Kongskilde SMF 3005, GXS 3605, GXS 4005, GXF 3205 P, GXF 3605 P Operator's Manual

ORIGINAL INSTRUCTIONS - according to Directive 2006/42/EC, Annex I 1.7.4.1

OPERATOR’S MANUAL

SMF 3005

Disc Mower

Part number 51505890

1st edition English

March 2019

Contents

1GENERALINFORMATION

Notetotheowner...........................................................................1-1

Intendeduse................................................................................1-4

Prohibitedusage...........................................................................1-4

Electro-MagneticCompatibility(EMC).....................................................1-5

Manualscopeandrequiredtraininglevel..................................................1-6

ProductIdenticationNumber(PIN)........................................................1-7

Productidentication.......................................................................1-8

Operator'smanualstorageonthemachine................................................1-9

Implementorientation.....................................................................1-10

2SAFETYINFORMATION

Safetyrulesandsignalworddenitions....................................................2-1

Generalrecommendations.................................................................2-2

Illustrations.................................................................................2-3

Legalobligations...........................................................................2-3

Fireorexplosionprevention................................................................2-3

Hazardouschemicals.......................................................................2-4

Startinguptheimplementsafely...........................................................2-5

Travelingonpublicroads...................................................................2-6

Operatingtheimplementsafely............................................................2-8

Stoppingtheimplementsafely............................................................2-10

Maintenance...............................................................................2-11

PersonalProtectiveEquipment(PPE)....................................................2-12

Safetyrequirementsforuidpowersystemsandcomponents-hydraulicsystems......2-13

Noiseemission............................................................................2-14

Vibrationlevels............................................................................2-14

Implementstability.........................................................................2-15

Ecologyandenvironment.................................................................2-16

Safetysigns...............................................................................2-17

3CONTROLSANDINSTRUMENTS

Machinecomponents

Accesstoimplementcomponents......................................................3-1

4OPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS

Commissioningtheunit

Choiceoftractor........................................................................4-1

Checkbeforetestdriving...............................................................4-2

Testdrive...............................................................................4-4

Startingtheunit

Connectiontothetractor...............................................................4-5

PowerTake-Off(PTO)driveshaft–Shorten..........................................4-7

Parkingtheunit

Disconnectionandparking.............................................................4-9

5TRANSPORTOPERATIONS

Preparingforroadtransport

Transportposition......................................................................5-1

Trafcmarking..........................................................................5-1

6WORKINGOPERATIONS

Generalinformation

Implementoverview....................................................................6-1

Frictionclutch...........................................................................6-2

Transmissionsecuringagainstoverload...............................................6-3

Twistedblades..........................................................................6-4

Discandblades–Q+system..........................................................6-5

Adjustmentofthereliefsystem.........................................................6-7

Stubbleheight..........................................................................6-8

Guards..................................................................................6-9

Swathdiscs............................................................................6-10

Doubledrumsystem–Option........................................................6-11

Workingintheeld....................................................................6-13

7MAINTENANCE

Generalinformation

Recommendations.....................................................................7-1

Torque..................................................................................7-4

Torqueforclass12.9...................................................................7-7

Fluidsandlubricants...................................................................7-7

Maintenanceplanning

Maintenancechart......................................................................7-8

Aftertherst3hoursofoperation

Boltsandttings........................................................................7-9

Aftertherst50hoursofoperation

Cutterbar-oilchange..................................................................7-9

Bevelgearboxabovethecutterbar-oilchange.......................................7-9

Bevelgearboxinthecenteroftheimplement-oilchange............................7-9

Dailyinspection

Cutterbar-oilcheck..................................................................7-10

Every40hours

PowerTake-Off(PTO)-Grease.......................................................7-11

Every50hours

Lubricationchart.......................................................................7-12

Every80hours

Bevelgearboxabovethecutterbar-oilcheck........................................7-13

Bevelgearboxinthecenteroftheimplement-oilcheck.............................7-14

Every200hours

Cutterbar-oilchange.................................................................7-15

Every250hours

PowerTake-Off(PTO)-Grease.......................................................7-17

Every500hours

Bevelgearboxabovethecutterbar-oilchange......................................7-18

Bevelgearboxinthecenteroftheimplement-oilchange...........................7-19

8TROUBLESHOOTING

Everysixyears

Hydraulichoses.......................................................................7-20

Asrequired

Maintainingthefrictionclutch..........................................................7-21

PowerTake-Offforthecutterbar......................................................7-22

Controlofbalance.....................................................................7-23

Replacementofblades–Q+system.................................................7-24

Replacementofdiscs..................................................................7-26

Replacementofhubs..................................................................7-27

Storage

Pressurewashing.................................................................7-29

Endofseasonservice.............................................................7-30

Orderingpartsand/oraccessories..............................................7-31

Faultcoderesolution

Drivingtipsandfaultnding........................................................8-1

9SPECIFICATIONS

Dimensions.................................................................................9-1

Technicaldata..............................................................................9-2

Fluidsandlubricants.......................................................................9-2

10ACCESSORIES

Generalinformation.......................................................................10-1

A-frametractorpart........................................................................10-1

Discdrumkitfornarrowswath............................................................10-1

Suspensionkitforcuttingunit.............................................................10-2

Highguideshoeset.......................................................................10-2

Lightkit....................................................................................10-3

TrafcpackageforFrance.................................................................10-3

11FORMSANDDECLARATIONS

ECDeclarationofConformity.............................................................11-1

1-GENERALINFORMATION

1-GENERALINFORMATION###_1_###

Notetotheowner

Thismanualhasbeenpreparedtoassistyouinthecorrectproceduretorunin,todrive,tooperate,toadjustandto
maintainyournewimplement.

Thisimplementhasbeendesignedandbuilttogivemaximumperformance,economyandeaseofoperationunder
awidevarietyofconditions.

Priortodelivery,yourimplementwascarefullyinspectedbothatthefactoryandbyyourdealertomakesurethatit
reachesyouinoptimumcondition.Tomaintainthisconditionandassuretrouble‐freeoperationitisimportantthat
routineservices,asspeciedinthismanual,arecarriedoutattherecommendedintervals.

Readthismanualcarefully(especiallyChapter2thatcoversthesafetyinformation)andkeepthismanualinacon­venientplaceforfuturereference.DONOToperateorpermitanyonetooperateorservicethisimplementuntilyou
and/orotherpersonshavereadthismanual.Readthemanual,itwillsaveyoutimeandhasslelater.Lackofknowl­edgecanleadtoaccidents.Employonlytrainedoperatorswhohavedemonstratedtheabilitytooperateandservice
thisimplementcorrectlyandsafely.Contactyourdealerforassistanceprovidingtherequiredtrainingtoyouropera­tors.Contactyourdealertoobtainadditionalmanualsoralternatelanguageversions.

Ifatanytimeyourequireadvicethatconcernsyourimplement,donothesitatetocontactyourauthorizeddealer.He
hasfactory‐trainedpersonnel,genuineservicepartsandthenecessaryequipmenttocarryoutyourservicerequire­ments.

NOTICE:ThisimplementhasbeendesignedandbuiltinlinewiththerequirementsputforwardbytheEuropean
Directives2006/42/ECand2014/30/EU.
AlwaysusegenuineKONGSKILDEServicePartsorpartsthatmatchatleastthesamequality ,reliabilityandfunc­tionalityastheequivalentoriginalServicePartswhenyouserviceandrepairyourimplementanddonotmodifyyour
implementwithoutawrittenpermissionofthemanufacturer.Failuretodosowillvoidtheresponsibilityofthemanu­facturer.

Checklocalroadlegislationbeforeyoudrivetheimplementonpublicroads.

Whenyouoperateinterchangeableimplement,makesurethattheimplementisCEapproved.

Asthispublicationisdistributedthroughoutourinternationalnetwork,theimplementillustrated,eitherasstandardor
asanaccessory,mayvaryaccordingtothecountryinwhichtheimplementistobeused.Lowspecicationcongu­rations,aschosenbythecustomer,maydeviatefromthespecicationsgiven.

Severalguresinthisoperator'smanualshowthesafetyguardingortheadditionalguards,legallyrequiredbycertain
countries,openorremovedtobetterillustrateaparticularfeatureoradjustment.Theimplementmustnotbeusedin
thiscondition.Foryourownsafety,makesurethatallguardsareclosedorreplacedbeforeyouoperatetheimple­ment.

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1-GENERALINFORMATION

OWNERASSISTANCE

WeatKONGSKILDEandyourKONGSKILDEdealerwantyoutobecompletelysatisedwithyourinvestment.Nor­mally,yourdealer'sServiceDepartmentwillhandleanyproblemswithyourimplement.Sometimeshowever,misun­derstandingcanoccur.Ifyourproblemhasnotbeenhandledtoyoursatisfaction,wesuggestyoutocontacttheowner
orGeneralManagerofthedealership,explaintheproblemandrequestassistance.Whenadditionalassistanceis
needed,yourdealerhasdirectaccesstoourbranchofce.

COMPANYPOLICY

Companypolicy,whichisoneofcontinuousimprovement,reservestherighttomakechangesindesignandspeci­cationatanytimewithoutnoticeandwithoutobligationtomodifyunitspreviouslybuilt.

Alldatagiveninthisbookissubjecttoproductionvariations.Theinformationinthispublicationisprovidedonthe
basisofinformationthatwasavailableatthetimethatthemanualwaswritten.Settings,proceduresandotheritems
canchange.Thesechangescanaffecttheservicethatisgiventotheimplement.
Dimensionsandweightsareapproximateonlyandtheillustrationsdonotnecessarilyshowtheimplementinstandard
condition.Forexactinformationaboutanyparticularimplementpleaseconsultyourdealer.Makesurethatyouhave
themostcurrentandcompleteinformationfromyourdealerbeforeyoustartanyjob.

ACCESSORIESANDOPTIONS

Yourimplementhasbeendesignedtooperateinawidevarietyofsoils/cropsandconditions.Neverthelessadditional
equipmentmay,incertaincases,berequiredtoimprovetheimplementperformance.Alistofthisadditionalequip­mentisgiveninthe''Accessories”chapterinthismanual.Useonlythoseaccessoriesdesignedforyourimplement.

PARTSANDACCESSORIES

GenuineKONGSKILDEpartsandaccessorieshavebeenspecicallydesignedforKONGSKILDEimplements.

Wewouldliketopointoutthat''non-genuine”partsandaccessorieshavenotbeenexaminedandreleased
byKONGSKILDE.Theinstallationand/oruseofsuchproductscouldhavenegativeeffectsuponthedesign
characteristicsofyourimplementandtherebyaffectitssafety.KONGSKILDEisnotliableforanydamagecaused
bytheuseof''non-genuine”partsandaccessories.

RelyonyourauthorizeddealertosupplyyouwithgenuineKONGSKILDEpartsonly.Thesepartsarecoveredbyour
warrantyandwillgiveyouthebestperformance.

SeethepartscatalogorbrowsetheKONGSKILDEportaltondservicepartsforyourimplement.

Whenyouorderserviceparts,alwaysquotethemodelandserialnumberprintedontheProductIdenticationNumber
(PIN)plate.

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1-GENERALINFORMATION

LUBRICANTS

Yourdealersellsaselectionofspeciallyformulatedlubricantsbasedonownengineeringspecications.

Recommendedlubricantsforyourimplementarelistedinthemaintenancechapter.

WARRANTY

Yourimplementiswarrantedaccordingtolegalrightsinyourcountryandthecontractualagreementwiththeselling
dealer.Nowarrantyshall,however,applyiftheimplementhasnotbeenused,adjustedandmaintainedaccordingto
theinstructionsgiveninthisoperator'smanual.

Itisprohibitedtocarryoutanymodicationstotheimplementunlessspecicallyauthorized,inwriting,bya
KONGSKILDErepresentative.

CLEANINGYOURIMPLEMENT

Whenyouuseahighpressurewasher,donotstandtooclosetotheimplementandavoiddirectingthejetatelectronic
components,electricalconnections,breathers,seals,llercaps,andsoon.

Cleandecalsonlywithasoftcloth,waterandagentledetergent.DONOTusesolvent,gasolineorotherharsh
chemicalstocleandecals.Decalscouldberemovedorgetdamaged.

DISASSEMBLYORSCRAPPING

Whenyourimplementistakenoutofservicebecauseitisdamagedbeyondrepairorhasreachedtheendofits
usefullife,disassembly,scrappingand/orrecyclingofcomponentsmustbeperformedonlybyaqualiedtechnician
withserviceinstructions,andincompliancewithlocallawandregulations.

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Intendeduse

1-GENERALINFORMATION

KONGSKILDEdiscmowercanonlyperformtheusual
workinagriculture.Onlyconnectthediscmowertoatrac­torthatcorrespondswiththespecicationsoftheimple­mentandislegaltouse.OnlythePowerT ake-Off(PTO)
ofthetractorcandrivetheattacheddiscmower.

Thediscmowercansolelycutonthegroundnatural
orplantedgrassandstemcropsforanimalfeeding
purposes.Thediscmowerlaysthematerialinaswath,
whichallowsthesubsequentpick-upofthematerial.

Theworkmustoccurunderreasonableconditions,or
thoroughagriculturalknowledgeandauthorisedopera­tion,onanormalcultivationthathasareasonableexten­sionwithoutforeignmatterandthelike.Theperformance

Prohibitedusage

NOTICE:DONOTusethisimplementforanotherpur­posethanintendedbythemanufacturer(asdescribed
inthemanual,shownbythedecals,orinotherproduct
safetyinformationprovidedwiththeimplement).These
informationsourcesdenetheintendeduseoftheimple­ment.

Donotusethisimplement:

1.T ocutgrassinparkfacilitiesandlawns.

2.T ocutgrassonthesidesofpublicroadways.

3.T oharvestcorn.

4.T oclearforestordenselywoodedareas.

Anyotherusebeyondtheintendeduseisregardedas
misuseandrequirestheauthorizationofthemanufac­turer.Themanufacturerisnotresponsibleforanydam­agethatresultsfromtheimproperuseoftheimplement.
Theuserbearsthatrisk.

oftheimplementwilldependonthecrop,theconditionof
theeld,theground,andnallytheweather.

Intendeduseimpliesthatyouobservetheprescriptions
concerningadjustment,operationandmaintenanceinthe
instructionmanual.Observedaltogetherthesafetyin­structionsaswellascommonrulesconcerningtechnical
safety,workingpracticesandroadsafety.Alsoreadthe
sparepartscataloganduseoriginalspareparts.Ifnec­essarycontactanauthorisedworkshop.

Ifyounoticedegradationofperformance,contactyour
dealerforassistance.Hemayhaveusefulinformation
forimprovements,orakitmaybeavailabletoenhance
theperformance.

Contactyourlocaldealerwhenyouarenotsureabout
theuseorfunctionofyourimplementinaparticularap­plication(forexamplecrop,variety,uniqueconditions,
etcetera)oryoudonotknowifthereisaneedforspe­cialequipmentorspecialprecautions.

Nopartsmustbettedtothisimplement,whichhavenot
beenreleasedbyKONGSKILDE.Theymightaffectthe
implementoperation,safetyoftheuserorotherpeople,
stabilityorwearcharacteristicsoftheimplement.They
mayalsovoidthehomologationapprovalobtainedfor
yourcountryandcompliancewithECdirectives.

Donotmakechangestotheimplementanditsconstruc­tionwithoutthepermissionfromthemanufacturer.The
manufacturerdoesnotacceptanyresponsibilityfordam­agesthatresultsfromunauthorizedmodication.

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1-GENERALINFORMATION

Electro-MagneticCompatibility(EMC)

ThismachinecompliesstrictlywiththeEuropeanRegulationsonelectro‐magneticemissions.However,interference
mayariseasaresultofadd‐onequipmentwhichmaynotnecessarilymeettherequiredstandards.Assuchinterfer­encecanresultinseriousmalfunctionoftheunitand/orcreateunsafesituations,youmustobservethefollowing:

Ensurethateachpieceofnon‐KONGSKILDEequipmentttedtothemachinebearstheCEmark.

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Themaximumpowerofemissionequipment(radio,telephones,etc.)mustnotexceedthelimitsimposedbythe

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nationalauthoritiesofthecountrywhereyouusethemachine.

Theelectro‐magneticeldgeneratedbytheadd‐onsystemshouldnotexceed24V/matanytimeandatanylo-

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cationintheproximityofelectroniccomponents.

FailuretocomplywiththeseruleswillrendertheKONGSKILDEwarrantynullandvoid.

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1-GENERALINFORMATION

Manualscopeandrequiredtraininglevel

Introductiontothismanual

Thismanualgivesinformationabouttheuseofyour
KONGSKILDEmachineasintendedandunderthe
conditionsforeseenbyKONGSKILDEduringnormal
operation,routineservice,andmaintenance.

Thismanualdoesnotcontainalltheinformationthatre­latestoperiodicservice,conversions,andrepairsthat
onlytrainedservicepersonnelcanperform.Someof
theseactivitiesmayrequireappropriatefacilities,techni­calskills,and/ortoolsthatKONGSKILDEdoesnotsupply
withthemachine.

ThemanualcontainsthechaptersasshownontheCon­tentspages.SeetheIndexattheendofthismanualto
locatespecicitemsaboutyourKONGSKILDEmachine.

