Maintenance
60
Cutting disc
Safety concerning maintenance work on the cutterbar
When working on the cutterbar, the tractor must be stopped and
secured.
This prevents the machine from suddenly starting to rotate.
If the tractor and the PTO shaft have not been connected in
accordance with the instructions serious accidents causing damage to
limbs can occur.
When working on the cutterbar:
• The tractor engine must be stopped.
• The ignition key must be removed.
• The PTO shaft must be disconnected.
• The tractor hydraulic system must be disconnected.
• The hand brake must be activated.
After 1 hour of use
Thereafter, every day
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The cutting discs are checked in the following way:
Remove the pin.
Open the guards around the machine's cutterbar.
Inspect the condition of the cutting discs for deformities and cracks.
Use a suitable tool and tighten the cutting disc to a torque of 80 Nm
(59 ft/lb).
Loctite
242
80 Nm +/- 5
59 ft. lbs. +/- 3
Loctite 242