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Maintenance
Adapting the
cardan shaft
The length of the cardan shaft has been selected ex-factory so that it
fits almost all types of tractor. Only in exceptional cases is a correction
of the cardan shaft length required on individual tractors. The cardan
shaft length has to be checked in the following way before first use:
Safety
Switch off the tractor
Perform all work only with the engine switched off and the implement
at a standstill. Withdraw the ignition key! An accidentally switched on
cardan shaft can cause very serious injuries.
N
OTE
If the cardan shaft has been shortened, the minimum overlap and the
minimum distance must be checked again when operated with anoth-
er tractor.
Perform an adaptation of the cardan shafts in the following position:
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Couple the tractor to the implement without the cardan shaft.
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Lower the implement to the transport position.
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Park it in a tight curve, switch off the tractor and secure it against
rolling away.
Shorten the cardan shaft as follows:
> Pull the cardan shaft apart and put one half each onto the tractor
PTO shaft and implement and secure them.
> Compare the two shafts next to each other.
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for a minimum of 250 mm overlap (b) and
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if the cardan shaft is not sitting on the block (minimum distance (a)
= 20 mm).
> If shortening is necessary, saw off both the slide tube and guard
tube by the same dimension.
> Deburr the ends of the tubes, remove the swarf and grease the
slide points well.
Friction clutch
The friction clutch is maintenance free.
