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NIP 966-159-29-76 tel. (+48) (85) 654 45 84 fax (+48) (85) 664 70 41 e-mail: samasz@samasz.pl www.samasz.pl OPERATOR’S MANUAL ROTARY RAKE Z-300 – 3.00 m Z-350 – 3.50 m Z-410 – 4.10 m Z-470 – 4.70 m IN300EN005 Serial No: 2013.08.12...
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CAUTION: Company SaMASZ is working constantly on development of all types and models. That is why, there is always a possible change of form, equipment and technology of delivered products. Any claims arising from data, drawings and descriptions included in this operator’s manual and spare parts list cannot be laid.
Rotary rake Operator’s manual Z-300; Z-350; Z-410; Z-470 1. IDENTIFYING THE MACHINE Data plate is mounted to the rake’s main frame in the place shown below (Fig. 1). Fig. 1. Data plate place Fig. 2. Data plate Data plate includes:...
Z-300; Z-350; Z-410; Z-470 3. PROPER USE SaMASZ rotary rake is designed for raking forage, dry forage and hay. Rotary rake can only be used by people familiar with its technical data, danger situations that may occur during operation and how to avoid them.
9 – Support leg Well-proven design with thousands of machines in regular use in many countries and quality materials ensure high durability and reliability of SaMASZ rakes. 3.3. Standard equipment and spare parts The rakes are sold with the following standard equipment: warranty card, operator’s manual along with spare parts list,...
PTO shafts of other brands with equivalent parameters could be used afetr SaMASZ permission. We congratulate you on the purchase of your new SaMASZ rake and wish you much pleasure and the very best work results through the years to come.
Rotary rake Operator’s manual Z-300; Z-350; Z-410; Z-470 CAUTION: Be certain that children and animals are at a safe distance away from the machine. Never allow anyone to ride on a machine or tractor. When the rake is lifted for repair on the 3-point linkage, it should be secured against falling by a mechanical support or by chain.
Before any operation make sure whether PTO rpm have proper rotational direction. 4.5. Residual risk Despite the fact, that company SaMASZ Białystok – the manufacturer of the rake takes responsibility for design and manufacturing of the rake, in order to eliminate dangerous situations, certain risk during rake’s operation is unavoidable.
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Rotary rake Operator’s manual Z-300; Z-350; Z-410; Z-470 CAUTION: Residual risk always results from incorrect behaviour of rake’s operator. 3. Bans Please bear in mind the following bans during rake’s operation: never unblock the rake, make any regulations or repairs of the rake while it is in motion, never change the order of operation and maintenance activities described in operator’s manual,...
Rotary rake Operator’s manual Z-300; Z-350; Z-410; Z-470 4.6. Safety decals and their meaning CAUTION: a) all warning decals should be clean and legible, b) lost or damaged decals must be replaced, c) please order new decals from your dealer or supplier.
Rotary rake Operator’s manual Z-300; Z-350; Z-410; Z-470 5. OPERATION 5.1. Attaching the rake to the tractor The rake is connected to the tractor’s 3-point-linkage as shown in. After the rake has been attached, adjust (on the flat ground) the rake’s position by means of top S and lower W links.
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Rotary rake Operator’s manual Z-300; Z-350; Z-410; Z-470 Fig. 7. Rotary rake in transport position Rake Z-410 can also be transported upon dismounting outer arms only (Fig. 8) (Note: transport width cannot be more than 3 m). In order to prevent other arms from moving freely and therefore causing potential damages to the machine lock gear against any rotation (Fig.
Rotary rake Operator’s manual Z-300; Z-350; Z-410; Z-470 5.3. Transportinh rakes aggregated with tractor by means of tiller (option) In case of smaller tractors, transporting rakes is possible by means of tiller (optional equipment) as provided on Fig. 10. Fig. 10. Rakes aggregated with tractor by means of tiller Mount tiller on pins (R) of rakes’...
Rotary rake Operator’s manual Z-300; Z-350; Z-410; Z-470 5.5. Mounting PTO shaft Prior to commencing operation, examine and adjust length of PTO shaft, which is designed to mount machine on tractor. In some cases it is possible, that the shaft is too long and therefore needs to be shortened, so that there is adequate tolerance for the shortest possible distance between tractor’s shaft O and machine’s shaft P.
Rotary rake Operator’s manual Z-300; Z-350; Z-410; Z-470 PTO shaft’s end with overrunning clutch should be mounted on rakes’s side.The PTO shaft plastic guards have to be secured by fastening their small chains to immovable parts of tractor and rake.
Rotary rake Operator’s manual Z-300; Z-350; Z-410; Z-470 take off arms from transport holders, put them into the rotors and secure them with cotter pins, lower safety guards, unlock gear locking (if locked), unfold swath curtain on demanded length. 5.7. Preparing the rake for work...
Rotary rake Operator’s manual Z-300; Z-350; Z-410; Z-470 5.8. Operation Rotary rake is designed for raking forage, dry forage and hay after rotary tedder treatment. Speed should be adjusted to terrain conditions, swath size and cleanliness of raking. Fig. 19. Proper operation of Z-350 rotary rake Fig.
Rotary rake Operator’s manual Z-300; Z-350; Z-410; Z-470 Shock absorbers A (Fig. 22) also protects the machine from vibrations during operation. Fig. 22. Rake’s shock absorbers Z-410 6. MOUNTING AND ADJSUTMENTS 6.1. Mounting and timing of the tines The tines should be mounted as shown in Fig. 21.
Rotary rake Operator’s manual Z-300; Z-350; Z-410; Z-470 CAUTION: Use only the tines recommended by the manufacturer. CAUTION: Mounting and dismounting rake tines can only be performed with drive off and engine shut down and also ignition key out. 6.2. 3-point linkage support chain Support chain is used to ensure 3-point linkage frame of the rake is always at the same height, to set the mowing unit parallel to the ground and to relieve the hydraulic lift of the tractor.
Rotary rake Operator’s manual Z-300; Z-350; Z-410; Z-470 7.2. Joints Every 50 hours of rake’s operation, pay attention to lubricating bearing beds (Fig. 25a), points C and D of the gear (Fig.25b) and trolley (Fig. 26) with grease ŁT43 (or other lubricant designed for lubricating rolling and sliding bearings, which are exposed to operating in temperatures between -30°C and +130°C).
Rotary rake Operator’s manual Z-300; Z-350; Z-410; Z-470 8. DEFECT AND THEIR REPAIRS Defect Reason Repair Bent tines of the rake or lack Exchange tines of them The rake leaves most most Too low rotation speed Increase rpm part of the swath...
2. The warranty period is for two years from the date of sale to the purchaser, stated above. 3. Any repair which is subject to warranty should be carried out by an authorised SaMASZ dealer. Upon completion of the repair the dealer must submit a warranty claim within 14 days.
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The dealer is obliged to indicate them. CAUTION: Company SaMASZ is working constantly on development of all types and models. That is why, there is always a possible change of form, equipment and technology of delivered products. Any claims arising from data, drawings and descriptions included in this operator’s manual...
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