Normaloperation

Normaloperationconsistsoftheuseofthismachinefor
thepurposeKONGSKILDEintendsbyanoperatorthat:

Isfamiliarwiththemachineandanymountedequip-

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mentortowedequipment

Complieswiththeinformationonoperationandsafe

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practicesasspeciedbyKONGSKILDEinthismanual

andbythesignsonthemachine

Normaloperationincludes:

Preparationandstorageofthemachine

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Additionandremovalofballast

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Connectionanddisconnectionofmountedequipment

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and/ortowedequipment

Adjustmentandcongurationofthemachineand

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equipmentforthespecicconditionsofthejobsite,

eld,and/orcrop
Movementofcomponentsintoandoutofworkingpo-

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sitions

Routineserviceandmaintenance

Routineserviceandmaintenanceconsistsofthedaily
activitiesnecessarytomaintainthepropermachine
function.Theoperatormust:

Befamiliarwiththemachinecharacteristics

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Complywiththeinformationonroutineserviceandsafe

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practicesasspeciedbyKONGSKILDEinthismanual

andbythesignsonthemachine

Routineservicecaninclude:

Fueling

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Cleaning

•
Washing

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Toppingupuidlevels

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Greasing

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Replacingconsumableitemssuchaslightbulbs

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Periodicservice,conversions,andrepairs

Periodicserviceconsistsofactivitiesthatarenecessary
tomaintaintheexpectedlifeoftheKONGSKILDEma­chine.Theseactivitieshavedenedintervals.

Trainedservicepersonnelfamiliarwiththemachinechar­acteristicsmustperformtheseactivitiesatthedened
intervals.Trainedservicepersonnelmustcomplywith
theinformationonperiodicserviceandsafepracticesas
partlyspeciedbyKONGSKILDEinthismanualand/or
othercompanyliterature.

Periodicserviceincludes:

Oilchangeservicefortheengine,hydrauliccircuits,or

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transmission

Periodicexchangeofothersubstancesorcomponents

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asrequired

ConversionactivitiesrebuildtheKONGSKILDEmachine
inacongurationthatisappropriateforaspecicjob
site,crop,and/orsoilconditions(e.g.,installationofdual
wheels).Conversionactivitiesmustbedone:

Bytrainedservicepersonnelfamiliarwiththemachine

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characteristics

Bytrainedservicepersonnelthatcomplywiththe

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informationonconversionaspartlyspeciedby

KONGSKILDEinthismanual,assemblyinstructions,
and/orothercompanyliterature

Repairactivitiesrestoreproperfunctiontoa
KONGSKILDEmachineafterafailureordegradation
ofperformance.Dismantlingactivitiesoccurduringthe
scrappingand/ordismantlingofthemachine.

Trainedservicepersonnelfamiliarwiththemachinechar­acteristicsmustperformtheseactivities.Trainedservice
personnelmustcomplywiththeinformationforrepairas
speciedbyKONGSKILDEintheservicemanual.

Beforeyouoperate

Readthismanualbeforeyoustarttheengineor
operatethisKONGSKILDEmachine.Contactyour
KONGSKILDEdealerif:

Youdonotunderstandanyinformationinthismanual

•
Youneedmoreinformation

•
Youneedassistance

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Allpersonstrainingtooperate,orwhowilloperate
thisKONGSKILDEmachineshouldbeoldenoughto
possessavalidlocalvehicleoperatingpermit(ormeet
otherapplicablelocalagerequirements).Thesepersons

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1-GENERALINFORMATION

mustdemonstratetheabilitytooperateandservicethe
KONGSKILDEmachineinacorrectandsafemanner.

ProductIdenticationNumber(PIN)

Theunitisidentiedbyaserialnumber.

Serialnumber,modelandotherspecicationscanbe
foundonthePINplate.

ProvideyourKONGSKILDEdealerthemodelandPIN
whenyouorderparts.

RecordthePINinthefrontofthismanualforquickrefer­ence.

ZEIL18HT00546EA1

(1)Companyname(7)Yearofconstruction
(2)
(3)
(4)ProductIdenticationNumber(PIN)(10)Type/Variant/Version
(5)
(6)Madein(countryoforigin)(12)Brandidenticationlogo

Designation
Model

Maximumweight

(8)Certicationmark
(9)

(11)

Modelyear

Mailaddress

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1-GENERALINFORMATION

Productidentication

NOTE:DonotremoveorchangetheProductIdentica­tionNumber(PIN)plate(1)ontheimplement.

ThePINplate(1)isonthetopoftheimplement.

ThePINisalsoengravesonthechassisat(A)belowthe
PINplate(1).

Forfuturereference,recordyourimplementmodeland
PINinthespacesbelow.

Model

ProductIdenticationNumber(PIN)

ZEIL18HT00474FA1

1-8

1-GENERALINFORMATION

Operator'smanualstorageonthemachine

Keepthisoperator'smanualprotectedandaccessibleon
thetractorwheneveryoutransportoroperatetheimple­ment.

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1-GENERALINFORMATION

Implementorientation

NOTE:Todeterminetheleft-handsideandtheright-hand
sideoftheimplement,standbehindtheimplementand
facethedirectionoftravelduringworkingoperation.

Thefollowingoverheadviewillustrationisageneralrepre­sentationoftheimplement.Theillustrationindicatesthe
sides,front,andrearorientationsoftheimplementasre­ferredtothroughoutthisoperator’smanual.

NOTE:Thearrowindicatesthedirectionoftheimplement
duringworkingoperation.

(A)Frontoftheimplement
(B)Right-handsideoftheimplement
(C)Rearoftheimplement
(D)Left-handsideoftheimplement

ZEIL18HT00586FA1

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2-SAFETYINFORMATION

2-SAFETYINFORMATION###_2_###

Safetyrulesandsignalworddenitions

Personalsafety

Thisisthesafetyalertsymbol.Itisusedtoalertyoutopotentialpersonalinjuryhazards.Obeyall
safetymessagesthatfollowthissymboltoavoidpossibledeathorinjury.

ThroughoutthismanualyouwillndthesignalwordsDANGER,WARNING,andCAUTIONfollowedbyspecialin­structions.Theseprecautionsareintendedforthepersonalsafetyofyouandthoseworkingwithyou.

Readandunderstandallthesafetymessagesinthismanualbeforeyouoperateorservicethemachine.

DANGERindicatesahazardoussituationthat,ifnotavoided,willresultindeathorseriousinjury.

WARNINGindicatesahazardoussituationthat,ifnotavoided,couldresultindeathorseriousinjury.

CAUTIONindicatesahazardoussituationthat,ifnotavoided,couldresultinminorormoderateinjury.

FAILURETOFOLLOWDANGER,WARNING,ANDCAUTIONMESSAGESCOULDRESULT
INDEATHORSERIOUSINJURY .

Machinesafety

NOTICE:Noticeindicatesasituationthat,ifnotavoided,couldresultinmachineorpropertydamage.

ThroughoutthismanualyouwillndthesignalwordNoticefollowedbyspecialinstructionstopreventmachineor
propertydamage.ThewordNoticeisusedtoaddresspracticesnotrelatedtopersonalsafety.

Information

NOTE:Noteindicatesadditionalinformationthatclariessteps,procedures,orotherinformationinthismanual.

ThroughoutthismanualyouwillndthewordNotefollowedbyadditionalinformationaboutastep,procedure,or
otherinformationinthemanual.ThewordNoteisnotintendedtoaddresspersonalsafetyorpropertydamage.

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2-SAFETYINFORMATION

Generalrecommendations

Mostfarmmachineryaccidentscanbeavoidedbythe
observanceofafewsimplesafetyprecautions.

Thisoperator’smanualcontainsimportantinformation

•
concerningoperation,maintenanceandadjustmentof

theimplement.Furthermore,thisoperator’smanual
mentionsandemphasizesallthesafetyinstructions.

Readtheoperator’smanualthoroughlybeforeyou

•
start,operate,service,orcarryoutanyotheroperation

ontheimplement.Eventhoughyouhavebeendriving
asimilarimplementbefore,youmustreadthemanual.
Thisisamatterofyourownandotherpeoplesafety.
Afewminutesreadingwillsaveyoutimeandhassle
later.Lackofknowledgecanleadtoaccidents.

Yourimplementwasdesignedwithsafetyinmind.

•
However,thereisnorealsubstituteforcautionand

attentionwhenyouneedtopreventanaccident.Once
anaccidenthasoccurred,itistoolatetothinkabout
whatyoushouldhavedone.Thismeansthatitis
veryimportantthatyouasuseroftheimplementpay
attentionandusetheimplementcorrectlyandthereby
avoidexposingyourselfandotherstounnecessary
danger.

Theimplementmustbeoperatedonlybyresponsible

•
personswhohavebeenadequatelytrainedandautho-

rizedtousetheimplement.Neverleavetheimplement
toothersbeforeyouhavemadesurethattheyhavethe
necessaryknowledgetooperatetheimplementsafely.

Neverlettheimplementrunwithoutsupervision.

•
Alwayskeeparstaidkithandy.

•
Takethenecessaryprecautions(forexampleassis-

•
tance)toalwaysbeawareofthepossiblepresenceof

bystandersandpets.
Keepchildrenawayfromandofftheimplementatall

•
times.

Donotusethisimplementasalift,ladderorplatform

•
toworkatheights.

Beforeyouworkontheimplement,disengageall

•
drives,stoptheengineandremovetheignitionkey.

Waitfortherotatingpartstorundown.
Neverworkaroundtheimplementwithlooseclothing,

•
jewelry,watches,longhairandotherlooseorhanging

itemscanbepulledinbythemovingpartsoftheimple­ment.

Keephandsawayfrommovingpartsoftheimplement.

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Neverattempttocarryoutanyadjustmentsontheim-

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plementwhiletheimplementisinmotionorwhilethe

PowerT ake-Off(PTO)shaftisengaged.
PTOdrivenimplementcancausedeathorseriousin-

•
jury.BeforeyouworkonornearthePTOshaftorser-

viceorclearthedrivenimplement,disengagethePTO,
stoptheengineandremovetheignitionkey.

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2-SAFETYINFORMATION

Illustrations

WARNING

Illustrationsinthismanualmayshowprotectiveshieldingopenorremovedtobetterillustrateapar­ticularfeatureoradjustment.
Replaceallshieldsbeforeoperatingthemachine.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorseriousinjury .

NOTE:Someoftheillustrationsinthismanualhavebeen
obtainedbyphotographingprototypes.Standardproduc­tionmachinesmaydifferinsomedetails.

Legalobligations

W0012A

Yourmachinemaybeequippedwithspecialguardingor
otherdevicesincompliancewithlocallegislation.Some
oftheserequireactiveactionbytheoperator.

Fireorexplosionprevention

1.Cropmaterial,trash,debris,birdnestsorammable
materialcanigniteonhotsurfaces.

2.Inspecttheelectricalsystemforlooseconnectionsor
frayedinsulation.Repairorreplacelooseordamaged
parts.

3.Donotstoreoilyragsorotherammablematerialon
theimplement.

4.Donotweldoramecutanyitemsthatcontain
ammablematerial.Cleanitemsthoroughlywith

Therefore,checklocallegislationontheusageofthisma­chine.

non-ammablesolventbeforeyouweldorcutwitha
ame.

5.Donotexposetheimplementtoames,burningbrush
orexplosives.

6.Promptlyinvestigateanyunusualsmellsorodorsthat
mayoccurduringtheoperationoftheimplement.

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Hazardouschemicals

2-SAFETYINFORMATION

1.Ifyouareexposedtoorcomeincontactwithhaz­ardouschemicalsyoucanbeseriouslyinjured.
Theuids,lubricants,paints,adhesives,coolant,
etcetera.requiredforthefunctionofyourmachine
canbehazardous.Theymaybeattractiveandharm­fulltodomesticanimalsaswellashumans.

2.MaterialSafetyDataSheets(MSDS)provideinforma­tionaboutthechemicalsubstanceswithinaproduct,
safehandlingandstorageprocedures,rstaidmea­suresandprocedurestobetakenintheeventofaspill
oraccidentalrelease.MSDSareavailablefromyour
dealer.

3.BeforeyouserviceyourmachinechecktheMSDSfor
eachlubricant,uid,etcetera.usedinthismachine.
Thisinformationindicatestheassociatedrisksandwill
helpyouservicethemachinesafely.Followtheinfor­mationintheMSDS,onmanufacturercontainers,as

wellastheinformationinthismanualwhenyouser­vicethemachine.

4.Disposeofalluids,ltersandcontainersinanen­vironmentallysafemannerinaccordancewithlocal
lawsandregulations.Checkwithlocalenvironmen­talandrecyclingcentersoryourdealerforcorrectdis­posalinformation.

5.Storeuidsandlterinaccordancewithlocallawsand
regulations.Useonlyappropriatecontainersforthe
storageofchemicalsorpetrochemicalsubstances.

6.Keepoutofreachofchildrenorotherunauthorized
persons.

7.Additionalprecautionsarerequiredforappliedchem­icals.Obtaincompleteinformationfromthemanufac­turerordistributorofthechemicalsbeforeyouuse
them.

2-4

Startinguptheimplementsafely

2-SAFETYINFORMATION

Beforeyouattachtheimplementtothetractor,ensurethat
thetractorisingoodworkingorderandthatthebrakes
areefcient,particularlyifyouoperateonhillyground.
Also,ensurethatthehydraulicorpneumaticsystemis
compatiblewiththatoftheimplement.

Whenyouattachtheimplementtothetractor:

Neverallowanyonetostandbetweenthetractorand

•
theimplement.Anunintentionalmanoeuvrewiththe

tractormaycauseseriousinjury.
Nevergounderanunsupportedimplement.

•

Installalltheguardscorrectlybeforeyouusetheimple­ment.

Replacewornanddamagedcanvasesbeforeyouwork
withtheimplement.

Makesurethatyouarethoroughlyfamiliarwiththeinstru­mentsandcontrolsbeforeyouengagethePowerT ake­Off(PTO)driveforthersttime.

ThePTOshafthasitsowninstructionmanualthatthe
manufacturersupplywiththeimplement.Toensurethe
correctuseoftheshaft,followalltheinstructionsofthe
manufacturermanual.Payparticularlycloseattentionto
thesafetyandmaintenanceinstructions,inordertopre­ventunintentionalinjuryanddamage.

RepairimmediatelyadamagedPTOshaftbeforeyou
workwiththeimplement.

AlwaysstopthePTOandthetractorengineandremove
theignitionkeybeforeyouconnectthePTOdriveshafts.

Afteryouattachtheimplementtothetractor,ensurethat
thePowerTake-Off(PTO)lockpinisproperlyengaged
inthetractorPowerTake-Offshaft.Anincorrectlylocked
PTOshaftcouldworklooseandcauseaccidentsordam­agetotheimplement.

MakesuretoinstallandsecurethePTOdriveshaftcor­rectly.Checkthatthelockpinisinmesh.Fastenthe
supportchainatbothends.

Alwaysmakesurethattheguardtubesdonotseparate
atthemaximumworkingortransportlengthofthePTO
driveshaft.Checkalsothattheguardtubesdonotjamat
theminimumworkingortransportlengthofthePTOdrive
shaft.

Unlesstheprotectiveguards,thePTOdriveshaftmay
causeseriousinjury.Becarefulnottodamagetheguards
whenyouconnectthePTOdriveshafttoorfromthetrac­tor.

FitcorrectlytheguardsonthePTOdriveshaft.Secure
theguardofthePTOshaftwiththechain.

DonotusePowerT ake-Off(PTO)driveshaftswithother
specicationsthantheshaftwhichwassuppliedwiththe
implement.

BeforeyouinstallthePTOdriveshaft,checkthattheRev­olutionsPerMinute(RPM)anddirectionofthePTOonthe
tractormatchthoseofthePTOontheimplement.

Beforeyoustartuptheimplement(forexampletherst
timeafteralongstandstillperiod),makesurethatthere
arenodetachedloosepartsonthedrivelineareaandon
themovingpartsoftheimplement.

2-5

Travelingonpublicroads

2-SAFETYINFORMATION

Complywiththerelevanttrafcregulations

WARNING

Impacthazard!
Takecarewhenmakingturns.Themachine
rearendswingsoutwhenchangingdirection.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorse­riousinjury.

WARNING

Lossofcontrolhazard!
Unevenbrakeforceexistsonleft-handand
right-handbrakes.Alwaysusebrakepedal
couplerwhentravelingonpublicroadstoen­surebrakesareactuatedtogether.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorse­riousinjury.

Theimplementisbuiltaccordingtothehomologationre­quirementsofyourcountry.Donotmodifytheimplement
inasensethatwouldconictwiththenationalregulations.

Ifyouwishtotransporttheimplementonthepublicroad,
makesurethatthecombinationtractorandimplement
observesthetrafcrulesinyourcountry.Thisgivesyou
andyoursurroundingsthebestpossiblesafety.

Passengers

Donotallowpassengerstorideinthetractorunlessa
specicseatisprovided.

Duringtransport,thetransportationofpeopleonthetop
oftheimplementisstrictlyforbidden.

W0089A

W0081A

Transportsafety

Transporttheimplementonlyintransportposition.Se­curetheimplementfortransport.Alwaysactivatetheme­chanicaltransportsafetydevicesbeforetransport.

Makesuretotallthehitchpinswithretainingpinscor­rectly.Mechanicallysecurethehydrauliccylinderstopre­ventcylindersfromcreeping.

