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Drum Mower CAT 270 plus (Type PTM 338 : + . . 01001) Ihre / Your / Votre • Masch.Nr. • Fgst.Ident.Nr. Operating instructions Nr. 99 338.GB.80A.0...
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Dear Farmer Important information concerning Product Liability. You have just made an excellent choice. Naturally we According to the laws governing product liability, the manufacturer and dealer are are very happy and wish to congratulate you for obliged to hand the operating manual to the customer at the time of sale, and to having chosen Pöttinger.
CONTENTS Observe safety hints in supplement-A Table of contents Meaning of warning signs ..............4 Safety points ..................15 General maintenance hints ............... 15 Lowering the frame ................5 Repair Instructions ................15 Winter storage ..................5 Raising the frame ................5 Cleaning of machine parts ..............
WARNING SIGNS CE sign The CE sign, which is affixed by the manufacturer, indicates outwardly that this machine conforms to the engineering guideline regulations and the other relevant EU guidelines. EU Declaration of Conformity (see supplement) By signing the EU Declaration of Conformity, the manufacturer declares that the machine being brought into service complies with all relevant safety and health requirements.
ATTACHMENT Lowering the frame Safety hints: - Release hook (16) by means of rope. see supplement-A1 points 8a. - 8h.) TD 79/90/30 TD 79/90/28 - Connect hydraulic snap coupling (60) for swivel cylinder. - By controlling the tractor servo-valve (ST), lower the frame slowly.
ATTACHING TO TRACTOR Attaching implement to tractor Safety hints: see supplement-A1 points 7.), 8a. - 8h.) - The U-shaped flap (if available) should be swivelled up (A). In this position the relieving spring is not so strongly tensioned which enables the mower's attaching frame to remain horizontal.
ATTACHING TO TRACTOR Adjusting lower links - Adjust tractor's hydraulics (ST) using bottom stop. Lower links approx. 600 mm. This height allows optimal evenness when working on uneven ground and need not be changed for swinging cutter bar up. - Connect hydraulic snap coupling for swivel cylinder. Important recommendation! A transfer, which is located near the gear, advises which p.t.o.
TRANSPORT AND WORKING POSITION Conversion from Working to Transport Transport Position 2 Position • Mower bar only swivelled up at the side. Safety Precaution! - Pull rope (S2) see supplement-A1 points 7.), 8c. - 8h.) simultaneously actuate servo- Changing from working position to transport position valve (ST).
TRANSPORT AND WORKING POSITION Transport Position 3 Conversion from Transport to Working Position • Mower bar swivelled back and then up. - Swivel U-shaped flap into position "G". When cutting bar is lowered the 1. Swivel mower bar back as described in "Transport relieving spring is somewhat more Position 1".
WORKING ON SLOPES Take care when turning on slopes! The tractor's travelling characteristics are influenced by the weight (G) of the mower unit. This can lead to dangerous situations, especially on slopes. Danger of tipping occurs - when the mower unit is facing downhill and in a raised position, - when travelling in a left-hand curve with the mower unit raised, - when travelling in a left-hand curve in the transport position (mower unit completely raised).
STARTING WORK Safety hints Cutting height adjustment 1. Check: - Check wear of blade bolt (31). Safety points Replace blade holder when bolt diameter is less than 9 mm. - Turn engine off when adjustment, service and - Check blade holder (30) on damage. repair work is to be done.
STARTING WORK Operation Adjustment: - Adjust tractor hydraulics in a way that the machine can adapt to uneven ground. 1. Adjust cutting height by turning upper link spindle - Bolt (B) in the centre of the guide. (inclination of the cutting discs max. 5°). TD25/90/8 That means the lowest position (600 mm) of hydraulics must be limited.
Field operation Adjustment of both swath makers Adjustment of swath width Leading swath disc The swath width can be altered by changing the position of the levers (6). If an obstruction appears then the swath width is to be increased. •...
COLLISION SAFETY DEVICE Collision safety device: When mowing around trees, fences, boundary stones etc., collisions between the cutter bar and obstacles can occur despite careful and slow driving. Therefore, in order to prevent such damage, collision protection has been planned for the cutting device.
