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TABLE OF CONTENTS....................................................................................................page
PREFACE.......................................................................................................................5
WARRANTY CONDITIONS............................................................................................5
TYPE- AND SERIAL NUMBER OF YOUR MACHINE ...................................................5
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ..............................................................................................6
EXPLANATION OF SAFETY DECALS ON THE MACHINE ..........................................7
1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................8
2 MOUNTING BEHIND THE TRACTOR ...........................................................................9
3 TRANSPORT.................................................................................................................10
4 MACHINE ADJUSTMENTS...........................................................................................11
4.1 Mowing height......................................................................................................11
4.2 Intensity of conditioning .......................................................................................11
4.3 Ground pressure..................................................................................................12
4.3.1 Mechanical ground pressure relief ............................................................12
4.3.2 Hydraulic ground pressure relief................................................................12
4.4 Swath width .........................................................................................................12
5 OPERATING THE SPLENDIMO® MC ..........................................................................13
6 DISMOUNTING FROM THE TRACTOR .......................................................................14
7 MAINTENANCE.............................................................................................................15
7.1 Maintenance after operations ..............................................................................15
7.2 Lubrication ...........................................................................................................15
7.3 Intermittent maintenance .....................................................................................16
7.4 Replacement of knives ........................................................................................18
7.5 Change of oil in gearboxes..................................................................................18
7.6 Change of grease in mower elements.................................................................19
Supplements:
A REPAIRS TO THE CUTTER BAR.................................................................................20
A.1 Cutter bar assembly/disassembly........................................................................20
A.2 Replacement of the disc on the drive element.....................................................22
B CONDITIONER ADJUSTMENTS ..................................................................................23
B.1 Position of top hood.............................................................................................23
B.2 Moving the conditioning rotor...............................................................................23
B.3 Rotor speed .........................................................................................................24
C HYDRAULIC GROUND PRESSURE RELIEF SYSTEM...............................................25
C.1 Scheme................................................................................................................25
C.2 Adjustment of minimum system pressure............................................................26
C.3 Trouble shouting..................................................................................................27
D OPTIONAL EXTRAS .....................................................................................................28
E TECHNICAL DETAILS...................................................................................................30