SAFETY & OPERATORS MANUAL
GB-3
1 CONTENTS
2.1 IMPORTANT ........................................................................ 4
2.2 PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION .............................................4
2.3 GUIDELINES FOR THE DISPOSAL OF
SCRAP PRODUCTS ...........................................................5
2.3.1 DURING SERVICE LIFE .....................................................5
2.3.2 END OF SERVICE LIFE ......................................................5
2.4 PARTS MANUAL .................................................................6
2.5 SALES & SERVICE .............................................................7
3.1 OPERATING SAFETY ......................................................... 8
3.1.1 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS ............................................8
3.1.2 SAFETY SIGNS ................................................................... 8
3.1.3 DRIVING THE MACHINE .................................................... 8
3.1.4 TRANSPORTING ................................................................8
3.1.5 SLOPES .............................................................................. 9
3.1.6 BLOCKED CUTTING UNITS ...............................................9
3.1.7 ADJUSTMENTS, LUBRICATION, MAINTENANCE
& CLEANING ........................................................................ 9
4.1 DIMENSIONS & WEIGHTS .................................................11
4.2 MACHINE SPECIFICATION ................................................12
4.3 HYDRAULIC SPECIFICATION ...........................................12
4.4 CUTTING UNIT SPECIFICATION .......................................13
4.5 RECOMMENDED LUBRICANTS ........................................ 13
4.7 CUTTING PERFORMANCE (AREA) ...................................13
4.8 CUTTING PERFORMANCE (FREQUENCY) ......................13
4.9 CERTIFICATES OF CONFORMITY ....................................14
5.1 SAFETY DECALS ...............................................................18
5.2 INSTRUCTION DECALS .....................................................18
6.1 CONTROL BOX ................................................................... 20
6.2 SAFETY HOOK LEVERS .................................................... 21
7.1 DAILY INSPECTION ...........................................................22
7.2 OPERATING PROCEDURE ................................................23
7.3 ATTACHING THE REAR UNIT TO THE TRACTOR. ..........24
7.3.1 TRACTOR SPECIFICATION TO INCLUDE ........................ 24
7.3.2 PRE FITTING REQUIREMENTS/INSPECTION .................24
7.3.3 HYDRAULIC 5/7 STANDS ..................................................25
7.3.4 CONNECTING THE THREE POINT LINKAGE ...................25
7.3.5 CONNECTING THE PTO .................................................... 26
7.3.6 CONNECT THE HYD 5/7 QUICK RELEASE
COUPLINGS......................................................................... 26
7.3.7 CONNECT THE HYD 5/7 TO TRACTOR
QUICK RELEASE COUPLINGS ..........................................26
7.3.8 CONNECTING THE ELECTRICAL MULTI-PLUG ..............27
7.3.9 CONNECTING THE ELECTRICAL AUXILIARY
POWER PLUG (3 PIN) ........................................................ 27
7.3.10 CONNECTING THE LIGHTING BAR. ................................. 27
7.3.11 SET THE HEIGHT AND LEVEL THE UNIT .........................27
7.3.12 REMOVING THE STANDS .................................................28
7.3.13 REMOVING THE UNIT ........................................................28
7.3.14 LIFTING THE HYDRAULIC 5/7 MK4....................................28
7.3.15 CUTTING UNIT REMOVAL .................................................30
7.3.16 HOW TO REMOVE A BLOCKAGE FROM
CUTTING UNITS .................................................................. 30
8.1 MAINTENANCE & LUBRICATION CHART .........................31
8.2 DAILY CHECKS (EVERY 10 WORKING HOURS) .............33
8.3 WEEKLY CHECKS (EVERY 50 WORKING HOURS) .........33
8.4 MACHINE: FIRST 50 HOURS THEN EVERY
END OF SEASON ..............................................................34
8.5 MACHINE: WEEKLY OR EVERY 50 WORKING HOURS .. 35
8.6 CUTTING UNIT: WEEKLY OR EVERY 40
WORKING HOURS. ............................................................ 36
8.7 HYDRAULIC TEST PORTS ................................................37
9.1 DIVERTOR ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT ........................... 38
9.2 CUTTING UNIT CUTOUT ...................................................38
9.3 SPRING ADJUSTMENT/REMOVAL ...................................39
9.4 BACKLAPPING ..................................................................40
10.1 TROUBLESHOOTING GENERAL ......................................41
11 QUALITY OF CUT TROUBLESHOOTING ..........................42
11.1 WASHBOARDING ...............................................................42
11.2 MARCELLING 4 ...................................................................3
11.3 STEP CUTTING ..................................................................44
11.4 SCALPING ........................................................................... 45
11.5 STRAGGLERS .................................................................... 46
11.6 STREAKS ............................................................................. 47
11.7 WINDROWING .................................................................... 48
11.8 RIFLING OR TRAMLINING ................................................. 49
11.9 MISMATCHED CUTTING UNITS ........................................49
12 GUARANTEE ....................................................................... 50
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