MAINTENANCE Safety points Parking in the open • Turn engine off when adjustment, When parking in the open for service and repair work is to be long periods of time, clean done. piston rods and then coat with grease. • Do not work under the machine without safe support.
MAINTENANCE Check initial spring Checking the mowing blade tension. suspension - Check immediately after driving over a hard obstacle. 1. Set tractor’s lifting gear at - Normal check every 100 „600 mm“ hours. 2. Set spring tension at the 75 - Check more often when mm mark.
MOUNTING OF MOWING BLADE CHECKING WEAR Attention ! Danger of accident if wearing parts are worn Wearing parts are: - mounting of mowing blades (30) - bolts of mowing blades (31) If such wearing parts are worn out they must not be used any longer , otherwise it can no longer be guaranteed that the pin of the mowing blade is firmly adjusted and accidents may be...
PUTTING AWAY FOR THE WINTER PUTTING AWAY FOR THE WINTER - dismantle the pads in order to clean and conserve the underside of the mowing discs - lubricate the mower as per schedule. A rusty plunger rod can damage cylinder's sealing elements.
Ihre/Your/Votre Masch.Nr. / Fgst.Ident.Nr. The defined use of the mower unit The "CAT 270 plus (Type PTM 338)" mower is intended solely for normal use in agricultural work. • The mowing of grassland and short stemmed fodder. Any other uses outside of these are regarded as undefined.
Recommendations for work safety SUPPLEMENT - A Recommendations for work safety 6.) Transport of persons prohibited All points refering to safety in this manual are indicated a. The transport of persons on the machine is not permitted. by this sign. b.
DRIVESHAFT Supplement - B 1) How a cam type cut out safety clutch works: DRIVESHAFT This overload clutch switches the torque transmitted to zero if overloaded. To revert to Important! Only use the indicated or normal operation, stop the accompanying drive shaft, otherwise p.t.o.
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FETT 2,5 - 3,5 cm TD 86/98/07 F E T T (IV) 0,5 Liter 11 Liter 0000 SCHMIERPLAN (338) - D 25 -...
FETT Lubrication chart Schmierplan Plan de graissage after every 8 hours operation alle 8 Betriebsstunden Toutes les 8 heures de service after every 20 hours operation alle 20 Betriebsstunden Toutes les 20 heures de service 40 F alle 40 operations 40 F alle 40 Fuhren 40 F...
Side-located attachment Attachment variations 195 cm Example: Tractor with a width of 195 cm. 7 cm 10 cm 15 cm 1. Attachment variation (7 cm) • Install lower link bolts according to sketch TD 26/96/7 - left 10 cm 100 cm - right 15 cm 195 cm 7 cm...
Important! Additional Information Combination of tractor and mounted implement The mounting of implements on the front or rear three point linkage shall not result in exceeding the maximum permissible weight, the permissible axle loads and the tyre load carrying capacities ot the tractor. The front axle of the tractor must always to be loaded with at least 20 % of the unladen weight of the tractor.
Important! Additional information Combination of tractor and mounted implement CALCULATION OF THE REAL FRONT AXLE LOAD T V tat (If with the front mounted implement (G ) the required minimum front ballasting (G ) cannot be reached, the weight of the front mounted implement V min has to be increased to the weight of the minimum ballasting at the front!) Record the calculated real front axle load and the permissible front axle load of the tractor into the table.
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(full address of company - where this concerns authorized agents within the Common Market, also state the company name and manufacturer) declare in sole responsibility, that the product Trommelmäher CAT 270 plus, Type PTM 338 _________________________________________________________________________ (make, model) to which this certificate applies, conforms to the basic safety and health requirements of...
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Im Zuge der technischen Weiterentwicklung La société PÖTTINGER Ges.m.b.H améliore Following the policy of the PÖTTINGER arbeitet die PÖTTINGER Ges.m.b.H ständig constamment ses produits grâce au le progrès Ges.m.b.H to improve their products as an der Verbesserung ihrer Produkte. technique. C'est pourquoi nous nous réservons le droit technical developments continue, PÖTTINGER reserve de modifier descriptions et illustrations de cette notice the right to make alterations which must not necessarily...
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