Instruction Manual

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................................................1
SERIAL NUMBER LOCATION .............................................................................................................4
SAFETY
Safety Alert Symbol..........................................................................................................................5
Signal Words....................................................................................................................................5
Safety Signs.....................................................................................................................................6
General Farm Safety...................................................................................................................... 7,8
SPECIFICATIONS
Power Tongue Windrower............................................................................................................. 9,10
Tractor Requirements .....................................................................................................................10
Hardware Torque Specifications.....................................................................................................11
Hydraulic Fitting Torque Specifications...........................................................................................12
OPERATION
Your Responsibilities as an Owner/Operator..................................................................................13
To the New Operator.......................................................................................................................13
Preparing the Tractor ......................................................................................................................14
Preparing the Windrower ................................................................................................................15
Attaching Windrower to Tractor.................................................................................................... 16,17
Detaching Windrower from Tractor .................................................................................................17
Break-In Period ...............................................................................................................................18
Pre-Starting Checks: Annual...........................................................................................................19
Pre-Starting Checks: Daily..............................................................................................................20
Operate Correctly............................................................................................................................21
Engaging the PTO...........................................................................................................................21
Lift Cylinder Stop (Raising and Lowering the Machine) ..................................................................22
Steering...........................................................................................................................................23
180° Turn ........................................................................................................................................24
Turning Square Corners..................................................................................................................25
Operating Variables .....................................................................................................................25-33
Lean Bar Position..........................................................................................................................26
Ground Speed...............................................................................................................................26
Reel Speed ...................................................................................................................................27
Reel Position.............................................................................................................................. 27,28
Cutting Height (Skid Plates)..........................................................................................................29
Cutterbar Angle.............................................................................................................................30
Header Flotation............................................................................................................................31
Roll Gap ........................................................................................................................................32
Forming Shields ............................................................................................................................33
Rear Deflector.............................................................................................................................33
Haying Tips: ................................................................................................................................. 34,35
Topsoil Moisture............................................................................................................................34
Climate and Topography...............................................................................................................34
Windrow Characteristics ...............................................................................................................35
Running Tractor Tire on Previously Cut Windrow.........................................................................35
Raking and Tedding......................................................................................................................35
Chemical Drying Agents................................................................................................................35
Unplugging the Windrower: Sickle ..................................................................................................36
Unplugging the Windrower: Rolls....................................................................................................36
Shut-Down Procedure.....................................................................................................................37
Transporting the Windrower: Towing ..............................................................................................37
Transporting the Windrower: Flatbed..............................................................................................38
Storage Procedure..........................................................................................................................39