LELY LOTUS 460 Stabilo User manual

OPERATOR'S MANUAL

LOTUS 460 / 520

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TABLE OF CONTENTS .................................................................................................page

PREFACE ..........................................................................................................................23

WARRANTY CONDITIONS.............................................................................................23

TYPE AND SERIAL NUMBER OF YOUR MACHINE...................................................23

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ...............................................................................................24

EXPLANATION OF SAFETY DECALS ON THE MACHINE........................................25

1 INTRODUCTION .........................................................................................................26

2 MOUNTING BEHIND THE TRACTOR ......................................................................27

3 TRANSPORT ...............................................................................................................28

4 MACHINE ADJUSTMENTS........................................................................................29

5 OPERATING THE LOTUS..........................................................................................30

5.1 General instructions .........................................................................................30

5.2 Forward speed and PTO speed ......................................................................31

5.3 STABILO Self Steering Device........................................................................31

5.4 Recommended operation procedure ..............................................................31

6 DISMOUNTING FROM THE TRACTOR...................................................................32

7 MAINTENANCE...........................................................................................................33

7.1 Maintenance after operations..........................................................................33

7.2 Lubrication .........................................................................................................33

7.3 Intermittent maintenance .................................................................................34

Supplement

A TECHNICAL DETAILS ................................................................................................36

PREFACE

This Operator's Manual is meant for personnel that are

operating the machine and are responsible for its daily

maintenance.

Kindly read this manual fully prior to starting work.

Such instructions as are related to your safety and/or that

of others are marked in the margin by a warning triangle

with exclamation mark. These instructions should be

observed with particular care and attention.

Instructions which may lead to serious material damage

in case of non-compliance or incorrect use are marked in

the margin by an exclamation mark.

The machine described in this manual may contain compo-

nents which do not form part of the standard equipment but

are available as optional extras. This is not made clear in all

cases, because standard specifications may differ from

country to country.

Furthermore, machines and optional extras may be adjusted

to specific regional conditions whilst they are also subject to

permanent research and innovation. For this reason, the

specifications of your machine may not be consistent with the

pictures in this manual.

WARRANTY CONDITIONS

For those parts which fail in normal operating conditions the

factory will make replacement parts available, free of charge,

for a period of 12 (twelve) months from the date of purchase.

Warranty shall not apply if the instructions mentioned in this

manual have not been met, or if they have not been met

completely or correctly. Neither shall warranty apply in case

of modification of the machine by you or third parties

without our foreknowledge and/or authorisation.

TYPE AND SERIAL NUMBER OF

YOUR MACHINE

The type/serial number plate is fitted to the drive, beside the

central gearbox.

In case of correspondence and ordering of spare parts, kindly

state the type- and serial number of your machine. Complete

the box below with these numbers.

type number

serial number

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

- Use the machine only for the purpose for which it was

designed.

- Follow all prevailing safety regulations, including those

laid down in this manual and occurring on the machine.

- Operate this machine in a safe way.

- The machine should be operated by authorised persons

only.

- Be alert and observe all safety precautions.

- Make sure that all safety guards and protection devices

are in place.

- Keep out of reach of moving parts.

- Stop engine, PTO and moving parts before adjusting,

cleaning or lubricating the machine.

- Take care that nobody will be within the dangerous zone

while the machine is in operation and be sure that

people are kept well away from the machine. This is

especially important when working along roads and

near or on fields that are accessible to the public.

- Use always a tractor with a cab.

- Clear the field of objects that could be thrown up by the

machine.

- Observe the prevailing legislation for public road tran-

sport.

- Use flashing lights or other safety signs, when required.

- Don't stand on the machine.

- Use genuine parts only.

- Remove the pressure from hydraulic systems before

starting work on them and/or before coupling/un-

coupling hydraulic hoses.

- Use protective clothing, gloves and/or safety glasses if

required.

- Clean the safety decals regularly so that they can be

read at all times.