Drivesafe

Donotdriveundertheinuenceofalcoholordrugs.

Nevertravelatspeedincrowdedareas.

Whenyoumaneuverthetractorwiththeimplement,al­waysbeawareandconsciousofitssize.

Thetractordrivermustnotleavethecabinduringtrans­port.

Theoperatorsmustobserverelevantstatutoryorother
nationalregulationsthatdealwithroadsafetyandlabor
safetyissues.

Beforeyoudrivetheimplementonpublicroads:

Checktheallowabletransportdimensionsandweights.

•
Installcorrectlythelightingandthewarningpanels.

•

Alwaysobservetheprinciplesforpermissibleaxleloads,
thetotalunitmassandthetransportgauge.

Observethetractormanufacturerregulationsandrecom­mendations,specicallythoserelatingtomaximumtrans­portloadsandmaximumspeed.

Eveninsimilarcircumstances,themaximumallowed
speedcanvarydependingonwhichcountryyoutravel
in.

Alwaysdrivewiththestatutorylightsandsafetymarking
duringtransportonpublicroadandatnight.

Installalltherequiredsignsthatindicatethevehiclewidth.
Alsoinstallalltherequiredlightsthatindicatethevehicle
widthduringthenightlytransport.Ifindoubt,contactyour
governmentdepartmentresponsibleforroadtransport.

Alwaysconsiderotherroadusers.

Alwaysadoptsafedrivingpractices.Slowdownandsig­nalbeforeturning.Givewaytooncomingtrafcinallsit­uations,includingnarrowbridges,intersectionsetcetera.
Pullovertoallowfastertrafctopass.

Iftheimplementismarkedwithamaximumspeedlimit,
neverexceedthismaximumspeedlimit.

Alwaysadjustthedrivingspeedtotheroadandweather
conditions.Incaseofbadroadconditionsandhighdriv­ingspeeds,bigforcesmayoccurandcauseoverloadof
tractorandimplement.

Driveatasafespeedtoensurecontrolandabilitytostop
inanemergency.

Lockthetractorbrakepedalstogether.Neveruseinde­pendentbreakingattransportspeeds.

Mountedimplementsandballastweightsinuencethe
driving,steeringandbrakingcapacityofthetractor.Make
surethattheadditionalweightoftheimplementonthe
linkagedoesnotcompromisedriving,steeringandbrak­ingcapacityofthetractor.Installfrontweightsorrepair
thebrakesifthetractorisnotsafetodrive.

Travelmayberestrictedtocertainroadtypes.Transport
mayberestrictedtodaytimeoroutsidepeaktrafchours.
Howeverplanyourroutetoavoidheavytrafcandpeak
trafchours.

Reducespeedduringturns.Tractorshavenotbeende­signedforfastturning.Avoidthattherearendoftheim­plementhitsanobstacle.

2-6

2-SAFETYINFORMATION

Whenyouturnduringtransportpayattentiontotheover­hangand/oroscillatingweightoftheimplement.

Useenginebrakingwhenyoudrivedownhills.Donot
coast.

Watchforobstructions,particularlyifover-width.Observe
anyloadratingsapplicableonbridges.

Afteryounishthetransport,beforeyouleavethetractor,
alwayslowertheimplementtothegroundinparkingpo­sition,turnoffthetractorengine,pulltheparkingbrake,
andremovethekeyfromtheignition.

2-7

Operatingtheimplementsafely

WARNING

Hazardtobystanders!
Alwayssoundthehornbeforestartingthema­chine.Makesuretheworkareaisclearof
otherpersons,domesticanimals,tools,etc.
beforeyouoperatethemachine.Neverallow
anyoneintheworkareaduringmachineoper­ation.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorse­riousinjury.

WARNING

Entanglementhazard!
Makesureallpeopleandobstructionsare
clearoftheimplementbeforeengagingthe
tractorPowerTake-Off(PTO).
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorse­riousinjury.

2-SAFETYINFORMATION

Beforeyouraiseorlowertheimplementwiththelinkarms
ofthetractor,checkthatnobodyisneartheimplementor
touchestheimplement.

Whenyouoperatetheimplement,alwaysremainseated
inthetractorcab.Operatecontrolsonlywhenseatedin
thetractorseat,exceptforthosecontrolsexpresslyin­tendedforusefromotherlocations.

Whileinoperation,thetransportationofpeopleontopof
theimplementisstrictlyforbidden.

W0304A

Avoidusingtheimplementinunsuitablecropandweather
conditions.Itisbettertostopworktemporarilyratherthan
tooperateinsuchconditions.

Neverattempttoremovecroporresiduesfromanim­plementwhiletheimplementruns.Suchanimprudence
couldcostlifeorlimb.AlwaysdisengagethePower
Take-Off(PTO)mechanism,switchoffthetractorengine
andapplytheparkingbrakebeforeyouremovecropor

W1378A

residues.

WARNING

Rotatingparts!
Keepclearofalldrivesandrotatingcompo­nents.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorse­riousinjury.

NOTE:Onlyputtheimplementintooperationaccording
totheinstructionsfromthedealer.

Neveroperatetheimplementundertheinuenceofalco­hol,drugs,orwhileotherwiseimpaired.

Keeppeopleawayfromtheimplementduringoperation.
Askbystanderstoleavetheeld.Thereistheriskfor
bystanderstobeoverrunbytheimplement.Stoptheim­plementimmediatelyifsomeoneapproaches.

Thetractororitsimplementmaystrikeorcrushagainsta
personorpetwithintheoperatorareaofthetractor.DO
NOTallowanyonetoentertheworkarea.Makesurethat
theareaisclearandoperationissafebeforeyoumove
theimplement.

BeforeyouswitchonthePTOshaft,takecarethatnoone
staysinthedangerzoneoftheimplement.

Lowerthecuttingunittoworkingpositionbeforeyoustart
thepowertransmission.

Alwaysstarttheimplementwiththeenginerunningatlow
speed.

WheneveraPTOisinoperation,aguardmustbeinplace
topreventdeathorinjurytotheoperatororbystanders.

W1101A

AlwaysstopPTOwhenthePTOisnotneededorwhen
theshaftisinanadverseposition.

Duringthedailyworkyoumustconsiderthatloosestones
andforeignmatteronthegroundmightgetincontactwith
therevolvingpartsandgetthrownoutagainatavery
highspeed.Therefore,beforeyouoperatetheimplement
makesurethatallsafetyguardsareintact,properlytted
andsecured.

Relievecorrectlythecuttingunittoensureperfectoper­ationintheeldandtoreducetheriskofdamagingthe
cutterbar.Ifthecuttingunitisblockedbecauseoffor­eignmatter,stopthepowertake-offofthetractor,acti­vatetheparkingbrakeandwaituntilallrevolvingparts
havestopped.Thentrytoremovetheforeignmatter.

Throughthesuspension,theimplementissecured
againstshocksinthedirectionoftravel.However,there
isnosecuringagainstshocksifyoudrivebackwithalow­eredcuttingunitandyourisktodamagetheimplement.

Instonyeldsadjustthestubbleheighttomaximum(hor­izontalcutterbar)andreducethecuttingangleasmuch
aspossible.Thisresultsinlesswearofbladesandstone
guardsandreducestheriskofloosestonesbeingthrown
outfromtherotatingpartsoftheimplement.

Alwaysoperatetheimplementatasafespeedinaccor­dancewiththegroundconditions.Onunevenground,
proceedwiththeutmostcautiontoensureproperstabil­ity.

Whenyouturnonhillsidesalwaysbecarefulwhenyoulift
theimplementwiththe3-pointlinkagebecausethereisa
riskofoverturning.Adjustthespeedtotheseconditions.

Driveinalowtractorgearifyouworkonhillsides.

2-8

2-SAFETYINFORMATION

Whenyoudriveupanddownandacrosshillsides,avoid
sharpturns.

Whenyouturnduringoperation,payattentiontotheover­hangand/oroscillatingweightoftheimplement.

Avoidchangingdirectionabruptly,especiallywhenyou
reverse,toavoiddangerouspitchingoftheimplement.

Whenyouworkwithamowerkeepasafedistancefrom
steepslopesandsimilargroundconditions,astheground
maybeslipperyandpullthemowerandthetractorside­ways.Alsoremembertoadjustthespeedforsharpturns
whenyoudriveonhillsides.

Paythenecessaryattentionwhileyouoperatenextto
publicroadsorfootpaths.

2-9

2-SAFETYINFORMATION

Stoppingtheimplementsafely

WARNING

Movingparts!
Somecomponentsmaycontinuetorunafter
disengagingthedrivesystems.Makesure
alldrivesystemsarefullydisengagedandall
movementhasstoppedbeforeservicingthe
machine.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorse­riousinjury.

Alwaysinterrupttheoperationoftheimplementbefore
youleavethetractorseat.

Forsafety'ssakeneverleavethetractorcabwithoutrst
todisengagethePowerTake-Off(PTO)drivemechanism
andtostopthetractorengine.Furthermore,ifyouleave
thetractorunattended,alwaysremovetheignitionkey.

StopthetractorengineandthePTOdriveandwaituntil
theimplementhascompletelystoppedbeforeyouopen
anyoftheguards.Therearerotatingpartsunderthe
guardswhichmaycontinuerotatingaftertheimplement
hasbeenstopped.Keepasafedistanceuntiltheimple­menthascometoacompletestandstill.Lookandlisten
forevidenceofrotatingpartsbeforeyouopenanyofthe
guards.

Neverleavethetractorbeforethecuttingunitisrestingon
theground,theengineofthetractorhasstopped,andthe
parkingbrakehasbeenactivated.Thisistheonlywayto
performasafeoperation.

Donottrytolifttheguardofthecuttingunituntilallre­volvingpartshavestopped.

Makesuretosecurethetractorbymeansofthehand
brakeand/orstopblocksifyouneedtostandbetween
thetractorandtheimplement.

W0002A

Whenyouparktheimplementtherearesomeoperational
riskswhichmaycausepersonalinjury.Therefore,you
must:

Makesurethatthegroundisrmandevenduringpark-

•
ing.

Makesurethattractorandimplementcannotmove.

•
Alwayslowertheimplementtotheground.

•
Stopthetractorengineandremovetheignitionkey.

•
Usecorrectsupportortransportsafetydevicewhenthe

•
implementisparked.Makesurethattheparkingstand

issecured.

Whenyoudetachtheimplementfromthetractor:

Neverallowanyonetostandbetweenthetractorand

•
theimplement.Anunintentionalmanoeuvrewiththe

tractormaycauseseriousinjury.
AlwaysstopthePTOandthetractorengineandre-

•
movetheignitionkeybeforeyoudisconnectthePTO

driveshafts.
Unlesstheprotectiveguards,thePTOdriveshaftmay

•
causeseriousinjury.Becarefulnottodamagethe

guardswhenyoudisconnectthePTOdriveshaftfrom
thetractor.

NeverallowthePTOdriveshaftguardstofallintothe

•
implementordroptotheground,damagewillalmost

certainlyoccur.
AfteryouremovethePTOshaft,placetheguardonthe

•
tractorPTO.

Alwaysdetachtheimplementcarefullyandonaat

•
surfacetopreventdamage.

Nevergounderanunsupportedimplement.

•

When,duetoexceptionalcircumstances,youdecideto
keepthetractorenginerunningafteryouleavethetractor
cab,youmust:

Bringthetractorenginetolowidlespeed.

•
Disengagealldrivesystems.

•
Shiftthetractortransmissionintoneutral.

•
Applytheparkingbrake.

•

2-10

2-SAFETYINFORMATION

Maintenance

WARNING

Maintenancehazard!
Beforeyoustartservicingthemachine,attach
aDONOTOPERATEwarningtagtothema­chineinavisiblearea.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorse­riousinjury.

Followthemaintenanceschedulewithregardtotheim-

•
plementservicingintervals.

Rememberthattheimplementrequiresattentionfrom
timetotime.Alsorememberthatthemaintenancewill
greatlyextendthelifeoftheimplement.

Takethenecessaryprecautions:nottospillanyoil,fuel

•
orgrease.

Toavoidoilandgreasecontactwithyourskin,wear
protectivegloves.

Servicetheimplementonarmlevelsurface.

•
Donotattempttoremovematerialfromanypartof

•
theimplement,clean,lubricateorcarryoutanyadjust-

mentsontheimplementwhileitisinuse.
Keephands,feetand/orgarmentsawayfromparts

•
whichmove.Checkthatallrotatingpartshavea

suitableprotectiveguard.
Raisedimplementand/orloadscanfallunexpectedly

•
andcrushpersonsunderneath.Neverenterorallow

anyonetoentertheareaunderneathraisedimplement
duringoperation.
Unsupportedhydrauliccylinderscanlosepressure
anddroptheimplementandcauseacrushinghazard.
Donotleavetheimplementinaraisedpositionwhile
parkedorduringservice,unlesssecurelyblockedon
woodenblocks.

Neverworkunderaraisedimplementunlessasupport

•
chainorothermechanicalsecuringdevicesecurethe

linkarmsofthetractorsothattheimplementcannot
movetoalowerpositionunintentionally.

Relievethepressure,stoptheengineandremovethe

•
ignitionkey,beforeyouconnectordisconnectuid

lines.
Beforeyouadjust,clean,lubricateoryoucarryoutre-

•
pairsontheimplement,stoptheengineandremove

W0004A

theignitionkey.
NeveradjusttheimplementwhilethePowerTake-Off

•
(PTO)driveshaftisengaged.Donottoremovethe

guardsuntilallrevolvingpartshavestopped.
Anyleakageofhydraulicoilorfuelunderpressuremay

•
causesevereharm,soalwaysuseashielding,goggles

andgloveswhenyoutraceoilorfuelleaks.
Donotuseyourhandtocheckforleaks.Useapiece
ofcardboardorpaper.

Continuouslongtermcontactwithhydraulicuidmay

•
causeskincancer.Avoidlongtermcontactandwash

theskinpromptlywithsoapandwater.
Ifhydraulicuidordieselpenetratestheskin,seek

•
medicalcareimmediately.

Observeallrecommendationsthatarementionedin

•
thismanualsuchasserviceintervals,torques,lubri-

cants,etcetera.
Alwaysreplaceallpartsthathavedamageorwear.

•
Neverbuildexiblehoseassembliesfromhosesthat

•
werepreviouslypartofahoseassembly.

Neverweldtothetubes.

•
Alwaysusegloveswhenyouworkwithpartsonthe

•
implementasthepartscanhavesharpedges.

Transmissionandhydrauliclinesmaybecomehotdur-

•
ingoperation.Becarefulwhenyouservicesuchcom-

ponents.Allowsurfacestocoolbeforeyouhandleor
disconnecthotcomponents.Wearprotectiveequip­mentwhenrequired.

2-11

2-SAFETYINFORMATION

PersonalProtectiveEquipment(PPE)

WearPersonalProtectiveEquipment(PPE)suchaspro­tectiveclothing,eyeprotection,hearingprotection,dust
mask,hardhat,heavygloves,workboots,and/orany
otherPPEthatprovidesforthesafetyandprotectionof
theindividualthatoperatesthisequipment.

NHIL13RB00001AA1

2-12

2-SAFETYINFORMATION

Safetyrequirementsforuidpowersystemsandcomponents­hydraulicsystems

Beforeyoustarttheengineorpressurizethehydraulic
system,installandtightcorrectlyallthehydrauliccou­plings.Checkthatallhosesandttingsareundamaged.
Replaceimmediatelydamagedcomponents.

Onlyconnectthehydraulichosestothetractoroutletsif
thetractorandtheimplementarepressure-free.Ifthe
hydraulicsofthetractorisactivateditmayleadtouncon­trolledmovementswhichmaycausesecondarydamage.

Makesurethatnopersonsareneartheimplementwhen
youstarttheimplement,astheremightbeairinthehy­draulicsystemwhichmightleadtosuddenmovements.

Whenthetractorenginehasstopped,activatethetractor
hydraulicspoolvalvestomakesurethatthereisnopres­sureinthehydraulichoses.

Toexpelalltheairfromtheoilinthehydrauliccylinders,
testallthefunctionsafteryouconnectthehydraulic
connectionstothetractor,especiallybeforeyouenter
ordriveonthepublicroads.Otherwiseyouriskthatthe
cuttingunitsuddenlymovesdownwardafteryouhave
dismountedthetransportlock

2-13

2-SAFETYINFORMATION

Noiseemission

Themeasuringandreportingofthenoiselevelwerecar­riedoutaccordingtoISO5131.

Thenoiseismeasuredwiththeengineandallmecha­nismsengagedandrunningatnormaloperatingspeed
forthespecieduseoftheproduct.Thesearemaximum
valueswhichinnormaloperatingconditionswillneverbe
exceeded.

Themeasurementofthenoiseleveltookplaceinthetrac­torcabin,whereusuallyistheheadoftheoperator.

Toenablemeasurementofnoiselevelattheoperatorseat
producedbythetractor-implementcombination,itmust
benotedthattheairbornenoiseproducedbytheimple­mentattachedtothetractorismeasuredatadistance
of200mm(7.9in)behindtherearwindowpositionofan
averagetractorsuitableforoperatingtheimplement.

Twomeasurementswerecarriedout,bothwiththeRev­olutionsPerMinute(RPM)ofthetractorengineadjusted
sothatthePowerT ake-Off(PTO)runsat1000RPM:

Implementconnected,tractorwindowclosed:66.5dB.

