Maintenance
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Adapting the car-
dan 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
another 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 transport position
•
In a tight curve, set it down, 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 PTO
shaft of the tractor and implement and secure them
> Hold the two halves of the shaft next to one another and check
whether there is an overlap of at least 250 mm (b) and that the car-
dan shaft is not blocked (minimum distance (a) = 20 mm)
> If shortening is necessary, saw off the slide tube and guard tube by
the same dimension each
> Debur the ends of the tubes, remove the swarf and grease the slide
points well
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