Parking and Storage
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Storage
At the end of the season, the machine should be prepared for storage:
Carry out the following:
• Clean the machine thoroughly.
»Cleaning« Page 64
• Change the oil in all the machine's transmissions.
»Lubricants« Page 125
• The hydraulic quick coupling should either be covered with a dust
cap or placed in a small plastic bag.
• The PTO shaft should be cleaned, oiled and stored somewhere dry
so as to avoid damage or corrosion.
• Always check that the machine's safety equipment is not worn or
damaged.
• Always park the machine with the cutting unit lowered and its
wheels on the ground.
If the machine's cutting unit is parked in the raised position for a
prolonged period, there is a risk that the cutting unit may sink unevenly
in the machine's hydraulic cylinder. This will cause problems when the
machine's hydraulic system is coupled to the tractor.
»Checking the cutting unit« Page 52
• Bleed as much excess hydraulic pressure from the cylinders and
hoses as possible.
• Place the machine in a ventilated machine room.
• Both of the machine's wheel axles should be supported on blocks
so that the wheels are lifted off the ground.
Safety
The machine must be secured when parked
The machine must be correctly secured when parked in storage.
If correctly secured, there is no risk of the machine running anyone
over, or causing other serious injuries. If the machine is not
correctly secured when parked, this may result in serious or fatal
injuries.
Therefore, when disconnecting make sure that:
• the machine is in the working position.
• The machine is placed upon a horizontal and level surface.
• The tractor's PTO outlet is disconnected.
• The tool is lowered to the ground.
• All hydraulics are neutralised.
• The tractor is stopped.
• The ignition key is removed.
• The handbrake is activated.
• The tractor is prevented from rolling.
• Children and unauthorised persons must never be allowed
near the machine.
Failure to secure the tractor to prevent it from rolling could
endanger lives.
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