User Manual
Table Of Contents
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- Model and Serial Number
- 1Safety
- 2Definitions
- 3Component Identification
- 4Specifications
- 5Operation
- 5.1Owner/Operator Responsibilities
- 5.2Operational Safety
- 5.3Tractor Setup: Pull-Type
- 5.4Mower Conditioner / Tractor Hook-Up: Pull-Type
- 5.5Mower Conditioner / Tractor Unhook: Pull-Type
- 5.6Header Attachment: Self-Propelled
- 5.7Configure Reverser Valve Jumper Hose
- 5.8Header Detachment: Self Propelled
- 5.9Transporting Header/Mower Conditioner
- 5.10Break-In Period
- 5.11Preseason Check
- 5.12Daily Start-Up Check
- 5.13Shutdown Procedure
- 5.14Engaging the Power Take-Off (PTO): Pull-Type
- 5.15Lift Cylinder Lockouts
- 5.16Steering the Pull-Type Mower Conditioner
- 5.17Unplugging the Header/Mower Conditioner
- 5.17.1Unplugging Conditioner and Knife: Pull-Type
- 5.17.2Unplugging Conditioner: Self-Propelled
- 5.17.3Unplugging Conditioner and Knife: Self-Propelled
- 5.18Header Operation
- 5.18.1Lean Bar Position
- 5.18.2Auger Speed
- 5.18.3Reel Speed
- 5.18.4Auger Position
- 5.18.5Reel Position
- 5.18.6Adjusting Tine Aggressiveness
- 5.18.7Cutting Height
- 5.18.8Header Angle
- 5.18.9Flotation
- 5.18.10Adjusting Feed Pan and Rock Drop Tine Position
- 5.18.11Hay Conditioner
- 5.18.12Adjusting Roll Tension
- 5.18.13Forming Shields
- 5.18.14Tall Crop Dividers
- 5.18.15Ground Speed
- 5.18.16Grass Seed Windrowing
- 5.18.17Haying Tips
- 5.18.18Storage
- 6Maintenance and Servicing
- 6.1Preparation for Servicing
- 6.2Recommended Safety Procedures
- 6.3Maintenance Specifications
- 6.4Driveshields
- 6.5Lift Cylinder Lock-Outs
- 6.6Lubrication
- 6.7Hydraulics
- 6.8Knife and Knife Drive
- 6.8.1Replacing Knife Section
- 6.8.2Sickle Removal
- 6.8.3Installing Knife
- 6.8.4Sickle Head Bearing Removal
- 6.8.5Sickle Head Bearing Installation
- 6.8.6Spare Sickle
- 6.8.7Sickle Guards
- 6.8.8Sickle Hold-Downs
- 6.8.9Sickle Drive Belt: A30-S
- 6.8.10Sickle Drive Belts: A30-D
- 6.8.11Sickle Drive Belts: A40-D
- Adjusting Tension on Knife Drive Timing Belt – A40-D Left Side
- Adjusting Tension on Knife Drive Timing Belt – A40-D Left Side
- Removal: A40-D LH Sickle Drive Timing Belt
- Removal: A40-D LH Sickle Drive Timing Belt
- Installing Knife Drive Timing Belts – A40-D Left Side
- Installing Knife Drive Double V-Belts – A40-D Left Side
- Adjusting Tension on Knife Drive Belt – A40-D Right Side
- Removing Knife Drive Belt – A40-D Right Side
- Installing Knife Drive Belt – A40-D Right Side
- 6.8.12Sickle Drive Belt Timing Adjustment
- 6.8.13Knife Drive Box
- 6.9Reel Drive Belts: A30-S, A30-D
- 6.10Reel Tines and Tine Bar Bearings – A30-D
- 6.11Reel and Reel Drive: A30-S, A30-D
- 6.12Reel and Reel Drive: A40-D
- 6.13Auger and Auger Drive – A30-D
- 6.14Auger and Auger Drive – A40-D
- 6.15Conditioner
- 6.15.1Changing Gearbox Oil
- 6.15.2Removing Forming Shield
- 6.15.3Disassembling Forming Shield
- 6.15.4Assembling Forming Shield
- 5.Attach adjuster rods (B) to side deflectors (C) with lynch pin (A).
