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MASCHIO GASPARDO S.p.A.
FIORE
OPERATOR'S MANUAL - PARTS BOOK
SICKLE BAR MOWER
Cod. G19503950
2014-01

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  • Page 1 MASCHIO GASPARDO S.p.A. FIORE OPERATOR’S MANUAL - PARTS BOOK SICKLE BAR MOWER Cod. G19503950 2014-01...
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  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS Operating Description How to choose between sickle bars ....30 Description of the sickle bar mower....5 Assembly drawing ..........6 Service Machine Safely Practice safe maintenance ......31 Wear appropriate clothing ......31 ........7 Stay clear of rotating drivelines ...... 31 Handling ............
  • Page 4 GASPARDO service parts, and the necessary tools and equipment to handle all your needs. Use only genuine MASCHIO GASPARDO service parts. Substitute parts will void the warranty and may not meet standards required for safe and satisfactory operation. Record the model number and serial number...

  • Page 5: Description Of The Sickle Bar Mower

    DESCRIPTION Description of the sickle bar mower This agricultural implement can only operate by means of a cardan shaft applied to the pto of an agricultural tractor equipped with lift and universal three-point hitch. Since it is movable, the mowing machine can be easily mounted on tractors with different gauges or on tracked vehicles (Fig.

  • Page 6: Assembly Drawing

    DESCRIPTION Assembly drawing External shoe; Mowing guide; Cutting arm; Upper 3rd point hitches; Gauge varying articulation; Chassis; Tirant; Lower 3rd point hitches; Hazard bar; 10 Support; 12 Cover; 13 Protective casing for connecting-rod systems; 14 Support; 15 Hinge (pivot point); 16 Blade guard;...

  • Page 7: Handling

    (Weighed Drive lbs. number number speed Input inches (Weighed A) L A) in the "worker's position" L FIORE min. - max. miles/h speed 1.75 68.9 25 - 50 Belts 6.2 7.5 110.7 dB 91.7 dB 2.05...

  • Page 8: Safety Lables

    SAFETY LABLES Safety-alert lables Read and recognize safety information. Be alert to the potential for personal injury when you see this safety-alert lables. On your machine safety labels, the words DANGER, WARNING, and CAUTION are used with a safety symbol call attention to safety messages. Machine safety labels 1) CAUTION: AVOID INJURY BEFORE DISMOUNTING OR SERVICING...

  • Page 9: Machine Safety Lables And Position

    MACHINE SAFETY LABELS AND POSITION 1. Keep all shields in place. 2. Disengage and shut off all engine and/or motor power before servicing or unclogging machine. CRUSHING AND PINCH POINTS 3. Keep hands, feet and clothing MOVING MACHINERY PARTS CAN away from power-driven parts.

  • Page 10: Preparing The Tractor

    PREPARING THE TRACTOR Preparing the tractor CAUTION: Avoid injury. Proper ballastings is required for safe operation of your sickle bar mower equipment. Parking instruction Stay clear of rotating drivelines Entanglement in rotating driveline can cause serious injury or death: before getting near it. Installing sickle bar on tactor The sickle bar can be hitched to I, II or quick coupler cate- gory tractor equipped with a universal three-point coupling.

  • Page 11: Installing

    INSTALLING 3. Hook the oscillating arms of the tractor to pins (E and derneath the tractor arm. Lock in place with the snap-in split pins (G Fig. 8) 4. Lock the lift links using the relative chains (I, Fig. 7) and couplings parallel to the tractor.

  • Page 12: Pto Shaft Adaptation

    INSTALLING PTO shaft adaptation The PTO shaft, supplied with the machine, is of standard length. Therefore it might be necessary to adapt the PTO shaft. In that case, before doing anything, consult the Manufacturer for the eventual adaptation. min. 6 inches CAUTION tubes must overlap by at least 6 inches (Q Fig.

  • Page 13: Stability Of Sickle Bar And Tractor During Transport

    INSTALLING Stability of sickle bar mower and tractor during transport When a sickle bar is coupled to a tractor, so becoming an integral part of it for the purposes of road travel, the stability of the sickle bar-tractor complex may change and cause driving or operating dif- should be followed;...

