LELY SPLENDIMO T User manual

SPLENDIMO T
E-HV.009.1002
OPERATOR’S MANUAL
SPLENDIMO 280 T

OPERATOR’S MANUAL
SPLENDIMO T
Ehe009
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TABLE OF CONTENTS................................................................................................. page
PREFACE .....................................................................................................................27
WARRANTY CONDITIONS........................................................................................27
TYPE- AND SERIAL NUMBER OF YOUR MACHINE ............................................27
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS..........................................................................................28
EXPLANATION OF SAFETY DECALS ON THE MACHINE...................................29
1INTRODUCTION .........................................................................................................30
2MOUNTING BEHIND THE TRACTOR ......................................................................31
3TRANSPORT................................................................................................... ............32
4MACHINE ADJUSTMENTS........................................................................................32
5OPERATING THE MACHINE .....................................................................................33
6DISMOUNTING FROM THE TRACTOR...................................................................34
7MAINTENANCE...........................................................................................................35
7.1 Maintenance after operations..........................................................................35
7.2 Lubrication .........................................................................................................35
7.3 Intermittent maintenance .................................................................................36
7.4 Replacement of knives .....................................................................................38
7.5 Change of oil in gearboxes..............................................................................38
7.6 Change of grease in mower elements............................................................39
Supplements:
ACUTTER BAR ASSEMBLY/DISASSEMBLY .............................................................40
BOPTIONAL EXTRAS
CTECHNICAL DETAILS ................................................................................................44
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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 coupling hitch,
near the hydraulic ram.
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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Typenummer
Serienummer

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
areinplace.
• 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 mower knives.
Maintain a sufficient, safe distance from the machine as
long as the tractor engine is running.
• Danger of cutter bar dropping down.
Keep away from the cutter bar movement area.
• Tractor PTO speed is never allowed to exceed 540 RPM.
• Danger of moving parts!
Read the operating instruction of the PTO shaft.
Never use a PTO shaft without protection.
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1INTRODUCTION
The LELY SPLENDIMO T is a disc mower which is used for
mowing grass lands and road sides. Mowing on slopes up to
approx. 10° up and 10° down is within the machine’s
capability.
The machine is fitted with discs of the “S” or “N” model (fig.
1).
The cutter bar is composed of cutting units according to the
modular LELY system. These elements as well as the inter-
mediate spacers are torqued together by a connecting rod.
The first cutting unit is driven from the top. A springsteel
shaft, which is driven from the first cutting unit, drives the
other units of the cutter bar.
Cutting units rotate either to the left or right. Standard
configurations are shown in fig. 2.
If required, the cutting units of the SPLENDIMO T mower
with “S” model discs can be fitted in a different confi-
guration.
The SPLENDIMO T mower can be controlled with just one
hydraulic ram.
A breakback device prevents damage to the machine if an
obstacle is hit.
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1
2
"N""S"
SPLENDIMO 240 TS
SPLENDIMO 280 TS
SPLENDIMO 320 TS
SPLENDIMO 320 TN
SPLENDIMO 280 TN
SPLENDIMO 240 TN
SPLENDIMO 360 TS
SPLENDIMO 360 TN

2MOUNTING BEHIND THE TRACTOR
The headstock is fitted with adjustable linkage pins (category
II) for adjustment of the offset position of the machine
behind the tractor (fig. 3).
Always use position ‚when mowing down a descending
slope so that you can operate as far from the side as possible.
- Adjustment of the linkage pins should be so selected that
the drive element is entirely offset from the track of the
tractor tyre.
- Adjust the tractor 3 point hitch lower arms at equal height.
- Fit the lower arms to the linkage pins of the machine’s
headstock.
- Fit the tractor top link to the machine by means of a
category II top link pin.
- Lift the headstock to such an extent that the hinge pin of the
intermediate chassis (fig. 4) is approx. 74 cm above ground
level.
- Place the parking jack in the raised position.
- Secure the tractor lever arms by means of stabilisation
chains or rods keeping the mower from making sideward
movements.
- Check if the PTO shaft telescopes smoothly.
- Fit the PTO shaft to the tractor PTO shaft.
At first assembly or use of another tractor: check the
minimum and maximum overlap of the PTO halves *.
In addition to this, you should check for sufficient overlap
when the anti-shock device goes into operation
Fit the safety chain of the protection tube to a rigid part of
the tractor.
- Connect the hydraulic hose to a single acting hydraulic
tractor valve that has a floating position.
- Place the end of the control cord for locking the ram in the
tractor cab.
- Check if the lever arms remain at an equal height when the
cutter bar is folded up.
* Consult the instruction supplied with the PTO shaft.
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4
!74 cm

