Mowing Mechanism Turning On And Off; Mowing Mechanism Height Setting Up; Travel; Travel Speed And Mowing Of Grass - AGS Seko FRONTJET AP 105 Mode D'emploi

6.2.3 MOWING MECHANISM TURNING ON AND OFF

a) Turning on
• Set the gas control lever 6.1.3 to the "MAX" position.
• Lower the mowing mechanism by means of the switch 6.1.6 to the working position set up by the lever 6.1.11, otherwise there
is a risk of the V-belt damage.
• Set the mowing mechanism switch 6.1.1 to the „oN" position.
The mowing mechanism will be switched on provided the operator is sitting on the machine seat.
b) Turning off
• Set the mowing mechanism switch 6.1.1 to the „oFF" position.
• If the driver leaves the seat, the engine will stop automatically, and with this also the mowing mechanism.
Never switch off the mowing mechanism by mere getting off the seat. Unless You switch over the ignition key from the „ON"
position to the „OFF" (STOP) position, the part of the electrical installation is still live and this may cause its fault.

6.2.4 MOWING MECHANISM HEIGHT SETTING UP

The mowing mechanism must be lowered into the working position „B" (see the fi gure in the chapter 6.1.6) by switching over
the switch 6.1.6 to the position of „lowering".
Shift the mowing mechanism height setting up lever of 6.1.11 upwards if You want to set up the mowing mechanism higher
above the ground, or shift the lever downwards if You want to set up the mowing mechanism closer to the ground.
The position „1" is used for following the terrain unevenness. Do not use this height setting up permanently as there is a danger
of increased wear of the mowing mechanism parts.
The mowing mechanism is equipped with 3 traversing wheels which lift the frame with mowing mechanism in case of a terrain
unevenness and thus they serve as the protection of mowing knives against a damage.
6.3

TRAVEL

Before the start of travelling step on the brake pedal 6.1.7 to make Yourself sure that the parking brake is disengaged. The parking
brake lever 6.1.8 must not stay in the „P" position!
The by-pass lever 6.1.10 must be set in the position "1", i.e. the by-pass of travel must be disengaged.
At travelling to the place where the mowing is to be carried out, the mowing mechanism must be switched off (switch 6.1.1) and
lifted to the transport position by switching over the switch 6.1.6 to the positon of „lifting".
At crossing the obstacles higher than 8 cm (kerbs, etc.) it is necessary to use the ramps in order to prevent from a damage to the
mowing mechanism and gearbox.
Carry out the drive itself in the followng way:
• Decrease the speed of the engine by shifting the gas control lever 6.1.3 to the „MIN" position.
• At moving off, step on the travel pedal 6.1.9 slowly in accordance with the desired direction of the drive - at the fast stepping
on the pedal there is a danger of injury.
• The change of the drive direction from forward to backward or vice versa is only possible after the machine is stopped. If the
machine is not stopped there is a danger of the gearbox failure.
• Never use the travel pedal and brake pedal simultaneously - otherwise there is a danger of the gearbox failure.
The machine stopping is only possible by a gradual releasing of the foot from the travel pedal and then by
stepping on the brake pedal. At stepping on the brake pedal, the travel pedal is automatically moving to the
6.4

TRAVEL SPEED AND MOWING OF GRASS

Set the gas control lever 6.1.3 to the "MAX" position. Set up the mowing mechanism height by the lever 6.1.11 (see the chapter 6.2.4).
There is a generally accepted rule that the more wet, higher and denser grass the lower the speed is to be used. If the speed of the
machine is too high, or in the case of a heavy load, the turning speed of knives decreases and the quality of mowing goes down.
If the grass is too high, the mowing should be done several times. The fi rst cut in the maximum height, contingently with reduced
width of mowing, and the next cut already in required height.
We recommend to mow in the longitudinal as well as cross direction. The overlapping of the machine preceding cut enables to
increase the effi ciency of knives, and also the feature of the mowed area will be improved.
Driving on an uneven surface may result in variation of the speed.
With respect to the conditions, we recommend the following speeds:
Vegetation condition
high, dense and wet
average conditions
low, dry vegetation
travel with disengaged mowing mechanism
6.5

TRAVEL ON A SLOPE

This mowing machine may operate on the slopes up to the gradient of 14° (25%). When working on a slope use always lower
speed of travel. Travel only perpendicularly to the contour line, i.e. upwards and downwards. The travel along the contour
line is not permitted. Control the speed of travelling by means of the gear change lever. Travel downhill and across the obstacles
at lower speed. The change of direction and turning around on a slope requires increased caution. When stopping the machine
on a slope, always use the parking brake. When the machine is being overloaded on slopes of bigger gradient than 14° (25%), it
may result in a serious damage of the gearbox. The machine manufacturer does not bear any responsibility for a defect resulted
from such use of the machine.
WARNING !!!
WARNING !!!
neutral position. At this, the braking distance is shorter than 2 m.
Recommended speed
2 km/hour
3 – 5 km/hour
< 5 km/hour
< 7 km/hour
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