Land Pride | Table of Contents |
Section 2: | Operating Instructions |
Operating Instructions
!DANGER
Never carry a person on the mower. A rider can fall and be ran over by the mower or tractor causing serious injury or death.
!DANGER
Stop operation if bystanders come within several hundred feet
!DANGER
Do not cut on steep inclines. The tractor and mower could flip over causing damage to the equipment, bodily injury or death.
!DANGER
Operate mower with all guards installed & in good condition. Gearbox and driveline shields must be secured in place when operating mower to avoid injury or death from entanglement in rotating drivelines. Keep away from moving parts.
!WARNING
The following operating procedures must be carefully read and fully understood. You are the tractor operator and are therefore responsible for the safe operation of this unit. All other persons must be cleared of the area. Mower operation must be stopped when in the vicinity of other persons.
!CAUTION
Always disengage tractor PTO before raising the Grooming Mower decks to transport position to avoid damaging the power train, injury from thrown objects or blade contact.
!CAUTION
When mowing in sandy soil areas, wear may occur to your mower blades caused from sand erosion. Frequent inspection should be made and blades replaced if damaged.
IMPORTANT:
•Do not engage PTO with mower decks in the raised position or with engine speed above idle. Doing so will damage power train components.
•Do not exceed rated PTO speed of mower. Excessive engine speed will cause damage to power train components.
•Avoid catching hydraulic hoses on brush, post, stumps, and other protrusions that can break them.
•Use mower to cut only turf grasses. Cutting other materials can damage drive components, cutting blades and deck.
•Only use the Grooming Mower for its intended purpose. Do not use it to pull, push or lift objects. Do not use it as a working platform or as a wagon to carry objects.
1.After attaching the tractor to the mower, carefully check all hoses and wires to be sure they will not contact the PTO driveline.
2.Check PTO guards to make sure they are in good condition and in place.
3.Inspect hydraulic hoses for wear, damage and hydraulic leaks. See “Avoid High Pressure Fluids Hazard” on page 3. Replace damaged and worn hoses with genuine Land Pride parts.
4.Check the following after the PTO has been disengaged and comes to a complete stop.
•Check mower blades for sharpness.
•Make sure bolts and nuts are tight.
•Check tractor safety equipment. Be sure they are in good working condition.
IMPORTANT:
•Make sure transport locks are unlatched before unfolding mower. Pull on rope to unlatch locks.
•When unfolding the mower, fully extend cylinders to utilize maximum flexibility. Damage to the mower may occur if the cylinders are not fully extended.
5.Unfold mower decks as follows:
AFM4216 Model Only
Refer to Figure 2-3 on page 18:
a. Remove wing deck floating pins.
AFM4214 & AFM4216 Models
Refer to Figure 2-2 on page 17:
b.Retract hydraulic cylinders to remove weight from transport locks.
c.Pull transport lock rope toward the tractor to disengage locks.
d.Hold locks in this position until all 3 mower decks have unfolded enough to allow lock lugs to become fully disengaged.
e.Extend all 3 cylinders to their maximum stroke for maximum field float of mower decks.
6.Set the tractor throttle at idle. Engage the PTO to start blades rotating.
7.Begin mowing at a slow forward speed and shift up until desired speed is achieved - maintaining 540 PTO rpm. Mower blades will cut better at
540 PTO blade speed than at reduced throttle.
8.After mowing the first 50 feet, stop and check to see that mower is adjusted properly.
9.Grass is best cut when it is dry. Mowing wet grass can cause plugging resulting in grass clumps behind the mower.
10.Grass should be mowed frequently as shorter clippings deteriorate faster.
11.Mow areas with extremely tall grass twice. Raise mower high for the first cutting and then set mower at finished cutting height for the second cutting.
11/14/08 | AFM4214 and AFM4216 |