3TRANSPORT
The SPLENDIMO T disc mower can be transported on the
tractor’s 3 point hitch.
- The locking hook for the hydraulic ram will automatically
engage and lock during retraction.
- Check if the ram is secured by the locking hook (fig. 5).
- Use all such lighting and warning signals as are man-
datory by law.
- For transport on public roads: make sure that the front
axle weight is sufficient (fit front weights, if necessary)
and that the rear axle weight allowed as a maximum is
not exceeded.
- When transporting the SPLENDIMO 360 T mower, take
its transport height of over 4,00 m into account.
The machine is now ready for transport.
4MACHINE ADJUSTMENTS
- Pull up the locking hook of the hydraulic ram and lower the
cutter bar carefully by means of the ram.
- Adjust the tractor hitch in such a way that the hinge pin of
the intermediate chassis has a height of 74 cm over ground
level (fig. 4). Take tractor wheelings into account.
Limit a downward movement with, for example, a stabi-
lisation chain (optional extra) if it is impossible to maintain
the adjusted height of the tractor hitch.
- Adjust the mowing height by adjusting the forward incli-
nation of the cutter bar with the aid of the top link (fig. 6).
- Fold down the safety cover and secure it firmly in the
clamp block (fig. 7).
When steep slopes are mown, crop flowthrough may be
affected by the swathboard. If so, remove the swathboard and
its support.
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6
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5OPERATING THE MACHINE
• Always operate with the safety cover folded down.
• Make sure that nobody is near the machine at the
moment the PTO is engaged.
• Do not allow anyone to come within a 100 m radius from
the machine during work.
• Stop the tractor engine before leaving the tractor cab.
For lifting the cutter bar you only need to retract the
hydraulic ram.
The cutter bar will first be raised approx. 10° (fig. 8), after
which it is lifted from the ground. The cutter bar then folds
up further until the locking hook hits the mower frame (fig.
9). This allows quick turning on headlands.
For total folding of the cutter bar, the locking hook needs to
be pulled up.
Mind the following directions when working with the mower.
- Lower the cutter bar by means of the hydraulic ram until it
is just above crop level.
Engage the PTO shaft at the lowest possible engine RPM.
- Then rev up PTO speed up to 540 RPM which is the
maximum RPM allowed during work.
- Lower the cutter bar into the crop.
- Ensure the floating position of the hydraulic valve; the ram
has to telescope smoothly throughout the operation.
- Do not drive too slowly. Effective working speeds start at
approx. 10 km/h. A lower speed may affect crop flow
through across the cutter bar.
- Make sure that the PTO speed of 540 RPM is maintained
during work. A (temporary) drop of speed may cause crop
entanglement in the cutter bar and/or winding of long crop
material around the discs.
- First, lift the cutter bar from the crop and then reduce your
PTO speed immediately.
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9
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- If the machine, at the end of operation, needs to be put in
the transport position, wait until all moving parts of the
machine have come to a complete standstill.
When folding up a machine that is still running, serious
damage may be done to the PTO shaft.
Also see chapter 3 “Transport”.
Should the cutter bar hit an obstacle during mowing, it can
move backward thanks to the extension of the breakback
device (fig. 10).
After extension of the breakback device: drive backwards a
few meters until the breakback device has locked back into
position.
6DISMOUNTING FROM THE TRACTOR
- Lower the cutter bar.
- Switch off the tractor engine. Disengage the PTO shaft
from the tractor PTO.
- Place the PTO shaft in the hook (fig. 11).
- Set the parking jack in the lowest position.
- Lower the three point hitch until the parking jack is
supported by the ground.
- Depressurize the hydraulic system and disconnect the
hydraulic hose.
- Disengage the top link from the machine.
- Uncouple the lower arms from the machine.
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11
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7MAINTENANCE
Correct machine servicing is necessary with a view to
reliable and safe working.
7.1Maintenance after operations
- Clean the machine thoroughly. After jet-cleaning allow for
a few moments rotation of the discs so that the water is
swept away.
- Check the mower knives and discs for tightness and
damage (see § 7.3).
- Check the safety cover for damage.
- Grease the machine with a rust preventive.
- Grease the piston rod with an anti-corrosion agent if a
longer period of inactivity is anticipated. Remove the agent
when putting the machine back into operation. If not,
sealing of the ram may be affected after hardening of the
anti-corrosion agent.
7.2Lubrication
- PTO shaft to be greased every 8 working hours by the
grease nipples on the cross assemblies, protection tubes
and free wheel clutch (fig. 12).
- Profiled tubes of the PTO shaft to be greased every 8
working hours.
- Grease the PTO shaft above the drive element every 100
working hours in way of the grease nipples on the cross
assemblies. For this purpose, the cover A (fig. 13) and the
sealing plate B have to be dismounted. Remove soil and/or
crop material, if any, from the hat.
- Grease the pivots of the intermediate frame every 40
working hours.
- Grease or lubricate all remaining pivot points every 40
working hours.
- Apply a few drops of oil to the cams of the breakback
device every 40 working hours (fig. 14).
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12
13
A
B
8 h
8 h
100 h

