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OPERATOR'S MANUAL LIGHTWEIGHT, REAR DISC MOWER SAMBA 160 – 1.6 m / 5' 3" SAMBA 200 – 2.0 m / 6' 7" SAMBA 240 – 2.4 m / 7' 10" SAMBA 280 – 2.8 m / 9' 2" SAMBA 320 – 3.2 m / 10' 6"...
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Well-proven design with thousands of machines in regular use in many countries and quality materials ensure high durability and reliability of SaMASZ mowers. We congratulate you on the purchase of your new SaMASZ mower and wish you much pleasure and the very best work results through the years to come.
Lightweight, rear disc mowers Operator's manual Instrukcja obsługi SAMBA 1. IDENTIFYING THE MACHINE Data plate is permanently mounted to the mower's main frame in place shown below in Fig. 1. Fig. 1. Data plate placement Data plate includes: name and adress of the manufacturer, model year, ❑...
Lightweight, rear disc mowers Operator's manual Instrukcja obsługi SAMBA 3. DESIGNATION Light class rear disk mowers SAMBA are designed to operate on smaller farms, and are used for mowing standing grass: common grass, medick, etc. on meadows and on stone free fields as well as forming swath out of these.
To be mounted on the tractor side mounted from the mower side Fig. 3. Shaft lubrication instructions. Shaft connection PTO shafts of other brands with equivalent technical parameters may be used on the SaMASZ permission. 4. SAFETY ADVICE AND WARNING 4.1.
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Operator's manual Instrukcja obsługi SAMBA DO NOT exceed value of 600 rpm (for: SAMBA 160, 200, 240, 280) or 1050 rpm (for: SAMBA ❑ 320 for spline shaft. No unauthorized personnel is allowed to remain within the danger area of at least 50 m. Keep ❑...
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Lightweight, rear disc mowers Operator's manual Instrukcja obsługi SAMBA Lifting the mower on the tractor 3-point linkage with the drive on and the disks rotating is not ❑ permitted. For operating and transport drive permissible slope shall be 8°. ❑ Never stand between the tractor and the mower, unless tractor-mower aggregate is protected ❑...
Lightweight, rear disc mowers Operator's manual Instrukcja obsługi SAMBA 4.2. Qualifications of operator To provide safe machine operation each person being the machine operator must meet the following requirements: Operator should hold driving license, have ability to drive vehicles safely and know road traffic ❑...
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Lightweight, rear disc mowers Operator's manual Instrukcja obsługi SAMBA collapsible elements should be locked in transport position, ❑ when relocating the mower onto another vehicle, there should be no unauthorized personnel ❑ permitted to remain within the danger area, the mower should be protected from shifting on the vehicle's trailer. ❑...
Instrukcja obsługi SAMBA 4.8. Residual risk Despite the fact, that SaMASZ – the manufacturer of the mower takes the responsibility for the mower design and manufacturing, in order to eliminate hazard, certain risk when operating the mower is unavoidable. Major source of risk follows performance of these operations: operation of mower by minors as well as not being learned with content of the operator's manual, ❑...
Lightweight, rear disc mowers Operator's manual Instrukcja obsługi SAMBA the mower cannot be operated by children nor handicapped people. ❑ When describing residual risk, the mower shall be considered a machine, which until the moment of production launching had been designed and manufactured in accordance with top technology until the day of the mower manufacture.
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50 m / 170 ft N-28 (For: SAMBA 320) N-14 N-15 N-29 (For: SAMBA 160, 200, 240, 280) N-23 N-40 N-32 Watch out! Catching point when (For: SAMBA 240, SAMBA 280, SAMBA 320) Power lines...
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Lightweight, rear disc mowers Operator's manual Instrukcja obsługi SAMBA N-65 (For: SAMBA 160, SAMBA 200) N-63 N-162 N-109 N-117 N-155 N-167 N-168 Avoid contact with liquid Do not get onto guardrails Do not touch machine parts coming out under or protective guards...
Lightweight, rear disc mowers Operator's manual Instrukcja obsługi SAMBA Fig. 7. Mower mounted on tractor After the mower has been attached to tractor, check the balance and steerability of tractor-mower set. To do this, calculate to formulas given in the appendix or weigh the set, and then drive on the scales only with front axis of the tractor (the mower must be in transport position –...
Lightweight, rear disc mowers Operator's manual Instrukcja obsługi SAMBA Fig. 9. Shortening PTO shaft instructions WARNING! The PTO shaft should be mounted only during operation time and disconnected from tractor PTO for transport and service. WARNING! When changing the tractor, with which the machine operates, control the length of PTO shaft again, as otherwise the machine can be damaged.
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Lightweight, rear disc mowers Operator's manual Instrukcja obsługi SAMBA Fig. 10. Manner of setting front guard for transport In order to prepare the mower lifted on the tractor for transport - on a - road: lift up mower's front guard and secure it with pin, ❑...
Lightweight, rear disc mowers Operator's manual Instrukcja obsługi SAMBA Fig. 12. Transport position 5.4. Preparing mower for transport on public roads To meet safety precautions concerning transport on the public roads the mower should be equipped with the following devices: table for marking slow moving vehicles (being standard tractor equipment), which should be taken ❑...
5.6. Preparing mower for operation WARNING! During storing of the machines in company SaMASZ the cylinders are protected by special grease in order to secure them against weather which may cause their premature wear. Before starting the operation excess grease should be removed from the cylinders.
