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Disc mower MULTICAT 9000 (Type PSM 374 : + . . 01001) Ihre / Your / Votre • Masch.Nr. • Fgst.Ident.Nr. Operating instructions Nr. 99 374.GB.808.0...
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Dear Farmer Important information concerning Product Liability. You have just made an excellent choice. Naturally we According to the laws governing product liability, the manufacturer and dealer are are very happy and wish to congratulate you for obliged to hand the operating manual to the customer at the time of sale, and to having chosen Pöttinger.
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. EU Declaration of Conformity (see supplement) By signing the EU Declaration of Conformity, the manufacturer declares that the machine being brought into service complies with all relevant safety and health requirements.
ATTACHING TO TRACTOR Setting upper link height using spindle Attaching implement to tractor - By turning upper link spindle (16) the cutting height is adjusted . Safety hints: see supplement-A1 points 7.), 8a. - 8h.) Centre-mount (M) mower unit to tractor - Adjust lower link accordingly.
ATTACHING TO TRACTOR Observe rotation direction of cutting discs • Select appropriate rotation direction for the drive - if the necessary r.p.m. cannot be preselected on the tractor, then the both gearings ° (G1, G2) are to be turn 180 Fahrtrichtung TD 79/98/53 - 6 -...
ADJUSTMENTS Setting of spring tension (7a, 8a) The bearing load of the mower bar on the ground is controlled by the tension of the drawing spring. 1. Lift implement hydraulically (H2). 2. Secure both chains (K). Length of the chains 1300 mm TD 79/98/17 3.
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ADJUSTMENTS Setting the position of the lever (7b) 1. Lower implement to the ground (H1). CR = 55 mm 2. Measure the distance between attaching N = 80 mm frame and screw (7b). The distance should be 16 cm. This can be attained by cutting the chains to the appropriate lengths ~16 cm...
TRANSPORT POSITION WORKING POSITION Driving on public roads • Observe the official regulations of your country. • Travelling on open roads may only be carried out as described in chapter "Transport position". • Protection devices must be in proper condition. •...
TRANSPORT POSITION WORKING POSITION Conversion from transport to working Garaging the implement position - Garage implement only in the working position - Pull support stands (left and right) out and secure with spring pin. • Changing from working position to transport position - If the ground is soft, increase the standing surface of the support is only to be carried out on even, firm ground.
PUTTING INTO OPERATION Adjustment: Adjust the ground bearing load of both external cutter bars - Adjust tractor hydraulics in a way The ground bearing load is regulated that the machine can hydraulically. adapt to uneven - Close the hydraulic valve (b) ground.
WORKING ON SLOPES Take care when turning on slopes! The tractor's travelling characteristics are influenced by the weight (G) of the mower unit. This can lead to dangerous Safety advice situations, especially on slopes. • Reduce speed in curves accordingly. •...
PUTTING INTO OPERATION 3. Pay attention to correct p.t.o. direction of Important points before starting work rotation! 4. Damage protection! Safety hints: • The surface to be mowed must be free of obstructions or see supplement-A1 points 1. - 7.) foreign objects.
PUTTING INTO OPERATION Mower unit with Conditioner Mower unit with swath discs 1. Check condition of V-belts. Replace worn out and damaged V-belts! 2. Check V-belt tension! • Adjust the tensioning screw (S) TD 79/98/44 appropriate. If a conditioner is not attached to the mower unit then the swath former can be attached for mowing.
COLLISION SAFETY DEVICE Collision safety device: When mowing around trees, fences, boundary stones etc., collisions between the cutter bar and obstacles can occur despite careful and slow driving. Therefore, in order to prevent such damage, collision protection has been planned for the cutting device. TD 79/98/20 Attention! It is not the intention of the collision safety device to...
CONDITIONER Fitting the Conditioner Removing the Conditioner Fitting is carried out in reverse 1. Lower both jack stands (16a) and secure with spring pin. order to removal. 1. The conditioner's attaching elements (10a) are placed into the holding brackets and fixed left and right with spring pins (11a).
CONDITIONER Mowing with the Conditioner Lever position (1 - 5) 1. Raise both jack stands (16a) and secure with spring pin. The distance between the beating arm and rotor is adjusted using the hand lever which can also change the conditioning effect. 2.
MAINTENANCE Hydraulic unit Gas container Caution! Danger of injury or infection! Beware! Under high pressure, escaping fluids can penetrate the skin. Therefore seek immediate medical help! No welding, soldering or mechanical works of any kind may be carried out on the container. Note After the first 10 operating hours and then every •...
MAINTENANCE General maintenance hints Drive shaft In order to keep the implement in good condition after long periods of operation, please observe the following points: FETT Safety points • Turn engine off when adjustment, service and repair work is to be done. - Lubricate drive shaft every 8 hours of operation.
MAINTENANCE Cutter bar oil level check Cutter bar oil change • Under normal operating conditions, oil is to be replenished annually. - First oil change after the first 50 operating hours. - An oil change should then be carried out after every 900 ha . 1.
MAINTENANCE Gearing on the conditioner drive Check oil level: Once a year under normal operating conditions, however after 100 ha. at the latest. Oil level: The oil level (0.25 litre SAE 90) is correct when it reaches this screw. Oil Level Oil change: After 900 ha.
MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE Variation 2 Checking the mowing blade suspension - Normal check every 50 hours. Holder for a quick change of cutter blades - Check more often when mowing on stony terrain or in other difficult operating conditions. - Check immediately after driving over a hard obstacle (e.g. stones Attention! pieces of wood, ect).
MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE Changing the Cutter Blades 1. Insert lever (H) horizontally between cutter disc and holder (30) 2. Push movable holder (30) down using lever (H). TD 23-97-7 3. Remove cutter blade (M) 4. Clean forage remains and dirt away. - around the bolts (30) and inside the lining (32) 5.
MOUNTING OF MOWING BLADE CHECKING WEAR Attention ! Danger of accident if wearing TD 05-00-05 parts are worn Wearing parts are: - mounting of mowing blades (30) - bolts of mowing blades (31) If such wearing parts are worn out they must not be used any longer , otherwise it can no longer be guaranteed that the pin of the mowing blade is firmly adjusted and accidents may be...
(II) F E T T (IV) Schmierplan Lubrication chart Schema di ingrassaggio Mazací plán Plan de graissage Smeerschema Kenésterv FETT (IV) Anzahl der Schmiernippel Nombre de graisseurs Number of grease nipples Numero dei raccordi filettati Antal smörjnipplar et maznÌc » 900 ha 1x jährlich (900 ha) 1 fois par an (900 ha)
TECHNICAL DATA Technical data The defined use of the mower unit The "MULTICAT 9000" mower is intended solely for normal use in agricultural work. MULTICAT 9000 (Type PSM 374) • The mowing of grassland and short stemmed fodder. Kat. III Any other uses outside of these are regarded as undefined.
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 1) How a cam type cut out safety clutch works: DRIVESHAFT This overload clutch switches the torque transmitted to zero if overloaded. To revert to Important! Only use the indicated or normal operation, stop the accompanying drive shaft, otherwise p.t.o.
Repair Instructions Repairs on the cutter bar 70 Nm (7 kpm) Install flange (F) Use suitable tools (W)! Important Point! When screwing the nut on, do not push the flange (F) onto the drive shaft profile - the thread on the drive shaft could become damaged.
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