•
Implementconnected,tractorwindowopen:70.8dB.

•

Ontractorswithcabprovidedallwindows,doorsand
otherpossibleopeningsarekeptclosed;itisobviousthat
therealnoiselevelattheoperator'sseatwillbesignif­icantlylower.Theexactlevelwilldependonthenoise
insulationqualitiesofthecab.

Ontractorswithoutacaborwhenyouworkwiththecab
doorsorwindowsopen,itisrecommendedtouseearpro­tectionequipmentwhenthenoiselevelexceeds90dBa.
Inseveralcountriesthisismandatory,sochecklocalleg­islation.

Alwaysusehearingprotectorsifthenoisefromtheimple­mentisannoyingorifyouworkwiththeimplementfora
considerableperiodinatractorthathasnotanadequate
soundproofcabin.

NOTICE:Thelevelofnoisefortheoperatorcouldbeless
orgreaterdependinguponthetowingtractor.

Vibrationlevels

Allrevolvingpartsarebalancedbymeansofaspecial
machinewithelectronicsensors.Ifapartstillhasanun­balance,smallcounterweightsmustbefastened.

Asthediscsrunatupto3000RPM,eventheslightest
unbalancewillcausevibrationswhichmayleadtofatigue
fractures.

NOTE:Ifthevibrationsorthenoiseoftheimplementin­creaseconsiderablyduringtheoperation,stopthework
immediately.Correctthefaultbeforeyoucontinuethe
work.

NOTE:Whenyoureplacetheblades,replaceboththe
bladesonthediscinquestionnottocreateanunbalance.

2-14

2-SAFETYINFORMATION

Implementstability

Thecombinationofyourtractorandimplementcanbecomeunstable,duetotheadditionalweightthattheimplement
addstothetractor.

Inordertoguaranteestableandsafetransport,youmustcheckifyouneedballastweightsfortransportandeld
work.

Youmustalsocheckandguaranteethatyouhaveatleast20%fromthetractorweightonthefrontaxle.

Forrearmountedimplementsandfront-rearcombinations,theformulais:

ZEIL18HT00277FA1

Exampleofreferencestostabilityofthecombinationtractor–implement

Listofsigns

Te[kg]Thetractorownweight.
Tf[kg]
Tr[kg]Rearaxleloadwithemptytractor.
Ir[kg]
If[kg]Totalweightofthefront-mountedimplement/frontballast.
a[m]

b[m]Thetractorwheeldistance.
c[m]
d[m]

Frontaxleloadwithemptytractor.

Totalweightoftherear-mountedimplement/rearballast.

Distancebetweenthecenterofgravityofthefront-mountedimplement/frontballastandthe
middleofthefrontaxle.

Distancebetweenthemiddleoftherearaxleandthemiddleofthelinkarmballs.
Distancebetweenthemiddleofthelinkarmballsandthecenterofgravityoftherearmounted

implement/rearballast.

2-15

2-SAFETYINFORMATION

Ecologyandenvironment

Soil,air,andwaterqualityisimportantforallindustries
andlifeingeneral.Whenlegislationdoesnotyetrulethe
treatmentofsomeofthesubstancesthatadvancedtech­nologyrequires,soundjudgmentshouldgoverntheuse
anddisposalofproductsofachemicalandpetrochemical
nature.

Familiarizeyourselfwiththerelativelegislationapplica­bletoyourcountry,andmakesurethatyouunderstand
thislegislation.Wherenolegislationexists,obtainin­formationfromsuppliersofoils,lters,batteries,fuels,
anti-freeze,cleaningagents,etc.,withregardtotheef­fectofthesesubstancesonmanandnatureandhowto
safelystore,use,anddisposeofthesesubstances.Your
KONGSKILDEdealercanalsoprovideassistance.

Helpfulhints

Avoidtheuseofcansorotherinappropriatepressur-

•
izedfueldeliverysystemstolltanks.Suchdelivery

systemsmaycauseconsiderablespillage.
Ingeneral,avoidskincontactwithallfuels,oils,acids,

•
solvents,etc.Mostoftheseproductscontainsub-

stancesthatmaybeharmfultoyourhealth.
Modernoilscontainadditives.Donotburncontami-

•
natedfuelsandorwasteoilsinordinaryheatingsys-

tems.
Avoidspillagewhenyoudrainuidssuchasuseden-

•
ginecoolantmixtures,engineoil,hydraulicuid,brake

uid,etc.Donotmixdrainedbrakeuidsorfuelswith
lubricants.Storealldraineduidssafelyuntilyoucan
disposeoftheuidsinaproperwaythatcomplieswith
alllocallegislationandavailableresources.

Donotallowcoolantmixturestogetintothesoil.Col-

•
lectanddisposeofcoolantmixturesproperly.

Donotopentheair-conditioningsystemyourself.It

•
containsgasesthatshouldnotbereleasedintotheat-

mosphere.YourKONGSKILDEdealerorair-condition­ingspecialisthasaspecialextractorforthispurpose
andcanrechargethesystemproperly.

Repairanyleaksordefectsintheenginecoolingsys-

•
temorhydraulicsystemimmediately.

Donotincreasethepressureinapressurizedcircuitas

•
thismayleadtoacomponentfailure.

Batteryrecycling

Batteriesandelectricaccumulatorscontainseveral
substancesthatcanhaveaharmfuleffectontheenvi­ronmentifthebatteriesarenotproperlyrecycledafter
use.Improperdisposalofbatteriescancontaminate
thesoil,groundwater,andwaterways.KONGSKILDE
stronglyrecommendsthatyoureturnallusedbatteries
toaKONGSKILDEdealer,whowilldisposeoftheused
batteriesorrecycletheusedbatteriesproperly.Insome
countries,thisisalegalrequirement.

NHIL14GEN0038AA1

Mandatorybatteryrecycling

NOTE:Thefollowingrequirementsaremandatoryin
Brazil.

Batteriesaremadeofleadplatesandasulfuricacidso­lution.Becausebatteriescontainheavymetalssuchas
lead,CONAMAResolution401/2008requiresyoutore­turnallusedbatteriestothebatterydealerwhenyoure­placeanybatteries.Donotdisposeofbatteriesinyour
householdgarbage.

Pointsofsaleareobligedto:

Acceptthereturnofyourusedbatteries

•
Storethereturnedbatteriesinasuitablelocation

•
Sendthereturnedbatteriestothebatterymanufacturer

•
forrecycling

2-16

2-SAFETYINFORMATION

Safetysigns

Thefollowingsafetydecalsareonyourimplementasa
guideforyoursafetyandforthesafetyofthosewhowork
withyou.

Walkaroundtheimplementandnotethecontentandlo­cationofallsafetydecalsbeforeyouoperateyourimple­ment.Readallthesafetydecalsadheredtotheimple­mentandfollowtheinstructions.

Keepallsafetydecalscleanandlegible.Cleansafety
decalswithasoftcloth,water,andagentledetergent.

NOTICE:Donotusesolvent,gasoline,orotherharsh
chemicals.Solvents,gasoline,andotherharshchemi­calsmaydamageorremovethesafetydecals.

Replaceallsafetydecalsthataredamaged,missing,
paintedover,orillegible.Ifasafetydecalisonapartthat
youoryourdealerreplaces,makesurethatyouoryour
dealerinstallthesafetysignonthenewpart.Contact
yourdealerforthereplacementofthesafetydecals.

Safetysignsthatdisplaythe“Readoperator’smanual”
symboldirectyoutotheoperator’smanualforfurtherin­formationregardingmaintenance,adjustments,orproce­duresforparticularareasoftheimplement.Whenasafety
signdisplaysthissymbol,consulttheappropriatepageof
theoperator’smanual.

Safetysignsthatdisplaythe“Readservicemanual”sym­boldirectyoutotheservicemanual.Ifyoudoubtyour
abilitytoperformserviceoperations,contactyourdealer.

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2-SAFETYINFORMATION

Safetysign(1)

Riskofgettingjammed.

Neverletanyonestandbetweentheimplementandthe
tractoraftertheconnection.Anunintentionalmanoeuvre
maycauseseriousinjury.

Partnumber:81PR80-0809

ZEIL18HT00453FA1

81PR80-08092

2-18

2-SAFETYINFORMATION

Safetysign(2)

WARNING

Entanglementhazard!
ThePowerTake-Off(PTO)guardmustbe
installedwhenoperatingPTO-drivenequip­ment.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorse­riousinjury.

Donotoperatewithout:

Alldriveline,tractorandequipmentshieldsinplace.

•
Drivelinessecurelyattachedatbothends.

•
Drivelineshieldsthatturnfreelyondriveline.

•

Failuretocomplywillresultindeathorseriousinjury.

Readtheinstructionmanualandthesafetyinstructions.

Partnumber:811340-9999

W0322A

811340-99993

Safetysign(3)

Thenumberandthedirectionofrotations.

CheckthatthePowerT ake-Off(PTO)driveshaftrunswith
therightRevolutionPerMinute(RPM)andintherightdi­rection.Awrongnumberofrotationsand/ordirectionof
rotationcandamagetheimplementwiththeriskofper­sonalinjuryasaresult.

Partnumber:81PR80-0805

Safetysign(4)

Readtheoperator’smanualandthesafetyinstructions.

Readthedeliveredmanualstooperatetheimplementcor­rectlyandtoavoidunnecessaryaccidentsandimplement
damage.

Partnumber:81PR80-0841

81PR80-08054

WARNING

IMPROPEROPERATIONOFTHISMACHINE
CANCAUSEDEATHORSERIOUSINJURY.
MAKESURETHATEVERYOPERATOR:

-isinstructedinthesafeandproperuseofthis
machine.

-readsandunderstandstheoperator'smanual
forthismachine.

-readsandunderstandsALLsafetysignson
themachine.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorse­riousinjury.

81PR80-08415

W0188A

2-19

2-SAFETYINFORMATION

Safetysign(5)

WARNING

Avoidinjury!Alwaysdothefollowingbefore
lubricating,maintaining,orservicingthema­chine.

1.Disengagealldrives.

2.Engageparkingbrake.

3.Lowerallattachmentstotheground,or
raiseandengageallsafetylocks.

4.Shutoffengine.

5.Removekeyfromkeyswitch.

6.Switchoffbatterykey,ifinstalled.

7.Waitforallmachinemovementtostop.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorse­riousinjury.

Stopthetractorengineandremovetheignitionkeybefore
youtouchtheimplement.

Alwaysremembertostopthetractorenginebeforeyou
adjust,maintain,repair,orlubricatetheimplement.Also
remembertoremovetheignitionkey.Makesurethatno­bodystartstheengine,untilyouhavenished.

81PR80-08426

W0047A

Partnumber:81PR80-0842

Safetysign(6)

Operationwithoutcanvas.

Donotstarttheimplementunlesscanvasesandguards
areintactandintheirrightplace.Theimplementcan
throwoutstonesandotherforeignmatterduringopera­tion.Thepurposeofthecanvasesandtheguardsisto
reducesuchdanger.

Partnumber:81PR80-0808

Safetysign(7)

Children.

Neverletchildrenstandneartheimplementduringoper­ation.Especiallynotsmallchildrenastheyhaveaten­dencytodounforeseenthings.

81PR80-08087

Partnumber81PR80-0811

81PR80-08118

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2-SAFETYINFORMATION

Safetysign(8)

Rotatingblades.

Donotunderanycircumstancesletanyonegetnearor
standneartheimplementduringoperation.Therotating
bladesoftheimplementcanwithoutdifcultycauseseri­ousinjurytoanypartofthebodyifhitbysuchablade.

Partnumber:81PR80-0813

Safetysign(9)

WARNING

Rotatingparts!
Keepclearofalldrivesandrotatingcompo­nents.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorse­riousinjury.

W1101A

81PR80-08139

Rotatingparts.

AfterthePTOdriveshafthasstopped,thebladeswill
haveamomentumwheretheykeeprotatingforupto
2min.Waituntilthebladeshavecompletelystoppedbe­foreyouremovethecanvasandtheguardsforinspection
andmaintenance.

Partnumber:81PR80-0807

Safetysign(10)

WARNING

Flyingdebris!
Themachinecanthrowstonesanddebristo­wardtheoperatororbystanders.Setthema­chinetoclearobstructionsandstones.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorse­riousinjury.

Riskofstonesbeingthrown.

Eventhoughallcanvasesandguardsareintheright
place,thereisstillariskofstonesbeingthrownout.
Therefore,makesurethatnobodystandsneartheimple­mentduringoperation.

W0942A

81PR80-080710

81PR80-080611

Partnumber:81PR80-0806

2-21

2-SAFETYINFORMATION

2-22

3-CONTROLSANDINSTRUMENTS

3-CONTROLSANDINSTRUMENTS###_3_###

Machinecomponents

Accesstoimplementcomponents

WARNING

Rotatingparts!
Neverallowanyonetostandorhangontheat­tachmentwhileitisinmotion.Thefollowing
accesswaysareprovidedonlyforsafelyen­teringandservicingtheattachmentwhileitis
stopped.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorse­riousinjury.

Right-handside

Opentheguard(1)tohaveaccessto:

Cutterbarandthediscdrum.

•

W1062A

Left-handside

Opentheguard(2)tohaveaccessto:

Cutterbarandthediscdrumwiththedrivelineshaft.

•

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3-1

Frontside

Opentheguard(3)tohaveaccessto:

Cutterbar.

•
Discdrumsystem(seePage10-1).

•

Removetheguard(4)tohaveaccessto:

Bevelgearboxatthecenteroftheimplement.

•

3-CONTROLSANDINSTRUMENTS

ZEIL18HT00648AA3

Rearside

Removethecanvas(5)tohaveaccessto:

Swathdisc.

•

ZEIL18HT00648AA4

ZEIL18HT00649AA5

3-2

4-OPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS

4-OPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS###_4_###

Commissioningtheunit

Choiceoftractor

Alwaysfollowtherecommendationsspeciedinthein­structionmanualofthetractor.Ifthisisnotpossible,seek
authorisedtechnicalassistance.

ChooseatractorwithasuitablepoweronthePowerT ake­Off(PTO).Ifthepowerofthetractorisconsiderablylarger
thantheprescribedpower,caretoavoidlong-termover­load.ThismaydamagethefrictionclutchinthePTOdrive
shaftwhichsecuresagainstoverload.

Theimplementisdesignedfor1000RPM.Therefore
makesurenottouseawrongnumberofrotationsonthe
PTObymistake.

Checkthattheimplementisintendedforthenumberand
thedirectionofrotationofthetractorPTOseeninthe
directionoftravelling.Awrongnumberofrotationsover
alongperiodmaydamagetheimplementandatworst
resultinejectionofparts.

Chooseatractorwithasuitableownweightandtrack
widthsothatitcandrivesteadilyontheground.

Makesurethattheliftsuspensionofthetractorisintended
tocarryimplementwiththeownweightinquestion.

However,thetractorspecicationsaredifferentwithinthe
individualtractorbrands.Therefore,itmaybenecessary
toadjusttheweightdistributionwithacounterweighton
thetractor.

Toapplythehydraulicfunctionoftheimplement,itisnec­essarythatthetractorhasasingle-actinghydraulicoutlet
atthefrontorthatthereisaccesstooneoftheoutletsat
therear.Itisnecessarythatthefronthitchworksorcan
worklikesingle-acting.

Likewise,makesurethatthehydraulicsystemofthetrac­torhasapressureofmax210bar(3045psi).

Alwayschooseatractorwithaclosedcabinwhenyou
workwithadiscmower.

Useatractorwithacabinprovidedwithsafetyglass.Fur­thermoreitisadvisabletoprotecttheglassofthecabin
withpolycarbonateplatesinsideorwithaclosemeshed
netoutside.Closethecabinwhenyouworkintheeld.

81PR80-08031

4-1

4-OPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS

Checkbeforetestdriving

Beforeyouoperatethediscmowerforthersttime,per­formthefollowingitems:

Readthisoperator'smanualcarefully;especiallythe

•
chapterheaded”Safetyinformation”.

Checkthecorrectassemblageoftheimplement.Also

•
checkthattheimplementisundamaged.

Checkthatnopartshavebeentiedupinsidetheimple-

•
mentinconnectionwiththedeliveryoftheimplement.

Checkthatthefronthitchissingle-acting.

•
Checkthattheprotection(guardsandcanvases)onthe

•
implementarecomplete,intactandcorrectlymounted,

andthatthesideguardsarefoldeddown.
Checkthecorrectinstallationofthediscsandthe

•
blades.

Ifyouplacethetoolforthereplacementoftheblades

•
ontheimplement,securethetoolwithaclippin.

Checkthecorrectinstallationofthesafetydevices.

•
Alsocheckifthesafetydevicesareintact.

Removeallthetoolsfromtheimplement.

•
CheckthatthePowerT ake-Off(PTO)speedoftheim-

•
plement(andofthetractor)iscorrect.T oohighPTO

speedcanbedangerous.ToolowPTOspeedcauses
badcutting,blockingofthediscmowerandhightorque
onthedriveshafts.

CheckthemovementsofthePTOdriveshaft.Ifthe

•
PTOshaftsistooshortortoolongitmaydamagethe

tractoraswellastheimplementconsiderably.Check
thattheprotectiontubesdonotgetjammedordam­agedinanyposition.Securethesafetychainsofthe
protectiontubesproperly.Checkthatthesafetychains
donotinanypositiongettootightordamaged.

