(39) Adjust The Position Of The Reel; (40) Adjust The Cutting Height; Normal Start - TerraTec T.RJP.80M Manuel D'utilisation

800mm babyleaf harvester
Instruction manual
(34) Check the battery level of your drill to ensure that it is operating effectively.
(35) Make sure that everyone in the work area maintains a safe distance of at least 2m
from the machine.
!
Always handle the machine without the power tool.
IMPORTANT
(36) Position the harvester in front of the crop to be harvested by pushing the ma-
chine using the main bar.
(37) Make sure that the harvest bag at the back of the machine is empty to start har-
vesting.
(38) You can distribute harvesting crates along your route.
!
Make sure that these additional harvesting crates are located outside the path that the harvester will take.
IMPORTANT

(39) Adjust the position of the reel:

The horizontal distance (A) of the reel in relation
to the conveyor and the vertical distance (B) from
the ground are adjustable.
These settings vary according to the type of crop
and its density.
Move both sides at the same
!
time to avoid jamming the sliders
due to the buckling forces that
NOTE
act upon the sliding mechanism
if the settings are too dissimilar.
Loosen and tighten all the star screws proper-
ly to lock the required settings. Check them
again after operating the machine for a while.
Be sure to check that the pick-
!
up reel does not come in contact
with the conveyor. Should this
IMPORTANT
happen, the conveyor will pro-
bably be badly damaged.
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Instruction manual

(40) Adjust the cutting height:

The height of the cutter bar from the ground can
be adjusted using the two star screws. A scale gra-
duated in centimetres can be used to view the cut-
ting height in relation to the ground.
(41) Properly tighten all the star screws when reassem-
bling and recheck the tightening after operating the
machine for a while.
The distance between cutterbar and the conveyor
can also be adjusted. Take a 13mm spanner to make
this adjustment.
IMPORTANT
A
Before starting the machine, make sure that nobody is near the machine (see 35).
B
(42) Adjust the cutting settings according to the crop that you are planning to
harvest with the machine. See Managing the operating settings.
IMPORTANT
The cutting height and the height of
the pick-up reel are independent. Ad-
!
just the height setting of the pick-up
reel when you change the cutting
NOTE
height setting.
The cutter bar must never come in
!
contact with the ground or the conveyor,
as this may damage the cutting sections
and the exchangeable gearbox.

NORMAL START

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The cutting settings must be set when the machine is shut down.
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