Operator's Manual

Thecuttingunitdrivecanbeengagedonlywhentheoperator
isseatedcorrectly,refertoCheckingtheOperatorPresence
SeatSwitch(page44).
Forwardrotationcuttingunitdriveengagement:Press
thetopofthecuttingunitdriveswitchtotheforwardposition
(Figure32).
Reverserotationcuttingunitdriveengagement:Press
thebottomofthecuttingunitdriveswitchtothereverse
position(Figure32).
Allcuttingunitdrivesdisengagement:Settheswitchto
themiddleposition(Figure32).
Tolowerthecuttingunits:Thecuttingunitdriveswitch
mustbesettoforward.Operatetheliftcontrolswitch(s)ina
downwarddirection.Thereeldriveswhenthecuttingunits
areapproximately150mm(6inches)abovegroundlevel.
ClearingtheCuttingUnits
WARNING
Neverattempttorotatethecuttingunitsbyhand.
Theremaybesomeresidualpressureinthe
hydraulicsystem,whichcouldcauseinjurythrough
suddenmovementofthecuttingunit(s)whenthe
blockageisreleased.
•Alwayswearprotectiveglovesanduseasuitable
strongwoodeninstrument.
•Ensurethatthewoodeninstrumentwillt
betweenthebladesandthroughthereelandis
longenoughtoprovidesufcientleverageto
releasetheblockage.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,lowerthecutting
unitstothegroundorsecurelylocktheminthe
designatedtransportpositions,engagetheparking
brake,shutofftheengine,andremovethekeyfrom
theignitionswitch.
2.Releaseallstoredenergydevices.
3.Checkthatallmovingpartsarestationary.
4.Usingasuitablestrongwoodeninstrument,remove
theblockage.Ensurethatthewoodeninstrumentis
properlysupportedinthecuttingunitandavoidthe
useofexcessiveforcetopreventdamage.
5.Ensurethatthewoodeninstrumentisremovedfrom
thecuttingunitbeforerestartingthepowersource.
6.Repairoradjustthecuttingunitifrequired.
UsingWeight
Transfer/TractionAssistance
Avariablehydraulicweighttransfersystemisprovidedfor
improvingtiregripwiththegrasssurface—tractionassistance.
Hydraulicpressureinthecuttingunitliftsystemprovidesa
liftingforcewhichreducestheweightofthecuttingunits
onthegroundandtransferstheweightasadownwardforce
ontothetiresofthemachine.Thisactionisknownasweight
transfer.
Toengageweighttransfer:Theamountofweighttransfer
canbevariedtosuitoperatingconditionsbyrotatingthe
weighttransferhandwheel(Figure33)asfollows:
1.Releasethevalvelocknut1/2turncounterclockwise
andhold(Figure33).
2.Rotatethevalvehandwheel(Figure33)
counterclockwisetoreduceweighttransferor
clockwisetoincreaseweighttransfer.
3.Tightenthenut.
g014435
1
2
g014435
Figure33
1.Lockwheel
2.Weighttransferhand
wheel
FoldingtheROPS
YoucanfoldtheROPSframedowntoallowaccessintoareas
ofrestrictedheight.
WARNING
Themachinedoesnothavearolloverprotection
system(ROPS)whentherollbarisfoldeddown
andshouldnotbeconsideredaROPS.
Donotwearaseatbeltwhentherollbarislowered.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,shutofftheengine,
engagetheparkingbrake,andremovethekeyfrom
theignitionswitch.
27