Checkthecorrectconnectionandtighteningofthehy-

•
drauliccomponents.

Checkthatthehydraulichosesarelongenoughforthe

•
movementsoftheimplementinrelationtothetractor.

Checkthelengthofthehydraulichoseswhentheim-

•
plementisinworkingposition.Checkthatthehydraulic

hosesarenottootense.
Greasesufcientlytheimplement(seePage7-8).

•
Checkthattheoillevelinthegearboxiscorrect(see

•
Page7-13and7-14).

Checkthattheoillevelinthecutterbariscorrect(see

•
Page7-10).

AirthefrictionclutchasdescribedonPage7-21.

•
Checkthepropertightnessofallthenutsandbolts.

•

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4-OPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS

Thetestsontherevolvingpartsoftheimplementfrom
thefactoryresulterrorfree.However,beforeyouusethe
implement,proceedasfollows:

1.Lowerthecuttingunittoworkingpositionbeforeyou
startthepowertransmission.

2.StarttheimplementatalownumberofRevolutions
PerMinute(RPM).

3.Withopenrearwindowandwithouthearingprotector,
checkthattherearenounusualscratchingorknocking
sounds.

4.IncreasethenumberofRPM.

5.AtthecorrectnumberofRPM,checkifthereareany
noticeablevibrations.Checktheguardsforunusual
vibrations.

NOTE:Ifthereisanydoubt,stopthetractorandtheim­plementimmediately.

6.Turntherevolvingpartswithmanualpowertocheckif
theimplementcanturnfreely.

7.Checktheimplementvisuallytondpossibleerrors
(suchasburntorscrapedpaint).

8.Ifnecessary,seekauthorisedassistance.

NOTE:Becauseofthesmallercentrifugalforceatalow
numberofRPM,thebladescantouchtheguardplateson
thecutterbar.Thissoundmustdisappearatthenormal
numberofRPMduringwork.

NOTE:Thecutterbarunderthediscswillgetverywarm.
Thecolorofthecutterbargetsdarkeraftersomehours
ofoperation.

Afteryouchecktheimplement,ifyouwishtotestitfora
longtime,closetherearwindoworwearhearingprotec­tor.

4-3

4-OPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS

Testdrive

ConnectthePTOshaftcarefullyandlettheenginerunat
alownumberofRPMforsomeminutes.

Ifthereisnounintendednoiseorunusualvibrations,the
speedcangraduallyincreasetonormalnumberofRPM
of1000RPM.Apartfromthetractordrivernobodyshould
standneartheimplement.

Beforetheimplementsleavethefactory,theimplements
haveatestforvibrations.Thisisanessentialpartofthe
companyqualityassurance.

Itis,however,necessarytocheckregularlywhetherthe
implementhasunnaturalvibrations,especiallyduringtest
driving.

NOTICE:Whendiscsandbladesrotatewith3000RPM,
evenslightlydamagedrotatingparts(blades,discsand
caps)mayresultinvibrationswhichinthelongrunmay
leadtosecondarydamagesuchascracksorfractures.

Eventhoughyousecuretheimplementagainstimpacts
andvibrationdamage,therearealwaysacertainrisk,
thoughlimited.

Duringtheseasoncheckdailyifblades,discsandcaps
aredamagedandreplacepartsifnecessary.

4-4

4-OPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS

Startingtheunit

Connectiontothetractor

Itispossibletoconnecttheimplementtothelowerlink
armsatthefrontofthetractorwithanA-frame(Accord
systemorsimilar).

Beforeyouconnecttheimplement,setthelinkarmsof
thetractortothesameheight.Installthetoplinkcorrectly
betweenthetractorandA-framesothattheA-frameis
verticalorhasasmallinclinationforward.

Transmission

TheimplementisconstructedforaPowerTake-Off(PTO)
speedfromthetractorof1000RPMandisintendedfor
tractorsonwhichthedirectionofrotationoftheshaft(1)
iscounterclockwise(A)whenyoulooktowardsthefront
ofthetractor.

Connection

Theimplementisconstructedforconnectiontothetractor
bymeansofquickconnectionwithA-frame(Accordsys­temorsimilar).

WiththeA-frame(2)mountedonthetractor,drivestraight
totheimplementandlifttheA-frameupintheheadstock
(3)attherearoftheimplement.

ZEIL18HT00455AA1

ZEIL18HT00456AA2

4-5

4-OPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS

TherearedifferenttypesofA-frames.Lockalltypesof
A-framesassoonastheimplementhasbeenconnected.

Ifyouusethetypewithlockingpawl(5),checktheclear-
ancebetweenthelockingpawlandthetractorframe.If
thereistoomuchclearancebetweenthelockingpawl
(5)andthelatch(6)ofthetractorframe,theimplement
maygetdisconnectedfromthetractorduringoperationor
transport.

Toavoidthedisconnection,adjustthelockingpawl(5)to
thesmallestpossibledistance.

Toadjustthelockingpawlproceedasfollows:

1.Lifttheimplementsothatithangsfromthetractor
frame.

2.Loosethenuts(4).

3.Movethelockingpawl(5).

4.Closetothelatch(6)sothatyoucanonlypulloutthe
latchwiththehandle.

5.Securethelatch(6)withthesafetypin(7)toprevent
thelatchfrombeingreleasedbyaccident.

NOTE:Thefronthitchmustbesingle-acting.

Adouble-actingfronthitchwilltransferthetractorweight
totheimplement.Thiswillloadtheimplement,especially
theA-frameandheadstock,muchmorethantheimple­mentisintendedfor.

Iftheimplementhasbeenoverloaded,checkifthereare
deformationsordamagedparts,especiallyattheA-frame
andtheheadstock.Replacethedamagedpartsandad­justagainthelockingpawl.

Severalelasticstrapsarettedontherearcurtain.The
purposeofthesestrapsistoensurethatthecurtainisin
thecorrectpositionduringtheoperation.

ZEIL18HT00457AA3

Thestraps(8)mustbettedaroundthetractorlinkarms.
Thestraps(9)mustbettedintheholders(10)atboth
sides.

ZEIL18HT00458AA4

4-6

4-OPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS

PowerTake-Off(PTO)driveshaft–Shorten

PowerTake-Off(PTO)shaftlength

NOTE:DonotshortenyournewPowerTake-Off(PTO)
shaftuntilyouarecertainthatitisnecessary.Fromthe
factorythedistancefromPTOtoPowerInputConnection
(PIC)isstandardonmosttractorbrands.

CheckthelengthofthePTOshaftforeachtractorpriorto
rstuse.

IfitisstillnecessarytoshortenthePTOshaft,theprole
tubesofthePTOshaftmustfullycomplywiththefollowing
overlappingmeasures:

Theslidingtubesmusthaveasmuchoverlapaspossi-

•
ble,withanacceptableminimumoverlap(b)of200mm

(7.87in)duringnormaloperation(TopSafeextension
linksinthenormalposition).

Theremustbeaminimumof30mm(1.18in)offree

•
PTOshaftlength(a)topreventtheshaftfrombottoming

out.

NHIL12HT00307AA1

Determiningtherequiredshaftlength

WhenyoudeterminethatyoumustshortenthePTOshaft,
selectthelengthsothatthetelescopingmembersnever
closecompletelyorbottomoutwheninuse.ThePTO
lengthmustneverbesmallerthantheminimumdistance
betweenthejoints.

1.AttachtheimplementtothetractorwithoutthePTO

shaft.

2.Adjustthethree-pointhitchsothatthePTOshaftis

parallelwiththeground.

3.Stopthetractorandengagetheparkingbrake.

4.DetermineifthePTOshaftbottomoutinthisposition.

IfthePTOshaftbottomsoutinthispositionorifthe
freelengthislessthan30mm(1.18in),proceedwith
theproceduretoshortenthePTOshaft.

4-7

4-OPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS

ShorteningthePTOdriveshaft

ToshortenthePTOshaftproceedasfollows.

1.FastenthePTOdriveshafthalfpartstothePTO(on
thetractor)andthePIC(ontheimplement).ThePTO
driveshafthalfpartsmustbeatthesamehorizontal
level,oppositeeachotherattheshortestdistancefrom
thetractor.

2.Makesurethataminimumoverlapof200mm
(7.87in)exists.

3.CheckthatthePTOshaftdoesnotbottomoutatone
end.Keeptheshaftendsparalleltoeachotherand
marktheminimumdistanceof30mm(1.18in).Only
cutenoughPTOshaftofftoachievethisminimumfree
shaflength.Thiswillmaintainthemaximumamount
ofPTOshaftoverlap.

4.Shortenallfourtubesequally.

5.Roundofftheendsoftheproletubesandremovethe
burrscarefully.

6.Removethemetalshavings.

ZEIL18HT00013AA2

NOTICE:Toavoidbigfrictionforces,greasethetube
carefullybeforeyoureassembleit.UseNLGI2.

NOTE:IfyoushortenthePTOshaft,thenyoumustcheck
theminimumoverlapandtheminimumdistanceagainif
youoperatetheimplementwithadifferenttractor.

4-8

4-OPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS

Parkingtheunit

Disconnectionandparking

Todisconnecttheimplement,removethereliefsprings,
afterwardsremovethePowerTake-Off(PTO)driveshaft.
PlacethePTOdriveshaftontheholder(1)andswivelout
theholder(1).

Removetheelasticstrapsfastenedtothetractorlink
arms.WhenyouhavedeactivatedtheA-framelock,
lowerthelinkarmssothatthetractorA-frameisreleased
fromtheimplement.

NOTE:WhenyoulowertheA-frame,thepartsmaysud­denlyfallapart.Therefore,itisnecessarytokeepasafe
distance.

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4-9

4-OPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS

4-10

5-TRANSPORTOPERATIONS

5-TRANSPORTOPERATIONS###_5_###

Preparingforroadtransport

Transportposition

Foldthesideguards(1)inposition(B)duringtransportto
minimizethetransportwidth.

Thesideguardsmustbeinposition(A)duringoperation.

Pulloutthehandle(1)tofoldthesideguards.

ZEIL18HT00462AA1

NOTE:Allguardsmustbeinplacebeforeyoustartthe
implement.

NOTE:Itisimportanttoblockthehydrauliccylinderon
theimplementwiththemechanicaltransportlock.Anun­intentionaloperationofthehydraulichandleforthecylin­der,suddenleakagefromhosesorttingsorairinthe
systemmaycausetheimplementtobeloweredandper­hapshittheground.

NOTICE:Collisionwithforexamplekerbs,ramps,road
humpsetcetera,mightdamagetheimplementandcause
steeringproblems.

Trafcmarking

Theimplementisdeliveredwithroundreectorsasgen­eraltrafcmarking.

NOTE:Theownerisalwaysobligedtoensurethatthe
implementisequippedwithcorrectlightingsystemand
othertrafcmarkinginaccordancewiththecountrycur­rentrules.

ZEIL18HT00463AA2

5-1

5-TRANSPORTOPERATIONS

5-2

6-WORKINGOPERATIONS

6-WORKINGOPERATIONS###_6_###

Generalinformation

Implementoverview

Thisimplementisadiscmowerwhichisconnectedatthe
frontofthetractorandplacesagatheredswathbetween
thewheelsofthetractor.

Functionalprincipleoftheimplement

Thecutterbar(1)cutsthecropandtransportsthecrop
totherear,towardstheswathdiscs(2).Thediscsgather
thecroptoaswath.

TheA-frame(3)isfastenedwiththerestoftheimplement
inanoblonghole(4)whichmakesitpossiblefortheim-
plementtomoveinrelationtothetractorwhenitisnec­essary.

ZEIL18HT00465AA1

ZEIL18HT00466AA2

6-1

6-WORKINGOPERATIONS

Frictionclutch

Toensurealonglifeforyourtractorandimplement,the
implementisequippedwithafrictionclutchonthePower
Take-Off(PTO)driveshaftbetweenthetractorandthe
implement.

Thepurposeofthefrictionclutchistoprotectthetransmis­sionfromoverloadwhenyouworkintheeldandwhen
youstarttheimplement(connectionofthePTO).

NOTICE:Iftheclutchisoverloadedbyslippingforsome
time,itwillgetheatedandthusbewornquickly.Over­heatingwilldamagethefrictionplates.

NOTE:Iftheclutchisblockedorpartlyputoutoffunction
inotherways,thefactoryguaranteewillnotapply .

Theguresillustratehowtheclutchprotectsthetrans­missionagainsthightorquepeaksandatthesametime
iscapableoftransmittingthetorquewhileitisinfunction
(slips).

(a)T orquewithoutclutch
(b)Startingtorque
(c)Overload

(d)T orquewithfrictionclutch
(e)Adjustmentofclutch

ZEIL18HT00371AA1

ZEIL18HT00337AA2

6-2

6-WORKINGOPERATIONS

Transmissionsecuringagainstoverload

NOTE:Thetractordrivercansecurethetransmission
againstoverload.

Whenyouusetheimplement,considerthefollowing
steps:

1.Alwaysstarttheimplementwiththeenginerunning
atlowspeed.Thisespeciallyappliestotractorswith
electro-hydraulicconnectionofthePowerTake-Off
(PTO)shaft.

2.Whenyoustartthework,makesuretoplacetheim­plementinworkingposition.

3.AsuddenincreaseinthenumberofRevolutionPer
Minute(RPM)oftheimplement,forexamplewhenyou
driveintotheeldorafteryouturnintheeldshould
alsohappenwiththeimplementclosetoworkingpo­sition.

4.ListentotheRPMofthetractorwhenyouworkinthe
eld.IfthenumberofRPMfallsslowlyorissuddenly
reduceditmaybeasignofoverloadofthetransmis­sionduetotoohighdrivingspeedorforeignmatterin
thecuttingunit.Inthiscase,thefrictionclutchwillslip
andyoumustdisconnectthePTOimmediatelyandlet
theimplement“rest”.

6-3

6-WORKINGOPERATIONS

Twistedblades

WARNING

Knifehazard!
Usecarehandlingsharpcomponents.Always
wearappropriatePersonalProtectiveEquip­ment(PPE),includingheavygloves.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorse­riousinjury.

Twistedblades(1)arereversible.Youcanturntheblade,
buttheblademustremainonthesamedisc.

Thetwistedbladesareavailableinaleft-twistedanda
right-twistedversion,adaptabletothedifferentdirection
ofrotationofthediscs.

Toinstallthebladecorrectly,thefrontedgeoftheblade
mustbelowerthantherearedgewhenyouturnthedisc
initsdirectionofrotation.Anarrowonthebladeshows
therightdirectionofrotation.

NOTE:Placethebladescorrectlytoavoidcuttingprob­lems.

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6-4

6-WORKINGOPERATIONS

Discandblades–Q+system

Tofacilitatethemaintenance,theimplementisequipped
withadisc/bladesystemforaquickreplacementofthe
blades.

Thesystemallowsaquicktting/replacementofthe
bladeswithahighsafety.Thebladeholder(2)xesthe
bladermlytothedisc(3).Thebladeholder(2)isbolted
underthedisc(3)andcannotunintentionallyreleasethe
blades(1).

Discs,bladeholdersandbladesaremadeofhigh-alloyed
hardenedmaterials.

Aspecialheattreatmentresultsinanespeciallyhardand
ductilematerialwhichcanhandleextremestress.

NOTICE:Ifabladeorthediscisdamaged,donotweld
thepartstogether.Theheatwilldestroythematerialprop­ertiesandexposeyouandotherstoseriousrisks.

NOTICE:Replacedamagedblades,discsandbladehold­erswithoriginalKONGSKILDEsparepartstoobtaina
safeoperation.

ZEIL18HT00339AA1

NOTE:Alwayslowerthecuttingunittothegroundbefore
youreplaceblades,bladeholders,discsandthelike.

NOTE:Whenyoureplacetheblades,replacebothblades
onthediscinquestioninordernottocreateanyunbal­ance.

Blades

Replacethebladesimmediatelyif:

Thebladeisbentorcracked.

•

Thethickness(A)behindtheholeislessthan12mm

•

(0.47in).

NOTICE:Itisveryimportanttocheckthepartsafterthe
collisionwithforeignmatter,orifabladeismissingonthe
cutterbar.Partscanbedamagedandyoumustreplace
partsifyouhavetheslightestdoubtofapossibledamage,
tosecureagainstlossofrotatingparts.

NOTE:Useonlytwistedblades.

NHIL17HT01031AB2

6-5

6-WORKINGOPERATIONS

Bladeholder

NOTE:Checkthefollowingpointsafterthecollisionwith
foreignmatter,afterthereplacementofbladesandthe
rsttimeyouusetheimplement.

Replacethebladeholderif:

Thebladepin(1)isnotincontactwiththedisc.

•
Thebladepin(1)isstronglywornononeside.

•
Thediameter(A)ofthebladepinislessthan15mm

•
(0.59in).

ZEIL18HT00039AA3

6-6

6-WORKINGOPERATIONS

Adjustmentofthereliefsystem

Tosparethestubbleduringthework,reducethewearof
theskidsandensuregoodgroundfollowingabilities.Itis
possibletorelievetheimplementbymeansoftwostrong
tensioningsprings(2).

