Activating or deactivating the finger hoes

  • If the finger hoes are to be used for a hoeing pass, the finger hoes must be activated or adjusted according to the section Adjusting the finger hoes.

  • If the finger hoes are not to be used for a hoeing pass, the finger hoes must be deactivated.

CAUTION
Risk of injury for hands due to the shearing action of the star parallelogram
When lifting and lowering the star parallelogram, the components of the star parallelogram can act like the scissors.
Be particularly careful when lifting and lowering the star parallelogram.
When lifting and lowering the star parallelogram, do not put your hands in the star parallelogram.

  1. To activate the finger hoes on a parallelogram:

    Follow steps 2 to 6.
  2. Lower the implement on the field with the three-point power lift.
  1. Turn the locking latch 1 by 180 degrees and allow it to engage in the locking notch.

The locking pin will be pulled out of the hole in the frame carrier and locked in the released position.

  1. Completely lower the finger hoes 2.
  2. Activate the finger hoes on all of the other parallelograms in the same way.

  3. To adjust the finger hoes:

    Follow the instructions in the section Adjusting the finger hoes, Adjusting the finger hoes.

  4. To deactivate the finger hoes on a parallelogram:

    Follow steps 8 to 11.
  5. Lower the implement on the field with the three-point power lift.
  1. Slightly lift the finger hoes 2.
  2. Pull the locking latch 1 out of the locking notch and turn by 180 degrees.

The locking pin of the locking latch slides inwards against the frame carrier.

  1. Lift the finger hoes further until the locking pin of the locking latch slides into the hole in the frame carrier and holds the finger hoes in the passive position.
  2. Deactivate the finger hoes on all of the parallelograms in the same way.