OPERATOR REQUIREMENTS ......................................................................................................................... 4-4
TRACTOR REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................................................................ 4-5
ROPS and Seat Belt .......................................................................................................................................... 4-5
Operator Thrown Object Protection ................................................................................................................... 4-5
Tractor Lighting and SMV Emblem .................................................................................................................... 4-6
Tractor Ballast .................................................................................................................................................... 4-6
Tractor Safety Devices ....................................................................................................................................... 4-7
Tractor Horsepower ........................................................................................................................................... 4-7
3-Point Hitch ...................................................................................................................................................... 4-7
Hydraulics .......................................................................................................................................................... 4-7
Front End Weight .............................................................................................................................................. 4-8
Power Take Off (PTO) ....................................................................................................................................... 4-8
GETTING ON AND OFF THE TRACTOR ......................................................................................................... 4-8
Boarding the Tractor .......................................................................................................................................... 4-9
Dismounting the Tractor .................................................................................................................................... 4-9
STARTING THE TRACTOR ............................................................................................................................ 4-10
Connecting Attaching Head to Boom ............................................................................................................... 4-11
Connecting Mower Head Hydraulics ................................................................................................................ 4-11
PRE-OPERATION INSPECTION AND SERVICE ........................................................................................... 4-13
Tractor Pre-Operation Inspection/Service ........................................................................................................4-13
OPERATING THE BOOM MOWER- MACHINE CONTROLS ......................................................................... 4-21
Cable Controls ................................................................................................................................................. 4-21
Arm and Head Movement ................................................................................................................................ 4-22
Head Angle Float (Optional Extra) ................................................................................................................... 4-22
Electric Monolever Control ............................................................................................................................... 4-23
Arm and Head Movement ................................................................................................................................ 4-24
Head Angle Float (Optional Extra) ................................................................................................................... 4-24
Rotor Controls (Ti Only) ................................................................................................................................... 4-25
Engaging Drive ................................................................................................................................................ 4-26
Rotor Operating Speed .................................................................................................................................... 4-26
Forward Speed ................................................................................................................................................ 4-27
Tractor Position ................................................................................................................................................ 4-27
Operating Speed ..............................................................................................................................................4-27
Working Close In and High .............................................................................................................................. 4-27
High Voltage Cables ........................................................................................................................................ 4-28
For Downward Cutting ..................................................................................................................................... 4-28
Roller Positions ................................................................................................................................................ 4-30
DRIVING THE TRACTOR AND IMPLEMENT ................................................................................................. 4-31
Starting the Tractor .......................................................................................................................................... 4-32
Brake and Differential Lock Setting .................................................................................................................. 4-33
Driving the Tractor and Boom .......................................................................................................................... 4-34
OPERATING THE TRACTOR AND IMPLEMENT ........................................................................................... 4-35
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS ........................................................................................................................ 4-35
Foreign Debris Hazards ................................................................................................................................... 4-37
Bystanders/Passersby Precautions ................................................................................................................. 4-37
Engaging the Power Take Off (PTO) ............................................................................................................... 4-38
Operating Speed and Ground Speed .............................................................................................................. 4-39
Operating the Mower ....................................................................................................................................... 4-39
Operating the Attached Mower Heads ............................................................................................................. 4-41
Shutting Down the Attached Head with Levers ................................................................................................ 4-43
Shutting Down the Attached Head with Joystick .............................................................................................. 4-44
TRACTOR, BOOM, AND ATTACHED HEAD STORAGE ............................................................................... 4-45
DISCONNECTING THE MOWER ................................................................................................................... 4-45
TRANSPORTING THE TRACTOR AND IMPLEMENT ................................................................................... 4-46
Transporting on Public Roadways ................................................................................................................... 4-46
Hauling the Tractor and Implement .................................................................................................................. 4-49
