4.4.1 CUT REGULATION
Cutting height regulation is a dangerous operation. Wear work gloves and use suitable tools in a good condition.
Proceed in the following way to adjust the cutting height:
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Park the tractor on a flat surface and hitch the machine then raise it with the power lift
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Place two strong stands at the sides of the machine to protect yourself if it should fall
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Lower the machine on to the stands, turn off the tractor engine and apply the parking brake
The cutting height is established by the position of the bearing roller on the machine. To change the position, slacken off the bolts
on both sides, then remove them from one side and move the roller either down or up depending on the required cutting height.
Fit the bolts back in place and repeat the operation on the other side. Now carefully tighten all the bolts. A taller cutting height is
obtained with the roller in the lower position while the cutting height will be shorter when the roller is higher up. This is because
the machine is furthered or neared to or from the ground. Once the bearing roller has been adjusted and the machine lowered to
the ground, adjust the third point of the machine so that it is parallel to the ground.
4.4.2 SHREDDING DEGREE ADJUSTMENT
Cutting height regulation is a dangerous operation. Wear work gloves and
use suitable tools in a good condition.
Proceed in the following way to adjust the cutting height:
1.
Park the tractor on a flat surface and hitch the machine then raise it with
the power lift
2.
Place two strong stands at the sides of the machine to protect yourself if it
should fall
3.
Lower the machine on to the stands, turn off the tractor engine and apply
the parking brake
Open or close the rear casing to adjust the degree to which the plants are
shredded. The casing has various positions. The more it is closed, the finer the
plants will be shredded. To improve the shredding operation, the machine can
be equipped with rear rakes which only allow the material to come out after it has been finely shredded. This is convenient when
pruning residues or other plants that have not been cut by the machine during its run need to be collected, since they are kept
under the casing and shredded again. Regulate the harvesting blades by raising or lowering them but do not allow them to touch
the ground. Their adjustment therefore functions according to the actual ground itself. If large twigs must be cut, the knives must
be kept in a higher position. Vice versa, they must be set in a lower position if the twigs are smaller so that the material is held
back if it is not cut.
4.4.3 SIDE MOVEMENT
To move the cutter sideways when the machine is equipped with a hydraulic circuit, insert the two pins at the end of the hose pipes
into the relative unions on the tractor.
Cutter movement will then be controlled from the driver's seat by means of the levers of the hydraulic valve system of the actual
tractor itself.
4.4.3 USEFUL TIPS
Here are a few useful suggestions on how to resolve some of the problems that may occur during work.
Cut plants shredded too much
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Slightly lift the cutter from the ground, adjusting the height with the wheels (the blades of the cutter must not touch the
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