Operator’s manual
Front disc mower
KDF 390
- 15 -
10
min.
Fig. 12. Permissible wear of knife holder pin
6.3.2.
Daily maintenance
Everyday after work please carry out the following maintenance:
remove grass and mud,
check all visible units and parts and their connections; tighten all loose bolts and nuts and
replace all damaged and/or worn parts with new genuine ones,
check the cutterbar,
grease PTO shaft tubes with STP grease,
clean the mower each day after working, especially between discs and the cutterbar, because
grass with mud may damage bearings in the disc module,
if necessary, lubricate the parts and units according to lubrication instructions (pkt 7).
6.3.3.
After-season maintenance
At the end of the season the mower should be cleaned, washed and dried. Carefully grease
unpainted surfaces and 3-point linkage pins.
After that the following work should be carried out:
remove any traces of rust and paint the area affected,
check lubrication of intersecting axis gear and cutterbar. If leaks occur, remove them
immediately. If water is discovered in the oil, it must be changed, otherwise the gears, bearings
and shafts could be damaged.
7.
LUBRICATION
7.1.
Cutterbar
Refilling the oil of the cutterbar is done through the inlet A (Fig. 13). Proper oil level is
5÷7 mm from the cutterbar bottom. Oil capacities are show in tab. 4. Always change the oil just
after finished work, when it is still warm.
