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ATTACHING TO TRACTOR
5. Fit cardan shaft
NOTE
Material damage to machines with drawbar
through collision with the cardan shaft.
• When in the transport position, ensure
that sufficient distance is maintained
during transport to prevent collisions
occurring through uneven ground.
Important!
Always couple the wide-angle link to the
tractor, not to the machine!
- Turn engine off and remove ignition key.
- Before fitting the cardan shaft, clean and grease the
machine's connection profiles and the tractor's pto.
- Fit the cardan shaft with the freewheel on the machine
first. Then attach cardan shaft to the tractor's pto.
- Secure the protective tubes of all cardan shafts
against rotating by attaching the security chains.
NOTE
Material damage through unadapted cardan
shaft length
• Before initial operation or when chang-
ing the tractor, check the cardan shaft
length and adapt if necessary.
• See chapter "Adapting the Cardan
shaft" in Appendix B.
L2
Cutting to length procedure
- To adapt the lengths, hold cardan shaft halves next
to each other, in the shortest operating position (L2),
and mark.
Shortest possible operating position (L2):
1. Lower hoist completely
2. Steering turned to lock.
(See adjacent illustration)
For details see chapter "Adapting the cardan shaft".
Preparations for initial use
1. Put the machine in the working position.
The working position is when the device is lowered and
the tine ground clearance (A1) is 10 mm - 0 mm.
2. Check the distance between the cardan shaft
and the tractor linkage drawbar
The distance (X) between the cardan shaft and the
tractor linkage drawbar must be sufficient to prevent
collections between them both!
General standard gauge: 120mm
NOTE
Material damage in the event of a collision between
cardan shaft and tractor linkage drawbar.
If the terrain is extremely uneven, it is possible that
the general standard gauge (measured on a level
surface) may not be sufficient to prevent a collision.
Check the distance between the cardan shaft and
the tractor linkage drawbar at topologically sensitive
points (e.g. crests) and adjust if necessary.
3. Check the position of the rotor unit
The position of the rotor unit should be more or less
parallel to the ground; a slight forward inclination is
permitted.
4. Adjust the drawbar play.
Adjust the drawbar play irrespective of whether a feeler
wheel is fitted or not.
Performance:
The machine is connected to the tractor and in the
headland position (see above)
1. Loosen the lock nut (1)
2. Adjust drawbar cylinder using the threaded spindle
via the punch (2)
3a. Machines without "MULTITAST":
Turn the threaded spindle until the thread is directly
against the cylinder (no cylinder travel)