Disk mowers have their own optimal working parameters: ❑ - Keep the constant PTO rpm: 470 ÷ 540 rpm (for: SAMBA 160, 200, 240, 280) or 950 ÷ 1000 rpm (for: SAMBA 320). - Driving speed – recommended of min. 8 km/h. – the faster, the better result.
Lightweight, rear disc mowers Operator's manual Instrukcja obsługi SAMBA The safety breakaway device's spring (Fig. 14) with adjustable deflection allows for changing the device's momentum of activation. Fig. 14. Mower safety breakaway device Fig. 15. Mower retracting upon use of breakaway device Length of pressed safety breakaway device's steel spring (measurement R in Fig.
Lightweight, rear disc mowers Operator's manual Instrukcja obsługi SAMBA 5.8. Dismounting mower from tractor WARNING! When dismounting, make sure there is no person in between the mower and the tractor. To dismount the mower from the tractor: left the swath, ❑...
Lightweight, rear disc mowers Operator's manual Instrukcja obsługi SAMBA WARNING! When operating pay attention whether there are no excessive vibrations of the mower which may indicate that the disc(s) operate with 1 cutting knife attached only. Long-term cutting with insufficient amount of knives will cause permanent damage to the cutterbar, not eligible for a repair under the warranty.
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Lightweight, rear disc mowers Operator's manual Instrukcja obsługi SAMBA Fig. 20. Quick replacement of cutting knives 130 Nm Fig. 21. Knife mounting torqueing NOTICE: Before you change the knife check disc turns (Fig. 22). NOTICE: Because of high discs rpm, knife mounting should be changed in sets of the same weight.
Lightweight, rear disc mowers Operator's manual Instrukcja obsługi SAMBA SAMBA 160 SAMBA 200 SAMBA 240 Disc with the forming drum Disc without the forming drum SAMBA 280 SAMBA 320 Fig. 22. Direction of disk rears for mower 6.4. Adjusting cutting height To get the required mowing height, change length of upper link for suspension assembly (S) (Fig.
Lightweight, rear disc mowers Operator's manual Instrukcja obsługi SAMBA 6.6.3. Off-season maintenance and storing It is recommended for the operator to wear protective gloves when performing maintenance works. Upon completion of operation: lower the mower’s cutter bar onto the ground, ❑...
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Lightweight, rear disc mowers Operator's manual Instrukcja obsługi SAMBA Moreover: perform any necessary paintwork repair, ❑ examine oil level in axis gears and cutter bar (item 7). If leaks are found remove them immediately ❑ and refill the oil. If water is found in the oil, it must be replaced, otherwise the gears, bearings and shafts could be exposed to corrosion: what in result could lead to further failures, perform periodic checkups of the mower and protect all operating parts with grease in order to ❑...
Tab. 5. Amount of oil to be filled in cutter bar Mower type Oil volume [l] Oil type Replacement frequency SAMBA 160 SAMBA 200 SAE 90 EP After first 50 h of operation, then after next 500 h SAMBA 240...
Lightweight, rear disc mowers Operator's manual Instrukcja obsługi SAMBA Tab. 6. Oil to be filled in gear Oil volume Mower type Oil type Replacement frequency Transol 680÷1000 After first 50 h of operation, (acc. to ISO 3448 oil All types then after next 500 h viscosity grade: VG- (or at least once a year)
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Lightweight, rear disc mowers Operator's manual Instrukcja obsługi SAMBA Defect type Cause Recommendations Wash mower thoroughly. Check that Mower is clogged with grass or foreign Belt’s slipping nothing is wound on the disc modules (e.g. body strings) Lack of wheels axial Damaged bearings on PTO shaft Replace bearings with new ones symmetry...
Lightweight, rear disc mowers Operator's manual Instrukcja obsługi SAMBA 9. REPAIR AND WITHDRAWAL FROM USE 9.1. Repair WARNING! Before repair and disassembly the mower should be disconnected from the tractor. WARNING! It is forbidden to make any repairs under farming machine, or its individual components, which is lifted and unprotected against a free fall.
3. Faults or damages should be submitted personally, on letter or by telephone. Repairs shall be carried out within 14 days. Any repair which is subject to warranty should be carried out by an authorized SaMASZ dealer. 4. Warranty claims regarding replacing of the product or repayment are considered within 14 days by the Manufacturer.
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SaMASZ, e) regulating safety breakaway device spring not in accordance with the instructions described in this operator’s manual,...
Lightweight, rear disc mowers Operator's manual Instrukcja obsługi SAMBA 11.2. Warranty repairs record Repairs scope and spare parts replaced: Date, stamp and signature of repair shop. Date, stamp and signature of repair shop. Date, stamp and signature of repair shop. - 37 -...
Lightweight, rear disc mowers Operator's manual Instrukcja obsługi SAMBA APPENDIX. Defining the total weight, axis load, tyre load capacity and minimum load CAUTION: When mounting the machine on a tractor using front and/or rear 3-point linkage, a maximum value of permissible load cannot be exceeded – tractor's front axis load must be 20% of the tractor's overall weight.
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Lightweight, rear disc mowers Operator's manual Instrukcja obsługi SAMBA – machine mounted at tractor's rear: Calculating minimum weight of front balast M ❑ P min. Calculating real axis load at tractor's front axis T ❑ P rzecz . ) is less than 20 % of tractor’s overall weight (T), apply additional load on the front *If the value of front axis load (T P rzecz axis.
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