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Transport
DrivingonPublicRoads.....................................35-1
FoldingtheRotaryHarvestingUnit.....................35-1
ApplyDecal(RotaryHarvestingUnits
withSupportWheel).......................................35-1
CloseSafetyReliefValve(Rotary
HarvestingUnitsforCLAASForage
HarvestersOnly)............................................35-1
DrivingonPublicRoads(Rotary
HarvestingUnitswithComfort
SupportWheel)..............................................35-2
DrivingonPublicRoads(Rotary
HarvestingUnitswithoutComfort
SupportWheel)..............................................35-3
SetAHCsensorsinthetransportposition..........35-3
OperatingtheRotaryHarvestingUnit
RotaryHarvestingUnitMethodofOperation......40-1
OperatingtheRotaryHarvestingUnit-
GeneralUse...................................................40-2
ClearBlockages.................................................40-2
ClearBlockagesonCLAASForage
Harvesters......................................................40-2
AdjustSkidShoesParalleltotheGround..........40-3
AdjustingtheCentralFeedBar..........................40-4
GatheringDrumOperatingSpeeds....................40-5
Length-of-CutAdjustmentwithCLAAS
ForageHarvester...........................................40-5
LengthofCutandDrumSpeedswith
CLAASForageHarvester830-900
(Types492,496,and500).............................40-6
Cutterheadwith24Knives(Types492,
496,and500).................................................40-6
Cutterheadwith20Knives(Types492,
496,and500).................................................40-6
LengthofCutandDrumSpeedswith
CLAASForageHarvester830-900
(Type493)......................................................40-7
Cutterheadwith28Knives(Type493)...............40-7
Cutterheadwith24Knives(Type493)...............40-9
Cutterheadwith20Knives(Type493).............40-11
LengthofCutandDrumSpeedswith
CLAASForageHarvester930-980
(Types494,497,and498)...........................40-12
Cutterheadwith36Knives(Types494,
497,and498)...............................................40-13
Cutterheadwith24Knives(Types494,
497,and498)...............................................40-14
AdjustingGearSelectionwith
Multi-SpeedGearboxforCLAAS
ForageHarvesters.......................................40-15
LengthsofCutandGearSelectionwith
Multi-SpeedGearboxforCLAAS
ForageHarvesters.......................................40-16
Harvest.............................................................40-17
HydraulicSystem..............................................40-17
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AdditionalEquipment
SpecialKitforRowGuidance(Steering
Assistance).....................................................45-1
AutomaticHeightControlKit..............................45-1
Troubleshooting
460plusRotaryHarvestingUnit............................50-1
LubricationandPeriodicService
ServiceIntervals.................................................55-1
Grease................................................................55-1
FluidGreaseforDrives.......................................55-1
TransmissionOil.................................................55-2
CoolantforMainDriveFrictionClutch................55-2
AlternativeandSyntheticLubricants..................55-3
MixingLubricants................................................55-3
LubricantStorage...............................................55-3
AttheStartofEveryHarvestingSeason............55-3
UseGenuineKEMPERParts............................55-4
AttheStartofEveryHarvesting
Season-SphericalCollarBolts.....................55-4
AttheStartofEveryHarvesting
Season—GearboxMountingFlange
AttachingScrews...........................................55-5
Atthebeginningofeachharvesting
season—adjustlatchofthechassis
(optional)........................................................55-6
Generalviewofdrivesandoillevelsin
therotaryharvestingunit................................55-7
Overviewofoillevelsininputtransmission........55-8
Every10HoursofOperation—Clean-
ersandBladeRotorSegments......................55-9
Every10OperatingHours—BalanceWeights..55-10
Every10Hours—U.J.Shaft.............................55-10
Every50Hours—ClawClutch..........................55-11
Every50Hours—LowerPinof
HydraulicCylinderandHingesof
theOuterUnits.............................................55-11
Every50Hours—UpperRollsof
OscillatingFrame.........................................55-12
Every3Years—ChangeCoolantof
MainDriveFrictionClutch............................55-12
AfterEachHarvestingSeason.........................55-13
Service
MetricBoltandScrewT orqueValues.................60-1
RelievePressureontheMainDrive
SlipClutches..................................................60-2
DisassembleSlipClutch.....................................60-3
InstallingNewRotatingBlades...........................60-4
AdjustingtheDividers.........................................60-5
CheckingScrapersAdjustment..........................60-6
CheckingandAdjustingCleaners......................60-6
CleaningRotaryHarvestingUnit........................60-7
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