Thereliefspringsarebetweentheimplementandthetrac­tor.First,performabasicadjustment.Thenperformthe
neadjustmentintheeldwhenyouhavetherightcutting
height.

Installthesprings(2)ontheimplementandthechains(3)
atthetractor.

Mountingisdifferentfromtractortotractor.

Whenyouhavefoundtheplacementonthetractor,
chooseaholeinthespringbracket(1)sothattheangle
(Z)is30–40°.

Tondthecorrectspringlength,liftuptheimplementin
transportpositionandadjustthechains(3).Startwitha
longchainandshortenonechainlinkatatimeuntilyou
canlifttheimplementateachsidewhentheimplementis
loweredtothegroundandisinoatingposition.

NOTE:Shortenthechainssimultaneously.

NOTE:Thetractor’slinkarmsmustbeinoatingposition.

Checkthatthespringsarenottoolongwhentheimple­mentisinworkingposition.

Measurethelength(Y)eachtimeyoushortenthe
chain.Thelength(Y)shouldnotbebiggerthan600mm
(23.62in).

If(Y)shouldnotbelongerandyoucannotlifttheimple-
ment,youneedtomovethespringsindirection(B)until
youcan.Ifyoucanlifttheimplementand(Y)issmaller
than500mm(19.69in),movethespringsindirection(A)
andmake(Y)bigger.Thisensuresbetterreliefonhilly
ground.

Ifitisdifcultfortheimplementtofollowtheground,make
theimplementheavierthanrecommendedbymaking(Y)
shorter.

ZEIL18HT00459AA1

ZEIL18HT00460AA2

NOTE:Whenyouworkwithafrontmountedmower,be
awarethattheimplementmeetsirregularitiesandholes
onthegroundbeforethetractorwheelsandthattheim­plementmustbeabletomoveintheoppositedirection
ofthetractormovements.Therefore,reducethedriving
speedwhenyouworkwithreducedreliefonhillyground
tosparethecuttingunitandavoidheavycollisionwithir­regularitiesoftheground.

6-7

6-WORKINGOPERATIONS

Stubbleheight

Basicadjustment

Thebasicadjustmentofthestubbleheightiswhenthe
angle(Z)betweentheA-frame(1)andthegroundis90°.
Adjusttheangle(Z)bymeansofthetoplink(2).

Adjustment

Toadjustthestubbleheight,changetheangle(Z)be-
tweentheA-frame(1)andtheground.Tochangethe
angle(Z),adjustthelengthofthetoplink(2).

ZEIL18HT00461AA1

Ifyouwishahigherstubble,shortenthetoplink.Ifyou
wishalowerstubble,lenghtenthetoplink.

Ifyouwishanextrahighstubble,installontheimplement
thehighguideshoes.SeePage10-2.

ZEIL18HT00461AA2

6-8

6-WORKINGOPERATIONS

Guards

Whenyoumaintaintheimplement,youoftenneedtoopen
theguards(2).Itisnotpossibletolifttheguard(2)for
transport,becauseforsafetyreasonstheguardshavea
lock.

Toopenthefrontguard,youmustpullthehandle(1)and
holdthehandlewhileyouliftthefrontguard(2).

Holdthefrontguardlifted,letgoofthehandle(1)and
theguardlocksautomaticallyinopenposition.Followthe
sameproceduretoclosethefrontguard.

Itispossibletoplacethesideguards(3)inaverticalmid-
dleposition.Thismeansthatfrontguard(2)andside
guards(3)canbeopenatthesametime.Thismakes
iteasiertomaintainandcleantheimplement.

ZEIL18HT00481AA1

ZEIL18HT00482AA2

6-9

6-WORKINGOPERATIONS

Swathdiscs

Theimplementisequippedfromthefactorywithfour
swathdiscs,twoeachside.Thefunctionoftheswath
discsistoshapeaswathinthemiddle.

Thepositionoftheswathdiscsdeterminestheswath
width.Thecloserarethediscstothecenterofthe
implement,thenarrowertheswathwillbe.

Adjustment

Toadjusttheswathdiscsproceedasfollows:

1.Removethesplitpin(1).

2.Movetheswathrollerswiththehandle(3).

3.Whenyouhavefoundthechosenposition,placethe

splitpin(1)intheholewhichisclosesttothebracket
(2).

ZEIL18HT00471AA1

Theadjustingspring(6)holdstheswathdiscsinposition.
Theadjustingspring(6)willalsoallowthediscstomove
totherearincaseastoneorthelikegetsthroughthe
implement.

Theremustbeinitialtensiononthespringtoensurea
constantswathwidth.Itisrecommendedtohaveabout
30mm(1.2in)freethreadattheeyebolt(7)thattensions
thespring(6).

Onthespringholder(5)thereisanoblonggrooveinwhich
youcanmovetheswathdiscs(8).Itisrecommendedto
placetheswathrollers(8)asshownandthentightenthe
bolt(4).

ZEIL18HT00467AA2

ZEIL18HT00468AA3

6-10

6-WORKINGOPERATIONS

Doubledrumsystem–Option

Asoptiontheimplementisequippedwithasetofhigh
discs(1)andaguard(2)ateachend.Thissystemmakes
itpossibletomakeverynarrowswaths.Theguardsen­surethatthegrassisalwaysledtherightway.

Installtheguards(2)rst,atbothsidesonttings(3).

Afterwardsremovethestandarddiscsonthecutterbar
andinstallthehighdiscs.

Closethediscswiththesuppliedcover.

ZEIL18HT00469AA1

Tomaketheconnectiontight,applysiliconebetweenthe
coverandthedisc.

Whenyouinstallthissystemitcanbeanadvantageto
moveintheswathdiscs(4).Removetherearswathdisc
(5)ateachsidebecausethereisnoroomforthedisc(5).

ZEIL18HT00470AA2

ZEIL18HT00471AA3

6-11

6-WORKINGOPERATIONS

Tomovetheswathdiscs,removetheplate(7)andthe
spring(9).Then,movethettings(6)totheholeindi-
cated.Loosenbracket(8).

Liftthebracketandtheswathdiscfromhole(10)to
(11).Ensureyoumovethewasherundertheswathdisc
bracketalongfromhole(10)to(1 1).

Now,installallpartsagain.Installtheplate(7)wherethe
bracket(8)wasmounted.

ZEIL18HT00472AA4

ZEIL18HT00473AA5

6-12

6-WORKINGOPERATIONS

Workingintheeld

Astheimplementisfront-mounted,therearesomedriv­inginstructionsandsomeimportantcircumstancetobe
awareof.

Starting

Whenyouarriveattheeldyouwanttoworkin,proceed
asfollows:

1.Deactivatethetransportlockandfolddowntheside
guards.

2.Lowerthecuttingunittothegroundwithoutdrivinginto
thecrop.Settheliftingcylindertooatingposition.

3.ConnectthePowerTake-Off(PTO)ofthetractorwith
theengineatidlespeed.

4.Increasethenumberofrotationsgraduallyuntilthe
wanted1000RPMonthePTOisobtained.

5.Driveforwardsandleadthecuttingunitintothecrop.

NOTE:Itisnormalthatthecuttingparts(cutterbar,discs
andblades)makenoiseswhenyoustartduetothehigh
numberofrevolutionsofthediscs(3000RPM).Thenoise
willdecreasewhentheimplementstartstheworkinthe
crop.

NOTE:Whentheimplementisinworkingpositionduring
mowing,thesingle-actinghydrauliccylinderforliftingthe
implementmustbeinoatingpositionsothatthecutting
unitcanmovefreelyandthesuspensionworksoptimally.

Workingintheeld

Thereareseveralimportantconditionstobeawareof
whenyoumowwiththeimplement.

Keeptheeldclearofstonesandforeignmatter,ifpossi­ble.

Eveniftheimplementisadjustedandoperatedcorrectly,
thecuttingunitcanejectstonesandforeignmatterinthe
eld.Thereforenopersonsshouldstandnearthecut­tingunitwheretheconditionsareunknown.Beparticu­larlycarefulwhenyouworkalongpublicroadsorfacilities
(schools,parks,etceteras).

NOTICE:Thoughitispossible,neverreversewiththe
cuttingunitinworkingposition.Thecorrectmovement
forthecuttingunitonlyworkswhenyoudriveforward,as
thereisariskofdamageifyoudrivebackwardswiththe
implementinworkingposition.

Itispossibletoworkwithaspeedof19km/h(11.81mph).
However,alwaysadjustthedrivingspeedtothecondi­tions,forexampletheamountofcropandtheconditions
oftheground.

Theoperatorshouldalwayshavefullcontrolofthetractor
andbeabletoavoidirregularitiesofthegroundandfor­eignmatterinfrontofthetractorandtheimplement.

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6-WORKINGOPERATIONS

Reducethedrivingspeedif:

Thegroundisunevenorhilly.

•
Thecropislodged.

•
Thecropisunusuallyhighandthick.

•

Increasethedrivingspeedif:

Thecropislowandthin.

•
Thecropcontainsforinstancepeasetceteras.

•

NOTE:Setthehydraulicoutletforthecylinderontheim­plementinoatingpositionaftereachturn.

Payspecialattentionwhenworkingonhillyground.Re­ducethedrivingspeedandbeawareofthemovements
oftheimplementontheground.

NOTICE:Onhillygroundthereisagreaterriskthatthe
implementhitsabankofearthorforeignmatter.There­fore,alwaysdrivetominimizetheriskofdamagetothe
implement.

NOTE:Aslongasthestubbleremainsuniformandtheim­plementmovesevenlyandsmoothlyacrosstheground,
thedrivingspeediscorrect.

NOTE:Whenyoudrivealongeldboundariesandsteep
slopes,alwaysbecarefulandneverdrivetoofast,as
thereisariskofforeignmatterontheboundaryandoften
varyinggroundconditionsalongsteepslopesandbound­aries.

Itisnotpossibletodrivebackwiththeimplementunless
thecutterbarisliftedfromthegroundwiththeliftingcylin­derandthefronthitch

Likewithotherimplementssuspendedinparallelarms
youmustbeawareoftransverseforcesduringturningand
onhillyground.

Theimplementcannotswingouttothesideascertainsta­bilitymustbeensuredwhenyoudriveforwardandthere­forethereisnostonereleasemechanismintransverse
direction.

Whenyoumowtheeld,makesuretokeeptheRev­olutionPerMinute(RPM)ofthePTOshaftconstantat
1000RPM,sothatthecuttingpartsoftheimplementcan
workoptimally.

WhenthenumberofRPMfalls,theloadofthetransmis­sionincreasesconsiderablyandyoumayexperiencethat
thefrictionclutch,inordertoprotectthetransmission,
slipsasintendediftheimplementisoverloaded.

DisconnectthePTOimmediatelywhenthefrictionclutch
slipsandndthereasonfortheoverloadofthetransmis­sion.

Afteryouhaveworkedwiththeimplementforalongtime,
thecutterbarwillhaveatemperatureofabout80°C
(176.00°F).Therefore,beawareoftheriskofgetting
burntifyouwanttoreplacebladesorotherparts.

6-14

6-WORKINGOPERATIONS

Turning

Whenyouturnintheeld,liftthecuttingunitfromthe
ground.

NOTE:NoisemayoccurfromthePTOshaftbetweentrac­torandimplementwhenyoulifttheimplementcompletely
duringturning.Thenoiseisduetotheangleoftheshaft
andispracticallyofnoimportancebecausethetorqueof
theshaftisminimalinthissituation.

Whenyouturnonhillygroundoronsteepslopes,turnwith
theimplementtowardsthehill/slope,ifpossible,toensure
sufcientstabilityofthetractor.Alwaysreducethedriving
speedwhenyouturnintheeld.

NOTICE:Theconstructionoftheimplementdoesnotal­lowyoutoreversewhentheimplementisinworkingposi­tion.Therefore,alwaysliftthecuttingunitfromtheground
whenyouturn.

6-15

6-WORKINGOPERATIONS

6-16

7-MAINTENANCE###_7_###

Generalinformation

Recommendations

WARNING

Avoidinjury!Alwaysdothefollowingbefore
lubricating,maintaining,orservicingthema­chine.

1.Disengagealldrives.

2.Engageparkingbrake.

3.Lowerallattachmentstotheground,or
raiseandengageallsafetylocks.

4.Shutoffengine.

5.Removekeyfromkeyswitch.

6.Switchoffbatterykey,ifinstalled.

7.Waitforallmachinemovementtostop.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorse­riousinjury.

7-MAINTENANCE

W0047A

WARNING

Movingparts!
Somecomponentsmaycontinuetorunafter
disengagingthedrivesystems.Makesure
alldrivesystemsarefullydisengagedandall
movementhasstoppedbeforeservicingthe
machine.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorse­riousinjury.

CAUTION

Maintenancehazard!
Iftheimplementisstillattachedtoatractor,
observethefollowingprecautionsbeforeper­forminganylubricationormaintenance:

1.Shutoffthetractorengineandremovethe
ignitionkey.

2.DisengagethePowerTake-Off(PTO)drive.

3.Engagethetractorparkingbrake.

4.Engagethemachineparkingbrake.
Failuretocomplycouldresultinminoror
moderateinjury.

W0002A

C0082A

7-1

7-MAINTENANCE

Whenyourepairormaintaintheimplementitisespecially
importanttoensurethecorrectpersonalsafety.There­fore,alwaysparkthetractor(ifmounted)andtheimple­mentsafely(seePage2-10).

AlwaysdisengagethePowerTake-Off(PTO)driveshaft,
activatetheparkingbrakeandstopthetractorenginebe­foreyou:

Lubricatetheimplement.

•
Cleantheimplement.

•
Disassembleanypartoftheimplement.

•
Adjusttheimplement.

•

NOTE:Iftheimplementisconnectedtothetractorand
raisedduringtherepairandmaintenance,securethelink
armswiththesupportchains.

Observetherecommendedgreasing,replacementandin­spectionintervalstopreventsecondarydamages.

Onlyuseoriginalsparepartstoavoidunintentionalrisks
anddamages.

Installtheusedsparepartscorrectlyandtorqueallthe
boltsandnutstothecorrecttighteningtorque.

Beforeuse,checktherevolvingparts(blades,bladebolts,
discsandowcaps).Replacedamaged(bentorcracked),
wornormissingpartsimmediately.

Duringtheseasoncheckdailythatnoblades,carriers,or
boltsaremissing.Ifanyofthesepartsaremissing,install
themissingpartsbeforeyoucontinuethework.

Whenreplacingblades,bothbladesonthediscinques­tionmustbereplacedasnottocreateanunbalance.

Whenyoureplacetheblades,itisimportanttoobserve
therulesintheinstructionmanualtofullthesafetyre­quirements.Alwaysuseoriginalspareparts.

Canvasesandguardssecureagainstejectionofstones
andforeignmatter.Beforeuse,installthecanvasesand
theguardscorrectly .

Checkcanvasesandguardsregularly.Replacewornor
damagedcanvases.

Tubes,hoses,electricalwiring,etceterathatarewornor
damagedmustbereplacedimmediately.

Retightenscrewsandboltsonyournewimplementafter
somehoursofoperationandafterarepair.

Greasetheimplementbeforeyoustarttheoperations.
Thisisalsonecessarybeforeyouusetheimplementthe
rsttime.

Checkandairthefrictionclutchregularlytoensurethat
thefrictionclutchdoesnotrust.

7-2

7-MAINTENANCE

Hydraulicsystem

Whenreplacepartsofthehydraulicsystem,alwaysmake
surethatthecuttingunitrestsontheground.

Remembertorelievetheoilpressurebeforeyouworkwith
thehydraulicsystem.

Hydraulichosesmustbecheckedbeforeeachuse,and
minimumonceayear.Ifnecessary,replacethehydraulic
hoses.Allhosesaremarkedwithdateofproduction.The
workinglifeofhydraulichosesshouldnotexceed6years,
includingmaximum2yearsofstorage.

Whenyoureplacehoses,alwaysusehoseswhichcomply
withtherequirementsstatedbythemanufacturer.

PowerTake-Off(PTO)driveshaft

PayspecialattentiontotheslidingproletubesofthePTO
shaft(1)betweenthePTOofthetractorandthecentre
gearboxoftheimplement.Theproletubesmustbeable
toslidebackandforthwhenthetorqueisheavy.Ifthe
proletubesdonotslideeasily,themovementofthecut­tingunitislimitedandthegroundfollowingabilitiesare
reduced.

Theproletubesinthisshaftconstantlymoveinrelation
toeachotherduringthework.Thereforetheimplement
isequippedwithaspecialshaftinwhichthetubescan
begreasedfromtheoutsidebymeansofacentrallypo­sitionedgreasetting(2),withouthavingtoseparatethe
shaft.

Alwayslubricatetheslidingproletubessufciently,to
avoidhighfrictionalforces(seizing)whichwilldamage
theproletubesandintimealsoconnectingshaftsand
gearboxes.

Unlesstheprotectiveguards,thePTOdriveshaftmay
causeseriousinjury.Keepalltheguardsinapropercon­dition.Allthesafetyguardmustbeintact.Inspectthe
guardsfrequently.Replacethedefectiveguardimmedi­ately.

Alwaysmakesurethattheslidingsurfacesoftheguard
tubesarecleanandtheguardbearingslubricated.

Whenyoureplacewornordamagedsectionsofthe
guard,usespecialtoolsavailablefromthemanufacturer.

