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8.0 START PROCEDURE
Fig. 14
The start procedure is VERY important. If this procedure is not followed exactly as described
below, serious damage may occur to the machine. The start procedure is as follows, see fig.
14.
1. Drive to the place where you want to start.
2. Lower the machine until the lowest knives are almost touching the ground.
3. Set the tractor motor at approximately 1200 rpm.
4. Shift the tractor to the correct gear and drive forward (A).
5. Engage the PTO shaft (B).
6. While DRIVING forward, let the TURNING machine CAREFULLY sink into the
ground (C).
7. Increase the PTO shaft speed to the maximum allowable speed.
Stopping is done as follows:
1. Decrease the motor speed to approximately 1200 rpm.
2
. Raise the machine out of the ground
3. Disengage the PTO shaft as soon as the pins are out of the ground.
4. Raise the machine further until the pins are at least 120 mm above the ground.
5. Go to the following place and start again as described.
@ It is absolutely imperative that the above procedures are followed. If the machine is
placed in the ground first, without a rotating PTO shaft, serious damage to the machine
can occur.
@ The machine must be lowered CAREFULLY.
@ Be careful when driving in reverse.
While working, the front roller must be in stable contact with the ground. If the machine is
unstable, other pins must be installed or the operating depth must be adjusted.
@ The machine will be damaged if the instability is not corrected. The machine does
NOT have protection against long-duration overloading.
@ NEVER drive in reverse with the pins in, or close to, the ground.
@ Do not use a hydraulic top rod.
