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OPERATING
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p/n GH 19502091
Operate safely
Carefully read all the instructions before using the machine; if in doubt, contact the
technicians of the Manufacturer’s dealer. The manufacturer declines all responsibility for the
non-observance of the safety and accident prevention regulations described below.
General norms
1) Pay close attention to the danger signs in this manual and on the sickle bar.
2) The labels with the instructions attached to the machine give abbreviated advice for avoiding accidents.
3) Carefully observe, with the help of the instructions, the safety and accident prevention regulations.
4) Avoid touching moving parts in any way whatsoever.
5) Any work on and adjustment to the machine must always be done with the engine switched off and
the tractor blocked.
6) People or animals must not, under any circumstances, be transported on the equipment.
7) It is strictly prohibited to drive the tractor, or allow it to be driven with the equipment attached by
persons not in possession of a driver’s license, an expert or in poor conditions of health.
8) Before starting the tractor and the equipment, check that all safety devices for transport and operation
are in perfect working order.
9) Before starting up the equipment, check the area surrounding the machine to ensure that there are
no people, especially children or pets, nearby, and ensure that you have excellent visibility.
10)Use suitable clothing. Avoid loose clothing or garments with parts that could in any way get caught in
the rotating or moving parts of the machine.
11) Before starting work, familiarize yourself with the control devices and their functions.
12)Only start working with the equipment if all the protective devices are in perfect condition, installed
and in the safe position.
13)It is absolutely prohibited to stand within the machine’s radius of action where there are moving
parts.
14)It is absolutely forbidden to use the equipment without the guards.
15)Before leaving the tractor, lower the implement coupled to the lift unit, stop the engine, engage the
hand brake, remove the ignition key from the control panel, cover the cutters and outer skid with the
relative guards. Raise the mowing bar (transport protection) according with the instructions given in
this handbook.
16)The driver’s seat must never be left when the tractor engine is running.
17)Before operating the mowing machine, check that the support struts (A and B, Fig. 17 page 15) have
been removed from underneath the implement. Make sure that the sickle bar has been correctly
mounted and adjusted. Check that the machine is in perfect order and that all components subject to
wear and deterioration are efficient.
18)Before releasing the equipment from the third point attachment, put the hoist command lever into the
locked position and lower the support feet.
19)Only operate during daylight or with proper artificial light.
20)All operations must be carried out by expert personnel, equipped with protective gloves, in a clean
and dust-free environment.
21)Do not climb onto the machine while it is running, even if it is stationary.
22)Before approaching the mowing bar, disengage the pto, switch off the tractor, engage the parking
brake and check that the cutters are at a complete standstill.
23)The coupled implement may only be controlled through the PTO shaft complete with the necessary
safety devices for overloads and with the guards fixed with the relative latch.
24)During maintenance and work operations, make sure that no other person goes near the tractor and
the implement and accidentally works the controls with the risk of causing injury to persons and
damage to property.
25)As a precaution, always set adeguate supports under the implement during assembly, servicing,
cleaning or assembly work with the mowing bar raised.