ZEIL18HT00484AA1

ZEIL18HT00429AA2

7-3

7-MAINTENANCE

Torque

Minimumhardwaretighteningtorques(inNmorlbin/lbft)fornormalassemblyapplica­tionsunlessotherwisestated

Theminimumhardwaretighteningtorqueondrawings,in
specications,etceterahavepriority.
Inthefollowingtables,torquespecicationsareshown
followingthestandardENS7001,applicableformaterial
class8.8andmaterialclass10.9.

Hexheadbolts

Class8.8inNm(lbinorlbft)Class10.9inNm(lbinorlbft)

Nominal

Size

M31.3N·m

M42.9N·m

M55.9N·m

M610.1N·m

M824.5N·m

M1048.7N·m

M1285N·m

M14135N·m

M16210N·m

M18299N·m

M20425N·m

M22579N·m

M24735N·m

M271073N·m

M301461N·m

PlatednutLocknutHardened

0.7N·m

(11.5lbin)

(25.7lbin)

(52.2lbin)

(89.4lbin)

(18.1lbft)

(35.9lbft)

(62.7lbft)

(99.6lbft)

(154.9lbft)

(220.5lbft)

(313.5lbft)

(427lbft)

(542.1lbft)

(791.4lbft)

(1077.6lbft)

(6.2lbin)

1.6N·m
(14.2lbin)

3.2N·m
(28.3lbin)

5.5N·m
(48.7lbin)

13.5N·m
(10.0lbft)

26.8N·m
(19.8lbft)

46.7N·m
(34.4lbft)

74.2N·m
(54.7lbft)

115.5N·m
(85.2lbft)

164.4N·m
(121.3lbft)

233.72N·m
(172.4lbft)

318.4N·m
(234.8lbft)

404.2N·m
(298.1lbft)

590.1N·m
(435.2lbft)

803.5N·m
(592.6lbft)

nut/Oiled

platednut

1.2N·m
(10.6lbin)

2.6N·m
(23.0lbin)

5.3N·m
(46.9lbin)

9.1N·m
(80.5lbin)

22N·m
(16.2lbft)

43.8N·m
(32.3lbft)

76.5N·m
(56.4lbft)

121.5N·m
(89.6lbft)

189N·m
(139.4lbft)

269.1N·m
(198.5lbft)

382.5N·m
(282.1lbft)

521.1N·m
(384.3lbft)

661.5N·m
(487.9lbft)

967.5N·m
(713.6lbft)

1315N·m
(969.9lbft)

PlatednutLocknutHardened

1.8N·m
(15.9lbin)

4.2N·m
(37.2lbin)

8.5N·m
(75.2lbin)

14.5N·m
(10.7lbft)

35.1N·m
(25.9lbft)

69.5N·m
(51.3lbft)

121N·m
(89.2lbft)

193N·m
(142.3lbft)

301N·m
(222lbft)

414N·m
(305.4lbft)

587N·m
(432.9lbft)

801N·m
(590.8lbft)

1016N·m
(749.4lbft)

1486N·m
(1096lbft)

2020N·m
(1489.9lbft)

0.9N·m
(8.0lbin)

2.3N·m
(20.4lbin)

4.6N·m
(40.7lbin)

7.9N·m
(69.9lbin)

19.3N·m
(14.2lbft)

38.2N·m
(28.2lbft)

66.5N·m
(49.0lbft)

106.1N·m
(78.3lbft)

165.5N·m
(122.1lbft)

227.7N·m
(167.9lbft)

322.8N·m
(238.1lbft)

440.5N·m
(324.9lbft)

558.8N·m
(412.1lbft)

817.3N·m
(602.8lbft)

1111N·m
(819.4lbft)

nut/Oiled

platednut

1.6N·m
(14.2lbin)

3.7N·m
(32.7lbin)

7.6N·m
(67.3lbin)

13N·m
(9.6lbft)

31.5N·m
(23.2lbft)

62.5N·m
(46.1lbft)

108.9N·m
(80.3lbft)

173.7N·m
(128.1lbft)

270.9N·m
(199.8lbft)

372.6N·m
(274.8lbft)

528.3N·m
(389.7lbft)

720.9N·m
(531.7lbft)

914.4N·m
(674.4lbft)

1337N·m
(986.1lbft)

1818N·m

(1340.9lbft)

7-4

Flangeheadbolt/Flangenut

Nominal

Class10.9inNm(lbft)

Size

M3
M4
M5
M6
M8
M10
M12
M14
M16
M18
M20
M22
M24
M27
M30
M36

2.0N·m(1.5lbft)

4.6N·m(3.4lbft)

9.4N·m(6.9lbft)

15.9N·m(11.7lbft)

38.7N·m(28.5lbft)

76.5N·m(56.4lbft)
134N·m(98lbft)
213N·m(157lbft)
331N·m(244lbft)
455N·m(336lbft)
645N·m(476lbft)
881N·m(650lbft)
1118N·m(824lbft)
1635N·m(1206lbft)
2222N·m(1639lbft)
3880N·m(2862lbft)

7-MAINTENANCE

Identicationmarkings

Metrichexhead,angehexheadandcarriagebolts,
Classes(CL)5.6andupward

Metricboltidenticationmarkings

1.Manufacturer'sidentication

2.Propertyclass

NHIL14RB00662AA1

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7-MAINTENANCE

Metrichexnutsandlocknuts,Classes(CL)05andupward

NHIL14RB00663AA2

Metrichexnutidenticationmarkings

(1)–Manufacturer'sidentication

•
(3)–Propertyclass

•
(2)–Clockwisetypemarkingsindicatepropertyclassandmayincludemanufactureridentication(ifapplied),

•
Example:propertymarks240°apart(shown)attheeighto’clockpositionindicateaClass8property,andmarks

300°apartattheteno’clockpositionindicateaClass10property.

Torquetighteningsequence

NOTICE:Shownbelowisthesuggestedinitialtorquetighteningsequencesforgeneralapplications,tighteninse­quencefromitem1throughtothelastitemofthehardware.

DF5019-13

7-6

Torqueforclass12.9

Boltsofquality12.9areusedontheimplements.Make
suretousethesametypeofboltsandnutstoreplace
boltsandnutsofquality12.9.Itiseasiertotorquebolts
andnutstocorrectvalueoftorqueifyoulubricatebolts
andnutswithoil.

7-MAINTENANCE

QualitySizeTorquefordryboltsand

12.9M8

12.9M10

12.9M12

12.9M12x1.25

12.9M14

12.9M14x1.5

12.9M16

12.9M16x1.5

12.9M18

12.9M20

12.9M20x1.5

12.9M24

12.9M24x1.5

12.9M30

Fluidsandlubricants

Item

GreasettingsAsrequired

Cutterbar

Bevelgearboxabove
thecutterbar
Bevelgearboxin
thecenterofthe
implement

Capacity

2.6L

(0.7USgal)

0.9L

(0.2USgal)

1.7L

(0.4USgal)

Torqueforboltsandnuts

nuts

40N·m(29.50lbft)
81N·m(59.74lbft)
135N·m(99.57lbft)
146N·m(107.68lbft)
215N·m(158.58lbft)
230N·m(169.64lbft)
333N·m(245.61lbft)286N·m(210.94lbft)
350N·m(258.15lbft)
440N·m(324.53lbft)
649N·m(478.68lbft)558N·m(411.56lbft)
720N·m(531.04lbft)
1120N·m(826.07lbft)963N·m(710.27lbft)
1175N·m(8666.35lbft)
2300N·m(1696.39lbft)

KONGSKILDE

brandname

--

--

--

--

KONGSKI-

LDEspeci-

cation

Lubricantgrade

NLGI2

SAE85W-140

SAE80W90

SAE80W90

lubricatedwithoil

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–

–

–
–

International

specication

M1C137-A

or

M1C75-B

APIGL-5

MIL-L-2105D

APIGL-5

MIL-L-2105D

APIGL-5

MIL-L-2105D

7-7

Maintenanceplanning

Maintenancechart

7-MAINTENANCE

MaintenanceactionPageno.

Aftertherst3hoursofoperation

Boltsandttings

Aftertherst50hoursofoperation
Cutterbar-oilchange
Bevelgearboxabovethecutterbar-oilchange
Bevelgearboxinthecenteroftheimplement-oilchange

Cutterbar-oilcheck

PowerT ake-Off(PTO)-Grease

Lubricationchart

Bevelgearboxabovethecutterbar-oilcheck
Bevelgearboxinthecenteroftheimplement-oilcheck

Cutterbar-oilchange

PowerT ake-Off(PTO)-Grease

Bevelgearboxabovethecutterbar-oilchange
Bevelgearboxinthecenteroftheimplement-oilchange

Hydraulichoses

Maintainingthefrictionclutch
PowerT ake-Offforthecutterbar
Controlofbalance
Replacementofblades-Q+system
Replacementofdiscs
Replacementofhubs

Dailyinspection

Every40hours

Every50hours

Every80hours

Every200hours

Every250hours

Every500hours

Everysixyears

Asrequired

Changeuid

Check

Tighten

x

x
x
x

x

x
x

Lubricate

Replace

7-9

7-9
7-9
7-9

x

x

x

x
x

x

x

x

7-10

7-11

7-12

7-13
7-14

7-15

7-17

7-18
7-19

x

7-20

7-21

x

7-22
7-23

x

7-24

x

7-26

x

7-27

7-8

7-MAINTENANCE

Aftertherst3hoursofoperation

Boltsandttings

Torqueagainallthebolts,thenutsandthefasteners
aftertherst3hofwork.

Aftertherst50hoursofoperation

Cutterbar-oilchange

Performtherstoilchangeinthecutterbarafter50h
ofwork.SeePage7-15.

Bevelgearboxabovethecutterbar-oilchange

Performtherstoilchangeofthebevelgearboxabove
thecutterbarafter50hofwork.SeePage7-18.

Bevelgearboxinthecenteroftheimplement-oilchange

Performtherstoilchangeofthebevelgearboxinthe
centeroftheimplementafter50hofwork.SeePage
7-19.

7-9

7-MAINTENANCE

Dailyinspection

Cutterbar-oilcheck

NOTE:Checktheoilleveleverydayduringtheharvesting
seasonatoneoftheplugs.

NOTICE:Alwayscleantheareaaroundthecutterbarin­spection/llplugsbeforeyouchecktheoilleveltoprevent
contaminationofthegearoil.

Checkthecutterbaroilleveleverydaybeforeyouop­eratetheimplementintheeld.Maintainthecutterbar
oillevelusingSAE85W-140orsimilarqualityofother
suppliers.

Theoilinthecutterbarisverythick,especiallywhenit
iscold.Therefore,beforeyouchecktheoillevelifthe
implementhasbeenmovedorhasbeeninoperation:

Waitaminimumof15miniftheoiliscold.

•
Waitaminimumof3miniftheoiliswarm.

•

Tochecktheoillevelproceedasfollows:

1.Parktheimplementonaat,levelsurface.

2.Lowertheheader,andthenadjusttheheadertiltto0°
sothatthecutterbarisasclosetohorizontalacross
thecutterbarlength.

Checkthepositionbymeansofaleveltube(1),
bothlengthwiseandcrosswise.

Whentheworkingdayisover,placetheimplement
inthehorizontalposition(asdescribedabove)to
besurethattheoiliscorrectlydistributedthenext
morning.Inthiswayyoumaychecktheoillevel
withoutanywaitingtime.

Tofacilitatetheoilcheck,werecommendyouto
haveapermanentoilmeasuringplatformwhere
youmayplacethecutterbarandchecktheoillevel.
Thismeansthatyoudonotneedtocheckthehor­izontalpositionofthecutterbareverytimebefore
theoilcheck.

3.Onthecutterbartherearetwoplugs(3)fortheoilcheck
andlling.Removeboththeplugstochecktheoillevel
ateachplug.

Theplugarebetweenthethirdandthefourthdiscand
betweenthefthandthesixthdisc.

4.Insertthemeasurementdevice(2)intoeachinspection
hole(3)tomeasuretheoillevel.

Theaveragebetweenthemeasuredoillevelsfrom
eachinspectionholesmustbewithin5–7mm
(0.20–0.28in).

ZEIL18HT00808AA1

NOTE:Theaverageofthetwovalueswillaccountforany
variationonheightacrossthecutterbar.Youmayincline
thecutterbarupto20mm(0.79in)acrossthelengthand
stillobtainanaccurateoillevelmeasurement.

5.IfrequiredaddSAE85W-140oranequivalentgearoil
untiltheoillevelistospecication.

ZEIL18HT00808AA2

7-10

Every40hours

PowerTake-Off(PTO)-Grease

Performthelubricationevery40hofwork.
LubricantNLGI2.

Prioroperation:

Placetheimplementinsafeconditionsformaintenance.

Lubricatethegreasettingsindicatedinthechartbe­low.

7-MAINTENANCE

ZEIL18HT00475FA1

7-11

Every50hours

Lubricationchart

Performthelubricationevery50hofwork.
LubricantNLGI2.

Prioroperation:

Placetheimplementinsafeconditionsformaintenance.

Lubricatethegreasettingsindicatedinthechartbe­low.

7-MAINTENANCE

ZEIL18HT00474FA1

7-12

7-MAINTENANCE

Every80hours

Bevelgearboxabovethecutterbar-oilcheck

Tochecktheoillevelproceedasfollows:

1.Checktheoillevelthroughtheinspectionpoint(1).The
oillevelshouldbeevenwiththeoillevelinspection
point(1).

2.Ifrequired,addSAE80W90oranequivalentoil
throughthellhole(2)untiltheoillevelistospecica-
tion.

ZEIL18HT00334AA1

7-13

7-MAINTENANCE

Bevelgearboxinthecenteroftheimplement-oilcheck

Tochecktheoillevelproceedasfollows:

1.Removetheoillevelcheckplug(1).

2.Checktheoillevelthroughtheinspectionhole(1).The
oillevelshouldbeevenwiththeoillevelcheckplug(1).

3.Ifrequired,addSAE80W-90oranequivalentoil
throughthellhole(2)untiltheoillevelistospecica-
tion.

4.Reinstalltheplugs.Makesuretokeeptheplugsand
holesfreeofdirtorotherimpuritiestopreventcontam­inationoftheoil.

ZEIL18HT00431AA1

7-14

7-MAINTENANCE

Every200hours

Cutterbar-oilchange

NOTE:UseSAE85W-140oranequivalentgearoilto
maintainthecutterbaroillevel.

Theapproximateoilcapacityis2.6L(0.7USgal).

1.Runtheimplementforaminimumof10mintowarm
uptheoil.Atthesametimetheimpuritiesmixeswith
theoilandareremovedwhenyouchangetheoil.

2.Settheheadertominimumtilt.

3.Raisetheheaderandengagetheheaderliftlockvalve.

4.Removetheguideshoe(1)ontheleft-handsideofthe
cutterbar.

NOTE:Theremovalprocessisthesameiftheimplement
isequippedwiththehighguideshoes.

5.Supportthecutterbarwithwoodenblocks.

Attheleft-handside,placea203mm(8in)block(2)

•

underthesecondskidshoefromtheend.
Attheright-handside,placea356mm(14in)block

•

(3)undertherstskidshoefromtheend.

NOTE:TheFigure2showsthecutterbarasviewedfrom
thefront,lookingrearward.

6.Positionanoilcatchpan(4)underthedrainplug.

7.Disengagetheheaderliftlockvalveandlowerthe
headerontotheblocks.Toproperlydrainalloftheoil,
theright-handsideendofthecutterbarshouldbe152
–203mm(6–8in)higherthantheleft-handsideend.

ZEIL18HT00477AA1

NHIL17HT00500AC2

7-15

7-MAINTENANCE

8.Removethedrainplug(5).Theplug(5)fordraining
ofoilisintheleft-handsideofthecutterbaronthe
outermostguideshoe.Allowalloftheoiltodrainout
ofthecutterbar.

9.Thedrainplughasamagnettocollectmetallicimpu­rities.Cleanthemagneticdrainplugofallmetalfrag­mentsornes.Makesurethatthecopperwasheris
notdamaged.

10.Re-installthedrainplugafterthedrainageoftheoil

fromthecutterbar.

NOTE:Addthenewoilbeforeyoulowerthecutterbarfrom
thewoodenblocks.Youcanllthecutterbarwithoilfaster
ifthecutterbarisnotlevel.

NOTICE:Alwayscleantheareaaroundthecutterbarin­spection/llplugsbeforeyouchecktheoilleveltoprevent
contaminationofthegearoil.

11.Therearetwoinspection/llplugs(6)acrossthecutter

bar.Removethehighestllplugsandaddthespec­iedquantityofSAE85W-140oranequivalentgear
oil.

ZEIL18HT00477AA3

NOTE:Removingthehighestelevatedllplug(6)willvent
thecutterbarandallowtheoiltodrainquickerfromthe
cutterbar.

NOTE:Theoillevelinthecutterbarmustbecorrect.Do
notoverllthecutterbar.Excessoilwillcausefailureofthe
cutterbarduetooverheating.Ifindoubtastotheamount
ofoilinthecutterbar,seePage7-10forinstructionsto
checkcutterbaroillevelordrainthecutterbarandllwith
correcttypeandquantityoflubricant.

12.Installthellplugs(6)whenthecorrectvolumeofoil

hasbeenaddedtothecutterbar.

13.Lifttheheadertoremovethewoodenblocks.

