Operator’s manual
Front disc mowers
KDF
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Design and working principle
Fig. 3a. Parts of SaMASZ front disc mower
1 – Suspension frame
2 – Main frame
3 – Cutterbar
4 – Intersecting axis gear I
5 – Intersecting axis gear II
6 – Cutterbar drive shaft
7 – Swath discs
8 – Support springs
9 – Hydraulic cylinders
10 – Safety guard
Drive from tractor’s rpm is transmitted through PTO shaft, intersecting axis gear I (4),
cutterbar drive shaft (6) and intersecting axis gear II (5) to the cutterbar (3). On the cutterbar there
are discs with two knives each. The extreme discs have additional forming drums. Cutterbar is
connected to the main frame (2) along with suspension frame (1). On the suspension frame there is
mower’s triangle, which is designed to connect the mower to tractor’s front 3-point linkage. Over
the cutterbar there are safety guards (10).
Fig. 3b. Parts of SaMASZ front disc mower with tine conditioner
1 – Suspension frame
2 – Main frame
3 – Cutterbar
4 – Intersecting axis gear I
5 – Intersecting axis gear II
6 – Cutterbar drive shaft
7 – Swath guide
8 – Support springs
9 – Hydraulic cylinders
10 – Safety guard
11 – Tine conditioner
12 – Tine conditioner drive shaft
13 – Gearbox
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