Kongskilde R 365 DS User manual

ORIGINAL INSTRUCTIONS- according to Directive 2006/42/EC, Annex I 1.7.4.1
Part number 51514500
1st edition English
April 2019
R 365 DS
Rotary rake
OPERATOR’S MANUAL

Contents
1GENERALINFORMATION
Notetotheowner...........................................................................1-1
Intendeduse................................................................................1-4
Prohibitedusage...........................................................................1-4
Electro-MagneticCompatibility(EMC).....................................................1-4
Manualscopeandrequiredtraininglevel..................................................1-5
ProductIdenticationNumber(PIN)........................................................1-6
Productidentication.......................................................................1-7
Operator'smanualstorageonthemachine................................................1-7
Implementorientation......................................................................1-8
2SAFETYINFORMATION
Safetyrulesandsignalworddenitions....................................................2-1
Generalrecommendations.................................................................2-2
Illustrations.................................................................................2-3
Legalobligations...........................................................................2-3
Fireorexplosionprevention................................................................2-3
Hazardouschemicals.......................................................................2-4
Startinguptheimplementsafely...........................................................2-4
Travelingonpublicroads...................................................................2-5
Operatingtheimplementsafely............................................................2-7
Stoppingtheimplementsafely.............................................................2-8
Maintenance................................................................................2-9
PersonalProtectiveEquipment(PPE)....................................................2-10
Safetyrequirementsforuidpowersystemsandcomponents-hydraulicsystems......2-10
Noiseemission............................................................................2-11
Vibrationlevels............................................................................2-11
Implementstability.........................................................................2-12
Ecologyandtheenvironment.............................................................2-13
Safetysigns...............................................................................2-14
Roadtraveland/orinformationaldecals...................................................2-18
3CONTROLSANDINSTRUMENTS
Information
Operatingprinciples....................................................................3-1
4OPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS
Commissioningtheunit
Checkbeforeuse.......................................................................4-1
Startingtheunit
Connectiontothetractor...............................................................4-2
PowerTake-Off(PTO)shaft–Shorten.................................................4-5

Parkingtheunit
Disconnectionandparking.............................................................4-7
5TRANSPORTOPERATIONS
Roadtransport
Transportposition......................................................................5-1
6WORKINGOPERATIONS
Generalinformation
Workingposition........................................................................6-1
Workingintheeld.....................................................................6-2
Basicadjustment
Adjustmentofworkingdepth.......................................................6-3
Toplinkadjustment.................................................................6-3
Rotorinclinationadjustment........................................................6-4
Workingwidthadjustment.........................................................6-5
7MAINTENANCE
Generalinformation
Recommendations.....................................................................7-1
Torque..................................................................................7-3
Torqueforclass12.9...................................................................7-6
Fluidsandlubricants...................................................................7-6
Maintenanceplanning
Maintenancechart......................................................................7-7
Aftertherst5hoursofoperation
Nutsandbolts..........................................................................7-8
Every8hours
PowerTake-Off(PTO)shaft............................................................7-8
Rotorgear..............................................................................7-9
Bearingarm...........................................................................7-10
Every20hours
PowerTake-Off(PTO)shaft...........................................................7-12
Every40hours
PowerTake-Off(PTO)shaft...........................................................7-13
Pinonsuspension.....................................................................7-14
Balljointonsuspension...............................................................7-15

Every50hours
Nutsandbolts.........................................................................7-16
Fixingbolts-tines....................................................................7-16
Asrequired
Camtrack..............................................................................7-17
Bearingarms..........................................................................7-18
Yokeassembly........................................................................7-19
Storage
Pressurewashing.................................................................7-20
Endofseasonservice.............................................................7-21
Orderingpartsand/oraccessories..............................................7-22
8TROUBLESHOOTING
Faultcoderesolution
Troubleshooting....................................................................8-1
9SPECIFICATIONS
Technicaldata..............................................................................9-1
Fluidsandlubricants.......................................................................9-1
Tirepressure...............................................................................9-1
Dimensions.................................................................................9-1
10ACCESSORIES
Generalinformation.......................................................................10-1
3-wheelsystem............................................................................10-1
4-wheelsystem............................................................................10-1
Frontgaugewheel.........................................................................10-1
Linkageequipmentforsteepslopes.......................................................10-2
Trafclightkitandsidemarking...........................................................10-2
11FORMSANDDECLARATIONS
ECDeclarationofConformity.............................................................11-1

1-GENERALINFORMATION
1-GENERALINFORMATION###_1_###
Notetotheowner
Thismanualhasbeenpreparedtoassistyouinthecorrectproceduretorunin,todrive,tooperate,toadjustandto
maintainyournewimplement.
Thisimplementhasbeendesignedandbuilttogivemaximumperformance,economyandeaseofoperationunder
awidevarietyofconditions.
Priortodelivery,yourimplementwascarefullyinspectedbothatthefactoryandbyyourdealertomakesurethatit
reachesyouinoptimumcondition.Tomaintainthisconditionandassuretrouble‐freeoperationitisimportantthat
routineservices,asspeciedinthismanual,arecarriedoutattherecommendedintervals.
