NOVACAT 225 ED Manuals

/PERATOR@SMANUAL GB Ihre / Your / Votre • Masch.Nr. • Fgst.Ident.Nr. ).3425#4)/.3&/202/$5#4$%,)6%290AGE 4RANSLATIONOFTHEORIGINAL/PERATING-ANUAL Ihre / Your / Votre • Masch.Nr. • Fgst.Ident.Nr. .R • Disc mower 99 377.GB.80I.0 NOVACAT 225 ED (Type PSM 377 : + . . 01001) NOVACAT 265 ED (Type PSM 378 : + . . 01001) ALLG./BA SEITE 2 / 0000-GB Important information concerning Product Liability. According to the laws governing product liability, the manufacturer and dealer are obliged to hand the operating manual to the customer at the time of sale, and to instruct them in the recommended operating, safety, and maintenance regulations. Confirmation is necessary to prove that the machine and operating manual have been handed over accordingly. For this purpose, - document A is to be signed and sent to Pöttinger, - document B remains with the dealer supplying the machine, - and the customer receives document C. In accordance with the laws of product liability, every farmer is an entrepreneur. According to the laws of product liability, property damage is damage caused by a machine and not to it. An excess of Euro 500 is provided for such a liabilioty. In accordance with the laws of product liability, entrepreneurial property damages are excluded from the liability. Attention! Should the customer resell the machine at a later date, the operating manual must be given to the new owner who must then be instructed in the recommended regulations referred to herein. GB Dear Farmer You have just made an excellent choice. Naturally we are very happy and wish to congratulate you for having chosen Pöttinger. As your agricultural partner, we offer you quality and efficiency combined with reliable servicing. In order to assess the spare-parts demand for our agricultural machines and to take these demands into consideration when developing new machines, we would ask you to provide us with some details. Furthermore, we will also be able to inform you of new developments. Dokument D GB-0600 Dokum D Anbaugeräte - 3 - ALOIS PÖTTINGER Maschinenfabrik GmbH A-4710 Grieskirchen Tel. (07248) 600 -0 Telefax (07248) 600-511 GEBR. PÖTTINGER GMBH D-86899 Landsberg/Lech, Spöttinger-Straße 24 Telefon (0 81 91) 92 99-111 / 112 Telefax (0 81 91) 92 99-188 GEBR. PÖTTINGER GMBH Servicezentrum D-86899 Landsberg/Lech, Spöttinger-Straße 24 Telefon (0 81 91) 92 99-130 / 231 Telefax (0 81 91) 59 656  Machine checked according to delivery note. All attached parts removed. All safety equipment, drive shaft and operating devices at hand.  Operation and maintenance of machine and/or implement according to operating instructions explained to the customer.  Tyres checked re. correct pressure.  Wheel nuts checked re. tightness.  Drive shaft cut to correct lenght.  Correct power-take-off speed indicated.  Fitting to tractor carried out: to three-point linkage  Trial run carried out and no defects found.  Functions explained during trial run.  Pivoting in transporting and operating position explained.  Information given re. optional extras.  Absolute need to read the operating manual indicated. Please check. X According to the product liability please check the above mentioned items. INSTRUCTIONS FOR PRODUCT DELIVERY GB In order to prove that the machine and the operating manual have been properly delivered, a confirmation is necessary. For this purpose please do the following: - sign the document A and send it to the company Pöttinger (in case of Landsberg equipment: to the company Landsberg) - document B stays with the specialist factory delivering the machine. - document C stays with the customer. GB Table of contents 0800_GB-INHALT_377 - 4 - Safety hints to observe in supplement! Table of contents Warning signs CE sign............................................................................................... 5 Meaning of warning signs.................................................................. 5 attaching TO TRACTOR Attaching implement to tractor........................................................... 6 Adjusting lower links.......................................................................... 7 Important recommendation!............................................................... 7 Fitting drive shaft ............................................................................... 7 Parking in the open............................................................................ 7 Transport- and working position Conversion from working to transport position.................................. 8 Conversion from transport to working position.................................. 8 Transport position - 1 ........................................................................ 9 Transport position - 2 ........................................................................ 9 Transport position - 3 ...................................................................... 10 Transport position - 4 ...................................................................... 10 Reducing the Total Height ............................................................... 10 Dismount and PARKING Dismount implement from tractor.................................................... 11 Parking the implement..................................................................... 12 Support Stand.................................................................................. 12 Take care when turning on slopes!................................................... 13 starting work Important points before starting work.............................................. 14 Safety hints....................................................................................... 14 Operation.......................................................................................... 15 Adjustment....................................................................................... 15 Conditioner Mowing with the conditioner............................................................ 16 Correct belt tension.......................................................................... 16 Position of the rotor prongs.............................................................. 16 Dismounting and mounting the conditioner..................................... 17 Mowing without Conditioner............................................................ 19 Optional extra................................................................................... 19 Settings............................................................................................ 21 Cleaning and maintenance............................................................... 21 Set the positions of the guiding plates "Extra dry" system........................................................................... 22 Dismount guide plate....................................................................... 23 Mount guide plate............................................................................ 23 SWATH DISCS Swath Discs...................................................................................... 24 Flat cone conveyor (Optional extra)................................................. 24 collision safety device Collision safety device...................................................................... 25 How the hydraulic collision safety device functions........................ 25 Function of collision safety device................................................... 25 MAINTENANCE Safety point...................................................................................... 26 General maintenance hints............................................................... 26 Cleaning of machine parts............................................................... 26 Parking in the ope............................................................................ 26 Winter storage.................................................................................. 26 Drive shafts....................................................................................... 26 Hydraulic unit................................................................................... 26 Cutter bar oil level check ................................................................ 27 Changing oil - Angular gear.............................................................. 28 Installing cutter blades .................................................................... 28 Changing oil - Cutter bar.................................................................. 28 Check initial spring ­tension.............................................................. 29 Alter spring tension.......................................................................... 29 Tabel:................................................................................................ 30 Checking wear on mowing blade holders........................................ 31 Holder for a quick change of cutter blades...................................... 32 Checking the mowing blade suspension......................................... 32 Changing the Cutter Blades (up to 2003 model).............................. 32 Changing the Cutter Blades (from 2004 model)............................... 33 Storing the lever............................................................................... 33 Technical data Technical data.................................................................................. 34 Optional equipment:......................................................................... 34 Necessary connections.................................................................... 34 The defined use of the mower unit................................................... 35 Position of Vehicle Identification Plate............................................. 35 Supplement Driveshaft......................................................................................... 39 Lubrication chart.............................................................................. 41 Lubricants......................................................................................... 43 Attachment variations...................................................................... 45 Repairs on the cutter bar.................................................................. 46 Combination of tractor and mounted implement............................. 47