Cutting Device; Equipment; Knife Groups - Welger RP 405 Operating Manual

Figure 52
WELGER RP 405 • RP 435
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Cutting device*

The cutting device (Figure 52) can be used for silage, hay and
straw. The knifes of the cutting device are swivelled in and out
hydraulically.
Attention, danger of injury!
Prior to any work on the cutting device of the machine: Switch
off power take-off shaft, switch off tractor engine, remove
ignition key and disconnect drive shaft from power take-off shaft
end. Make the control powerless (disconnect electrical
connection to the tractor).
7.1

Equipment

The machines can be equipped as follows:
machine with
can be equipped with:
control box:
BALERCONTROL E
• without cutting device
• MasterCut
• XtraCut 17
Balercontrol E
E-LINK
• without cutting device
• MasterCut
• XtraCut 17
• XtraCut 25
E-LINK
7.2

Knife groups

To change the cut length of the material to be pressed, knife
groups can be selected (that means, not all knives of the cutting
device are in use):
• The cutting device XtraCut 17 (17 knives) contains an 8-
knife group and a 9-knife group (8 + 9 = 17). Both knife
groups can be used in the following combinations:
0 knives – 8 knives – 9 knives – 17 knives
• The cutting device XtraCut 25 (25 knives) contains a 12-
knife group and a 13-knife group (12 + 13 = 25). Both knife
groups can be used in the following combinations:
0 knives – 12 knives – 13 knives – 25 knives
(13 knives)
(17 knives)
(13 knives)
(17 knives)
(25 knives)
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