Preparing The Mower For Operation - SaMASZ KDC 260 Operator's Manual

CAUTION:
The PTO shaft should be mounted only during operation time and disconnected
from tractor PTO for transport and service.
NOTE:
The manufacturer declines all liability for damage caused by an incorrectly fitted or
used PTO shaft.
CAUTION:
Use the machines with PTO shafts designed to drive them. Before the work begins,
check the safety guards (in tractor, mower and PTO shaft), if they are placed
correctly and are not damaged. Damaged or lost parts must be replaced with
genuine ones. Make sure the PTO shaft is properly mounted. It is forbidden to
approach the rotating parts, because it may lead to serious injuries or even death.
All service and repair operations must be done only after the tractor engine has
been stopped and ignition key off, all rotating parts have come to the complete
standstill and the cutterbar is on the ground. Before the operation begins, read
operator's manuals of both the machine and PTO shaft.

5.5. Preparing the mower for operation

NOTE:
SaMASZ protects the cylinders with special grease against weather which
may cause premature wear. Before operating the mower, remove the excess
grease from the cylinder piston.
Follow items 5.1, 5.2, 5.4, upon performing these activities the mower is ready for operation.
Then:
open hydraulic valves (Fig. 11),
lower cutterbar freely until cutterbar touches the ground,
adjust the cutterbar setting with mower's upper connector onto desired mowing height. Optimal
angle of cutterbar in relation to the ground should be between 0° and 5°. This angle is result of
tightening or extending the link,
with hydraulic cylinders mount the mower on either tractor's left or right,
set the desired cutting width by folding guides back (Fig. 15) under proper angle,
slowly engage the mower's PTO shaft drive until cutting discs reach their nominal rotating
speed.
NOTE:
DO NOT pull the cutterbar towards the tractor, because it will lead to
cutterbar's premature wear or even its damage.
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