ...................................................................................................................................... 27
6.4. After-season maintenance and storing ........................................................................................................ 27
6.3.1 Restarting the machine after longer idle periods ................................................................................... 27
7.
LUBRICATION ................................................................................................................................................ 28
7.1. Gear ............................................................................................................................................................. 28
7.2. Joints and bearings ...................................................................................................................................... 28
7.3. Risks present when lubricating ................................................................................................................... 29
8.
DEFECTS AND THEIR REPAIR .................................................................................................................. 30
9.
REPAIR AND WITHDRAWAL FROM USE ............................................................................................... 30
9.1. Repair .......................................................................................................................................................... 30
9.2. Disassembly and withdrawal from use ....................................................................................................... 31
10.
WARRANTY CARD ........................................................................................................................................ 31
11.
WARRANTY TERMS ..................................................................................................................................... 31
11.1. Warranty claims procedures ....................................................................................................................... 31
11.2. Warranty repairs record .............................................................................................................................. 33
