Operator’s manual
Double-sided disc mowers
with central suspension
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CAUTION:
PTO shaft’s end with overrunning clutch should be mounted on
mower’s side.
CAUTION:
When mounting cutterbar driving shafts pay attention so that
crosspieces are in one plane.
Fig. 18. Correct crosspiece position in one plane
5.5.
Switching from transport to working position
open the shut-off valve on the hydraulic cylinder (Fig. 15a),
lower the mower until the cutterbar is at least 50 cm above the ground (Fig. 16),
make sure there is nobody around in the place where you are going to lower the mower,
tighten the cord until the lock Z is released (Fig. 12b) and by means of hydraulic cylinder put
the mower into horizontal position,
with tractor’s lever lower the cutterbar to reach the horizontal position in a possibly slow way,
unblock the lock, lower the mower until the cutterbar touches the ground,
unblock the ground following bracket,
by means of link S (Fig. 11) adjust the cutting height. Extending the link S increases the cutting
height and shortening the link reduces it.