Readthismanualcarefully(especiallyChapter2thatcoversthesafetyinformation)andkeepthismanualinacon-
venientplaceforfuturereference.DONOToperateorpermitanyonetooperateorservicethisimplementuntilyou
and/orotherpersonshavereadthismanual.Readthemanual,itwillsaveyoutimeandhasslelater.Lackofknowl-
edgecanleadtoaccidents.Employonlytrainedoperatorswhohavedemonstratedtheabilitytooperateandservice
thisimplementcorrectlyandsafely.Contactyourdealerforassistanceprovidingtherequiredtrainingtoyouropera-
tors.Contactyourdealertoobtainadditionalmanualsoralternatelanguageversions.
Ifatanytimeyourequireadvicethatconcernsyourimplement,donothesitatetocontactyourauthorizeddealer.He
hasfactory‐trainedpersonnel,genuineservicepartsandthenecessaryequipmenttocarryoutyourservicerequire-
ments.
NOTICE:ThisimplementhasbeendesignedandbuiltinlinewiththerequirementsputforwardbytheEuropean
Directives2006/42/ECand2014/30/EU.
AlwaysusegenuineKONGSKILDEServicePartsorpartsthatmatchatleastthesamequality,reliabilityandfunc-
tionalityastheequivalentoriginalServicePartswhenyouserviceandrepairyourimplementanddonotmodifyyour
implementwithoutawrittenpermissionofthemanufacturer.Failuretodosowillvoidtheresponsibilityofthemanu-
facturer.
Checklocalroadlegislationbeforeyoudrivetheimplementonpublicroads.
Whenyouoperateinterchangeableimplement,makesurethattheimplementisCEapproved.
Asthispublicationisdistributedthroughoutourinternationalnetwork,theimplementillustrated,eitherasstandardor
asanaccessory,mayvaryaccordingtothecountryinwhichtheimplementistobeused.Lowspecicationcongu-
rations,aschosenbythecustomer,maydeviatefromthespecicationsgiven.
Severalguresinthisoperator'smanualshowthesafetyguardingortheadditionalguards,legallyrequiredbycertain
countries,openorremovedtobetterillustrateaparticularfeatureoradjustment.Theimplementmustnotbeusedin
thiscondition.Foryourownsafety,makesurethatallguardsareclosedorreplacedbeforeyouoperatetheimple-
ment.
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OWNERASSISTANCE
WeatKONGSKILDEandyourKONGSKILDEdealerwantyoutobecompletelysatisedwithyourinvestment.Nor-
mally,yourdealer'sServiceDepartmentwillhandleanyproblemswithyourimplement.Sometimeshowever,misun-
derstandingcanoccur.Ifyourproblemhasnotbeenhandledtoyoursatisfaction,wesuggestyoutocontacttheowner
orGeneralManagerofthedealership,explaintheproblemandrequestassistance.Whenadditionalassistanceis
needed,yourdealerhasdirectaccesstoourbranchofce.
COMPANYPOLICY
Companypolicy,whichisoneofcontinuousimprovement,reservestherighttomakechangesindesignandspeci-
cationatanytimewithoutnoticeandwithoutobligationtomodifyunitspreviouslybuilt.
Alldatagiveninthisbookissubjecttoproductionvariations.Theinformationinthispublicationisprovidedonthe
basisofinformationthatwasavailableatthetimethatthemanualwaswritten.Settings,proceduresandotheritems
canchange.Thesechangescanaffecttheservicethatisgiventotheimplement.
Dimensionsandweightsareapproximateonlyandtheillustrationsdonotnecessarilyshowtheimplementinstandard
condition.Forexactinformationaboutanyparticularimplementpleaseconsultyourdealer.Makesurethatyouhave
themostcurrentandcompleteinformationfromyourdealerbeforeyoustartanyjob.
ACCESSORIESANDOPTIONS
Yourimplementhasbeendesignedtooperateinawidevarietyofsoils/cropsandconditions.Neverthelessadditional
equipmentmay,incertaincases,berequiredtoimprovetheimplementperformance.Alistofthisadditionalequip-
mentisgiveninthe''Accessories”chapterinthismanual.Useonlythoseaccessoriesdesignedforyourimplement.
PARTSANDACCESSORIES
GenuineKONGSKILDEpartsandaccessorieshavebeenspecicallydesignedforKONGSKILDEimplements.
Wewouldliketopointoutthat''non-genuine”partsandaccessorieshavenotbeenexaminedandreleased
byKONGSKILDE.Theinstallationand/oruseofsuchproductscouldhavenegativeeffectsuponthedesign
characteristicsofyourimplementandtherebyaffectitssafety.KONGSKILDEisnotliableforanydamagecaused
bytheuseof''non-genuine”partsandaccessories.
RelyonyourauthorizeddealertosupplyyouwithgenuineKONGSKILDEpartsonly.Thesepartsarecoveredbyour
warrantyandwillgiveyouthebestperformance.
SeethepartscatalogorbrowsetheKONGSKILDEportaltondservicepartsforyourimplement.
Whenyouorderserviceparts,alwaysquotethemodelandserialnumberprintedontheProductIdenticationNumber
(PIN)plate.
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LUBRICANTS
Yourdealersellsaselectionofspeciallyformulatedlubricantsbasedonownengineeringspecications.
