Mounting The Cutting Heads - Ransomes G-Plex II Safety And Operation Manual

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• If a leak is suspected, use a piece of
cardboard or wood, NOT your hands,
to check for leaks.
• Escaping hydraulic oil under pressure
can have sufficient force to penetrate
the skin, causing serious injury.
• If injured by escaping fluid, see a
doctor at once. Serious infection or
reaction can develop if proper medical
treatment is not administered
immediately.

MOUNTING THE CUTTING HEADS

Review the "OPERATION" section beginning on
Page 9 before mounting the cutting units.
NOTICE
· All Ransomes cutting heads are
backlapped at the factory, but the
bedknife adjustment must be
performed before the unit is put into
use. Refer to the Bedknife Adjustment
Procedure as described on page 8 in this
manual.
• Take care when handling the cutting
heads. Injury may result from contact
with the sharp edges of the reel blades.
1. Cut all shipping straps holding the front
pull frames in place and position the pull
frames so the upstop bumpers contact the
upstop brackets. Set cutting head drive
motors and hoses away from the lift arms.
2. With the reel enable switch in the off
position, lower all three cutting head lift
arms and turn off the unit and remove
ignition key.
3. Before mounting the cutting heads, make
sure the latches on the pull frames are in
the opened position (See Fig. 6).
1. PULL HANDLE UNTIL THE HEAD
OF BOLT CLEARS THE HOLE
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Figure 6
1. Quick Detach Latch
4. Position the cutting head at the front of the
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LATCH IN THE
OPEN POSITION
2. PIVOT
FORWARD
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pull frame. Align the shoulder bolt on each
side of the cutting head, below and slightly
to the front of the slots on the pull frame.
Support the pull frame and roll the cutting
head back slightly until the shoulder bolt
(on the cutting head) is positioned in the
slot.
5. Pull the latch handle and pivot it to the
rear (allow the bolt head to drop into the
center hole) the latch will pivot forward and
lock under the shoulder bolt (See Fig. 7).
Repeat procedure on opposite side of the
cutting head. Install the remaining cutting
heads using the same procedure.
LATCH LOCKED
TO SHOULDER BOLT
Figure 7
Cutting Head Mounted To Pull Frame
6. The cutting head motor mounting adaptor,
coupling and hardware are shipped in the
tool box located above the left front wheel.
Install a 1.88" i.d. x .06" (48mm x 1.5mm)
O–ring on the male side of motor adapter
plate and on motor mount face.
7. Remove and discard screws holding the
shipping cover to cutting head (retain the
shipping cover to protect the bearings
whenever the motor is removed from the
cutting head).
8. Install coupler on cutting head shaft (See
Fig. 8).
9. Apply a small amount of Loctite™ 242
threadlocker (or equivalent) to the short
thread end of two (2) 5/16–18 x 2" studs
and install the studs in the two tapped
holes on the right hand end of the cutting
head.
10. Install motor adapter plate over the two
studs positioning the male face and O–ring
toward the cutting head.
11. Install two (2) 5/16–18 smooth flange face
nuts loosely onto the studs (See Fig. 9).
12. Align the splines on the motor shaft with
the coupler and slide the motor into place
rotating approximately 45_ away from the
mounting studs. With motor face against
adapter plate, rotate the motor mounting
flange into place engaging the studs into
the motor mounting flange slots. Tighten
flange nuts.
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