Operator’s manual
Rear disc mowers
KDT
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5.6.
Preparing the mower for work
NOTICE:
Before sale SaMASZ protects the cylinders with special grease against
weather which may cause premature wear. Before operating the mower,
remove the exceess grease from the cylinders.
Put the mower into motion when the cutterbar is on the ground so that oil can fill the whole
cutterbar. When the mower is in working position, please do the following:
be sure cutterbar to the ground,
connect PTO shaft between tractor and mower,
by means of upper regulating bar of the mower, adjust the cutterbar’s height and inclination
towards the ground. Proper inclination of the cutterbar is between 0° and 5°. It is regulated by
extending or shortening the bar,
slowly engage the PTO clutch and wait until the cutting unit reaches its rated speed. Tractor’s
engine rpm should be considerably lower, so that the fuel consumption could be reduced,
engage tractor gear and drive slowly into the grass-field. Flat meadows can be mowed with any
speed. If the meadow in uneven, reduce speed.
WARNING:
Do not operate the conveyor when it is in vertical position.
NOTICE:
DO NOT pull the cutterbar towards the tractor, because it will lead to
cutterbar’s premature wear or even its damage.
WARNING:
Improperly relieved cutting unit of the mower will cause increase of cutterbar
pressure on the ground which will lead to faster wear of sliding skids, overload
of cutterbar, higher fuel consumption, damage to the stubble and
contamination of the fodder.
5.7.
Operation (mowing)
WARNING:
The operator must be seated in the tractor’s driver’s seat when the machine is
operating since only from that position is he able safely and properly operate
the mower. Before he leaves the driver’s seat, the operator must stop the
engine, apply the parking brake and turn off the tractor engine.
Always use appropriate protective equipment (safety footwear, gloves, ear protection and dust
mask)
Before using the machine, make sure that all the safety devices are in their correct positions and in a
good condition. These safety devices must be immediately replaced if they are faulty or damaged.
In particular, the protective cover must be checked regularly. It must be immediately replaced if it is
missing or damaged in any way.
IMPORTANT:
If a disc mower is your first experience (you have mowed with 2-drum mower),
you need a piece of essential information:
1.
Main advantage of disc mowers is their small power demand – 20% less tractor power, small
moment of inertia and possibility to manufacture mowers with large working width.