All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DEAR OWNER, In buying a KUHN machine you have chosen wisely. Into it have gone years of thought, research and improvements. You will find, as have thousands of owners all over the world, that you have the best that engineering skill and actual field testing can produce.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com CONTENTS Page...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS TYPE GMD 600 GMD 700...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com ASSEMBLY GMD 600 1. Mounting chassis to cutterbar FOR YOUR SAFETY BE SURE TO CHOCK CHASSIS CORRECTLY.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 2. Fitting the break-away latch 3. Assembly of belt shield and belts...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 4. Frame pipe and lift bracket assembly...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 5. Compensating spring, inner shoe and inner swath board assembly...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 6. Installing outer disc with cone and outer swath wheel Tighten at 12 daNm (90 ft.lbs). X = 15 to 25 mm / 3/5" - 1" maximum angle (A') minimum angle (A)
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 7. Safety guard and locking device assembly Fit end-plug (Z) on rear safety bar (A) (photo 11)
Note CAUTION : ALWAYS OPERATE MOWER WITH SAFETY COVER IN PLACE AND THE FRONT END OF THE COVER LOWERED. NEVER LEAN AGAINST OR STAND ON SAFETY COVER. GENERAL INFORMATION GMD 600 GMD 700 GMD 600 GMD 700 GMD 600 GMD 700 Check tighteness of screws (U) after ten hours of use.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com ADAPTING TO TRACTOR Attachment lower links positionning of hitch pins : Follow fig. 1 Follow fig. 2 Follow fig. 3 Follow fig. 4 NOTE...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com P.T.O. SHAFT to the 540 rpm tractor drive 1000 rpm tractor drive...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com TRANSPORT The cord (F) (photo 25) must be pulled each time when raising the cutterbar in the vertical position. Note...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com WORKING POSITION AND ADJUSTMENTS WARNING : BEFORE PUTTING THE MACHINE IN WORK OR TRANSPORT POSITION, ENSURE ALL PERSONS ARE WELL CLEAR OF THE CUTTERBAR PIVOTING AREA. Adjustment of chassis height from the ground For tractors equipped with hydraulic position control function...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com For tractors not equipped with hydraulic position control function WARNING : BEFORE PUTTING THE MACHINE IN WORK OR TRANSPORT POSITION, ENSURE ALL PERSONS ARE WELL CLEAR OF THE CUTTERBAR PIVOTING AREA. CUTTING HEIGHT...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com PARKING THE MACHINE BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO LOWER THE PARKING STAND, RAISE THE CUTTERBAR TO ITS VERTICAL TRANSPORT POSITION, TO RELEASE PRESSURE COMPENSATING SPRING. FOR YOUR SAFETY : ALWAYS PARK THE MACHINE WITH THE CUTTERBAR IN THE HORIZONTAL POSITION.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com OPERATING THE MOWER E N S U R E T H A T T H E S A F E T Y CURTAIN IS COMPLETELY IN PLACE AROUND THE CUTTER- BAR. ADVERSE FIELD CONDITIONS NEVER MOW IN STONY OR ROCKY GROUNDS.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com LUBRICATION IMPORTANT NOTE 1° BEVEL GEARBOX it is important not to exceed this quantity. GEARBOX OIL CAPACITY : 0.45 litre - 1 US pint - 0.75 Imp. pint 2° CUTTERBAR Note CUTTERBAR OIL CAPACITY : 2.00 litres - 3.5 Imp.pints - 4.25 US pints NOTE Attention...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com GREASE FITTINGS RESPECT SPECIFIED OIL QUANTITIES AND GRADES : SAE 80 W EP (GL4) OIL ONLY. ADJUSTMENTS AND MAINTENANCE Adjust machine to clear obstructions and debris. Foreign objects and other debris can be deflected toward the operator and bystanders.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com IMPORTANT : CAUTION : 12 daNm (90 ft.lbs) Discs supplied through our spare parts department come with a 1 mm spacer (part no. 568 071 00) (fig. 2) attached to them. When installing a new disc check if the gap between the blades or their mounting bolts and the cutterbar protection shields...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 2. Belts Note 3. Releasing compensating spring (photo 41)
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 4. Adjustment of compensating spring tension GMD 700 REGULARLY CHECK ALL NUTS AND BOLTS FOR CORRECT TIGHTNESS, PARTICULARLY THOSE SECURING THE DISCS AND KNIVES.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com INSPECTION OF KNIVES AND SECURING ELEMENTS A. KNIVES Should inspected systematically each time before the machine is operated. 1. Damaged knives 2. Worn knives B. SECURING ELEMENTS : To be inspected regularly ! 12 daNm / 90 ft.lbs...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 1. The securing bolt must be replaced: 2. The nuts must be replaced : FOR THE CORRECT OPERATION OF YOUR MACHINE, ALWAYS USE GENUINE KUHN SPARE PARTS...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT 1. Hydraulic adaptators (photo 43) 2. High cone (kit No. 104 6130 for GMD 700) GMD 700 12 daNm/88 ft.lbs 3. Inside swath wheel (kit No. 104 6100) GMD 700 12 daNm/ 88 ft.lbs.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 4. Inside swath wheel (kit No. 103 6130) GMD 600 12 daNm/88 ft.lbs. 5. Lengthened left hitch pin (kit No. 568 207 00) 6. Wear plate (568 017 00) 7. Raised skids Kit No. 103 6190...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 8. Quick hitch bracket (Kit No. 103 6170) 9. Signalling elements Kit No. 102 6100 Before putting the machine in work position, dont forget to unbolt the panel. 10. Kit for mowing at 35 degrees below horizontal (Kit no.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 11. lnner swath board (Kit no. 103 6200 for GMD 600) (Kit no. 104 6150 for GMD 700) GMD 600 : X = 430 mm. GMD 700 : X = 720 mm. 8 daNm / 60 ft.lbs...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com SOUND LEVELS Sound levels given out by : GMD 600 - GMD 700 Multidisc Mowers Sound levels have been measured in accordance with the measuring methods as defined in : HM Agricultural Inspectorate...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com LIMITED WARRANTY KUHN S.A. THESE CONDITIONS ARE SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING EXCEPTIONS : THE CUSTOMER WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR AND BEAR THE COSTS OF:...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com LIMITED WARRANTY IS DEPENDENT UPON THE STRICT OBSERVANCE BY THE PURCHASER OF THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS : DISCLAIMER OF FURTHER WARRANTY There are no warranties, expressed or implied, except as set forth above. There is no warranty of merchantability.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com - N O T E S -...
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This machine complies with the safety requirements of the European machinery directive. The Operator should respect all Health and Safety regulations as well as the Highway Code. For your own safety, use only genuine KUHN spare parts. The manufacturer disclaims all responsibilities due to incorrect use or non-compliance with the...
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