- 6.15.5Installing Forming Shield
- 6.15.6Hydraulic Drive Motor Removal: All Models
- 6.15.7Hydraulic Drive Motor Installation: All Models
- 6.15.8Gearbox Removal: A30-S
- 6.15.9Gearbox Installation: A30-S
- 6.15.10Gearbox Removal: A30-D
- 6.15.11Gearbox Installation: A30-D
- 6.15.12Gearbox Removal: A40-D
- 6.15.13Gearbox Installation: A40-D
- 6.16Wheels and Tires – A30-D
- 6.17Replacing Skid Shoe Wear Plate
- 6.18Gauge Rollers
- 6.19Maintaining Electrical System
- 6.20Maintenance Schedule
- 7Troubleshooting
- 8Options and Attachments
- 9Unloading and Assembly
- Model and Serial Number
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SECTION 7 MAINTENANCE AND SERVICING
169000 167 Revision F
7.18.2 Pull-Type Mower Conditioner
7.18.2.1 Break-In Inspection: Pull-Type
HOURS ITEM CHECK REFERENCE
1
Wheel Bolts
Torque
120 ft·lbf (160 N·m) Section 7.14.1
Steering Cylinder Clevis and
Stroke Control
52 ft·lbf (72 N·m)
5, 25, 50
Auger Drive Belt
Tension
Sections 7.11.2
Reel Drive Belt Section 7.9.2
Knife Drive Belt Sections 7.8.9
5
Hardware Torque Section 7.3.1
10
Auger Drive Chain
Tension/
Lubricate
Sections 7.11.1
Reel Drive Chain Section 7.9.1
Knife Drive Box Mounting Bolts Torque 200 ft·lbf (270 N·m) Section 7.8.12
7.18.2.2 Interval Maintenance: Pull-Type
INTERVAL SERVICE
FIRST USE
Refer To Section 7.18.2.1 Break-In Inspection: Pull-Type
100 HOURS OR
ANNUALLY *
1. Check Conditioner Drive Gearbox
Lubricant Level.
2. Check Knife Drive Box Lubricant Level.
3. Check Knife Drive Box Mounting
Bolt Torques.
4. Check Wheel Bolt Torques.
5. Grease Wheel Hub Bearings.
6. Change Hydraulic Oil Filter (First 100
Hours Only; Every 250 Hours After).
END OF SEASON
Refer To Section 6.19 STORAGE.
10 HOURS OR
DAILY
1. Check Hydraulic Oil Level.
2. Check Hydraulic Hoses And Lines For Leaks.
3. Oil Knife (Except In Sandy Conditions).
4. Check Knife Sections, Guards, and
Hold-Downs.
5. Oil Reel Drive Chain.
6. Oil Auger Drive Chain.
7. Check Tire Pressure.
8. Check Knife Drive Box Bolt Torque (First
10 Hours Only; Every 100 Hours After).
25 HOURS
1. Grease Knife Head.
50 HOURS
1. Grease Articulating Power Tongue (APT)
Pivot.
2. Grease Reel Shaft Bearings.
3. Grease Auger and Jack-Shaft Bearings.
4. Grease Conditioner Drivelines.
5. Grease Conditioner Shaft Bearings.
6. Grease Roll Pivots Bearing.
7. Grease Frame-To-Header Pivots.
8. Grease Lower Float Link Bushings.
9. Grease Gauge Roller Bearings.
10. Change Knife Drive Box Lubricant. (First 50
Hours Only; Every 1000 Hours After).
11. Change Conditioner Drive Gearbox
Lubricant (First 50 Hours Only; Every 1000
Hours After).
250 HOURS
Change Hydraulic Oil Filter.
500 HOURS OR
3 YEARS
Change Hydraulic Oil.
1000 HOURS OR
3 YEARS
1. Change Knife Drive Box Lubricant.
2. Change Conditioner Drive Gearbox
Lubricant.
* IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT ANNUAL MAINTENANCE BE DONE PRIOR TO START OF OPERATING SEASON.