Operating The Machine - LELY SPLENDIMO T Operator's Manual

5 OPERATING THE MACHINE

• Always operate with the safety cover folded down.
• Make sure that nobody is near the machine at the
moment the PTO is engaged.
• Do not allow anyone to come within a 100 m radius from
the machine during work.
• Stop the tractor engine before leaving the tractor cab.
For lifting the cutter bar you only need to retract the
hydraulic ram.
The cutter bar will first be raised approx. 10° (fig. 8), after
which it is lifted from the ground. The cutter bar then folds
up further until the locking hook hits the mower frame (fig.
9). This allows quick turning on headlands.
For total folding of the cutter bar, the locking hook needs to
be pulled up.
Mind the following directions when working with the mower.
- Lower the cutter bar by means of the hydraulic ram until it
is just above crop level.
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Engage the PTO shaft at the lowest possible engine RPM.
- Then rev up PTO speed up to 540 RPM which is the
maximum RPM allowed during work.
- Lower the cutter bar into the crop.
- Ensure the floating position of the hydraulic valve; the ram
has to telescope smoothly throughout the operation.
- Do not drive too slowly. Effective working speeds start at
approx. 10 km/h. A lower speed may affect crop flow
through across the cutter bar.
- Make sure that the PTO speed of 540 RPM is maintained
during work. A (temporary) drop of speed may cause crop
entanglement in the cutter bar and/or winding of long crop
material around the discs.
- First, lift the cutter bar from the crop and then reduce your
PTO speed immediately.
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