Table Of Contents - SaMASZ SAMBA 160 Operator's Manual

OPERATOR'S MANUAL REAR DISC MOWERS

Table of contents

1. IDENTIFYING THE MACHINE ........................................................................................... 5
2. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................ 5
3. PROPER AND INTENDED USE .......................................................................................... 5
3.1. Technical data .................................................................................................................................. 7
3.2. Design and operating principle ........................................................................................................... 7
3.3. Standard equipment and spare parts .................................................................................................. 8
4. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS .................................................................................................. 9
4.1. Safety rules and regulations ............................................................................................................... 9
4.2. Qualifications of operator ................................................................................................................ 11
4.3. Conditions of mounting mower on tractor ......................................................................................... 12
4.4. Transport ........................................................................................................................................ 12
4.4.1. Loading the mower onto another vehicle for transport ................................................................. 12
4.5. Working parts .................................................................................................................................. 14
4.8. Residual risk ................................................................................................................................... 15
4.9. Safety decals and their meaning ...................................................................................................... 17
5. OPERATION ............................................................................................................... 20
5.1. Attaching the mower to the tractor ................................................................................................... 20
5.2. Connecting the articulated telescopic shaft (ATS) ............................................................................ 22
5.3. Preparing mower for transport ......................................................................................................... 23
5.4. Preparing mower for transport on public roads ................................................................................. 24
5.5. Moving the mower from transport to working position ...................................................................... 25
5.5.1. Operating positions of the mower ............................................................................................... 26
5.6. Preparing mower for operation ......................................................................................................... 26
5.7. Operation ........................................................................................................................................ 27
5.7.1. Basic information on mowing ...................................................................................................... 27
5.7.2. Essential information concerning mowing ................................................................................... 27
5.7.3. Design and operation of safety breakaway device ........................................................................ 28
5.7.4. Mower blocking and jams ........................................................................................................... 28
5.7.5. Driving with mower over windrows when taking turns ................................................................... 29
5.8. Unhitching the mower from tractor ................................................................................................... 29
6. MOUNTING AND ADJUSTMENTS ................................................................................... 30
6.1. Mounting and timing of the knives ................................................................................................... 30
6.2. Controlling condition of knives and holder pins ................................................................................. 31
6.3. Replacing knives and holder pins ..................................................................................................... 31
6.4. Adjusting cutting height ................................................................................................................... 33
6.5. Adjusting pressure of the cutter bar using support springs ................................................................ 33
6.6. Operating service ............................................................................................................................ 34
6.6.1. Checking the tension of V-belts on belt gear ................................................................................ 34
6.6.2. Daily maintenance ...................................................................................................................... 34
6.6.3. After-season maintenance and storing ........................................................................................ 35
7. LUBRICATING ............................................................................................................. 36
7.1. Risks present when lubricating ......................................................................................................... 36
7.2. Cutter bar ........................................................................................................................................ 37
7.3. Intersecting axis gear ...................................................................................................................... 37
8. DEFECTS AND THEIR REPAIR ........................................................................................ 38
9. DISASSEMBLY AND WITHDRAWAL FROM USE ................................................................. 40
9.1. Repair ............................................................................................................................................. 40
9.2. Scrapping ....................................................................................................................................... 40
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