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5 OPERATING THE SPLENDIMO
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• 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.
• The safety covers, canopies and plating are essential
protective components of the machine. So: operate the
mower only with these components duly fitted.
• Always operate with the safety cover folded down. Secure it
firmly in the clamp blocks (fig. 9).
For lifting the mower you only need to retract the hydraulic ram.
Lifting of the machine will stop automatically at an inclined position
of approx. 20° up (fig. 10).
The following directions should be followed for operating the
machine:
- Lower the machine by means of the hydraulic ram until it is just
above crop level.
- Engage the PTO at the lowest possible engine r.p.m..
- Then rev up PTO speed up to 540 or 1,000 r.p.m..
This is also the maximum r.p.m. allowed during work.
- Lower the mower into the crop.
- Ensure the floating postition 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 or 1,000 r.p.m. is maintained
during work.
A (temporary) drop of speed may cause crop entanglement in the
cutter bar and/or winding of long crop material underneath the
discs.
- First, lift the mower from the crop and then reduce your PTO
speed immediately.
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