7.3Intermittent maintenance
Intermittent maintenance has to be carried out:
• at the start of the haymaking season.
• before prolonged storage of the machine.
• when the machine is used extensively during the season.
- Grease the PTO shaft.
- Grease the profiled tubes of the PTO shaft .
- Grease the spring-loaded locking pins of the yoke lock of
the PTO shaft.
- Check if the PTO shaft telescopes smoothly. A damaged
PTO shaft may cause excessive wear and tear to the
machine and tractor.
- Grease the PTO shaft above the drive element in way of the
grease nipples on the cross assemblies. For this purpose,
the cover A (fig. 13) has to be removed. Remove soil and/or
crop material, if any, from the hat.
- Grease the pivots of the intermediate frame (fig. 15).
- Grease or lubricate all remaining pivot points.
- Apply a few drops of oil to the cams of the breakback
device (fig. 14).
- Check correct prestress of 160 mm of the spring of the
breakback device (fig. 14) fitted to the SPLENDIMO 240 /
280 T disc mowers. The disc mower SPLENDIMO 320/
360 T has, in stead of the spring, a rubber bloc which needs
to be compressed up to a length of 95 mm.
- Check the machine for damage and flaws.
- Check the condition of wear plates, mower discs and knives
(for knife replacement - see § 7.4).
- Check the knife bolts for tightness.
Type “S” (fig. 15): lock bolts with Loctite 243 or use new
bolts and locking agent. Torque: 50-60 Nm (5-6 kgm).
Type “N” (fig. 18): torque 50-60 Nm (5-6 kgm).
- Check the mower discs for tightness (fig. 15/16). Torque:
150-250 Nm (15-25 kgm). The split pin locking the
castellated nut is not allowed to protrude above the
pressure piece.
We recommend that you first tighten the nut to the
minimal torque and then keep turning until the split pin
can be fitted.
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14
40 h
160 mm
15
150-250 Nm (15-25 kgm)
50-60 Nm (5-6 kgm)
"S"
16
150-250 Nm (15-25 kgm)
50-60 Nm (5-6 kgm)
"N"
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- Check the gearboxes for oil leakage (for oil change - see §
7.5).
- Check all bolts and nuts for tightness. Pay particular
attention to the bolts which secure the skids and wear
plates (fig. 17).
When tightening loose bolts/nuts the torques listed below
should be applied.
- Convince yourself of the presence and undamaged
condition of all safety decals on the machine (fig. 18).
A (P/N 9.1170.0408.0)
B (P/N 9.1170.0410.2)
C (P/N 9.1170.0420.5)
D (P/N 9.1170.0407.6)
E (P/N 9.1170.0419.4)
F (P/N 9.1170.0125.4)
G (P/N 16.61.175)-2x-
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M6 M8 M10 M12 M14 M16 M20 M24
Nm 10 25 50 85 135 215 410 710
kgm 1,0 2,5 5,0 8,5 13,5 21,5 41,0 71,0
A
G
F
C D
B
E
18
F
B C D E
A
G