Recommendedlubricantsforyourimplementarelistedinthemaintenancechapter.
WARRANTY
Yourimplementiswarrantedaccordingtolegalrightsinyourcountryandthecontractualagreementwiththeselling
dealer.Nowarrantyshall,however,applyiftheimplementhasnotbeenused,adjustedandmaintainedaccordingto
theinstructionsgiveninthisoperator'smanual.
Itisprohibitedtocarryoutanymodicationstotheimplementunlessspecicallyauthorized,inwriting,bya
KONGSKILDErepresentative.
CLEANINGYOURIMPLEMENT
Whenyouuseahighpressurewasher,donotstandtooclosetotheimplementandavoiddirectingthejetatelectronic
components,electricalconnections,breathers,seals,llercaps,andsoon.
Cleandecalsonlywithasoftcloth,waterandagentledetergent.DONOTusesolvent,gasolineorotherharsh
chemicalstocleandecals.Decalscouldberemovedorgetdamaged.
DISASSEMBLYORSCRAPPING
Whenyourimplementistakenoutofservicebecauseitisdamagedbeyondrepairorhasreachedtheendofits
usefullife,disassembly,scrappingand/orrecyclingofcomponentsmustbeperformedonlybyaqualiedtechnician
withserviceinstructions,andincompliancewithlocallawandregulations.
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1-GENERALINFORMATION
Intendeduse
TheKONGSKILDErotaryrakecanonlyperformtheusual
workinagriculture.Onlyconnecttherotaryraketoa
tractorwhichcorrespondswiththespecicationsofthe
implementandislegaltouse.OnlythePowerTake-Off
(PTO)shaftofthetractorcandrivetheattachedrotary
rake.
Therotaryrakemayonlybeusedforrakegrasshayand
strawcropsontheground.
Consideranyotherusecontrarytotheintendeduse.The
manufacturerisnotresponsibleforanydamagethatre-
sultsfromtheimproperuseoftheimplement.Theuser
bearsthatrisk.
Alwaysobservethefollowingsafetyinstructionsaswell
asthecommonrulesconcerningtechnicalsafety,working
practicesandroadsafety.
Ifyoumakechangestotheimplementanditsconstruction
withoutthepermissionfromthemanufacturer,theman-
ufacturerdoesnotacceptanyresponsibilityfordamages
thatresultsfromthis.
Prohibitedusage
Sweepingofforexamplefarmyardswiththetinearmas-
semblyorbroomsfastenedtotheseisnotallowed.There
isariskthatforexamplestonesarethrownoutfromthe
workingareaoftheimplementwithdangerofpersonalin-
juryordamagetoobjects.
Anyusebeyondtheintendeduseisregardedasforesee-
ablemisuse.
Electro-MagneticCompatibility(EMC)
ThismachinecompliesstrictlywiththeEuropeanRegulationsonelectro‐magneticemissions.However,interference
mayariseasaresultofadd‐onequipmentwhichmaynotnecessarilymeettherequiredstandards.Assuchinterfer-
encecanresultinseriousmalfunctionoftheunitand/orcreateunsafesituations,youmustobservethefollowing:
•Ensurethateachpieceofnon‐KONGSKILDEequipmentttedtothemachinebearstheCEmark.
•Themaximumpowerofemissionequipment(radio,telephones,etc.)mustnotexceedthelimitsimposedbythe
nationalauthoritiesofthecountrywhereyouusethemachine.
•Theelectro‐magneticeldgeneratedbytheadd‐onsystemshouldnotexceed24V/matanytimeandatanylo-
cationintheproximityofelectroniccomponents.
FailuretocomplywiththeseruleswillrendertheKONGSKILDEwarrantynullandvoid.
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1-GENERALINFORMATION
Manualscopeandrequiredtraininglevel
Introductiontothismanual
Thismanualgivesinformationabouttheuseofyour
KONGSKILDEmachineasintendedandunderthe
conditionsforeseenbyKONGSKILDEduringnormal
operation,routineservice,andmaintenance.
Thismanualdoesnotcontainalltheinformationthatre-
latestoperiodicservice,conversions,andrepairsthat
onlytrainedservicepersonnelcanperform.Someof
theseactivitiesmayrequireappropriatefacilities,techni-
calskills,and/ortoolsthatKONGSKILDEdoesnotsupply
withthemachine.
ThemanualcontainsthechaptersasshownontheCon-
tentspages.SeetheIndexattheendofthismanualto
locatespecicitemsaboutyourKONGSKILDEmachine.
Normaloperation
Normaloperationconsistsoftheuseofthismachinefor
thepurposeKONGSKILDEintendsbyanoperatorthat:
•Isfamiliarwiththemachineandanymountedequip-
mentortowedequipment
•Complieswiththeinformationonoperationandsafe
practicesasspeciedbyKONGSKILDEinthismanual
andbythesignsonthemachine
Normaloperationincludes:
•Preparationandstorageofthemachine
•Additionandremovalofballast
•Connectionanddisconnectionofmountedequipment
and/ortowedequipment
•Adjustmentandcongurationofthemachineand
equipmentforthespecicconditionsofthejobsite,
eld,and/orcrop
•Movementofcomponentsintoandoutofworkingpo-
sitions
Routineserviceandmaintenance
Routineserviceandmaintenanceconsistsofthedaily
activitiesnecessarytomaintainthepropermachine
function.Theoperatormust:
•Befamiliarwiththemachinecharacteristics
•Complywiththeinformationonroutineserviceandsafe
practicesasspeciedbyKONGSKILDEinthismanual
andbythesignsonthemachine
Routineservicecaninclude:
•Fueling
•Cleaning
•Washing
•Toppingupuidlevels
•Greasing
•Replacingconsumableitemssuchaslightbulbs
Periodicservice,conversions,andrepairs
Periodicserviceconsistsofactivitiesthatarenecessary
tomaintaintheexpectedlifeoftheKONGSKILDEma-
chine.Theseactivitieshavedenedintervals.
