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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...
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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 Safety hints to observe in supplement! Table of contents Meaning of warning signs .............. 5 Parking in the open ..............16 Warning signs ................5 Winter storage ................16 Rotary cutter implement combinations ........... 6 Drive shafts .................. 16 Attaching implement to tractor ............
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.
To operate the front-end mower observe the instructions in the operating instructions 25 cm 25 cm belonging to it.. MULTICAT 780 TD 70/96/9 + CAT NOVA 260 front • The cutting area of both rear cutter bars overlaps that of the front mower by 25 cm.
ATTACHING TO TRACTOR Attaching implement to tractor Safety hints: see supplement-A1 points 7.), 8a. - 8h.) TD 70/96/5 Centre-mount (M) mower unit to tractor - Adjust lower link bolt (1) on frame accordingly. Frame in horizontal position - Bring frame into horizontal position by adjusting linkage arm spindle (15).
TRANSPORT AND WORKING POSITION Conversion from Working to Transport Position Reducing the Total Height in the Transport Position Safety Precaution! see supplement-A1 points 7.), 8c. - 8h.) Before converting to transport position Changing from working position to transport position is only •...
TRANSPORT AND WORKING POSITION Conversion from Transport to Working Lowering the Machine Position - Pull out jack stand (25) and secure with cotter pin. - Before disconnecting hydraulic hose (26) extend cylinder (27) Swinging cutter bar down completely, so that no residual pressure interferes with connecting - Make sure that swivel area is free and that nobody is standing in up later.
STARTING WORK 4. Stay clear while engine is running. Important points before starting work Safety hints: see supplement-A1 points 1. - 7.) After the first hours of operation • Retighten all knife screw fittings. bsb 447 410 - Keep people out of the danger zone - foreign bodies which can be ejected by the mower could injure them.
STARTING WORK Adjustment: Operation - Adjust tractor hydraulics in a way that the machine can adapt to uneven ground. 1. Adjust cutting height by turning upper link spindle (inclination of the cutting discs max. 5°). TD25/90/8 - Bolt (B) in the centre of the guide. 2.
WORKING ON SLOPES Take care when turning on slopes! Safety advice The tractor's travelling characteristics are influenced by the • Reduce speed in curves accordingly. weight (G) of the mower unit. This can lead to dangerous • It is better to travel in reverse on a slope than to carry out a risky situations, especially on slopes.
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. Attention! It is not the intention of the collision safety device to prevent TD70/96/8...
SWATHFORMER Swath Discs (not on implements with Conditioner) With the swath discs a narrower swath is formed when mowing. This prevents them from being run over by the tractor's wide tyres. - Attachment is carried out using hexagonal screws (M 10 x 80) and safety nuts (Si-Mutter). M 10x80 Si-Mutter TD 4/94/1...
CONDITIONER Mowing with the conditioner The conditioning effect can be modified: - with lever (13), which adjusts the gap between adjustable plate and rotor. The conditioning effect is most intense with the lever at the bottom of its travel. However the crop should not be chopped. Dismounting and mounting the conditioner Important! When mowing without conditioner, protective...
MAINTENANCE Safety points Parking in the open • Turn engine off when adjustment, When parking in the open for long periods of time, clean service and repair work is to be done. piston rods and then coat with grease. • Do not work under the machine without safe support.
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...
MAINTENANCE Angular gear - Change oil after the first 50 operating hours. Under normal operating conditions, oil is to be replenished annually (OIL LEVEL). - Change oil after 300 ha at the latest. Main drive Angular gear on both cutter bars: 0,8 Liter SAE 90 Starting gear: 2,2 Liter SAE 90 Conditioner drive Angular gear: 1,2 Liter SAE 90...
MAINTENANCE Cutter bar Changing oil - Change oil after the first 50 operating hours or after 300 ha at the latest. Quantity: 3,0 Liter SAE 90 - Position cutter bar vertically and wait approx. 5 minutes. - Remove drain plug (62), drain oil and dispose of properly. - Remove oil filler plug (63) and top up oil "SAE 90"...
MAINTENANCE Variation-1 Fixing cutter blades using srew-threaded blade bolts Attention! For your safety ! Regularly check that cutter blades are tightened firmly! - Buckled or damaged cutter blades must not be used further. - Cutter blades worn on one side can be turned over and installed again. - Blade bolts must be replaced when lower edge is well worn or at a diameter of 15 mm.
MAINTENANCE Lubrication chart (IV) 1 x jährlich ( 300 ha ) OIL (III) OIL (III) OIL (III) 1 fois par an ( 300 ha ) 1,2 Liter 2,2 Liter 0,8 Liter once a year ( 300 ha ) 1 x all' anno ( 300 ha ) 1 x roËnÏ...
Masch.Nr. / Fgst.Ident.Nr. The defined use of the mower unit The „MULTICAT 780 (Type PSM 359)“ mower is intended solely for normal use in agricultural work. • The mowing of grassland and short stemmed fodder. Any other uses outside of these are regarded as undefined.
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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 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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(full address of company - where this concerns authorized agents within the Common Market, also state the company name and manufacturer) declare in sole responsibility, that the product Doppel-Scheibenmäher MULTICAT 780, Type PSM 359 _________________________________________________________________________ (make, model) to which this certificate applies, conforms to the basic safety and health requirements of...
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