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Dear Farmer You have just made an excellent choice. Naturally we are very happy and wish to congratulate you for having chosen Pöttinger. As your agricultural partner, we offer you quality and efficiency combined with reliable servicing. In order to assess the spare-parts demand for our agricultural machines and to take these demands into consideration when developing new machines, we would ask you to provide us with some details.
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR Dokument PRODUCT DELIVERY PÖTTINGER Landtechnik GmbH Industriegelände 1 A-4710 Grieskirchen Tel. 07248 / 600 -0 Telefax 07248 / 600-2511 According to the product liability please check the above mentioned items. Please check. Machine checked according to delivery note. All attached parts removed. All safety equipment, drive shaft and operating devices at hand.
TABLE OF CONTENTS WARNING SIGNS CE sign ..............5 Meaning of warning signs..........5 ATTACHING IMPLEMENT TO TRACTOR Attaching implement to tractor ........6 PARKING THE UNIT Parking implement in working position .....7 Parking implement in transport position....8 Parking in the open ............8 TRANSPORT POSITION Changing to transport position ........9 Changing to working position ........10...
WARNING SIGNS CE sign The CE sign, which is affixed by the manufacturer, indicates outwardly that this machine conforms to the engineering guideline regulations and the other relevant EU guidelines. Recommendations EU Declaration of Conformity (see supplement) for work safety By signing the EU Declaration of Conformity, the manufacturer declares that the machine being All points referring brought into service complies with all relevant safety and health requirements.
ATTACHING IMPLEMENT TO TRACTOR Attaching implement to tractor Centre-mount (M) mower unit to tractor Set upper link spindle Safety hints: - Adjust lower link accordingly. - By turning upper link spindle (16) cutter is brought into see supplement-A1 a horizontal or a slightly forward inclined position. Pkt.
PARKING THE UNIT Parking implement in working position Attention! Make sure that swivel area is free and that nobody is standing in the danger area. 1. Raise stop-lock support using the rope (S). 3. Lower support stand and secure (F) - Stop-lock support to position „B“...
PARKING THE UNIT Parking implement in transport position Note! Note! Remove the Additional parking supports (SV, SH) can be fitted to parking supports implement when parking in transport position (optional from the machine extra) during operation Front fitting of parking supports (SV) Rear fitting of parking supports (SH) - Pin the support stands (SV) left and right in the - Pin the supporting yoke (SH) in retaining tube...
TRANSPORT POSITION Changing to transport position Safety Precaution! Starting position see supplement- • Implement is attached to tractor A1 points 7.), 8c. - see chapter „Ataching implement to tractor“ - 8h.) • Support stand pulled up and secured (F) • Changing from working position to transport...
WORKING POSITION Changing to working position Safety Precaution! see supplement- A1 points 7.), 8c. - 8h.) • Changing from working position to transport position is only to be carried out on even, firm ground. • Never let the mowing mechanism run with the mower raised.
OPERATION General Guidelines when Working with Implement Safety hints: Attention! - The mower unit is suitable for gradients of between +22° and -30°. Danger - flying objects; keep safe distance from • Never let the machine as long as the engine is running. the mowing mechanism run with the mower...
OPERATION Collision Safety Device When mowing around trees, fences, boundary stones Adjustment: etc., collisions between the cutter bar and obstacles In case the safety device trips to easy adjust hexagonal can occur despite careful and slow driving. Therefore, nut. in order to prevent such damage, collision protection has been planned for the cutting device.
STARTING WORK Important points before starting work Safety hints: After the first hours of operation 5. Damage protection! supplement-A • The surface to be mowed must be free of obstructions • Retighten all knife screw fittings. Pkt. 1. - 7.) or foreign objects.
OPERATION Working on slopes Take care when turning on slopes! Safety advice • Reduce speed in curves accordingly. The tractor's travelling characteristics are influenced by the weight (G) of the mower unit. This can lead to • It is better to travel in reverse on a slope than to carry out a risky dangerous situations, especially on slopes.
SWATHFORMER Swath Discs Protective apron With the swath discs a narrower swath is formed when mowing. Release the protective apron in the swath discs area. This prevents them from being run over by the tractor's wide - more information in the supplement of this operating manual tyres.
MAINTENANCE Safety point Parking in the ope Safety points! • Turn engine off when adjustment, service and repair When parking in the open for work is to be done. long periods of time, clean • Turn engine off piston rods and then coat when adjustment, with grease.
MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE Cutter bar oil level check Safety hints: • Under normal operating conditions, oil is to be 4. Oil level check replenished annually. • Turn engine off The oil level is correct when the oil comes up to the when adjustment, level screw (OIL LEVEL).
MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE Changing oil - Cutter bar - Change oil after the first 50 operating hours or after 100 ha at the latest. Note: • Change oil when at operating temperature. The oil is too viscid when cold. Too much old oil remains stuck to the gearwheels and because of this any suspended matter present cannot be removed from the gearing Quantity: NOVADISC 730: 2 x 3.5 Liter SAE 90...
MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE V-belt Drive Setting Relieving Spring - check V-belt tension In order to prevent turf damage the cutter bar after 1 hour, after 5 hours, after 20 hours, then as - must be in an almost parallel position before being set necessary down Setting range:...
MAINTENANCE Checking wear on mowing blade holders Wearing parts are: Attention! - mounting of mowing blades (30) Danger of accident - bolts of mowing blades (31) if wearing parts are worn If such wearing parts are worn out they must not be used any longer.
MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE Checking the mowing blade suspension Take note! - Normal check every 50 hours. For Your Safety - Check more often when mowing on stony terrain or in - Normal check other difficult operating conditions. every 50 hours. - Check immediately after driving over a hard obstacle Damaged, buckled (e.g.
MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE Changing the Cutter Blades 1. Insert lever from left or right side on the cutter disc ”Pos A” until it stops. 2. Swing lever from ”pos. A” to ”pos. B” and push the movable holder (30) down. 3.
INDIVIDUAL LIFT Mowing with only one mower unit Attention! For travelling over fodder already cut or if necessary Safety hint! for reasons of space, one mower unit can be raised. Do not enter the Do not raise mower units above the field mower unit area transport position (FT) as long as the...
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INDIVIDUAL LIFT Attention! Do not enter the mower unit area as long as the drive is running. Variante 2 272-06-13 EW 1 As optional extra Variant 2 Electrical preselection Advantage: • Only one control unit is required Function: • Activate the mower unit to be swivelled on the control unit - With activated single lifting, control lamp on control unit lights up...
• Electrical preselection The defined use of the mower unit The „NOVADISC 640 (Type PSM 3901), NOVADISC 730 (Type PSM 3902) und NOVADISC 900 (Type PSM 3904)“ mower is intended solely for normal use in agricultural work. • The mowing of grassland and short stemmed fodder.
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The original cannot be copied ... Things will run better with genuine Pöttinger parts • Quality and precise fitting The decision must be made, ”original” or ”imitation”? The decision is often governed by price and a ”cheap buy” can sometimes be very expensive. - Operating safety.
Recommendations for work safety SUPPLEMENT - A Recommendations for work safety 6.) Transport of persons prohibited All points refering to safety in this manual are indicated a. The transport of persons on the machine is not permitted. by this sign. b.
DRIVESHAFT Supplement - B Matching driveshaft to tractor Rules for working To determine the actual length required, hold the two Never exceed the maximum p. t. o. speed when using halves of the driveshaft side by side. the implement. Important! - When the p.t.o.
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DRIVESHAFT Supplement - B How a cam type cut out safety clutch works This overload clutch switches the torque transmitted to zero if overloaded. To revert to normal operation, stop the p.t.o. drive briefly. The clutch reengages at a speed below 200 rpm. IMPORTANT! Re-engaging is also possible by decreasing the p.t.o.
FETT Schmierplan Plan de graissage Lubrication chart alle X Betriebsstunden Toutes les X heures de service after every X hours operation 40 F alle 40 Fuhren 40 F Tous les 40 voyages 40 F all 40 loads 80 F alle 80 Fuhren 80 F Tous les 80 voyages 80 F...
REPARAIR INSTRUCTIONS Repairs on the cutter bar • Adjust markings in a line (K1, K2). • Only screw the nut (M) on when there is sufficient thread length in order to prevent any damage. • Secure nut (M) against loosening. - with „Loctite 242“...
IMPORTANT! ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Combination of tractor and mounted implement The mounting of implements on the front or rear three point linkage shall not result in exceeding the maximum permissible weight, the permissible axle loads and the tyre load carrying capacities ot the tractor. The front axle of the tractor must always to be loaded with at least 20 % of the unladen weight of the tractor.
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IMPORTANT! ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 3. CALCULATION OF THE REAL FRONT AXLE LOAD T V tat (If with the front mounted implement (G ) the required minimum front ballasting (G ) cannot be reached, the weight of the front mounted V min implement has to be increased to the weight of the minimum ballasting at the front!) Record the calculated real front axle load and the permissible front axle load of the tractor into the table.
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EC Conformity Declaration Original Conformity Declaration Name and address of the manufacturer: PÖTTINGER Landtechnik GmbH Industriegelände 1 AT - 4710 Grieskirchen Machine (interchangeable equipment): mower NOVADISC 730 Type 3902 3903 3904 Serial no. The manufacturer declares that the machines adhere to all relevant provisions in the following EU directive: machinery 2006/42/EG In addition to this, the manufacturer also declares adherence to the other following EU...
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Im Zuge der technischen Weiterentwicklung La société PÖTTINGER Landtechnik GmbH Following the policy of the PÖTTINGER arbeitet die PÖTTINGER Landtechnik améliore constamment ses produits grâce Landtechnik GmbH to improve their products GmbH ständig an der Verbesserung ihrer au progrès technique. as technical developments continue, Produkte.
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