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LELY LOTUS 1325 Operator's Manual

LELY LOTUS 1325 Operator's Manual

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H A N D L E I D I N G
O P E R A T O R ' S M A N U A L
L I V R E T D E M I S E E N R O U T E
B E T R I E B S A N L E I T U N G
LOTUS 1325
B-HV.012.
0398

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  • Page 1 L I V R E T D E M I S E E N R O U T E B E T R I E B S A N L E I T U N G LOTUS 1325 B-HV.012. 0398...
  • Page 3 The right of exclusive use belongs to the companies of the LELY Group. ©2000. All rights reserved. Nothing of this publication may be reproduced and/or published by printing, photocopying, microfilm or any other way without the prior written permission of LELY INDUSTRIES N.V..

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS ....................page PREFACE ..........................25 WARRANTY CONDITIONS .....................25 TYP- AND SERIAL NUMBER OF YOUR MACHINE............25 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ....................26 EXPLANATION OF SAFETY DECALS ON THE MACHINE........27 1 INTRODUCTION ......................28 2 MOUNTING BEHIND THE TRACTOR ..............29 3 TRANSPORT .......................29 4 MACHINE ADJUSTMENTS..................30 Conversion to the working position ..............30 Adjustment of wheel supports .................31 Tine adjustment....................31...

  • Page 7: Preface

    PREFACE This Operator’s Manual is meant for personnel that are operating the machine and are responsible for its daily maintenance. Kindly read this manual fully prior to starting work. Such instructions as are related to your safety and/or that of others are marked in the margin by a warning triangle with exclamation mark.

  • Page 8: Safety Instructions

    - Use flashing lights or other safety signs, when required. - Don’t stand on the machine. - Use genuine LELY parts only. - Remove the pressure from hydraulic systems before starting work on them and/or before coupling/uncoupling hydraulic hoses.

  • Page 9: Explanation Of Safety Decals On The Machine

    EXPLANATION OF SAFETY DECALS ON THE MACHINE • Carefully read operator’s manual before handling the machine. Observe instructions and safety rules when operating. • Attention! Moving parts. Stay clear of rotating machine parts. • Danger of flying objects. Maintain a sufficient, safe distance from the machine as long as the tractor engine is running.

  • Page 10: Introduction

    1 INTRODUCTION The LOTUS 1325 is a 3 point linkage tedder with an effective working width of 13,25 m. A capacity up to approx. 18 ha/h can be achieved thanks to the massive working width and high forward speed at which the machine can be operated (up to 15 km/h).

  • Page 11: Transport

    - Fit the safety chain of the protection tube to a rigid part of the tractor. - Fold down the PTO shaft support. - Connect the hydraulic hose (A, fig. 3) to a single acting hydraulic tractor valve with floating position. Max.

  • Page 12: Machine Adjustments

    • Remove the pressure from the pressure line of the control block. The oil pump of certain tractor models may incur damage as a result of sustained load. - Make sure all rotors are duly locked (A, B, C - fig. 5). The machine is now ready for transport.

  • Page 13: Adjustment Of Wheel Supports

    Adjustment of wheel supports - Lift the rotors clear from the ground by means of the single acting hydraulic tractor valve. - Adjust the land wheels in the position which ensures the largest clearance between the rotors and ground level (fig. When having to deal with light crops, or in windy conditions, a more level machine adjustment may be required.

  • Page 14: Operating The Lotus

    - Turn the abutment bush towards the yoke if a steeper adjustment is needed. If a more level adjustment is required, the abutment bush should be turned away from the yoke.  - Lower all rotors onto the ground by means of lever .

  • Page 15: Forward Speed And Pto Speed

    During operations, the single acting hydraulic valve has to be in the floating position. Forward tilting of the machine does not change if the single acting valve is actuated. If the crop is not picked up effectively: check if forward tilting of the machine is checked by the stop block on the ...

  • Page 16: Dismounting From The Tractor

    6 DISMOUNTING FROM THE TRACTOR The machine can be dismounted from the tractor both in the working- and in the transport position. - Switch off the tractor engine. - Set the parking jack in the bottom position. - Lower the hydraulic lift until the parking jack rests on the ground.

  • Page 17: Lubrication

    Lubrication - Apply grease to all nipples on the machine (fig. 13). When greasing the gearboxes, keep turning the rotors bit by bit ensuring effective distribution of grease all over the gears. - Grease or lubricate all remaining pivot points every 40 working hours.

  • Page 18: Intermittent Maintenance

    Intermittent maintenance Intermittent maintenance has to be carried out: • at the start of the season; • before prolonged storage of the machine; • when the machine is used extensively during the season. - Grease all points of the machine listed in § 7.2 “Lubrication”.
  • Page 19 - Convince yourself of the presence and undamaged condition of all safety decals on the machine (fig. 15). - 2x - (P/N 9.1170.0408.0) - 4x - (P/N 9.1170.0407.6) - 4x - (P/N 9.1170.0411.3) - 3x - (P/N 9.1170.0410.2) - 3x - (P/N 9.1170.0420.5) - 3x - (P/N 9.1170.0125.4)

  • Page 20: Oil/Grease Change

    Oil/grease change - Change the oil in the gearbox (fig. 16) of a new machine (or in a newly fitted gearbox) for the first time after approx. 30 working hours; after this first change, oil should be renewed every 250 working hours. (Contents: 1.5 litres of transmission oil GX85W150).

  • Page 21: A Technical Details

    Supplement A A TECHNICAL DETAILS ® LOTUS 1325 Working width 13,25 m Transport width 3,00 m Transport height 3,10 m Machine length 7,00 m Weight 2.500 kg Power required as from 50 kW (68 HP) PTO r.p.m. 400 - 450 r.p.m. (540 r.p.m. as a maximum) Forward speed 15 km/h as a maximum Number of tines...

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