OPERATION
Figure 3.63: 180-Degree Turn
1. Guide the tractor away from the uncut crop beginning at position (A) while steering the mower conditioner in a
straight line until it cuts through the end of the row.
2. Ensure the mower conditioner cuts past the end of the row, and immediately raise the mower conditioner until
the skid shoes clear the ground. Steer the mower conditioner as sharply as possible away from the uncut crop.
NOTE:
For e
ase of operation, both steering control levers can be activated with one hand and held until the
stee
ring cylinder completes its stroke.
3. Proc
eed to position (B), and start turning the tractor back towards the uncut crop.
IMPORTAN T:
Ensure that the inside tractor tire does NOT contact the mower conditioner’s hitch.
4. Con
tinue turning towards the uncut crop as shown in positions (C) and (D) while steering the mower conditioner
tow
ards the outside of the turning circle. Maintain hitch-to-tire clearance throughout the turn.
5. Co
mplete the tractor turn as shown in position (E), and position the tra ctor so it is straddling the last cut windrow.
Al
ign the mower conditioner with the edge of the uncut crop.
6. Pr
oceed to position (F), lower mower conditioner to cutting height, and begin a new cut through the field.
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