Form # 147008 Issue 12/05
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................................................1
SERIAL NUMBER LOCATION .............................................................................................................4
SAFETY
Safety Alert Symbol .........................................................................................................................5
Signal Words....................................................................................................................................5
Safety Signs...................................................................................................................................6, 7
General Farm Safety........................................................................................................................8
SPECIFICATIONS
Windrower..................................................................................................................................... 9,10
Tractor Requirements .....................................................................................................................10
Hardware Torque Specifications.....................................................................................................11
Hydraulic Fitting Torque Specifications ..........................................................................................12
OPERATION
Your Responsibilities as an Owner/Operator..................................................................................13
To the New Operator ......................................................................................................................13
Preparing the Tractor......................................................................................................................14
Preparing the Windrower ................................................................................................................15
Attaching Windrower to Tractor ...................................................................................................16,17
Detaching Windrower from Tractor.................................................................................................17
Break-In Period ...............................................................................................................................18
Pre-Starting Checks: Annual ..........................................................................................................19
Pre-Starting Checks: Daily..............................................................................................................20
Operate Correctly............................................................................................................................21
Engaging the PTO ..........................................................................................................................21
Lift Cylinder Stop (Raising and Lowering the Machine)..................................................................22
Steering...........................................................................................................................................23
180° Turn ........................................................................................................................................24
Turning Square Corners .................................................................................................................25
Operating Variables .....................................................................................................................25-33
Lean Bar Position..........................................................................................................................26
Ground Speed...............................................................................................................................26
Reel Speed ...................................................................................................................................27
Reel Position..............................................................................................................................27,28
Cutting Height (Skid Plates)..........................................................................................................29
Header Angle ................................................................................................................................30
Header Flotation ...........................................................................................................................31
Feed Pan / Rock Drop Tine Position ............................................................................................31
Roll Gap ........................................................................................................................................32
Forming Shields ............................................................................................................................33
Rear Deflector.............................................................................................................................33
Haying Tips: ................................................................................................................................. 34,35
Topsoil Moisture............................................................................................................................34
Climate and Topography...............................................................................................................34
Windrow Characteristics ...............................................................................................................35
Running Tractor Tire on Previously Cut Windrow ........................................................................35
Raking and Tedding......................................................................................................................35
Chemical Drying Agents ...............................................................................................................35
Unplugging the Windrower: Sickle..................................................................................................36
Unplugging the Windrower: Rolls ...................................................................................................36
Shut-Down Procedure.....................................................................................................................37
Transporting the Windrower: Towing..............................................................................................37
Transporting the Windrower: Flatbed .............................................................................................38
Storage Procedure..........................................................................................................................39
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