Trainedservicepersonnelfamiliarwiththemachinechar-
acteristicsmustperformtheseactivitiesatthedened
intervals.Trainedservicepersonnelmustcomplywith
theinformationonperiodicserviceandsafepracticesas
partlyspeciedbyKONGSKILDEinthismanualand/or
othercompanyliterature.
Periodicserviceincludes:
•Oilchangeservicefortheengine,hydrauliccircuits,or
transmission
•Periodicexchangeofothersubstancesorcomponents
asrequired
ConversionactivitiesrebuildtheKONGSKILDEmachine
inacongurationthatisappropriateforaspecicjob
site,crop,and/orsoilconditions(e.g.,installationofdual
wheels).Conversionactivitiesmustbedone:
•Bytrainedservicepersonnelfamiliarwiththemachine
characteristics
•Bytrainedservicepersonnelthatcomplywiththe
informationonconversionaspartlyspeciedby
KONGSKILDEinthismanual,assemblyinstructions,
and/orothercompanyliterature
Repairactivitiesrestoreproperfunctiontoa
KONGSKILDEmachineafterafailureordegradation
ofperformance.Dismantlingactivitiesoccurduringthe
scrappingand/ordismantlingofthemachine.
Trainedservicepersonnelfamiliarwiththemachinechar-
acteristicsmustperformtheseactivities.Trainedservice
personnelmustcomplywiththeinformationforrepairas
speciedbyKONGSKILDEintheservicemanual.
Beforeyouoperate
Readthismanualbeforeyoustarttheengineor
operatethisKONGSKILDEmachine.Contactyour
KONGSKILDEdealerif:
•Youdonotunderstandanyinformationinthismanual
•Youneedmoreinformation
•Youneedassistance
Allpersonstrainingtooperate,orwhowilloperate
thisKONGSKILDEmachineshouldbeoldenoughto
possessavalidlocalvehicleoperatingpermit(ormeet
otherapplicablelocalagerequirements).Thesepersons
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1-GENERALINFORMATION
mustdemonstratetheabilitytooperateandservicethe
KONGSKILDEmachineinacorrectandsafemanner.
ProductIdenticationNumber(PIN)
TheProductIdenticationNumber(PIN)isaserialnum-
berthatidentiestheimplement.
Theserialnumber,modelandotherspecicationsareon
thePINplate.
ProvideyourKONGSKILDEdealerwiththemodelandthe
PINwhenyouorderparts.
ZEIL18HT00546EA1
(1)Companyname(7)Yearofconstruction
(2)Brandidenticationlogo(8)Madein(countryoforigin)
(3)Mailaddress(9)Maximumweight
(4)Type/Variant/Version(10)ProductIdenticationNumber(PIN)
(5)Modelyear(11)Model
(6)Certicationmark(12)Designation
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1-GENERALINFORMATION
Productidentication
NOTE:DonotremoveorchangetheProductIdentica-
tionNumber(PIN)plateontheimplement.
ThePINplate(1)isplacedintheright-handsideinthe
directionoftravellingbehindthesuspensionattheframe.
ZEIL18HT00632FA1
Forfuturereference,recordyourimplementmodeland
PINinthespacesbelow.
Model
ProductIdenticationNumber(PIN)
Operator'smanualstorageonthemachine
Keepthisoperator'smanualprotectedandaccessibleon
thetractorwheneveryoutransportoroperatetheimple-
ment.
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1-GENERALINFORMATION
Implementorientation
NOTE:Todeterminetheleft-handsideandtheright-hand
sideoftheimplement,standbehindtheimplementand
facethedirectionoftravelduringworkingoperation.
Thefollowingoverheadviewillustrationisageneralrepre-
sentationoftheimplement.Theillustrationindicatesthe
sides,front,andrearorientationsoftheimplementasre-
ferredtothroughoutthisoperator’smanual.
ZEIL18HT00602FA1
NOTE:Thearrowindicatesthedirectionoftheimplement
duringworkingoperation.
(A)Right-handsideoftheimplement
(B)Rearoftheimplement
(C)Left-handsideoftheimplement
(D)Frontoftheimplement
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2-SAFETYINFORMATION
2-SAFETYINFORMATION###_2_###
Safetyrulesandsignalworddenitions
Personalsafety
Thisisthesafetyalertsymbol.Itisusedtoalertyoutopotentialpersonalinjuryhazards.Obeyall
safetymessagesthatfollowthissymboltoavoidpossibledeathorinjury.
