Operator's Manual

2.Supporttheweightoftheupperframeoftheroll
barwhileremovingthesnappinsandclevispins
fromthepivotbrackets(Figure25).
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Figure25
1.Upperframeinraised
position
3.Lowerholes
2.Clevispinsandsnappins4.Upperframeinlowered
position
3.Carefullylowertheframedownwarduntilitrests
onthestops.
4.Inserttheclevispinsinthelowerholesand
securethemwiththesnappinstosupportthe
upperframeinitsloweredposition.
5.Toraisetheframe,followtheseinstructionsin
reverseorder.
WARNING
TheROPSprotectionsystemmaynotbe
effectiveiftheROPSretainingboltassemblies
areloose,whichmaycauseseriousinjuryor
evendeathintheeventofarollover.
Whenintheraisedposition,bothretaining
boltassembliesmustbeinstalledandfully
tightenedtoensurefullROPSprotection.
WARNING
Whenloweringandraisingtherollbar,ngers
maygetpinchedbetweenthemachineand
therollbar.
Usecautionwhenloweringandraisingthe
rollbartoprevententrapmentofngers
betweenthexedpartandthepivotpartof
thestructure.
•Keepallnuts,bolts,andscrewscorrectlytorqued
ensurethattheequipmentisinsafeworking
condition.
•Replacewornordamagedpartsforsafety.
•Ensurethattheseatbeltandmountingsarein
safeworkingorder.
•Weartheseatbeltwhentherollbarisraisedand
noseatbeltwhentherollbarislowered.
Important:Therollbarisanintegralsafety
device.Keeptherollbarintheraisedposition
whenoperatingthemower.Lowertherollbar
temporarilyonlywhenabsolutelynecessary.
CheckingtheInterlock
Switches
CheckingtheForward/Reverse
TravelPedalAction
Withtheengineswitchedoff,operatetheforward
andreversetravelpedalsthroughthefullrangeof
articulationandensurethatthemechanismreturns
freelytotheNEUTRALposition.
CheckingtheOperator-Presence
SeatSwitch
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Sitontheoperatorseatandstarttheengine.
2.Lowerthecuttingunitstotheground.
3.Engagethecuttingunitdriveintheforward
direction.
4.Risefromtheoperatorseatandcheckthatthe
cuttingunitscometoastopafteraninitial1to2
seconddelay.
5.Repeattheprocedurewiththecuttingunits
runninginreverse.
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