1 CONTENTS
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INTRODUCTION
Important ........ .................. ............................ ................... ............................ .................2
Product Identification .......................... ................... ............................ .................. ........ 3
Guidelines For The Disposal Of Scrap Products ..................... ................... ................. 5
During Service Life .......... ............................ ................... ............................ ................. 5
End Of Service Life ............................. ................... ............................ .................. ........ 5
Parts Manual .. ............................ .................. ............................ ................... ................. 6
Key Numbers .......... ............................ ................... ............................ .................. ........ 6
Notes ...................... ................... ............................ .................. ............................ ........ 7
SAFET Y
How To Operate Safely .......................................... .................. ............................ ........ 8
Safe Operation ........ ............................ ................... ............................ .................. ........ 8
Preparation .... ............................ .................. ............................ ................... ................. 8
Operation ................ ................... ............................ .................. ............................ ........9
ROPS................................ ................... ............................ ................... .........................10
Safe Handling Of Fuels .............. .................. ............................ ................... ................ 10
Maintenance An d Storage .................. ............................ ................... ......................... 10
When You Put The M ower On A Trailer ............................................ .................. ....... 11
Important Sa fety Notes ....................... ............................ ............................ ................ 12
SPECIFICATIONS
Engine Specification .................................... ............................ ................... ................ 15
Dimensions & Weights ............... .................. ............................ ................... ................ 16
Machine Specification .................................. ............................ ............................ ....... 18
Vibration Level .................................... ................... ............................ .................. ....... 19
Noise Testing ................... ................... ............................ ................... ......................... 20
Slopes ............ ............................ .................. ............................ ................... ................2 0
Cutting Unit Specification............ ............................ .................. ............................ ....... 21
Cutting Performance .................................... ................... ............................ ................ 21
Recommended Lub ricants ........................... ................... ............................ ................ 21
Accessories ...................... ................... ............................ ................... ......................... 22
Air Suspension Se at Kit ............................... ................... ............................ ................ 22
Certificates Of Conform ity.................... ............................ ................... ......................... 23
DECALS
Safety Decals EC........................ .................. ............................ ................... ................ 27
Instruction Decals EC ................................... ............................ ................... ................ 29
CONTROLS
Operator Workstation .......................... ................... ............................ .................. ....... 31
Instrument Pa nel ................................. ................... ............................ .................. ....... 32
Starter Key Switch ....................................... ................... ............................ ................ 33
Throttle Control L ever .................................. ................... ............................ ................ 33
Parking Brakes ................ ................... ............................ ................... ......................... 33
Hazard Warning Switch ......................................... .................. ............................ ....... 33
4 WD In Reverse Switch ............ ............................ .................. ............................ ....... 34
Light Switch (Optiona l) ................................. ................... ............................ ................ 34
Auxillary Hydra ulic Services Kit S witch (Optional) ............................. ......................... 34
Cutting Unit Switch .......... ................... ............................ ................... ......................... 34
Visual Display ............................ .................. ............................ ................... ................ 35
Start Up Screen ........................................... ................... ............................ ................ 35
Warning/service Screen ...................... ................... ............................ .................. ....... 35
Start Up Slope W arning Screen.. ............................ .................. ............................ ....... 36
Main Run Screen ................................ ............................ ................... ......................... 37
Water Tempera ture Screen ................ ................... ............................ .................. ....... 38
Blocked Charge F ilter Screen ...................... ................... ............................ ................ 38
Slope Warning S creens ....................... ............................ ................... ......................... 39
Main Menu .............. ............................ ................... ............................ .................. ....... 40
Clock & Date Adjust ............................................... .................. ............................ ....... 40
Service Menu ............................. ............................ .................. ............................ ....... 41
Data logging M enu ..................... .................. ............................ ................... ................ 42
Language Menu .................................. ................... ............................ .................. ....... 42
Unit Lift/lower Switch ................. ............................ .................. ............................ ....... 43
Weight Transfer Switch .............. .................. ............................ ................... ................ 43
Fault Indicator La mp ........................... ............................ ................... ......................... 43
Cutters Running Indicator La mp ..................................... ................... ......................... 44
Traction Pedal .................. ................... ............................ ................... ......................... 45
Steering Tilt Control ..................................... ............................ ................... ................ 45
Horn ........................ ................... ............................ .................. ............................ ....... 46
Power Outlet .............................. ............................ ............................ .................. ....... 46
Parking Brake Release Valve ................................ .................. ............................ ....... 46
Free Wheel ...................... ................... ............................ ................... ......................... 47
Controller Error Cod es ................................. ............................ ................... ................ 47
Lighting Kit (Option al) .................................. ................... ............................ ................ 48
Seat Right Hand Arm Rest & Pod ................ ............................ ................... ................ 48
OPERATION
Daily Inspection ............... ............................ ................... ............................ ................ 49
Operator Presence And Safety In terlock System .................... ................... ................ 50
Operating Pro cedure .......................... ................... ............................ .................. ....... 51
Fitting The Cutting Un it To The Machine ........................ ................... ......................... 52
Operation Of The Machine ................. ............................ ............................ ................ 53
Starting The Engine ..................................... ................... ............................ ................ 53
Driving ..................... ................... ............................ .................. ............................ ....... 53
Mowing ............................ ................... ............................ ................... ......................... 54
To Stop The Engine ..................................... ................... ............................ ................ 54
Unblocking Cutter Decks ....................................... .................. ............................ ....... 54
Transporting On A T railer Or Flat b ed ..................................... ................... ................ 55
