3.6 Start tedding
Make sure that no persons are near the Lotus when you engage the
PTO.
Make sure that no persons are within a 25 m (27 yd) radius of the Lotus
during operation.
Always switch off the tractor engine before you leave the tractor cab.
Do not operate the Lotus without safety guards or covers, or if the
safety guards or covers are damaged.
During the early stage of the process in particular, fast and airy tedding twice
a day at a low rotor speed is better than intensive tedding at a high rotor
speed.
Procedure
1.
Operate the tractor hydraulic system to lift the rotors to the headland
position.
2.
Put double acting hydraulic tractor valve in floating position.
3. Make sure the tines touch the ground over a distance of
approximatley 25 cm (9.8 in). Change the angle of the rotor in relation
to the ground via the top link on the head stock.
4. Carefully engage the PTO at the lowest possible engine speed.
5. Slowly increase the speed of the PTO to 400-450 rpm.
Do not drive the machine through the crop when the rotor is on the
ground and not rotating. This causes damage to the tines and tine
arms.
6. Drive the tractor at a maximum speed of 15 km/h.
7. Lower the rotors to the ground.
If necessary, stop the tractor, disengage the tractor PTO and:
• Adjust the tines (page 4‑1).
• Adjust the height of the rotor wheels (page 4‑2).
• Adjust the rotor angle (page 4‑4).
8. The following tedding procedure is recommended:
In case of windy weather conditions, drive the tractor up and down against
the wind.
a. Drive the tractor up and down to ted the center part of the field
(1). Keep a lane of approximately one working width free at the
sides of the field.
b. Drive the tractor along the side of the field to ted sides (2).
9. When tedding on the plot side, make sure that only the rotor height on
the plot side is one or two positions lower than the other rotors.
WARNING
Note:
WARNING
Note:
Operation 3-11
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