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OPERATING THE MACHINE
• Always operate with the safety cover folded down.
Secure it firmly in the clamp block (fig. 11).
• Make sure that nobody is near the machine at the
moment the PTO is engaged.
• Do not allow anyone to come within a 100 m radius from
the machine during work.
• Stop the tractor engine before leaving the tractor cab.
For lifting the machine you only need to retract the hydraulic
ram.
Mind the following directions when working with the
SPLENDIMO MC mower/conditioner.
- Lower the machine by means of the hydraulic ram until it is
just above crop level. Use the double acting tractor valve
for this purpose.
- Engage the PTO shaft at the lowest possible engine
r.p.m.
- Then rev up PTO speed up to 1000 r.p.m. which is the
maximum r.p.m. allowed during work.
- Lower the machine into the crop.
- The ram has to telescope smoothly throughout the
operation. Make sure that the red valve (transport lock)
is opened.
- Do not drive too slowly. Effective working speeds start at
approx. 8 km/h. A lower speed may affect crop flow-
through across the cutter bar. Speeds higher than 8 km/h
may decrease the conditioning action
- Make sure that the PTO speed of 1000 r.p.m. is maintained
during work. A (temporary) drop of speed may cause crop
entanglement in the cutter bar and/or winding of long crop
material around the discs.
- First lift the machine out of the crop and reduce speed
immediately by means of the double acting tractor valve.
- To be able to lift the machine completely into the transport
position, both hydraulic rams in the tractor should be
operated. Also consult chapter 3 “Transport”.
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