Operator's Manual

CommissioningtheBrakingSystem
WARNING
Ifyoutestthemachinewherethereareotherpeople
andvehicles,thereisariskofinjuryandproperty
damage.
Performthesetestsonaprivateroad,where
possible.
1.Inspectthebrakesystemandensurethatall
componentsareassembledandsecuredcorrectlyand
thatallcablesarecorrectlytensioned.Carefullyoperate
thehandbrakeupwards.Ensurebrakesareonwhen
theleverhasmoved70to80percentofitstravel.If
not,releasethehandbrake,adjustusingturnbuckleand
retry.
Note:Repeatthissequenceuntil70to80percenthas
beenachieved.
2.Applythehandbrakeagain.
3.Operatethetractorandattempttopullthemower
forwards.Checkthatthemowerbrakesoperate
satisfactorily.Operatethetractorandattempttopush
themowerinreverse.Checkthatthemowerbrakes
operatesatisfactorily.
Note:Ifcorrectoperationisnotachieved,checkthe
brakesystemlinkagesagain.Consultyourdealerif
assistanceisrequired.
4.Lowerthehandbrakelevertoitslowestpositionto
releasethebrakes.
5.Drivethetractor/mowercombinationinastraightline
at32km/h(20mph)andbrakegraduallyandrmly
withoutskidding.Checkthebrakingperformanceof
themower.
Note:Ifthebrakingeffectattheleftandrightwheels
isunequal,adjustthewheelbrakecables.Repeatthe
brakingtestuntilsatisfactoryperformanceisachieved.
6.Drivethetractor/mowercombinationatthemaximum
speedatwhichitistobeusedbutdonotexceed40
km/h(25mph);refertoSafeOperatingPractices(page
3).Applythebrakermlywithoutskidding.Before
comingtorest,increasethespeedbacktomaximum.
Note:Ensurethatthebrakingperformanceisgradual
andsympathetictothesystem(notsevere).Avoid
aggressive/violentbrakingduringthesetestsinorder
toallowthebrakepadstobed-incorrectly.
OperatingTips
•Therotationalspeedofthecuttingcylindersshould
alwaysbekeptashighaspossibleinordertomaintain
thehighestqualityofcut.Thisinturnrequiresthatthe
tractorenginespeedbekeptashighaspossiblewithout
exceedingaPTOspeedof540rpm.
•Excessiveforwardspeedcausesthequalityofcutto
deteriorate.Alwaysbalancethequalityofcutwiththe
workraterequiredandsettheforwardspeedaccordingly.
•Neverletthetractorenginelabor.Reducetheforward
speedorincreasetheheightofcut.Checkthatthecutting
cylindersarenotinheavycontactwiththeirbottom
blades.
•Regularlycheckthecylindertothebottomblade
adjustmenteveryfewhoursevenwhencutting
performanceappearstobesatisfactory.Heavycontact
orexcessiveclearancebetweenthecylindersandbottom
bladescausesrapidweartotakeplace.
•AlwaysdisengagethetractorPTOwhentravellingacross
areaswithnograss.Grasslubricatesthecuttingedges
whilemowing.Excessiveheatwillbuildupifyourunthe
cuttingcylinderswhennotmowing,andthiscausesrapid
weartotakeplace.Therefore,reducethecuttingcylinder
speedwhenmowinglightlygrassedareasorwhenthe
grassisdry.
•Cuttingperformanceisbestwhencuttingagainstthelie
ofthegrass.Therefore,youshouldattempttoalternate
thedirectionofmowingbetweencuts.
•Donotleaveuncutstripsofgrassattheoverlappoints
betweentheadjacentcuttingunitsbyavoidingtightturns.
•Removetherearrollerscraperswhereconditionsallow,
asbestgrassdischargeisachievedwithoutthem.Install
thescraperswhenconditionsaresuchthatmudandgrass
starttobuildupontherollers.
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