Operator’s manual
Front disc mowers
KDF
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Contents
page
1.
IDENTIFYING THE MACHINE ........................................................................................................... 2
2.
INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................... 2
3.
PROPER USE ........................................................................................................................................... 3
3.1.
Technical data ....................................................................................................................................... 4
3.2.
Design and working principle ............................................................................................................... 6
3.3.
Standard equipment and spare parts ...................................................................................................... 7
4.
SAFETY ADVICE .................................................................................................................................... 9
4.1.
Safety rules and regulations .................................................................................................................. 9
4.2.
Mounting mower onto tractor.............................................................................................................. 10
4.3.
Transport ............................................................................................................................................. 11
4.3.1.
Putting the mower onto another vehicle for transport ................................................................................... 11
4.4.
Working parts ...................................................................................................................................... 12
4.5.
PTO shaft............................................................................................................................................. 12
4.6.
Hydraulic assembly ............................................................................................................................. 12
4.7.
Tarpaulin guards .................................................................................................................................. 13
4.8.
Residual risk ........................................................................................................................................ 13
4.9.
Bans ..................................................................................................................................................... 14
4.9.1.
Residual risk evaluation ................................................................................................................................ 14
4.10.
Warning decals and their meaning ...................................................................................................... 15
5.
OPERATION .......................................................................................................................................... 19
5.1.
Attaching the mower to the tractor ...................................................................................................... 19
5.2.
Setting clearance between suspension frame and bumper base with indicator (option) ..................... 20
5.3.
Adjusting the length of support chains ................................................................................................ 21
5.4.
Preparing the mower for transport ....................................................................................................... 21
5.5.
Mounting PTO shaft ............................................................................................................................ 22
5.6.
Switching from transport to working position .................................................................................... 22
5.7.
Preparing the mower for work............................................................................................................. 23
5.8.
Operation ............................................................................................................................................. 23
5.8.1.
Essential information concerning mowing .................................................................................................... 23
5.8.2.
Mower clogging ............................................................................................................................................ 25
5.8.3.
Taking turns over swaths ............................................................................................................................... 25
5.8.4.
Dismounting mower from tractor .................................................................................................................. 25
6.
MOUNTING AND ADJUSTMENTS ................................................................................................... 25
6.1.
Mounting and timing of the knives ..................................................................................................... 25
6.2.
Replacing the knives ........................................................................................................................... 26
6.3.
Adjusting the cutterbar ........................................................................................................................ 27
6.4.
Adjusting the space between tine conditioner’s mask and its shaft .................................................... 29
6.5.
Replacing the conditioner’s tines ........................................................................................................ 29
6.6.
Adjusting force of the pressure of roller conditioner .......................................................................... 30
6.7.
Maintenance and service ..................................................................................................................... 31
6.7.1.
Checking the knives and knife holders .......................................................................................................... 31
6.7.2.
Control and tension of cogbelt ...................................................................................................................... 31
6.7.3.
Daily maintenance ......................................................................................................................................... 32
6.7.4.
After-season maintenance and storing of machine ........................................................................................ 32
7.
LUBRICATION...................................................................................................................................... 33
7.1.
Cutterbar .............................................................................................................................................. 33
7.2.
Intersecting axis gears ......................................................................................................................... 33
7.3.
Roller conditioner’s gearbox ............................................................................................................... 34
7.4.
Bearings and joints .............................................................................................................................. 34
8.
DEFECTS AND THEIR REPAIRS ...................................................................................................... 36
9.
DISASSEMBLY AND WITHDRAWAL FROM USE........................................................................ 37
9.1.
Disassembly ........................................................................................................................................ 37
9.2.
Scrapping ............................................................................................................................................. 37
10.
HYDRAULIC SCHEME ....................................................................................................................... 37
11.
WARRANTY CARD .............................................................................................................................. 38
12.
WARRANTY TERMS ........................................................................................................................... 38
12.1.
Warranty claims procedures ................................................................................................................ 38
12.2.
Warranty repairs record ....................................................................................................................... 40