
Operator’s manual
Rear disc mowers
KDT 180; KDT 220 S/W; KDT 260 S,SL/W;
KDT 300; KDT 340
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1. IDENTIFYING THE MACHINE...........................................................................................................2
2. INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................................................2
3. PROPER USE...........................................................................................................................................3
3.1. Technical data.......................................................................................................................................4
3.2. Design and working principle...............................................................................................................5
3.3. Standard equipment and spare parts......................................................................................................6
4. SAFETY ADVICE....................................................................................................................................7
4.1. Safety rules and regulations..................................................................................................................7
4.2. Transport...............................................................................................................................................9
4.2.1. Putting the mower onto another vehicle for transport....................................................................10
4.3. Working parts......................................................................................................................................11
4.4. PTO shaft............................................................................................................................................11
4.5. Residual risk........................................................................................................................................12
4.5.1. Danger of catching..........................................................................................................................12
4.5.2. Danger of injury..............................................................................................................................12
4.5.3. Danger of liquid ejection out of hydraulic system..........................................................................13
4.5.4. Bans.................................................................................................................................................13
4.5.5. Residual risk evaluation .................................................................................................................13
4.6. Warning decals and their meaning......................................................................................................14
5. OPERATION..........................................................................................................................................17
5.1. Attaching the mower to the tractor .....................................................................................................17
5.2. Preparing the mower for transport......................................................................................................18
5.3. Preparing the mower for transport on public roads.............................................................................19
5.4. Mounting PTO shaft ...........................................................................................................................19
5.5. Switching from transport to working position....................................................................................20
5.6. Preparing the mower for work............................................................................................................21
5.7. Operation (mowing)............................................................................................................................22
5.7.1. Essential information concerning mowing.....................................................................................22
5.7.2. Design and and operation of safety breakaway device ...................................................................23
5.7.3. Mower clogging..............................................................................................................................23
5.7.4. Taking turns over swaths................................................................................................................23
6. MOUNTING AND ADJUSTMENTS...................................................................................................24
6.1. Mounting and timing of the knives.....................................................................................................24
6.2. Replacing the knives...........................................................................................................................25
6.3. Adjusting the cutterbar........................................................................................................................25
6.4. Adjusting the cutting height................................................................................................................28
6.5. 3-point linkage support chain..............................................................................................................28
6.6. Adjusting the space between tine conditioner’s mask and its shaft....................................................29
6.7. Replacing the conditioner’s tines........................................................................................................29
6.8. Adjusting force of the prssure of roller conditioner............................................................................30
6.9. Maintenance and service.....................................................................................................................30
6.9.1. Checking the knives and knife holders...........................................................................................30
6.9.2. Checking the V-belts tension .........................................................................................................31
6.9.3. Checking the tension of tine and roller conditioners’ driving chain ..............................................31
6.9.4. Daily maintenance..........................................................................................................................32
6.9.5. After-season maintenance and storing of machine.........................................................................32
7. LUBRICATION......................................................................................................................................33
7.1. Cutterbar .............................................................................................................................................33
7.2. Intersecting axis gear ..........................................................................................................................33
7.3. Roller conditioner’s gearbox...............................................................................................................34
7.4. Bearings and joints..............................................................................................................................35
8. DEFECTS AND THEIR REPAIRS......................................................................................................35
9. DISASSEMBLY AND WITHDRAWAL FROM USE........................................................................37
9.1. Disassembly........................................................................................................................................37
9.2. Scrapping ............................................................................................................................................37
10. WARRANTY CARD..............................................................................................................................37
11. WARRANTY TERMS...........................................................................................................................38
11.1. Warranty claims procedures................................................................................................................38
11.2. Warranty repairs record ......................................................................................................................39