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Introduction...................................................................................................................................... i
Model and Serial Number.................................................................................................................. ii
List of Revisions ..............................................................................................................................iii
1 Safety.................................................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Safety Alert Symbols........................................................................................................................ 1
1.2 Signal Words................................................................................................................................... 2
1.3 General Safety ................................................................................................................................ 3
1.4 Maintenance Safety......................................................................................................................... 5
1.5 Hydraulic Safety .............................................................................................................................. 6
1.6 Tire Safety....................................................................................................................................... 7
1.7 Safety Signs.................................................................................................................................... 8
1.7.1 Installing Safety Deca ls ............................................................................................................ 8
1.8 Safety Sign Locations: Pull Type Mower Coditioner ........................................................................... 9
1.9 Safety Sign Locations: Self-Propelled Windrower Header................................................................. 12
1.10 Understanding Safety Signs........................................................................................................... 14
1.11 Owner/Operator Re sp o ns ibilities..................................................................................................... 21
1.12 Operational Safety......................................................................................................................... 22
2 Product Overview................................................................................................................................23
2.1 Definitions..................................................................................................................................... 23
2.2 Model Identification........................................................................................................................ 25
2.2.1 A30-D .................................................................................................................................... 26
2.2.2 A40-D .................................................................................................................................... 27
2.3 Product Specifications.................................................................................................................... 29
3 Operation: A30-D Pull-Type Mower Conditioner.................................................................................. 33
3.1 Preparing Tractor for Mower Conditioner......................................................................................... 33
3.1.1 Tractor Requirements............................................................................................................. 33
3.1.2 Adjusting Drawbar.................................................................................................................. 33
3.1.3 Setting Up Drawbar Hitch ....................................................................................................... 34
3.1.4 Installing Three-Point Hitch Yoke (Cat. II, III, or IIIN)................................................................. 35
3.2 Attaching Mower Conditioner to Tractor...........................................................................................37
3.2.1 Attaching Drawbar.................................................................................................................. 37
3.2.2 Attaching Three-Point Hitch (Cat. II, III, or IIIN) ........................................................................ 38
3.2.3 Connecting Hydraulics ............................................................................................................ 41
3.3 Detaching Mower Conditioner from Tractor...................................................................................... 43
3.3.1 Unhooking Drawbar ................................................................................................................ 43
3.3.2 Unhooking Three-Point Hitch..................................................................................................45
3.4 Engaging the Power Take-Off (PTO)............................................................................................... 48
3.5 Lift Cylinder Lock-Outs................................................................................................................... 49
3.6 Steering the Pull-Type Mower Conditioner....................................................................................... 50
3.6.1 Right-Side Operation.............................................................................................................. 51
3.6.2 Left-Side Operation................................................................................................................ 52
3.6.3 Avoiding Obstacles................................................................................................................. 53
3.6.4 Turning Square Corners ......................................................................................................... 54
3.6.5 Turning 180 Degrees.............................................................................................................. 54
3.7 Operating Variables for A30-D........................................................................................................ 56
3.7.1 Setting Lean Bar .................................................................................................................... 57
3.7.2 Setting Knife Speed ............................................................................................................... 57
3.7.3 Setting Auger Speed .............................................................................................................. 60
3.7.4 Setting Reel Speed ................................................................................................................ 61
3.7.5 Setting Auger Position............................................................................................................ 62
Setting Auger Fore-Aft Position ........................................................................................ 62
Setting Auger Vertical Position......................................................................................... 65
3.7.6 Setting Reel Position.......................................................................................................
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