Setting the machine for collecting on hard ground

This special setting is suitable for collecting leaves, branches or waste on asphalt, paved or concrete ground.

The cage roller for cutting height adjustment does not have contact with the ground in this case.

REQUIREMENTS

  • The PTO shaft drive is switched off.

  1. Open the drawbar hydraulic valve 1.
  2. Open the cutting deck hydraulic valve 2.
NOTE

The hydraulic cylinder of the drawbar and the hydraulic cylinder of the cutting deck are connected in parallel. When both hydraulic valves are open, the hydraulic cylinders of the drawbar and cutting deck are actuated simultaneously.

  1. Lift the machine with the drawbar 1.

The cutting deck will also be lifted at the same time.

  1. Close the hydraulic valves 1.

The cutting deck and drawbar are secured against lowering.

  1. Place a suitable wooden board 1 with a thickness of 20mm - 30mm under the support roller 2.
  1. Open the drawbar hydraulic valve 1.
  2. Open the cutting deck hydraulic valve 2.
  3. Lower the machine at the front with the cutting deck until the cage roller is resting on the wooden board.
  1. Check whether the lower edge 1 of the cutting deck is aligned parallel to the ground.
  2. If necessary, lift the machine with the cutting deck and adjust the height of the cage roller using the crank 2.
  3. Lower the machine at the front with the cutting deck again onto the wooden board.
  4. Check the parallel alignment of the cutting deck again.
  5. Adjust the height of the support wheels 3 like for the cutting height adjustment, Adjusting the cutting height.
  1. Close the cutting deck hydraulic valve 1.

The cutting deck is fixed in the setting. Only the support wheels now guide the cutting deck.