User Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS
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169000 5 Revision F
1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................... 3
2 SAFETY ............................................................................................................................................................ 9
2.1 SAFETY ALERT SYMBOL .................................................................................................................. 9
2.2 SIGNAL WORDS ................................................................................................................................ 9
2.3 SAFETY SIGNS .................................................................................................................................. 9
2.3.1 Safety Sign Installation ................................................................................................................ 9
2.3.2 2-Panel Safety Sign Locations: Pull-Type ................................................................................. 10
2.3.3 2-Panel Safety Sign Locations: Self-Propelled ......................................................................... 13
2.3.4 Safety Sign Interpretations ........................................................................................................ 15
2.4 GENERAL SAFETY .......................................................................................................................... 20
3 DEFINITIONS .................................................................................................................................................. 22
4 COMPONENT IDENTIFICATION ................................................................................................................... 23
4.1 PULL-TYPE ....................................................................................................................................... 23
4.2 SELF-PROPELLED ........................................................................................................................... 26
5 SPECIFICATIONS .......................................................................................................................................... 27
5.1 PULL-TYPE HEADERS .................................................................................................................... 27
5.2 SELF-PROPELLED HEADERS ........................................................................................................ 29
6 OPERATION ................................................................................................................................................... 31
6.1 OWNER/OPERATOR RESPONSIBILITIES ..................................................................................... 31
6.2 OPERATIONAL SAFETY .................................................................................................................. 31
6.3 TRACTOR SETUP: PULL-TYPE ...................................................................................................... 32
6.3.1 Tractor Requirements ............................................................................................................... 32
6.3.2 Drawbar Adjustment .................................................................................................................. 32
6.3.3 Drawbar Hitch Set-Up ............................................................................................................... 33
6.3.4 3 Point Hitch (Cat. II, III or IIIN) Set-Up ..................................................................................... 34
6.4 MOWER CONDITIONER / TRACTOR HOOKUP: PULL-TYPE ....................................................... 35
6.4.1 Drawbar Hook-Up ..................................................................................................................... 35
6.4.2 3 Point Hitch (Cat. II, III, or IIIN) Hook-Up ................................................................................ 36
6.4.3 Hydraulic Connections .............................................................................................................. 37
6.5 MOWER CONDITIONER / TRACTOR UNHOOK: PULL-TYPE ....................................................... 38
6.5.1 Drawbar Hitch Unhook .............................................................................................................. 38
6.5.2 3-Point Hitch Unhook ................................................................................................................ 40
6.6 HEADER ATTACHMENT: SELF-PROPELLED ............................................................................... 41
6.6.1 A40-D ........................................................................................................................................ 41
6.6.2 Reverser Valve Jumper Hose ................................................................................................... 50
6.7 HEADER DETACHMENT: SELF-PROPELLED .............................................................................. 51
6.7.1 A40-D Detachment .................................................................................................................... 51
6.8 TRANSPORTING MOWER CONDITIONER .................................................................................... 53
6.8.1 Self-Propelled ............................................................................................................................ 53
6.8.2 Pull-Type: Towing ..................................................................................................................... 53
6.8.3 Pull-Type: Flatbed ..................................................................................................................... 56
6.9 BREAK-IN PERIOD ........................................................................................................................... 61
6.10 PRE-SEASON CHECK ..................................................................................................................... 61
6.11 DAILY START-UP CHECK ............................................................................................................... 61
6.12 SHUTDOWN PROCEDURE ............................................................................................................. 62
6.13 ENGAGING THE POWER TAKE-OFF (PTO): PULL-TYPE ............................................................ 62
6.14 LIFT CYLINDER LOCK-OUTS .......................................................................................................... 62
6.14.1 Self-Propelled ............................................................................................................................ 62