EXPLANATION OF SAFETY DECALS ON THE

MACHINE

• Carefully read operator's manual before handling the

machine. Observe instructions and safety rules when

operating.

• Attention! Moving parts.

Stay clear of rotating machine parts.

• Danger of flying objects.

Maintain a sufficient, safe distance from the machine as

long as the tractor engine is running.

• Danger of rotors dropping down.

Keep away from the machine movement area.

• Tractor PTO speed is never allowed to exceed 540 r.p.m.

• Danger of moving parts!

Read the operating instruction of the PTO shaft.

Never use a PTO shaft without protection.

1 INTRODUCTION

The LOTUS 460 and 520 are rotary tedders which are used

for tedding mown grass and for spreading out windrows.

The LOTUS tedder is equipped with 4 rotors. Each rotor is

fitted with six tine arms with double spring steel tines (fig.

1). The special tine shape ensures that the crop is picked up

and spread out with minimum loss of material.

The rotors can pivot in respect of one another allowing the

LOTUS tedder to smoothly follow field undulations.

Ground contours are followed without any problem because

the wheels are positioned closely behind the tines (fig. 2).

A hydraulic control ensures quick and simple folding of the

machine.

Depending on machine model, a trail type headstock or a

STABILO self steering device is fitted.

The construction of the STABILO self steering device is such

(four pivot points - see fig. 3) that any side sway is corrected

rapidly.

2 MOUNTING BEHIND THE TRACTOR

LOTUS tedder with self steering headstock / STABILO self

steering device:

- Adjust the tractor 3 point hitch lower arms at equal height.

- Fit the lower arms to the linkage pins of the machine's

headstock.

- Fit the tractor top link to the machine by means of a

category II top link pin.

- Place the 3 parking jacks in the raised position (fig. 4).

- Secure the tractor lever arms by means of stabilisation

chains or rods keeping the machine from making sideward

movements.

- Check if the PTO shaft telescopes smoothly.

- Fit the PTO shaft to the tractor PTO shaft.

LOTUS tedder with drawbar:

- Fit the drawbar to the tractor’s swivel hook.

- Push the lateral supporting jack up.

- Turn in the frontmost parking jack and fit it to the chassis

in a horizontal position (fig. 5). Hook up the handle in the

rubber ring fitted to the locking pin.

- Check for easy telescoping of the PTO shaft.

- Fit the PTO shaft to the tractor PTO.

- Fold down the holder of the PTO shaft.

The following applies to all models of the LOTUS tedder:

At first assembly or use of another tractor: check the

minimum and maximum overlap of the PTO shaft halves.

(Consult the instruction supplied with the PTO shaft.)

Also check if the PTO shaft remains clear of the headstock

when the smallest possible bend is made with the tractor. If

not, make allowance for this when manoeuvering and always

take generous bends.

Fit the safety chain of the protection tube to a rigid part of

the tractor.

- Connect the hydraulic hose to a single acting hydraulic

tractor valve.

Max. allowed oil pressure: 17,5 MPa (175 bar).

- Place the end of the control cord for locking the ram in the

tractor cab.

3 TRANSPORT

The LOTUS tedder can be transported on the tractor's 3 point

hitch.

Use all such lighting and warning signals as are manda-

tory by law.

For transport on public roads: make sure that the front

axle weight is sufficient (fit front weights, if necessary)

and that the rear axle weight allowed as a maximum is not

exceeded.

- Secure the trail type headstock / STABILO self steering

device by means of the locking pin (fig. 6).

- Fold up the side rotors by means of the tractor hydraulics.

- Make sure that the cylinder has been secured by the locking

hook (fig. 7).

- Adjust the tines of the two innermost rotors inwards

(fig. 8).

- Adjust the wheel supports of the lateral rotors to the

position in which the wheels stick out least (fig. 8).

- Lift the machine from the ground.

The machine is now ready for transport.

Never allow the PTO shaft to rotate when the machine is in

the transport position.

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