ThroughoutthismanualyouwillndthesignalwordsDANGER,WARNING,andCAUTIONfollowedbyspecialin-
structions.Theseprecautionsareintendedforthepersonalsafetyofyouandthoseworkingwithyou.
Readandunderstandallthesafetymessagesinthismanualbeforeyouoperateorservicethemachine.
DANGERindicatesahazardoussituationthat,ifnotavoided,willresultindeathorseriousinjury.
WARNINGindicatesahazardoussituationthat,ifnotavoided,couldresultindeathorseriousinjury.
CAUTIONindicatesahazardoussituationthat,ifnotavoided,couldresultinminorormoderateinjury.
FAILURETOFOLLOWDANGER,WARNING,ANDCAUTIONMESSAGESCOULDRESULT
INDEATHORSERIOUSINJURY .
Machinesafety
NOTICE:Noticeindicatesasituationthat,ifnotavoided,couldresultinmachineorpropertydamage.
ThroughoutthismanualyouwillndthesignalwordNoticefollowedbyspecialinstructionstopreventmachineor
propertydamage.ThewordNoticeisusedtoaddresspracticesnotrelatedtopersonalsafety.
Information
NOTE:Noteindicatesadditionalinformationthatclariessteps,procedures,orotherinformationinthismanual.
ThroughoutthismanualyouwillndthewordNotefollowedbyadditionalinformationaboutastep,procedure,or
otherinformationinthemanual.ThewordNoteisnotintendedtoaddresspersonalsafetyorpropertydamage.
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Generalrecommendations
Mostfarmmachineryaccidentscanbeavoidedbythe
observanceofafewsimplesafetyprecautions.
•Thisoperator’smanualcontainsimportantinformation
concerningoperation,maintenanceandadjustmentof
theimplement.Furthermore,thisoperator’smanual
mentionsandemphasizesallthesafetyinstructions.
•Readtheoperator’smanualthoroughlybeforeyou
start,operate,service,orcarryoutanyotheroperation
ontheimplement.Eventhoughyouhavebeendriving
asimilarimplementbefore,youmustreadthemanual.
Thisisamatterofyourownandotherpeoplesafety.
Afewminutesreadingwillsaveyoutimeandhassle
later.Lackofknowledgecanleadtoaccidents.
•Yourimplementwasdesignedwithsafetyinmind.
However,thereisnorealsubstituteforcautionand
attentionwhenyouneedtopreventanaccident.Once
anaccidenthasoccurred,itistoolatetothinkabout
whatyoushouldhavedone.Thismeansthatitis
veryimportantthatyouasuseroftheimplementpay
attentionandusetheimplementcorrectlyandthereby
avoidexposingyourselfandotherstounnecessary
danger.
•Theimplementmustbeoperatedonlybyresponsible
personswhohavebeenadequatelytrainedandautho-
rizedtousetheimplement.Neverleavetheimplement
toothersbeforeyouhavemadesurethattheyhavethe
necessaryknowledgetooperatetheimplementsafely.
•Neverlettheimplementrunwithoutsupervision.
•Alwayskeeparstaidkithandy.
•Takethenecessaryprecautions(forexampleassis-
tance)toalwaysbeawareofthepossiblepresenceof
bystandersandpets.
•Keepchildrenawayfromandofftheimplementatall
times.
•Donotusethisimplementasalift,ladderorplatform
toworkatheights.
•Beforeyouworkontheimplement,disengageall
drives,stoptheengineandremovetheignitionkey.
Waitfortherotatingpartstorundown.
•Neverworkaroundtheimplementwithlooseclothing,
jewelry,watches,longhairandotherlooseorhanging
itemscanbepulledinbythemovingpartsoftheimple-
ment.
•Keephandsawayfrommovingpartsoftheimplement.
•Neverattempttocarryoutanyadjustmentsontheim-
plementwhiletheimplementisinmotionorwhilethe
PowerTake-Off(PTO)shaftisengaged.
•PTOdrivenimplementcancausedeathorseriousin-
jury.BeforeyouworkonornearthePTOshaftorser-
viceorclearthedrivenimplement,disengagethePTO,
stoptheengineandremovetheignitionkey.
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Illustrations
WARNING
Illustrationsinthismanualmayshowprotectiveshieldingopenorremovedtobetterillustrateapar-
ticularfeatureoradjustment.
Replaceallshieldsbeforeoperatingthemachine.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorseriousinjury.W0012A
NOTE:Someoftheillustrationsinthismanualhavebeen
obtainedbyphotographingprototypes.Standardproduc-
tionmachinesmaydifferinsomedetails.
Legalobligations
Yourmachinemaybeequippedwithspecialguardingor
otherdevicesincompliancewithlocallegislation.Some
oftheserequireactiveactionbytheoperator.
Therefore,checklocallegislationontheusageofthisma-
chine.
Fireorexplosionprevention
1.Cropmaterial,trash,debris,birdnestsorammable
materialcanigniteonhotsurfaces.
2.Inspecttheelectricalsystemforlooseconnectionsor
frayedinsulation.Repairorreplacelooseordamaged
parts.
3.Donotstoreoilyragsorotherammablematerialon
theimplement.
4.Donotweldoramecutanyitemsthatcontain
ammablematerial.Cleanitemsthoroughlywith
non-ammablesolventbeforeyouweldorcutwitha
ame.
