Kongskilde SMF 3005 User manual

ORIGINAL INSTRUCTIONS - according to Directive 2006/42/EC, Annex I 1.7.4.1
Part number 51505890
1st edition English
March 2019
SMF 3005
Disc Mower
OPERATOR’S MANUAL

Contents
1GENERALINFORMATION
Notetotheowner...........................................................................1-1
Intendeduse................................................................................1-4
Prohibitedusage...........................................................................1-4
Electro-MagneticCompatibility(EMC).....................................................1-5
Manualscopeandrequiredtraininglevel..................................................1-6
ProductIdenticationNumber(PIN)........................................................1-7
Productidentication.......................................................................1-8
Operator'smanualstorageonthemachine................................................1-9
Implementorientation.....................................................................1-10
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............................................................2-10
Maintenance...............................................................................2-11
PersonalProtectiveEquipment(PPE)....................................................2-12
Safetyrequirementsforuidpowersystemsandcomponents-hydraulicsystems......2-13
Noiseemission............................................................................2-14
Vibrationlevels............................................................................2-14
Implementstability.........................................................................2-15
Ecologyandenvironment.................................................................2-16
Safetysigns...............................................................................2-17
3CONTROLSANDINSTRUMENTS
Machinecomponents
Accesstoimplementcomponents......................................................3-1
4OPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS
Commissioningtheunit
Choiceoftractor........................................................................4-1
Checkbeforetestdriving...............................................................4-2
Testdrive...............................................................................4-4
Startingtheunit
Connectiontothetractor...............................................................4-5
PowerTake-Off(PTO)driveshaft–Shorten..........................................4-7

Parkingtheunit
Disconnectionandparking.............................................................4-9
5TRANSPORTOPERATIONS
Preparingforroadtransport
Transportposition......................................................................5-1
Trafcmarking..........................................................................5-1
6WORKINGOPERATIONS
Generalinformation
Implementoverview....................................................................6-1
Frictionclutch...........................................................................6-2
Transmissionsecuringagainstoverload...............................................6-3
Twistedblades..........................................................................6-4
Discandblades–Q+system..........................................................6-5
Adjustmentofthereliefsystem.........................................................6-7
Stubbleheight..........................................................................6-8
Guards..................................................................................6-9
Swathdiscs............................................................................6-10
Doubledrumsystem–Option........................................................6-11
Workingintheeld....................................................................6-13
7MAINTENANCE
Generalinformation
Recommendations.....................................................................7-1
Torque..................................................................................7-4
Torqueforclass12.9...................................................................7-7
Fluidsandlubricants...................................................................7-7
Maintenanceplanning
Maintenancechart......................................................................7-8
Aftertherst3hoursofoperation
Boltsandttings........................................................................7-9
Aftertherst50hoursofoperation
Cutterbar-oilchange..................................................................7-9
Bevelgearboxabovethecutterbar-oilchange.......................................7-9
Bevelgearboxinthecenteroftheimplement-oilchange............................7-9
Dailyinspection
Cutterbar-oilcheck..................................................................7-10

Every40hours
PowerTake-Off(PTO)-Grease.......................................................7-11
Every50hours
Lubricationchart.......................................................................7-12
Every80hours
Bevelgearboxabovethecutterbar-oilcheck........................................7-13
Bevelgearboxinthecenteroftheimplement-oilcheck.............................7-14
Every200hours
Cutterbar-oilchange.................................................................7-15
Every250hours
PowerTake-Off(PTO)-Grease.......................................................7-17
Every500hours
Bevelgearboxabovethecutterbar-oilchange......................................7-18
Bevelgearboxinthecenteroftheimplement-oilchange...........................7-19
Everysixyears
Hydraulichoses.......................................................................7-20
Asrequired
Maintainingthefrictionclutch..........................................................7-21
PowerTake-Offforthecutterbar......................................................7-22
Controlofbalance.....................................................................7-23
Replacementofblades–Q+system.................................................7-24
Replacementofdiscs..................................................................7-26
Replacementofhubs..................................................................7-27
Storage
Pressurewashing.................................................................7-29
Endofseasonservice.............................................................7-30
Orderingpartsand/oraccessories..............................................7-31
8TROUBLESHOOTING
Faultcoderesolution
Drivingtipsandfaultnding........................................................8-1
9SPECIFICATIONS
Dimensions.................................................................................9-1
Technicaldata..............................................................................9-2

