LELY LOTUS 1325 User manual

LOTUS 1325
HANDLEIDING
OPERATOR'S MANUAL
LIVRET DE MISE EN ROUTE
BETRIEBSANLEITUNG
B-HV.012.0398

OPERATOR’S MANUAL
LOTUS 1325
Bhe012-b.chp
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TABLE OF CONTENTS .................................................................................................page
PREFACE ..........................................................................................................................25
WARRANTY CONDITIONS.............................................................................................25
TYP- AND SERIAL NUMBER OF YOUR MACHINE....................................................25
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS...............................................................................................26
EXPLANATION OF SAFETY DECALS ON THE MACHINE........................................27
1 INTRODUCTION .........................................................................................................28
2 MOUNTING BEHIND THE TRACTOR......................................................................29
3 TRANSPORT ...............................................................................................................29
4 MACHINE ADJUSTMENTS........................................................................................30
4.1 Conversion to the working position................................................................30
4.2 Adjustment of wheel supports.........................................................................31
4.3 Tine adjustment.................................................................................................31
4.4 Adjustment of rotor angle ................................................................................31
5 OPERATING THE LOTUS®........................................................................................32
5.1 General directions.............................................................................................32
5.2 Forward speed and PTO speed......................................................................33
5.3 Recommended procedure................................................................................33
6 DISMOUNTING FROM THE TRACTOR...................................................................34
7 MAINTENANCE ...........................................................................................................34
7.1 Maintenance after operations..........................................................................34
7.2 Lubrication.........................................................................................................35
7.3 Intermittent maintenance.................................................................................36
7.4 Oil/grease change.............................................................................................38
Supplement
A TECHNICAL DETAILS ................................................................................................39
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PREFACE
This Operator’s Manual is meant for personnel that are
operating the machine and are responsible for its daily
maintenance.
Kindly read this manual fully prior to starting work.
Such instructions as are related to your safety and/or that of
others are marked in the margin by a warning triangle with
exclamation mark. These instructions should be observed
with particular care and attention.
Instructions which may lead to serious material damage in
case of non-compliance or incorrect use are marked in the
margin by an exclamation mark.
The machine described in this manual may contain compo-
nents which do not form part of the standard equipment but
are available as optional extras. This is not made clear in all
cases, because standard specifications may differ from
country to country.
Furthermore, machines and optional extras may be adjusted
to specific regional conditions whilst they are also subject to
permanent research and innovation. For this reason, the
specifications of your machine may not be consistent with the
pictures in this manual.
WARRANTY CONDITIONS
For those parts which fail in normal operating conditions the
factory will make replacement parts available, free of charge,
for a period of 12 (twelve) months from the date of purchase.
Warranty shall not apply if the instructions mentioned in this
manual have not been met, or if they have not been met
completely or correctly. Neither shall warranty apply in case
of modification of the machine by you or third parties
without our foreknowledge and/or authorisation.
TYPE- AND SERIAL NUMBER OF YOUR
MACHINE
The type/serial number plate is fitted to the intermediate
chassis (RH side to the rear).
In case of correspondence and ordering of spare parts, kindly
state the type- and serial number of your machine. Complete
the box below with these numbers.
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type number
serial number

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
- Use the machine only for the purpose for which it was
designed.
- Follow all prevailing safety regulations, including those
laid down in this manual and occurring on the machine.
- Operate this machine in a safe way.
- The machine should be operated by authorised persons
only.
- Be alert and observe all safety precautions.
- Make sure that all safety guards and protection devices are
in place.
- Keep out of reach of moving parts.
- Stop engine, PTO and moving parts before adjusting,
cleaning or lubricating the machine.
- Take care that nobody will be within the dangerous zone
while the machine is in operation and be sure that people
are kept well away from the machine. This is especially
important when working along roads and near or on fields
that are accessible to the public.
- Use always a tractor with a cab.
- Clear the field of objects that could be thrown up by the
machine.
- Observe the prevailing legislation for public road
transport.
- Use flashing lights or other safety signs, when required.
- Don’t stand on the machine.
- Use genuine LELY parts only.
- Remove the pressure from hydraulic systems before
starting work on them and/or before coupling/uncoupling
hydraulic hoses.
- Use protective clothing, gloves and/or safety glasses if
required.
- Clean the safety decals regularly so that they can be read at
all times.
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EXPLANATION OF SAFETY DECALS ON THE
MACHINE
• Carefully read operator’s manual before handling the
machine. Observe instructions and safety rules when
operating.
• Attention! Moving parts.
Stay clear of rotating machine parts.
• Danger of flying objects.
Maintain a sufficient, safe distance from the machine as
long as the tractor engine is running.
• Danger of rotors dropping down.
Keep away from the machine’s movement area.
• Tractor PTO speed is never allowed to exceed 540 r.p.m.
• Danger of moving parts!
Read the operating instruction of the PTO shaft.
Never use a PTO shaft without protection.
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1 INTRODUCTION
The LOTUS 1325 is a 3 point linkage tedder with an effective
working width of 13,25 m. A capacity up to approx. 18 ha/h
can be achieved thanks to the massive working width and
high forward speed at which the machine can be operated (up
to 15 km/h).
The LOTUS 1325 tedder comprises of 3 groups of 4 rotors
(fig. 1). Six tine arms with double springsteel tines are fitted
to each rotor. The special tine shape ensures that the crop is
taken up and spread with a minimum amount of material loss.
The rotors pivot in respect of one another allowing the
LOTUS tedder to easily follow field undulations.
Following irregular ground contours is also facilitated by the
fact that the wheels are positioned close to the tines.
The machine is adjusted to the transport position quickly and
simply by means of a hydraulic control. Transport on the
tractor’s hydraulic lift is easy because the machine’s
transport width is only 3,00 m.
2 MOUNTING BEHIND THE TRACTOR
- Mount the drawbar to the machine in such a position that
the horizontal distance of its point of rotation in respect of
the drive shaft is approximately equal to the distance of the
catch hooks of the tractor in respect of the tractor PTO (fig.
2).
- Adjust the tractor’s three point hitch lower arms at equal
height.
- Fit the lower arms to the linkage pins of the bar.
- Lift the drawbar slightly so that the parking jack is just
clear of the ground. Maintain this height adjustment of the
tractor lift during operations and transport.
- Place the parking jack in the raised position.
- Secure the tractor’s lower arms by means of stabilisation
chains or rods eliminating any sideways movements.
- Check if the PTO shaft telescopes smoothly.
- Mount the PTO shaft to the tractor PTO.
At first assembly, or use of another tractor: check the
minimum and maximum overlap of the shaft halves
(Consult the instruction supplied with the PTO shaft.)
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