Operator’s manual
Twin-rotor rotary rake
Z2-780; Z2-840
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Contents
page
1.
IDENTIFYING THE MACHINE ........................................................................................................... 2
2.
INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................... 2
3.
PROPER AND INTENDED USE ........................................................................................................... 3
3.1.
Technical data ........................................................................................................................................ 3
3.2.
Design and working principle................................................................................................................ 4
3.3.
Standard equipment and spare parts ...................................................................................................... 4
4.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ...................................................................................................................... 5
4.1.
General safety rules and regulations ...................................................................................................... 6
4.2. Qualifications of operator....................................................................................................................... 8
4.3. Mounting rake onto tractor ..................................................................................................................... 8
4.4.
Transport................................................................................................................................................ 8
4.4.1.
Putting the rake onto another vehicle for transport ................................................................ 9
4.5.
Working parts ...................................................................................................................................... 10
4.6.
PTO shaft ............................................................................................................................................. 10
4.7. Hydraulic assembly .............................................................................................................................. 10
4.8.
Residual risk ........................................................................................................................................ 11
4.8.1. Danger of machine entanglement ................................................................................................ 11
4.8.2. Danger of cutting injury and abrasion .......................................................................................... 11
4.8.4. Forbidden actions ........................................................................................................................ 11
4.8.5. Residual risk assessment .............................................................................................................. 12
4.9.
Safety labels and their meaning ........................................................................................................... 12
5.
OPERATION .......................................................................................................................................... 15
5.1.
Attaching the rake to the tractor .......................................................................................................... 16
5.2.
Preparing the rake for transport ........................................................................................................... 16
5.2.1.
Preparing the rake for transport on public roads .................................................................. 17
5.4.
Mounting PTO shaft ............................................................................................................................ 18
5.3.1. Shortening PTO shaft ................................................................................................................... 18
5.4.
Moving from transport to working position ........................................................................................ 19
5.5.
Preparing the rake for work ................................................................................................................. 20
5.5.1. Raking height adjustment ............................................................................................................. 22
5.5.2. Working width adjustment mechanism ........................................................................................ 23
5.6.
Operation ............................................................................................................................................. 24
5.7.
Taking turns over swaths .................................................................................................................... 25
5.8. Removing clogging .............................................................................................................................. 26
5.9. Dismounting machine from tractor ...................................................................................................... 26
6.
MOUNTING AND ADJUSTMENTS ................................................................................................... 27
6.1.
Mounting and timing of the tines ........................................................................................................ 27
6.2. Replacing connecting rods ................................................................................................................... 27
6.3. Wheel replacement ............................................................................................................................... 28
7.
MAINTENANCE.................................................................................................................................... 28
7.1. Daily maintenance ................................................................................................................................ 28
7.2. After-season maintenance and storing of machine ............................................................................... 29
8.
LUBRICATION...................................................................................................................................... 30
8.1. Risks present when lubricating: ........................................................................................................... 30
8.2. Gearbox ................................................................................................................................................ 30
8.3.
Bearings and joints .............................................................................................................................. 31
9.
DISASSEMBLY AND WITHDRAWAL FROM USE........................................................................ 32
9.1.
Repair .................................................................................................................................................. 32
9.2. Demontage and withdrawal from use ................................................................................................... 32
10.
MALFUNCTIONS AND THEIR REPAIRS ....................................................................................... 33
11.
WARRANTY CARD .............................................................................................................................. 34
12.
WARRANTY TERMS ........................................................................................................................... 34
12.1.
Warranty claims procedures ............................................................................................................ 34
12.2.
Warranty repairs record ................................................................................................................... 36
Attachment 1. ELECTRIC AND HYDRAULIC SCHEMES .................................................................... 37
Attachment 2. DEFINING THE TOTAL WEIGHT, AXIS LOAD, TYRE LOAD CAPACITY AND
MINIMUM LOAD ......................................................................................................................................... 41