Operator's Manual

7.Releasethehosetotheltermountingplate.
8.Starttheengineandletitrunforabout2minutes
topurgetheairfromthesystem.
9.Shutofftheengineandcheckforleaks.
CuttingUnitSystem
Maintenance
BladeSafety
Awornordamagedbladeorbedknifecanbreak,and
apiececouldbethrowntowardyouorbystanders,
resultinginseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
•Inspectthebladesandbedknivesperiodicallyfor
excessivewearordamage.
•Usecarewhencheckingtheblades.Weargloves
andusecautionwhenservicingthem.Only
replaceorbacklapthebladesandbedknives;
neverstraightenorweldthem.
•Onmachineswithmultiplecuttingunits,takecare
whenrotatingacuttingunit;itcancausethereels
intheothercuttingunitstorotate.
Checkingthe
Reel-to-BedknifeContact
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Checkthereel-to-bedknifecontactevenifthequality
ofcuthadbeenacceptablepreviously.Theremust
belightcontactacrossthefulllengthofthereeland
bedknife;refertoAdjustingReeltoBedknifeinthe
cuttingunitoperator’smanual.
BacklappingtheCutting
Units
DANGER
Contactingthereelsmaycausepersonal
injuryordeath.
•Neverplaceyourhandsorfeetinthereel
areawhiletheengineisrunning.
•Whilebacklapping,thereelsmaystalland
thenstartagain.
•Donotattempttostartreelsagainwith
yourhandorfoot.
•Donotadjustthereelswhiletheengineis
running.
•Ifthereelstalls,shutofftheenginebefore
attemptingtoclearthereel.
1.Parkthemachineonacleanandlevelsurface,
lowerthecuttingunits,shutofftheengine,
engagetheparkingbrake,andremovethekey
fromtheignitionswitch.
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