5.Donotexposetheimplementtoames,burningbrush
orexplosives.
6.Promptlyinvestigateanyunusualsmellsorodorsthat
mayoccurduringtheoperationoftheimplement.
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Hazardouschemicals
1.Ifyouareexposedtoorcomeincontactwithhaz-
ardouschemicalsyoucanbeseriouslyinjured.
Theuids,lubricants,paints,adhesives,coolant,
etcetera.requiredforthefunctionofyourmachine
canbehazardous.Theymaybeattractiveandharm-
fulltodomesticanimalsaswellashumans.
2.MaterialSafetyDataSheets(MSDS)provideinforma-
tionaboutthechemicalsubstanceswithinaproduct,
safehandlingandstorageprocedures,rstaidmea-
suresandprocedurestobetakenintheeventofaspill
oraccidentalrelease.MSDSareavailablefromyour
dealer.
3.BeforeyouserviceyourmachinechecktheMSDSfor
eachlubricant,uid,etcetera.usedinthismachine.
Thisinformationindicatestheassociatedrisksandwill
helpyouservicethemachinesafely.Followtheinfor-
mationintheMSDS,onmanufacturercontainers,as
wellastheinformationinthismanualwhenyouser-
vicethemachine.
4.Disposeofalluids,ltersandcontainersinanen-
vironmentallysafemannerinaccordancewithlocal
lawsandregulations.Checkwithlocalenvironmen-
talandrecyclingcentersoryourdealerforcorrectdis-
posalinformation.
5.Storeuidsandlterinaccordancewithlocallawsand
regulations.Useonlyappropriatecontainersforthe
storageofchemicalsorpetrochemicalsubstances.
6.Keepoutofreachofchildrenorotherunauthorized
persons.
7.Additionalprecautionsarerequiredforappliedchem-
icals.Obtaincompleteinformationfromthemanufac-
turerordistributorofthechemicalsbeforeyouuse
them.
Startinguptheimplementsafely
Beforeyouattachtheimplementtothetractor,ensurethat
thetractorisingoodworkingorderandthatthebrakes
areefcient,particularlyifyouoperateonhillyground.
Also,ensurethatthehydraulicorpneumaticsystemis
compatiblewiththatoftheimplement.
Whenyouattachtheimplementtothetractor:
•Neverallowanyonetostandbetweenthetractorand
theimplement.Anunintentionalmanoeuvrewiththe
tractormaycauseseriousinjury.
•Nevergounderanunsupportedimplement.
Installalltheguardscorrectlybeforeyouusetheimple-
ment.
Replacewornanddamagedcanvasesbeforeyouwork
withtheimplement.
Makesurethatyouarethoroughlyfamiliarwiththeinstru-
mentsandcontrolsbeforeyouengagethePowerTake-
Off(PTO)driveforthersttime.
ThePTOshafthasitsowninstructionmanualthatthe
manufacturersupplywiththeimplement.Toensurethe
correctuseoftheshaft,followalltheinstructionsofthe
manufacturermanual.Payparticularlycloseattentionto
thesafetyandmaintenanceinstructions,inordertopre-
ventunintentionalinjuryanddamage.
DonotusePowerTake-Off(PTO)driveshaftswithother
specicationsthantheshaftwhichwassuppliedwiththe
implement.
BeforeyouinstallthePTOdriveshaft,checkthattheRev-
olutionsPerMinute(RPM)anddirectionofthePTOonthe
tractormatchthoseofthePTOontheimplement.
RepairimmediatelyadamagedPTOshaftbeforeyou
workwiththeimplement.
AlwaysstopthePTOandthetractorengineandremove
theignitionkeybeforeyouconnectthePTOdriveshafts.
Afteryouattachtheimplementtothetractor,ensurethat
thePowerTake-Off(PTO)lockpinisproperlyengaged
inthetractorPowerTake-Offshaft.Anincorrectlylocked
PTOshaftcouldworklooseandcauseaccidentsordam-
agetotheimplement.
MakesuretoinstallandsecurethePTOdriveshaftcor-
rectly.Checkthatthelockpinisinmesh.Fastenthe
supportchainatbothends.
Alwaysmakesurethattheguardtubesdonotseparate
atthemaximumworkingortransportlengthofthePTO
driveshaft.Checkalsothattheguardtubesdonotjamat
theminimumworkingortransportlengthofthePTOdrive
shaft.
Unlesstheprotectiveguards,thePTOdriveshaftmay
causeseriousinjury.Becarefulnottodamagetheguards
whenyouconnectthePTOdriveshafttoorfromthetrac-
tor.
FitcorrectlytheguardsonthePTOdriveshaft.Secure
theguardofthePTOshaftwiththechain.
Beforeyoustartuptheimplement(forexampletherst
timeafteralongstandstillperiod),makesurethatthere
arenodetachedloosepartsonthedrivelineareaandon
themovingpartsoftheimplement.
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2-SAFETYINFORMATION
Travelingonpublicroads
Complywiththerelevanttrafcregulations
WARNING
Impacthazard!
Takecarewhenmakingturns.Themachine
rearendswingsoutwhenchangingdirection.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorse-
riousinjury.W0089A
WARNING
Lossofcontrolhazard!
