Operator’s manual
Rotary tedder
P4-420
,
P4-471
and
P4-531
Rotary tedder
P6-651
and
P6-771
Rotary tedder
P8-790
and
P8-890
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Contents
page
1.
IDENTIFYING THE MACHINE.............................................................................................................. 2
2.
INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................... 2
3.
PROPER AND INTENDED USE .............................................................................................................. 3
3.1. Technical data ........................................................................................................................................... 3
3.2. Design and working principle ................................................................................................................... 4
3.2.1. 4- rotary tedder ................................................................................................................................... 4
3.2.2. 6- rotary tedder ................................................................................................................................... 5
3.2.3. 8- rotary tedder ................................................................................................................................... 6
3.3.
Standard equipment and spare parts ...................................................................................................... 7
4.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ......................................................................................................................... 8
4.1.
General safety rules and regulations ...................................................................................................... 8
4.2. Qualifications of operator ....................................................................................................................... 10
4.3.
Conditions of mounting tedder on tractor ............................................................................................ 10
4.4.
Transport.............................................................................................................................................. 10
4.4.1.
Putting the tedder onto another vehicle for transport ..................................................................... 11
4.5.
Working parts ...................................................................................................................................... 12
4.6.
PTO shaft ............................................................................................................................................. 12
4.7.
Hydraulic assembly ............................................................................................................................. 12
4.8. Residual risk ........................................................................................................................................... 13
4.8.1. Residual risk evaluation ................................................................................................................... 14
4.8.
Safety labels and their meaning ........................................................................................................... 15
5.
OPERATION ............................................................................................................................................. 17
5.1.
Attaching the tedder to the tractor ....................................................................................................... 17
5.2.
Preparing the tedder for transport ........................................................................................................ 19
5.3.
Preparing the tedder for transport on public roads .............................................................................. 20
5.4.
Mounting PTO shaft ............................................................................................................................ 21
5.5.
Switching from transport to working position ..................................................................................... 22
5.6.
Switching 6-rotary tedder from transport position (for loading) to working position ......................... 25
5.7.
Preparing the tedder for work .............................................................................................................. 26
5.8.
Operation ............................................................................................................................................. 28
5.8.1. Tedding on left and right side .......................................................................................................... 29
5.8.2. Headland position ............................................................................................................................. 31
5.8.3. Removing clogging and jams .......................................................................................................... 32
5.9.
Dismounting machine from tractor ...................................................................................................... 33
6.
MOUNTING AND ADJUSTMENTS ...................................................................................................... 33
6.1.
Mounting of the tines ........................................................................................................................... 33
6.2.
Daily maintenance ............................................................................................................................... 34
6.3.
After-season maintenance and storing ................................................................................................. 34
7.
LUBRICATION ........................................................................................................................................ 35
7.1.
Main gears (central) ............................................................................................................................. 35
7.2.
Angular gearboxes for carousels ......................................................................................................... 35
7.3.
Joints .................................................................................................................................................... 36
7.4.
Risks present when lubricating ............................................................................................................ 37
8.
MALFUNCTION AND THEIR REPAIRS ............................................................................................ 37
9.
DISASSEMBLY AND WITHDRAWAL FROM USE .......................................................................... 38
9.1.
Repair .................................................................................................................................................. 38
9.2.
Disassembly and scrapping ................................................................................................................. 38
10.
WARRANTY CARD ................................................................................................................................ 38
11.
WARRANTY TERMS .............................................................................................................................. 39
11.1.
Warranty claims procedures ................................................................................................................ 39
11.2.
Warranty repairs record ....................................................................................................................... 40