14.Re-installtheguideshoe(1).

ZEIL18HT00808AA4

7-16

Every250hours

PowerTake-Off(PTO)-Grease

Performthelubricationevery250hofwork.
LubricantNLGI2.

Prioroperation:

Placetheimplementinsafeconditionsformaintenance.

Lubricatethegreasettingsindicatedinthechartbe­low.

7-MAINTENANCE

ZEIL18HT00641FA1

7-17

7-MAINTENANCE

Every500hours

Bevelgearboxabovethecutterbar-oilchange

Thebevelgearbox(1)drivesthecutterbar.
UseSAE80W90tomaintaintheoillevel.
Theoilcapacityisapproximately0.90L(0.24USgal).

1.Positionacatchpanunderthegearboxandremovethe
drainplug(4).

2.Allowallofthegearoiltodrainout.Disposeoftheoil
inaccordancewithlocalenvironmentalregulations.

ZEIL18HT00478AA1

3.Reinstallthedrainplug(4).

4.Removethebreather/llplug(2)andaddthespecied
amountofgearoil.Theoillevelshouldbeevenwith
theoillevelinspectionpoint(3).

5.Reinstallthebreather/llplug(2).

ZEIL18HT00334AA2

7-18

7-MAINTENANCE

Bevelgearboxinthecenteroftheimplement-oilchange

Thebevelgearbox(1)isbetweenthetwoPowerTake-
Off(PTO)driveshaftsontheimplement.
UseSAE80W90tomaintaintheoillevel.
Theoilcapacityisapproximately1.7L(0.4USgal).

1.Positionacatchpanunderthegearboxandremovethe
drainplug(4).

2.Allowallofthegearoiltodrainout.Disposeoftheoil
inaccordancewithlocalenvironmentalregulations.

3.Reinstallthedrainplug(4).

ZEIL18HT00479AA1

4.Removethebreather/llplug(2)andaddthespecied
amountofgearoil.Theoillevelshouldbeevenwith
theoillevelinspectionpoint(3).

5.Reinstallthebreather/llplug(2).

ZEIL18HT00480AA2

7-19

7-MAINTENANCE

Everysixyears

Hydraulichoses

WARNING

Escapinguid!
Donotdisconnecthydraulicquickcouplerunderpressurizedconditions.Makesureallhydraulic
pressureisremovedfromthesystembeforedisconnectinghydraulicquickcoupler.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorseriousinjury .

WARNING

Escapinguid!
Hydraulicuidordieselfuelleakingunderpressurecanpenetratetheskinandcauseinfectionor
otherinjury .Topreventpersonalinjury:Relieveallpressurebeforedisconnectinguidlinesorper­formingworkonthehydraulicsystem.Beforeapplyingpressure,makesureallconnectionsaretight
andallcomponentsareingoodcondition.Neveruseyourhandtocheckforsuspectedleaksunder
pressure.Useapieceofcardboardorwoodforthispurpose.Ifinjuredbyleakinguid,seeyour
doctorimmediately.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorseriousinjury .

W0095A

W0178A

Hydraulichosesareimportantsafetyelementsinmod­ernmachinery .However,overtheyears,hosechar­acteristicsalterunderpressure,thermalloadandUV
light.Therefore,mosthosesnowhaveaproduction
dateprintedonthemetalclampbushingwhichallows
todeterminetheage.
Legislationincertaincountriesandgoodpracticere­quirethathydraulichosesarereplacedwhentheybe­come6yearsold.

7-20

Asrequired

Maintainingthefrictionclutch

Maintainthefrictionclutchatregularintervals.Airthe
clutchbeforeyourunanewimplement.Atthesame
timechecktheclutchafteranylongperiodofstandstill,
especiallyafterthestorage,beforeyouusetheimple­mentforthersttimeintheseason.

Hereloosetheclutchandturnthepartsinrelationto
eachothertoensurethattheclutchcanrelease.

Tomaintainthefrictionclutchproceedasfollows:

1.Disassembletheclutchbylooseningthebolts(3)

andcleanallpartsofpossiblerust.

2.Checktheclutchdiscs(1)forwearandreplaceif

required.

3.Cleanandgreasethefreewheelclutch(2).

4.Assembleandmounttheclutchagain.Seealso

theinstructionmanualforthePowerT ake-Off
(PTO)driveshaftdeliveredbythesupplier.

5.Tightenthebolts(3)justsomuchthatthemetal

band(4)canbeturned(maximum0.5mm
(0.02in)play).

7-MAINTENANCE

NHIL17HT00413AA1

NOTE:Theoutermetalband(4)indicateswhetherthe
tighteningofthespringsiscorrect.Thetorquesettingis
notcorrectifthemetalbandistootightordeformeddueto
excessivetighteningofthebolts.

NOTICE:Iftheclutchisoverloadeditwillslipandget
heated,andhencebewornquickly.Overheatingwill
damagethefrictionplates.Iftheclutchisblockedorpartly
putoutoffunctioninotherways,thefactoryguaranteewill
bediscontinued.

7-21

PowerTake-Offforthecutterbar

ThePowerTake-Off(PTO)forthecutterbarshouldrun
withminimumangulardeviation.Thereforeaspecial
toolisavailabletoplacethebevelgearboxpreciselyin
relationtothecutterbar.

Ifyoudonothavethisspecialtool,checkthatthede­viationfromtheverticallineat(1)and(2)isassmall
aspossibleandmaximumwithatoleranceof3mm
(0.12in).Testthedeviationbyplacingarightangleon
theangeat(3).
Lockthebolts(3)withLOCTITE®243™.Torquethe
bolts(3)to48N·m(35.40lbft).

ThePTOshaftforthecutterbarwhichisboltedontothe
inputdiscisgreasedforlife.However,ifyouseparate
thepowertakeoff,greasebeforeyoureistallthepower
takeoffagain.

7-MAINTENANCE

NHIL17HT00466AA1

NOTE:Beforeyoustarttheimplement,turnthediscsmin­imumoncebyhandtocheckthatnopartscollide.

NOTE:Makesureyoudonotleavetoolsontheimplement
afterthereplacementofblades,bladebolts,nutsordiscs.

7-22

7-MAINTENANCE

Controlofbalance

Whenyoudriveintheeld,alwayspayattentionifthe
implementstartsvibratingmorethanusuallyorifithas
jarringsounds.

NOTE:Thersttimeyoustarttheimplementpayattention
tovibrationsandnoisetohaveastandardofcomparison
later.

NOTICE:Thediscsrunatupto3000RPM,andonebro-
kenblademaycauseseriousinjurytopersonsormate­rialdamageresultingfromunbalance.Ifyouworkwitha
modernclosedcabin,thesymptomsmaybedifculttodis­cover,andonceinawhileyouhavetogetoutandcheck
ifallbladesandrotorngersareintact.Inthelongrunun­balancewillcausefatiguefracturesandseriousdamage.

Alltheimplementshavebeenmanufactured,testedand
checkedforvibrationswithspecialtools.

Toavoiddamagecausedbyvibrations,fastenthecutter
barproperlytotheframe.
Tofastenthecutterbar,removetheoutermostguide
shoes(1).Re-tightenthenutsonthebolts(2)thatgo
throughbothcutterbarandframe.
Onthe6-boltcutterbaritisM10boltswhichmustbe
tightenedto75N·m(663.81lbin).

NOTE:Theboltsthatareplacedwheretherearecarvings
intheframeshouldnotberetightened.Theseareonlyin­tendedtoholdthecutterbartogetheranddonotgothrough
theframe.
Checkatregularintervalsbolts(3)atguideshoesand
shearbarsonthecutterbar.

ZEIL18HT00899AA1

7-23

7-MAINTENANCE

Replacementofblades–Q+system

CAUTION

Cuttinghazard!
Usecarehandlingsharpcomponents.AlwayswearappropriatePersonalProtectiveEquipment(PPE),
includingheavygloves.
Failuretocomplycouldresultinminorormoderateinjury .

Prioroperation:

Placetheimplementinsafeconditionsformaintenance.

NOTE:Thebladescanbeusedonbothsides.

1.Placethereplacementtool(1)intheoblonghole(2)of
thedisc(3).

2.Whenthetool(1)isinthehole,straightenupandpush
forwardintheoblonghole(2)thetool.

C0139A

3.Afteryoupushforwardintheoblonghole(2)thetool
(1),thetoolisbetweenthestop(3)andthebladeholder
(4).

4.Pulldownthetool(1)untilyoucanremovetheblade
(5)fromthebladeholder(4).

ZEIL18HT00340AA1

ZEIL18HT00341AA2

ZEIL18HT00342AA3

7-24

7-MAINTENANCE

5.Whenyouinstallablade(5),placethebladecorrectly
onthepin(6)ofthebladeholder(4),thenyoucan
slackenthetool(1)andletitgobackup.

6.Thereplacementtool(1)must,bytheforceoftheblade
holder(4)only,endupinthesamepositionasbefore
youreplacedtheblade(5).Ifthebladeholderdoesnot
letthereplacementtoolreturnfully,itindicatesthatthe
bladethebladeisnotinthecorrectplace.

NOTE:Replacethebladewithyourfreehand.Donotlet
goofthehandlesincethespringpowerofthebladeholder
canmakethetoolspringbackwithconsiderablepower.

7.Beforeyouinstalltheblade,checkthebladepins(6)
onthediscsregularlywiththegauge(7)(inthespare
partspackage).

NOTE:Whenthegauge(7)cangetoverthebladepin(6),
replaceimmediatelythebladepin(6).

ZEIL18HT00343AA4

NOTE:Whenyouinstallthebladesperformtheprevious
stepsinreverseorder.

8.Makesurethattherearenoimpuritiesbetweenthecon­tactfacesofthebladepin(6)andthedisc(8)andthat
thebladepin(6)ofthebladeholder(4)hascorrectcon-
tactwiththebottomofthebladeandthatthebladeis
rmlyincontactwiththedisc.Ifthebladepinisnot
rmlyincontactwiththedisc,replacethebladeholder
(4).

NOTE:Alldiscsmusthavethecorrectnumberofblades.

NOTE:Afteryoucompletetheinstallation,turnthediscs

aminimumonecompleterevolutionbyhandinorderto
checkthatnopartscollide.

NOTE:Removewornbladesandthereplacementtoolfrom
theimplementandplacetheguardscorrectly.

NHIL17HT01033AB5

ZEIL18HT00344AA6

7-25

7-MAINTENANCE

Replacementofdiscs

DANGER

Movingparts!
Installallcovers,panels,andguardsafterservicingorcleaningthemachine.Neveroperatethema­chinewithcovers,panels,orguardsremoved.
Failuretocomplywillresultindeathorseriousinjury.

WARNING

Avoidinjuryand/ormachinedamage!
Afterinstallationorservice,makesureyouremovealltoolsfromthemachine.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorseriousinjury .

CAUTION

Cuttinghazard!
Usecarehandlingsharpcomponents.AlwayswearappropriatePersonalProtectiveEquipment(PPE),
includingheavygloves.
Failuretocomplycouldresultinminorormoderateinjury .

D0119A

W0902A

C0139A

NOTE:Installthediscs,andalwaysrespectanangle(A)
equalto90°staggeredinrelationtoeachother.

NOTE:Torquethesixboltsto48N·m(35.40lbft).

1.Removethetwobolts(3).Removethecover(2).

2.Removethefourbolts(1).

NOTE:Inputandoutputdiscsdonotuseanycover,soall
sixbolts(1)and(3)areidentical.
Afterthereplacementofbladesandbladebolts,checkthe
correctinstallationofthebladesandthatalldiscshavethe
correctnumberofblades.

ZEIL18HT00047AA1

Afteryouhavecompletetheinstallation,turnthediscs
byhandforminimumonecompleterevolutiontocheck
formechanicalinterference.

NHIL17HT00457AA2

7-26

7-MAINTENANCE

Replacementofhubs

DANGER

Movingparts!
Installallcovers,panels,andguardsafterservicingorcleaningthemachine.Neveroperatethema­chinewithcovers,panels,orguardsremoved.
Failuretocomplywillresultindeathorseriousinjury.

WARNING

Avoidinjuryand/ormachinedamage!
Afterinstallationorservice,makesureyouremovealltoolsfromthemachine.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorseriousinjury .

CAUTION

Cuttinghazard!
Usecarehandlingsharpcomponents.AlwayswearappropriatePersonalProtectiveEquipment(PPE),
includingheavygloves.
Failuretocomplycouldresultinminorormoderateinjury .

D0119A

W0902A

C0139A

Acutterbarisusedonwhicheachhub(1)belowthe
discsiseasilyreplacedfromabove(TopServicecutter
bar).

Toreplacethehub(1):

1.RemovethediscasdescribedonPage7-26.

2.Removethenuts(2)thatxthehub(1)tothecut-

terbar(4).

3.Removethehub(1).

ZEIL18HT00052AA1

4.Beforeyoureinstallthehub(1),cleanandgreasewith
athinlayerofgreasethesurfaceofthecutterbar(4)
andtheundersideofthehub(1).

Reinstallthehubandlockthenuts(2)withLOCTITE®
243™onthethreadedpins(3)andtorqueto92N·m
(67.86lbft).

ZEIL18HT00054AA2

7-27

5.Reinstallthediscswithanangle(A)equalto90°stag-
geredinrelationtoeachother.

Afteryoucompletetheinstallation,turnthediscsamini­mumonecompleterevolutionbyhandinordertocheck
thatnopartscollide.

7-MAINTENANCE

ZEIL18HT00047AA3

7-28

7-MAINTENANCE

Storage

Pressurewashing

Beforeyouusepressurewashing,cleantheimplement
withcompressedair.

NOTE:Legislationincertaincountriesandgoodpractice
requiresspecialtreatmentofwastewaterthroughsed­imentationandoilseparationandcontrolledremovalof
residues.

Avoidpressurewashingatambienttemperaturesbelow
10°C(50°F)orwhentheimplementiswet.Placethe
implementinaheatedworkshopordrybarnforatleast
24h.Cleantheimplementonlywhenfullydry.

NOTE:Becarefulwhenyoucleantheimplementwitha
highpressurewashing.Avoidtodirectwaterjetsonelectric
equipment,bearings,seals,gearboxes,etcetera.

NOTE:Greaseallgreasettingscarefullyafteryouclean
theimplementtopresspossiblewateroutsidebearings.

Whenyouuseahighpressurewasher:

Keepaminimumdistanceof25cm(9.8in)between

•
thespraygunandthesurfacetobecleaned.

Sprayunderanangleofminimum25°(donotspray

•
straightattheimplement).

Maximumwatertemperature:50°C(122°F).

•
Maximumwaterpressure:80bar(1160psi).

•
Donotusechemicals.

•

NOTICE:Onthecylinders,doNOTdirectthestreamofa
highpressurewasheratthewiperseal.Watercouldcome
throughtherodguideandcreatecorrosion.Thiscorrosion
couldgeneratepollutionandseizingofthecylinderrodand
therodguide.

7-29

7-MAINTENANCE

Endofseasonservice

Whentheseasonisover,preparetheimplementforthe
storageimmediately.

Topreparetheimplementforwinterstorage:

1.Cleantheimplementthoroughly.Dustanddirtabsorb
moistureandmoistureincreasestheformationofrust.

2.Storetheimplementinadryplace,protectedagainst
windandweatherinthebestpossibleway.

3.Greaseallgreasettingsafteryoucleantheimple­ment,accordingtothe“Maintenancechart”.

4.Checktheimplementfordamagedparts,loosescrew­joints,leakage,wearandotherdefectscarefullybefore
thestorage.Ifthereisanydamage,itmaybeforgotten
duringthestorageandresultinproblemsthefollowing
season.Notedownthenecessarypartsyouwillneed
beforethenextseasonandorderthespareparts.

5.DismountthePowerTake-Off(PTO)shafts,lubricate
theproletubesandkeeptheminadryplace.

6.Spraytheimplementwithacoatofrust-preventingoil.

7.Partspolishedwithuseandthepistonrodsofthehy­drauliccylindermaygetrusty.Cleanandbrushwith
greasepartspolishedwithuseandthepistonrodsto
protectagainstwindandweather.

8.Changetheoilinthehydraulicsystem,thecutterbar
andthegearboxes.

9.Supporttheimplementtorelievetheweightfromthe
tires.Leavetiresinated.Tireandrubbercomponents
lifewillbeextendedifprotectedfromsunlightduring
storage.

NOTE:Periodiccheckswillhelptokeepyourimplement
maintenanceandrepairstoaminimumandavoidcostly
breakdownsduringtheseason.Therefore,itisgoodprac­ticetohavetheimplementinspectedattheendofthesea­son.

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Orderingpartsand/oraccessories

Whenyoupreparetheimplementforstorage,check
thoroughlyforanypartsthatmayhavebecomeworn
andneedreplacing.

Orderandinstallthesparepartsand/oraccessoriesat
oncebeforethenextseason.

Whenyouorderspareparts,alwaysmakesuretogive
yourKONGSKILDEdealerthemodelnumberandthe
ProductIdenticationNumber(PIN)ofyourimplement.
See“Productidentication”inChapter1ofthisopera­tor’smanual.

InsistongenuineKONGSKILDE“quality”spareparts
astheywillgivethebestperformanceandarecovered
byourwarranty.

Forbestperformance,haveyourimplementserviced
byanauthorizedKONGSKILDEdealer.

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