Unevenbrakeforceexistsonleft-handand
right-handbrakes.Alwaysusebrakepedal
couplerwhentravelingonpublicroadstoen-
surebrakesareactuatedtogether.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorse-
riousinjury.W0081A
Theimplementisbuiltaccordingtothehomologationre-
quirementsofyourcountry.Donotmodifytheimplement
inasensethatwouldconictwiththenationalregulations.
Ifyouwishtotransporttheimplementonthepublicroad,
makesurethatthecombinationtractorandimplement
observesthetrafcrulesinyourcountry.Thisgivesyou
andyoursurroundingsthebestpossiblesafety.
Theoperatorsmustobserverelevantstatutoryorother
nationalregulationsthatdealwithroadsafetyandlabor
safetyissues.
Beforeyoudrivetheimplementonpublicroads:
•Checktheallowabletransportdimensionsandweights.
•Installcorrectlythelightingandthewarningpanels.
Alwaysobservetheprinciplesforpermissibleaxleloads,
thetotalunitmassandthetransportgauge.
Observethetractormanufacturerregulationsandrecom-
mendations,specicallythoserelatingtomaximumtrans-
portloadsandmaximumspeed.
Eveninsimilarcircumstances,themaximumallowed
speedcanvarydependingonwhichcountryyoutravel
in.
Alwaysdrivewiththestatutorylightsandsafetymarking
duringtransportonpublicroadandatnight.
Installalltherequiredsignsthatindicatethevehiclewidth.
Alsoinstallalltherequiredlightsthatindicatethevehicle
widthduringthenightlytransport.Ifindoubt,contactyour
governmentdepartmentresponsibleforroadtransport.
Travelmayberestrictedtocertainroadtypes.Transport
mayberestrictedtodaytimeoroutsidepeaktrafchours.
Howeverplanyourroutetoavoidheavytrafcandpeak
trafchours.
Passengers
Donotallowpassengerstorideinthetractorunlessa
specicseatisprovided.
Duringtransport,thetransportationofpeopleonthetop
oftheimplementisstrictlyforbidden.
Transportsafety
Transporttheimplementonlyintransportposition.Se-
curetheimplementfortransport.Alwaysactivatetheme-
chanicaltransportsafetydevicesbeforetransport.
Makesuretotallthehitchpinswithretainingpinscor-
rectly.Mechanicallysecurethehydrauliccylinderstopre-
ventcylindersfromcreeping.
Drivesafe
Donotdriveundertheinuenceofalcoholordrugs.
Nevertravelatspeedincrowdedareas.
Whenyoumaneuverthetractorwiththeimplement,al-
waysbeawareandconsciousofitssize.
Thetractordrivermustnotleavethecabinduringtrans-
port.
Alwaysconsiderotherroadusers.
Alwaysadoptsafedrivingpractices.Slowdownandsig-
nalbeforeturning.Givewaytooncomingtrafcinallsit-
uations,includingnarrowbridges,intersectionsetcetera.
Pullovertoallowfastertrafctopass.
Iftheimplementismarkedwithamaximumspeedlimit,
neverexceedthismaximumspeedlimit.
Alwaysadjustthedrivingspeedtotheroadandweather
conditions.Incaseofbadroadconditionsandhighdriv-
ingspeeds,bigforcesmayoccurandcauseoverloadof
tractorandimplement.
Driveatasafespeedtoensurecontrolandabilitytostop
inanemergency.
Lockthetractorbrakepedalstogether.Neveruseinde-
pendentbreakingattransportspeeds.
Mountedimplementsandballastweightsinuencethe
driving,steeringandbrakingcapacityofthetractor.Make
surethattheadditionalweightoftheimplementonthe
linkagedoesnotcompromisedriving,steeringandbrak-
ingcapacityofthetractor.Installfrontweightsorrepair
thebrakesifthetractorisnotsafetodrive.
Reducespeedduringturns.Tractorshavenotbeende-
signedforfastturning.Avoidthattherearendoftheim-
plementhitsanobstacle.
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2-SAFETYINFORMATION
Whenyouturnduringtransportpayattentiontotheover-
hangand/oroscillatingweightoftheimplement.
Useenginebrakingwhenyoudrivedownhills.Donot
coast.
Watchforobstructions,particularlyifover-width.Observe
anyloadratingsapplicableonbridges.
Afteryounishthetransport,beforeyouleavethetractor,
alwayslowertheimplementtothegroundinparkingpo-
sition,turnoffthetractorengine,pulltheparkingbrake,
andremovethekeyfromtheignition.
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2-SAFETYINFORMATION
Operatingtheimplementsafely
WARNING
Hazardtobystanders!
Alwayssoundthehornbeforestartingthema-
chine.Makesuretheworkareaisclearof
otherpersons,domesticanimals,tools,etc.
beforeyouoperatethemachine.Neverallow
anyoneintheworkareaduringmachineoper-
ation.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorse-
riousinjury.W0304A
WARNING
Rotatingparts!
Keepclearofalldrivesandrotatingcompo-
nents.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorse-
riousinjury.W1101A
NOTE:Onlyputtheimplementintooperationaccording
totheinstructionsfromthedealer.
