5 OPERATING THE MACHINE
• Always operate with the safety cover folded down.
Secure it firmly in the clamp block (fig. 10).
• 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 machine you only need to retract the hydraulic
ram.
The machine will first be raised approx. 10° (fig. 10), after
which it is lifted from the ground. The machine then folds up
further until the locking hook hits the cam on the piston rod
(fig. 12). This allows quick turning on headlands.
For total folding of the machine, the locking hook needs to be
pulled up.
Mind the following directions when working with the
SPLENDIMO TC mower.
- Lower the machine by means of the hydraulic ram until it is
just above crop level.
Engage the PTO shaft at the lowest possible engine speed.
- Then rev up PTO speed up to 540 r.p.m. which is the
maximum speed allowed during work.
- Lower the machine 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. 8 km/h. A lower speed may affect crop flow-
through across the cutter bar. Speeds higher than 8 km/h
may decrease the conditioning action.
- Make sure that the PTO speed of 540 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 around the discs.
- First, lift the machine from the crop and then reduce your
PTO speed immediately.
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