KUHN ALTERNA 500R User manual

OPERATOR'S MANUAL
Mower conditioner
ALTERNA 500R
KN086EGB C
- English - 11-2005

Dear Owner
ALTERNA 500R
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$DEAR OWNER
In buying a Kuhn machine you have chosen wisely. Into it have gone years of thought, research and
improvements. You will find, as have thousands of owners all over the world, that you have the best that
engineering skill and actual field testing can produce. You have purchased a dependable machine, but only by
proper care and operation can you expect to receive the performance and long service built into it.
This manual contains all the necessary information for you to receive full efficiency from your machine. The
performance you get from this machine is largely dependent on how well you read and understand this manual
and apply this knowledge. Please DO NOT ASSUME YOU KNOW HOW TO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN YOUR
MACHINE before reading this manual carefully. KEEP THIS MANUAL AVAILABLE FOR REFERENCE. Pass
it on to the next owner if you re-sell the machine.
Your KUHN dealer can offer a complete line of genuine KUHN service parts. These parts are manufactured and
carefully inspected in the same factory that builds the machine to assure high quality and accurate fitting of any
necessary replacements.
About improvements
We are continually striving to improve our products. It therefore reserves the right to make improvements or
changes when it becomes practical to do so, without incurring any obligations to make changes or additions to
the equipment sold previously.
Designated use of the machine
The ALTERNA 500R mower conditioner must only be used for the work for which it has been designed: mowing
on the ground of hay fields, grass silage fields and improved pastures for the purpose of harvesting fodder for
feeding livestock.

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ALTERNA 500R
Contents
$CONTENTS
Dear Owner..................................................................................................................... 1
Contents ......................................................................................................................... 2
Identification of the machine ........................................................................................ 4
Front view ......................................................................................................................................... 4
Model identification plate................................................................................................................ 5
Optional equipment ......................................................................................................................... 5
Safety .............................................................................................................................. 6
Description of symbols used in this document ............................................................................ 6
Safety instructions........................................................................................................................... 7
Location and description of safety decals on the machine....................................................... 15
Road safety equipment and recommendations .......................................................................... 18
Machine specifications................................................................................................ 20
Description and glossary .............................................................................................................. 20
Technical specifications................................................................................................................ 22
Required equipment ...................................................................................................................... 23
Sound levels................................................................................................................................... 24
Putting into service...................................................................................................... 25
Description of control elements ................................................................................................... 25
Coupling and uncoupling.............................................................................................................. 27
Instructions for transport............................................................................................ 41
Putting the machine into transport position ............................................................................... 41
Conformity with the road regulations .......................................................................................... 43

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ALTERNA 500R
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Instructions for work....................................................................................................44
Putting the machine into work position ...................................................................................... 44
Adjustments in working position .................................................................................................45
Machine use ................................................................................................................................... 50
Optional equipments....................................................................................................53
Yokes .............................................................................................................................................. 53
Maintenance and storage ............................................................................................54
Frequency chart............................................................................................................................. 54
Lubrication ..................................................................................................................................... 55
Maintenance................................................................................................................................... 64
Storage ........................................................................................................................................... 72
Trouble shooting guide................................................................................................73
Limited warranty...........................................................................................................75