Neveroperatetheimplementundertheinuenceofalco-
hol,drugs,orwhileotherwiseimpaired.
Avoidusingtheimplementinunsuitableeldandweather
conditions.Itisbettertostopworktemporarilyratherthan
tooperateinsuchconditions.
Keeppeopleawayfromtheimplementduringoperation.
Askbystanderstoleavetheeld.Thereistheriskfor
bystanderstobeoverrunbytheimplement.Stoptheim-
plementimmediatelyifsomeoneapproaches.
Thetractororitsimplementmaystrikeorcrushagainsta
personorpetwithintheoperatorareaofthetractor.DO
NOTallowanyonetoentertheworkarea.Makesurethat
theareaisclearandoperationissafebeforeyoumove
theimplement.
Whenyouoperatetheimplement,alwaysremainseated
inthetractorcab.Operatecontrolsonlywhenseatedin
thetractorseat,exceptforthosecontrolsexpresslyin-
tendedforusefromotherlocations.
Whileinoperation,thetransportationofpeopleonthetop
oftheimplementisstrictlyforbidden.
Neverattempttoremoveresiduesfromtheimplement
whiletheimplementruns.Suchanimprudencecouldcost
lifeorlimb.AlwaysdisengagethePowerTake-Off(PTO)
shaftmechanism,switchOFFthetractorengineandap-
plytheparkingbrakebeforeyouremoveresidues.
Duringthedailyworkyoumustconsiderthatloosestones
andforeignmatteronthegroundmightgetincontactwith
therevolvingpartsandgetthrownoutagainatavery
highspeed.Therefore,beforeyouoperatetheimplement
makesurethatallsafetyguardsareintact,properlytted
andsecured.
Beforeyouraiseorlowertheimplementwiththelinkarms
ofthetractor,checkthatnobodyisneartheimplementor
touchestheimplement.
Alwaysoperatetheimplementatasafespeedinaccor-
dancewiththegroundconditions.Onunevenground,
proceedwiththeutmostcautiontoensureproperstabil-
ity.
Whenyouturnonhillsidesalwaysbecarefulwhenyoulift
theimplementwiththe3-pointlinkagebecausethereisa
riskofoverturning.Adjustthespeedtotheseconditions.
Driveinalowtractorgearifyouworkonhillsides.
Whenyoudriveupanddownandacrosshillsides,avoid
sharpturns.
Whenyouturnduringoperation,payattentiontotheover-
hangand/oroscillatingweightoftheimplement.
Avoidchangingdirectionabruptly,especiallywhenyou
reverse,toavoiddangerouspitchingoftheimplement.
Whenyouworkwiththeimplementkeepasafedistance
fromsteepslopesandsimilargroundconditions,asthe
groundmaybeslipperyandpulltheimplementandthe
tractorsideways.Alsoremembertoadjustthespeedfor
sharpturnswhenyoudriveonhillsides.
Paythenecessaryattentionwhileyouoperatenextto
publicroadsorfootpaths.
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2-SAFETYINFORMATION
Stoppingtheimplementsafely
WARNING
Movingparts!
Somecomponentsmaycontinuetorunafter
disengagingthedrivesystems.Makesure
alldrivesystemsarefullydisengagedandall
movementhasstoppedbeforeservicingthe
machine.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorse-
riousinjury.W0002A
Alwaysinterrupttheoperationoftheimplementbefore
youleavethetractorseat.
Forsafety'ssakeneverleavethetractorcabwithoutrst
todisengagethePowerTake-Off(PTO)shaftmechanism
andtostopthetractorengine.Furthermore,ifyouleave
thetractorunattended,alwaysremovetheignitionkey.
StopthetractorengineandthePTOshaftandwaituntil
theimplementhascompletelystoppedbeforeyouopen
anyofthesafetyguards.Therearerotatingpartsun-
derthesafetyguardswhichmaycontinuerotatingafter
theimplementhasbeenstopped.Lookandlistenforevi-
denceofrotatingpartsbeforeyouopenanyofthesafety
guards.
Makesuretosecurethetractorbymeansofthehand
brakeand/orstopblocksifyouneedtostandbetween
thetractorandtheimplement.
When,duetoexceptionalcircumstances,youwould
decidetokeepthetractorenginerunningafterleaving
thetractorcab,thenthefollowingprecautionsmustbe
followed:
•Bringthetractorenginetolowidlespeed.
•Disengagealldrivesystems.
•Shiftthetractortransmissionintoneutral.
•Applytheparkingbrake.
Whenyouparktheimplementtherearesomeoperational
riskswhichmaycausepersonalinjury.Therefore,you
must:
•Makesurethatthegroundisrmandevenduringpark-
ing.
•Makesurethattractorandimplementcannotmove.
•Alwayslowertheimplementtotheground.
•Stopthetractorengineandremovetheignitionkey.
•Usecorrectsupportortransportsafetydevicewhenthe
implementisparked.Makesurethattheparkingstand
issecured.
Whenyoudetachtheimplementfromthetractor:
•Alwaysdetachtheimplementcarefullyandonaat
surfacetopreventdamage.
•Makesurethatnobodystandsinfrontoftheimplement.
•Neverallowanyonetostandbetweenthetractorand
theimplement.
•Nevergounderanunsupportedimplement.
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