7.4Replacement of knives
The mower knives come in 2 different versions for discs with
LH or RH rotation. The front of the cutting edge has to point
downward, viewed in the direction of rotation of the disc (fig.
19).
The mower knives have two cutting edges. After one edge is
worn, the knife can be reversed so that the second edge can be
used.
- Knives should always be replaced in pairs in order to keep
the disc balanced.
- Replace worn or damaged nuts and knife bolts.
- Type “S”:
- use new knife bolts together with a locking agent, or
apply Loctite 243 to the threaded part of the bolt;
- tighten the knife bolts with a torque of 50-60 Nm
(5-6 kgm).
- Type “N”:
- use new, self-locking nuts and tighten them with a torque
of 50-60 Nm (5-6 kgm).
7.5Change of oil in gearboxes
Change the oil of the gearboxes and the drive element of a
new mower (or after assembly of a new gearbox) after
approx. 30 working hours for the first time. After that, oil has
to be changed every 250 working hours.
- Fill the gearbox A (fig. 20) with 1.7 ltransmission oil
(GX85W140).
- Fill the gearbox B (fig. 21) with 0.85 ltransmission oil
(GX85W140).
- Fill the drive element C (fig. 21) with a carefully measured
quantiry of 0.45ltransmission oil (GX85W140).
An incorrect oil quantity may lead to overheating and
damageof theelement.
Remove the wear plate to gain access to the draining/ filling
plug. Tilt the cutter bar slightly backwards for oil removal.
For filling the drive element, the cutter bar has to be tilted
forwards.
Change the oil in the drive element more often when
operating the machine in exacting conditions.
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19
50-60 Nm (5-6 kgm)
"S"
20
A : 1.7 l
GX85W140
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21
B : 0.85 l
GX85W140
C : 0.45 l
GX85W140
50-60 Nm (5-6 kgm)
"N"

7.6Change of grease in mower elements
Replace the grease in the mower elements every 500 working
hours or every 1,000 hectares.
Follow the directions listed hereafter.
- Remove the mower disc.
- Dismount the bearing housing A (fig. 22) from the element.
Make sure that the shims B remain in place.
If several bearing housings need to be dismounted, care
should be taken that they are fitted back on the original
mower elements.
- Remove the grease from the element. Do not use a solvent
since it may affect the sealing of the bearings and/or rinse
the grease fill out of the bearings.
- Fill the elements with 95 grams of grease (grease classi-
fication NLGI 0, type calcium-lithium soap or lithium
soap/Shell Alvania WR 0).
Measure the grease quantity carefully. An incorrect
quantity may cause overheating and damage of the
element.
- Place the bearing housing on the element. Turn the hub C
(fig. 22) so that it is aligned with the hub of the adjacent
mower element (fig. 23).
- Apply Loctite 243 to the thread of the M8 fillister head
screw and tighten them with the following torques:
36 Nm (3,6 kgm) for mower unit with castellated nut M22.
- Check the presence of the O-ring in the pressure piece.
- Fit the mower disc. Tighten the castellated nut with a
torque 150-250 Nm (15-25 kgm) and secure it with a split
pin. Make sure that the split pin does not protrude above
the pressure piece.
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22
M8: 20 Nm(2 kgm)/36 Nm (3,6 kgm)
0.095 kg
NLGI 0
C
A
B
23
150-250 Nm(15-25 kgm)
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ACUTTER BAR
ASSEMBLY/DISASSEMBLY
The figures placed between brackets correspond with the
numerals in figure A-1.
The cutter bar is built up of independent units (1). These
mower elements are kept apart by intermediate spacers (2).
The units and spacers are kept together by a connecting rod
(3).
The cutting units are driven from the drive element (4) by a
drive shaft (5).
Thanks to the modular design, mower elements can be
replaced quickly, as can the drive shaft. If so required, the
sequence of elements with LH and RH rotation can be
changed in the SPLENDIMO T disc mower with “S” model
mower discs.
Dismount the cutter bar as follows.
- Mount the machine in the tractor’s three point hitch.
- Place the machine on a level floor.
- Remove the securing plate (6).
- Untighten the nut M30 (7) by a few turns.
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A-1
Supplement A
4
12
10
1 2 5
3 9 8 7
13
6
11