Fluidsandlubricants.......................................................................9-2
10ACCESSORIES
Generalinformation.......................................................................10-1
A-frametractorpart........................................................................10-1
Discdrumkitfornarrowswath............................................................10-1
Suspensionkitforcuttingunit.............................................................10-2
Highguideshoeset.......................................................................10-2
Lightkit....................................................................................10-3
TrafcpackageforFrance.................................................................10-3
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
KONGSKILDEdiscmowercanonlyperformtheusual
workinagriculture.Onlyconnectthediscmowertoatrac-
torthatcorrespondswiththespecicationsoftheimple-
mentandislegaltouse.OnlythePowerTake-Off(PTO)
ofthetractorcandrivetheattacheddiscmower.
Thediscmowercansolelycutonthegroundnatural
orplantedgrassandstemcropsforanimalfeeding
purposes.Thediscmowerlaysthematerialinaswath,
whichallowsthesubsequentpick-upofthematerial.
Theworkmustoccurunderreasonableconditions,or
thoroughagriculturalknowledgeandauthorisedopera-
tion,onanormalcultivationthathasareasonableexten-
sionwithoutforeignmatterandthelike.Theperformance
oftheimplementwilldependonthecrop,theconditionof
theeld,theground,andnallytheweather.
Intendeduseimpliesthatyouobservetheprescriptions
concerningadjustment,operationandmaintenanceinthe
instructionmanual.Observedaltogetherthesafetyin-
structionsaswellascommonrulesconcerningtechnical
safety,workingpracticesandroadsafety.Alsoreadthe
sparepartscataloganduseoriginalspareparts.Ifnec-
essarycontactanauthorisedworkshop.
Ifyounoticedegradationofperformance,contactyour
dealerforassistance.Hemayhaveusefulinformation
forimprovements,orakitmaybeavailabletoenhance
theperformance.
Prohibitedusage
NOTICE:DONOTusethisimplementforanotherpur-
posethanintendedbythemanufacturer(asdescribed
inthemanual,shownbythedecals,orinotherproduct
safetyinformationprovidedwiththeimplement).These
informationsourcesdenetheintendeduseoftheimple-
ment.
Donotusethisimplement:
1.Tocutgrassinparkfacilitiesandlawns.
2.Tocutgrassonthesidesofpublicroadways.
3.Toharvestcorn.
4.Toclearforestordenselywoodedareas.
Anyotherusebeyondtheintendeduseisregardedas
misuseandrequirestheauthorizationofthemanufac-
turer.Themanufacturerisnotresponsibleforanydam-
agethatresultsfromtheimproperuseoftheimplement.
Theuserbearsthatrisk.
Contactyourlocaldealerwhenyouarenotsureabout
theuseorfunctionofyourimplementinaparticularap-
plication(forexamplecrop,variety,uniqueconditions,
etcetera)oryoudonotknowifthereisaneedforspe-
cialequipmentorspecialprecautions.
Nopartsmustbettedtothisimplement,whichhavenot
beenreleasedbyKONGSKILDE.Theymightaffectthe
implementoperation,safetyoftheuserorotherpeople,
stabilityorwearcharacteristicsoftheimplement.They
mayalsovoidthehomologationapprovalobtainedfor
yourcountryandcompliancewithECdirectives.
Donotmakechangestotheimplementanditsconstruc-
tionwithoutthepermissionfromthemanufacturer.The
manufacturerdoesnotacceptanyresponsibilityfordam-
agesthatresultsfromunauthorizedmodication.
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1-GENERALINFORMATION
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)
Theunitisidentiedbyaserialnumber.
Serialnumber,modelandotherspecicationscanbe
foundonthePINplate.
ProvideyourKONGSKILDEdealerthemodelandPIN
whenyouorderparts.
RecordthePINinthefrontofthismanualforquickrefer-
ence.
ZEIL18HT00546EA1
(1)Companyname(7)Yearofconstruction
(2)Designation(8)Certicationmark
(3)Model(9)Modelyear
(4)ProductIdenticationNumber(PIN)(10)Type/Variant/Version
(5)Maximumweight(11)Mailaddress
(6)Madein(countryoforigin)(12)Brandidenticationlogo
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1-GENERALINFORMATION
Productidentication
NOTE:DonotremoveorchangetheProductIdentica-
tionNumber(PIN)plate(1)ontheimplement.
ThePINplate(1)isonthetopoftheimplement.
ThePINisalsoengravesonthechassisat(A)belowthe
PINplate(1).
ZEIL18HT00474FA1
Forfuturereference,recordyourimplementmodeland
PINinthespacesbelow.
Model
ProductIdenticationNumber(PIN)
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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.
ZEIL18HT00586FA1
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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2-SAFETYINFORMATION
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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2-SAFETYINFORMATION
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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