TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Form 169000 / 169040
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Revision D
1
INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................... 1
2
SAFETY ............................................................................................................................................................ 6
2.1
SAFETY ALERT SYMBOL .................................................................................................................. 6
2.2
SIGNAL WORDS ................................................................................................................................ 6
2.3
SAFETY SIGNS .................................................................................................................................. 6
2.3.1
Safety Sign Installation ................................................................................................................ 6
2.3.2
3-Panel Safety Sign Locations: Pull-Type .................................................................................. 7
2.3.3
3-Panel Safety Sign Locations: Self-Propelled ........................................................................ 10
2.3.4
2-Panel Safety Sign Locations: Self-Propelled ........................................................................ 12
2.4
GENERAL SAFETY .......................................................................................................................... 14
3
DEFINITIONS .................................................................................................................................................. 16
4
COMPONENT IDENTIFICATION ................................................................................................................... 17
4.1
PULL-TYPE ....................................................................................................................................... 17
4.2
SELF-PROPELLED ........................................................................................................................... 20
5
SPECIFICATIONS .......................................................................................................................................... 21
5.1
PULL-TYPE HEADERS .................................................................................................................... 21
5.2
SELF-PROPELLED HEADERS ........................................................................................................ 23
6
OPERATION ................................................................................................................................................... 25
6.1
OWNER/OPERATOR RESPONSIBILITIES ..................................................................................... 25
6.2
OPERATIONAL SAFETY .................................................................................................................. 25
6.3
TRACTOR SETUP: PULL-TYPE ...................................................................................................... 26
6.3.1
Tractor Requirements ............................................................................................................... 26
6.3.2
Drawbar Adjustment .................................................................................................................. 26
6.3.3
Drawbar Hitch Set-Up ............................................................................................................... 27
6.3.4
3 Point Hitch (Cat. II, III or IIIN) Set-Up ..................................................................................... 28
6.4
MOWER CONDITIONER / TRACTOR HOOKUP: PULL-TYPE ....................................................... 29
6.4.1
Drawbar Hook-Up ..................................................................................................................... 29
6.4.2
3 Point Hitch (Cat. II, III, or IIIN) Hook-Up ................................................................................. 30
6.4.3
Hydraulic Connections .............................................................................................................. 31
6.5
MOWER CONDITIONER / TRACTOR UNHOOK: PULL-TYPE ....................................................... 32
6.5.1
Drawbar Hitch Unhook .............................................................................................................. 32
6.5.2
3-Point Hitch Unhook ................................................................................................................ 34
6.6
HEADER ATTACHMENT: SELF-PROPELLED ................................................................................ 35
6.6.1
A30-S, A30-D ............................................................................................................................ 35
6.6.2
A40-D ........................................................................................................................................ 37
6.6.3
Configure Reverser Valve Jumper Hose .................................................................................. 46
6.7
HEADER DETACHMENT: SELF-PROPELLED ............................................................................... 48
6.7.1
A30-S, A30-D Detachment ........................................................................................................ 48
6.7.2
A40-D Detachment .................................................................................................................... 49
6.8
TRANSPORTING MOWER CONDITIONER .................................................................................... 51
6.8.1
Self-Propelled ............................................................................................................................ 51
6.8.2
Pull-Type: Towing ..................................................................................................................... 51
6.8.3
Pull-Type: Flatbed ..................................................................................................................... 54
6.9
BREAK-IN PERIOD ........................................................................................................................... 59
6.10
PRE-SEASON CHECK ..................................................................................................................... 59
6.11
DAILY START-UP CHECK ............................................................................................................... 59
6.12
SHUTDOWN PROCEDURE ............................................................................................................. 60
6.13
ENGAGING THE PTO: PULL-TYPE ................................................................................................. 60