1. IDENTIFYING THE MACHINE ..................................................................................................... 5
2. INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................... 5
3. PROPER USE ......................................................................................................................... 6
3.1. Technical data .................................................................................................................................. 7
3.2. Design and working principle ............................................................................................................. 8
3.2.1. Rear disk mower ........................................................................................................................... 8
3.2.2. Rear disk mower with tine condioner ............................................................................................. 8
3.2.3. Rear disk mower with roller condioner ........................................................................................... 9
3.3. Standard equipment and spare parts ................................................................................................. 9
4. SAFETY ADVICE .................................................................................................................... 11
4.1. Safety rules and regulations ............................................................................................................ 11
4.2. Qualifications of operator................................................................................................................ 13
4.3. Mounting mower onto tractor .......................................................................................................... 13
4.4. Transport ....................................................................................................................................... 13
4.4.1. Putting the mower onto another vehicle for transport ................................................................... 14
4.5. Working parts ................................................................................................................................. 15
4.6. PTO shaft ....................................................................................................................................... 15
4.7. Hydraulic assembly ......................................................................................................................... 15
4.8. Residual risk ................................................................................................................................... 16
4.8.1. Danger of catching ..................................................................................................................... 16
4.8.2. Danger of injury, abrasion and damage of skin ............................................................................. 16
4.8.3. Danger of liquid ejection out of hydraulic system ......................................................................... 16
4.8.4. Bans .......................................................................................................................................... 17
4.8.5. Residual risk evaluation .............................................................................................................. 17
4.9. Warning decals and their meaning ................................................................................................... 18
5. OPERATION .......................................................................................................................... 21
5.1. Attaching the mower to the tractor .................................................................................................. 21
5.2. Mounting PTO shaft ........................................................................................................................ 22
5.3. Preparing the mower for transport ................................................................................................... 23
5.4. Preparing the mower for transport on public roads ........................................................................... 24
5.5. Switching from transport to working position ................................................................................... 25
5.5.1. Operating positions of the mower ............................................................................................... 26
5.6. Preparing the mower for work.......................................................................................................... 26
5.7. Operation (mowing) ........................................................................................................................ 27
5.7.1. Essential information concerning mowing ................................................................................... 27
5.7.2. Design and and operation of safety breakaway device ................................................................. 28
5.7.3. Removing clogging and jams ...................................................................................................... 29
5.7.4. Taking turns over swaths ............................................................................................................ 29
5.8. Dismounting mower from tractor ..................................................................................................... 29
6. MOUNTING AND ADJUSTMENTS .............................................................................................. 30
6.1. Mounting and timing of the knives ................................................................................................... 30
6.2. Controlling condition of knives and knife mounting .......................................................................... 30
6.3. Replacing the knives and knife mountings ........................................................................................ 31
6.4. Adjusting the cutterbar .................................................................................................................... 33
6.5. Adjusting the cutting height ............................................................................................................. 34
6.6. 3-point linkage support chain .......................................................................................................... 34
6.7. Adjusting pressure of the cutter bar using support springs ............................................................... 35
6.8. Adjusting the space between tine conditioner’s mask and its shaft ................................................... 35
6.9. Replacing the conditioner’s tines ..................................................................................................... 36
6.10. Adjusting force of the prssure of roller conditioner ........................................................................... 37
6.11. Maintenance and service ................................................................................................................. 38
6.11.1. Checking the V-belts tension ................................................................................................. 38
6.11.2. Inspection of tension of toothed belt for gears of rollers and conditioner ................................ 38
6.11.3. Daily maintenance ................................................................................................................ 39
6.11.4. After-season maintenance and storing of machine ................................................................. 40