20
UNO
ROTARY RAKE
OPERATOR’S MANUAL
Fig. 14.
Distance between tractor’s PTO shaft and machine’s drive shaft
Shaft's length should be adjusted individually for the tractor, on which the machine is mounted.
In order to determine minimal shaft length:
❑
set aggregated rakes in working position,
❑
take measurement of distance between two shafts as provided in
❑
next additionally distract 150 mm from the resulting measurement in order to keep tolerance and
shorten the shaft for this particular length (
.
Information on proper shortening of shafts is
provided in item
5.4
herein, on decal N-
149 placed on the machine and also found in shaft’s manual
provided by its manufacturer.
Fig. 15.
Properly measured length
As a result of following the abovementioned instructions, length of PTO shaft is obtained, and
then it can be used safely to mount the machine on the tractor.
Fig. 16.
Properly measured shaft length
L
M
= L
Z
–
300 mm
NOTE:
If need be, shorten the PTO shaft according to corresponding operator's manual
given by the shaft’s manufacturer
L
z
–
measured length
L
M
- Shaft length