Kongskilde R 655 ASL User manual

ORIGINAL INSTRUCTIONS- according to Directive 2006/42/EC, Annex I 1.7.4.1
Part number 51514534
1st edition English
April 2019
R 655 ASL
R 655 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)........................................................1-7
Productidentication.......................................................................1-9
Operator'smanualstorageonthemachine...............................................1-10
Implementorientation.....................................................................1-11
2SAFETYINFORMATION
Safetyrulesandsignalworddenitions....................................................2-1
Generalrecommendations.................................................................2-2
Illustrations.................................................................................2-3
Legalobligations...........................................................................2-3
Fireorexplosionprevention................................................................2-3
Hazardouschemicals.......................................................................2-4
Startinguptheimplementsafely...........................................................2-5
Travelingonpublicroads...................................................................2-6
Operatingtheimplementsafely............................................................2-8
Stoppingtheimplementsafely.............................................................2-9
Maintenance...............................................................................2-10
PersonalProtectiveEquipment(PPE)....................................................2-11
Safetyrequirementsforuidpowersystemsandcomponents-hydraulicsystems......2-11
Noiseemission............................................................................2-12
Vibrationlevels............................................................................2-12
Implementstability.........................................................................2-13
Ecologyandtheenvironment.............................................................2-14
Safetysigns...............................................................................2-15
3CONTROLSANDINSTRUMENTS
Information
Operatingprinciples....................................................................3-1
4OPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS
Commissioningtheunit
Commissioningoperation..............................................................4-1
Tinearmsassembly-Install............................................................4-2
Installationofswathcanvas............................................................4-2
Checkbeforeuse.......................................................................4-3
Startingtheunit
Connectiontothetractor...............................................................4-4

PowerTake-Off(PTO)shaft–Shorten.................................................4-6
Parkingtheunit
Disconnectionandparking.............................................................4-8
5TRANSPORTOPERATIONS
Roadtransport
Transportposition......................................................................5-1
6WORKINGOPERATIONS
Generalinformation
Workingposition........................................................................6-1
Workingintheeld.....................................................................6-2
Basicadjustment
Adjustmentofworkingdepth.......................................................6-3
ToplinkadjustmentR655DS.....................................................6-3
Workingwidthadjustment.........................................................6-4
7MAINTENANCE
Generalinformation
Recommendations.....................................................................7-1
Torque..................................................................................7-3
Torqueforclass12.9...................................................................7-6
Fluidsandlubricants...................................................................7-6
Maintenanceplanning
Maintenancechart......................................................................7-7
Aftertherst2hoursofoperation
Tirepressure...........................................................................7-7
Aftertherst5hoursofoperation
Nutsandbolts..........................................................................7-8
Everyday
PowerTake-Off(PTO)shaft............................................................7-8
Rotorgear.............................................................................7-11
Everyweek
HeadstockR655ASL................................................................7-13
Bearingarm...........................................................................7-15
Pivotpinoflateralelements...........................................................7-17
Tillingconsole.........................................................................7-19

Every6years
Hydraulichoses.......................................................................7-21
Asrequired
Gearbox...............................................................................7-22
Tirepressure..........................................................................7-24
Storage
Pressurewashing.................................................................7-25
Endofseasonservice.............................................................7-26
Orderingpartsand/oraccessories..............................................7-27
8TROUBLESHOOTING
Faultcoderesolution
Troubleshooting....................................................................8-1
9SPECIFICATIONS
Technicaldata..............................................................................9-1
Fluidsandlubricants.......................................................................9-1
Tirepressure...............................................................................9-1
Dimensions.................................................................................9-1
10ACCESSORIES
Generalinformation.......................................................................10-1
Trafclightkitandsidemarking...........................................................10-1
Stabilizers.................................................................................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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1-GENERALINFORMATION
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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mustdemonstratetheabilitytooperateandservicethe
KONGSKILDEmachineinacorrectandsafemanner.
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1-GENERALINFORMATION
ProductIdenticationNumber(PIN)
TheProductIdenticationNumber(PIN)isaserialnum-
berthatidentiestheimplement.
Theserialnumber,model,andotherspecications,are
onthePINplate.
ProvideyourKONGSKILDEdealerwiththemodeland
PINwhenyouorderspareparts.
655DS
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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655ASL
ZEIL18HT00548FA2
(1)Companyname(8)Maximumpermissibleloaddividedpereach
axleanddrawbar
(2)Brandidenticationlogo(9)RéceptionnéleparlaDRIEEIledeFrance
(forFranceonly)
(3)Mailaddress(10)ProductIdenticationNumber(PIN)
(4)Modelyear(11)Model
(5)Yearofconstruction(12)Type/Variant/Version
(6)Madein(countryoforigin)(13)Designation
(7)Certicationmark
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Productidentication
NOTE:DonotremoveorchangetheProductIdentica-
tionNumber(PIN)plateontheimplement.
R655ASL
ThePINplate(1)isontheright-handsideoftheimple-
ment.
ThePINisalsoengravedonthechassisat(A)belowthe
PINplate(1).
ZEIL18HT00885FA1
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R655DS
ThePINplate(1)isontheright-handsideoftheimple-
ment.
ThePINisalsoengravedonthechassisat(A)belowthe
PINplate(1).
ZEIL18HT00886FA2
Forfuturereference,recordyourimplementmodeland
PINinthespacesbelow.
Model
ProductIdenticationNumber(PIN)
Operator'smanualstorageonthemachine
Keepthisoperator'smanualprotectedandaccessibleon
thetractorwheneveryoutransportoroperatetheimple-
ment.
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Implementorientation
NOTE:Todeterminetheleft-handsideandtheright-hand
sideoftheimplement,standbehindtheimplementand
facethedirectionoftravelduringworkingoperation.
Thefollowingoverheadviewillustrationisageneralrepre-
sentationoftheimplement.Theillustrationindicatesthe
sides,front,andrearorientationsoftheimplementasre-
ferredtothroughouttheoperator’smanual,relevanttothe
directionoftravelduringworkingoperation.
R655ASL
ZEIL18HT00887FA1
NOTE:Thearrowindicatesthedirectionoftheimplement
duringworkingoperation.
(A)Frontoftheimplement
(B)Right-handsideoftheimplement
(C)Rearoftheimplement
(D)Left-handsideoftheimplement
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R655DS
ZEIL18HT00888FA2
NOTE:Thearrowindicatesthedirectionoftheimplement
duringworkingoperation.
(A)Frontoftheimplement
(B)Right-handsideoftheimplement
(C)Rearoftheimplement
(D)Left-handsideoftheimplement
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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.
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