Operator's manual
Trailed disc mowers
KDC
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Table of contents ......................................................................................................................................... page
1.
IDENTIFYING THE MACHINE ........................................................................................................... 3
2.
INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................... 3
3.
PROPER AND INTENDED USE ........................................................................................................... 4
3.1.
Technical data ........................................................................................................................................ 5
3.2.
Design and working principle................................................................................................................ 8
3.3.
Standard equipment and spare parts .................................................................................................... 10
4.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS .................................................................................................................... 11
4.1.
General safety rules and regulations ................................................................................................... 11
4.2.
Qualifications of operator .................................................................................................................... 13
4.3.
Conditions of mounting mower on tractor .......................................................................................... 13
4.4.
Transport.............................................................................................................................................. 13
4.4.1.
Putting the mower onto another vehicle for transport.................................................................. 14
4.5.
Working parts ...................................................................................................................................... 15
4.6.
PTO shaft ............................................................................................................................................. 15
4.7.
Hydraulic assembly ............................................................................................................................. 15
4.8.
Safety curtains ..................................................................................................................................... 16
4.9.
Residual risk ........................................................................................................................................ 16
4.9.1.
Danger of machine entanglement ................................................................................................ 17
4.9.2.
Danger of cutting injury, abrasion and damage of skin ............................................................... 17
4.9.3.
Danger of injury from liquid ejection out of hydraulic system .................................................... 17
4.9.4.
Forbidden actions ......................................................................................................................... 17
4.9.5.
Residual risk assessment .............................................................................................................. 17
4.10.
Safety labels and their meaning ........................................................................................................... 18
5.
OPERATION .......................................................................................................................................... 22
5.1.
Attaching the mower to the tractor ...................................................................................................... 22
5.2.
Preparing mower for transport ............................................................................................................. 22
5.3.
Preparing the mower for transport ....................................................................................................... 24
5.4.
Mounting PTO shaft ............................................................................................................................ 24
5.5.
Preparing the mower for operation ...................................................................................................... 25
5.6.
Operation (mowing) ............................................................................................................................ 26
5.6.1.
Essential information concerning mowing .................................................................................. 27
5.6.2.
Mower clogging and jams ............................................................................................................ 28
5.7.
Unmounting the machine from tractor ................................................................................................ 29
5.8.
Storing ................................................................................................................................................. 29
6.
MOUNTING AND ADJUSTMENTS ................................................................................................... 29
6.1.
Mounting knives and timing of the knives .......................................................................................... 29
6.2.
Controlling condition of knives and holder pins ................................................................................. 30
6.3.
Replacing the knives and holder pins .................................................................................................. 30
6.4.
Swath width adjustment ...................................................................................................................... 32
6.5.
Adjusting space between tine conditioner’s mask and its shaft........................................................... 33
6.6.
Replacing tine conditioner’s tines ....................................................................................................... 33
6.7.
Adjusting force of the pressure of roller conditioner ........................................................................... 34
6.8.
Adjusting speed of conveyor belt ........................................................................................................ 35
6.9.
Maintenance and service ..................................................................................................................... 35
6.9.1.
Checking the condition of cog belt and tension ........................................................................... 35
6.9.2.
Daily maintenance ....................................................................................................................... 36
6.9.3.
After-season maintenance and storing of machine ...................................................................... 36
6.10.
Conveyor control and adjustment ........................................................................................................ 37
6.10.1.
Cleaning belts and rollers ....................................................................................................... 37
6.10.2.
Conveyor belt replacement and adjustment instruction .......................................................... 38