Mowing On Slopes...................... ............................ .................. ............................ ....... 56
How To Calculate A Slope ..................................... ............................ .................. ....... 57
Slope Calculation Char t ......................................... .................. ............................ ....... 58
MAINTENANCE AND LUB RICATION
Maintenance & L ubrication Chart ................................ ............................ ................... . 59
Engine Lubricatio n ................. ............................ ............................ ................... .......... 63
Engine: Fan Belt .................... ................... ............................ .................. .................... 64
Engine Coolant ... ............................ ................... ............................ ................... .......... 65
Hydraulic System ...................................... .................. ............................ ................... . 66
Hydraulic Test Ports .................................. .................. ............................ ................... . 67
Hydraulic System Flu shing ........................ .................. ............................ ................... . 67
Fuel System .................................... ................... ............................ ................... .......... 68
Air Cleaner ............................. ................... ............................ ............................ .......... 69
Battery ................. ............................ ................... ............................ ................... .......... 69
Machine Maintenan ce ..................... ............................ ................... ............................ . 70
Rear Hub Nut Lock- A pplication And Inspection ............................ ............................ . 70
Machine Maintenan ce With Cab Fitted ....................... ............................ ................... . 71
ADJU STM ENT
Traction Control Peda l ........... ................... ............................ .................. .................... 72
Weight Transfer Adjustm ent ............ ............................ ................... ............................ . 72
Height Of Cut ............................................ .................. ............................ ................... . 73
Blade Change ................................. ................... ............................ ............................ . 74
Blade Sharpening .................. ............................ ................... ............................ .......... 75
General Instructions For Grammer Se ats ................... ................... ............................ . 76
Seat (Grammer M SG85) ............................................. ................... ............................ . 78
Air Suspension Se at (Grammer M SG 75-521) ... ............................ ................... .......... 79
Weight Adjustment .................................... .................. ............................ ................... . 79
Fore/aft Adjustment ......................... ................... ............................ ................... .......... 79
Backrest Extensio n ......................... ................... ............................ ................... .......... 80
Seat Heater ............................. ............................ ................... ............................ .......... 80
Lumbar Supp ort ............ ............................ .................. ............................ ................... . 80
Armrests.................................. ............................ ................... ............................ ..........82
Armrest Adjustme nt ......................... ................... ............................ ................... .......... 82
Backrest Adjustment ................................. .................. ............................ ................... . 81
Maintenance ....... ................... ............................ ................... ............................ .......... 82
Air Suspension Se at (Grammer MSG 95) ............................. ............................ .......... 83
Weight Adjustment .................................... .................. ............................ ................... . 84
Height Adjustment ..................................... .................. ............................ ................... . 84
Seat Pan Angle Adjust ment ............ ............................ ................... ............................ . 84
Seat Depth Adjustmen t .......... ............................ ................... ............................ .......... 85
Armrest Adjustme nt ......................... ................... ............................ ................... .......... 85
Armrests.................................. ............................ ................... ............................ ..........85
Backrest Extensio n .......................... ................... ............................ ................... .......... 86
Lumbar Supp ort ............. ............................ .................. ............................ ................... . 86
Backrest Adjustment ................................. .................. ............................ ................... . 86
Fore/aft Isolator ...................... ............................ ................... ............................ .......... 87
Fore/aft Adjustment ......................... ................... ............................ ................... .......... 87
Multifunctional Armrest ........... ............................ ............................ ................... .......... 87
Absorber ............. ................... ............................ ................... ............................ .......... 88
Maintenance ....... ................... ............................ ................... ............................ .......... 88
ACCESSORIES
152 cm Rear Discharg e Deck ............................ ................... ............................ .......... 91
183 cm Rear Discharg e Deck ............................ ................... ............................ .......... 91
152 cm Mulching Deck .................... ................... ............................ ................... .......... 91
160cm Side Discharge Deck ..................... .................. ............................ ................... . 92
ROPS Cab Kit ........................................... .................. ............................ ................... . 92
Rotary Beacon Kit ........................... ............................ ................... ............................ . 93
Lighting Kit ............................. ................... ............................ .................. ....................93
Storage Rack Kit .................... ............................ ............................ ................... .......... 94
Storage Pod .................................... ................... ............................ ................... .......... 94
Auxiliary Hydraulic Services Ki t .......................... ................... ............................ .......... 95
Rotary Brush .......................... ............................ ................... ............................ .......... 95
Snow Blade ..................................... ............................ ................... ............................ . 95
Weight Kit ............ ............................ ................... ............................ ................... ..........96
Flail Lift Arm Kit ............................... ............................ ................... ............................ . 96
Slope Kit.................................. ............................ ................... ............................ ..........9 7
PROBLEM SOLVIN G
Problem Solving Gene ral .......................... .................. ............................ ................... . 98
QUALITY OF CUT
Quality Of Cut Problem Solving ................ ............................ .................. ................... 100
Washboarding ..... ............................ ................... ............................ ................... ......... 100
Step Cutting .................................... ............................ ................... ............................ 101
Scalping .............. ................... ............................ ................... ............................ ......... 102
Stragglers ............ ................... ............................ ................... ............................ ......... 103
Streaks ................. ............................ ................... ............................ ................... .........10 4
Windrowing ......... ............................ ................... ............................ ................... ......... 105
Mismatched Cutting Units ......................... ............................ .................. ................... 106
FUSES AND RE LAYS
Electrical Fuses & Relays .................................. ............................ ................... ......... 107
TORQUES
Torques ............... ............................ ................... ............................ ................... ......... 109
GUARANTEE
Warranty ..... ............................ ................... ............................ .................. ................... 110
Service ................. ............................ ................... ............................ ................... .........11 0
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