  • Page 14: Parking Instruction

    INSTALLING Parking instructions Stay clear of rotating drivelines Entanglement in rotating driveline can cause serious injury or death: cod. G19503950...

  • Page 15: Removing

    REMOVING Removing sickle bar mower supported by the relative supports (A and B, Fig. 15). 1. Raise sickle bar. 2. Put parking stand (A and B, Fig. 15) in the DOWN position: install spring locking pin in order to secure parking stand (C, Fig.

  • Page 16: Operating

    OPERATING Operate safetly Carefully read all the instructions before using the machine; if in doubt, contact the techni- observance of the safety and accident prevention regulations described below. General norms 1) Pay close attention to the danger signs in this manual and on the sickle bar. 2) The labels with the instructions attached to the machine give abbreviated advice for avoiding accidents.

  • Page 17: Wear Appropriate Clothing

    OPERATING 26) DO NOT wear radio or music headphones while operating the machine. Safe operation requires your full attention. 27) DO NOT operate the tractor and sickle bar when you are tired or ill. Tractor hitch (lifter), in conformity with applicable standards. 2) The class of the equipment attachment pins must be the same as that of the lifter attachment.

  • Page 18: Operating - Mechanical Lifting System

    OPERATING - MECHANICAL LIFTING SYSTEM Use of MECHANICAL lifting system (Fig. 19) Adapting the sickle bar mower To ensure optium use, the sickle bar must completely project from the tractor (Fig. 20); three situations are shown in the Figure 21: 1) hitching to a tractor normally used for mowing jobs;...
  • Page 19 OPERATING - MECHANICAL LIFTING SYSTEM Fig. 24 mower using the supplied pin and the other end to a stationary point on the tractor. Adjust the height of the mower to the ground (19.6 to 21.7 inches, Fig. 24) by moving the rings of the chain (F, Fig.

  • Page 20: Mowing

    OPERATING - MECHANICAL LIFTING SYSTEM Mowing them, upside-down in their seat . Install spring locking pin in order to secure parking stand (R). Fig. 29 Fig. 30 chassis. against obstacles. If this device is tripped by impact with an obstacle, stop the tractor without raising the cutting arm.
  • Page 21 OPERATING - MECHANICAL LIFTING SYSTEM ATTENTION If the blades becomes jammed, it is advisable to operate carefully wearing suitable personal protection. All the maintenance, adjustments and work preparation operations, must be carried out with the tractor strictly switched off and properly stationary, with the ignition key turned off and the sickle bar on the ground.

  • Page 22: Operating - Hydraulic Lifting System

    OPERATING - HYDRAULIC LIFTING SYSTEM Use of HYDRAULIC lifting system (Fig. 32) To install the hydraulic lifting kit of the mower, on versions with mechanical lifting, it is necessary to remove some parts of the equipment. Some pieces to be detached from the equipment are indicated on page 23 (ref.
  • Page 23 OPERATING - HYDRAULIC LIFTING SYSTEM M8 x 25 M16 x 70 M12 x 45 M8 x 25 cod. G19503950...

  • Page 24: Adapting The Sickle Bar Mower

    OPERATING - HYDRAULIC LIFTING SYSTEM Adapting the sickle bar mower Fig. 33 To ensure optium use, the sickle bar must completely project from the tractor (Fig. 33); three situations are shown in the Figure 34: 1) hitching to a tractor normally used for mowing jobs; 2) hitching to a large tractor;...

  • Page 25: Adjustment

    OPERATING - HYDRAULIC LIFTING SYSTEM Fig. 37 Fig. 38 Adjustment Fig. 39 Before starting a mowing session, adjust the machine so that the best working setup is obtained. Correct machine setup guarantees excellent mowing, allows for the best machine-tractor performance and remarkably reduces wear of the cutting blades.

  • Page 26: Using The Lifting Device

    OPERATING - HYDRAULIC LIFTING SYSTEM Using the lifting device Fig. 42 Once you have positioned the equipment, prepare it for mowing: Operation of lifting device Fig. 43 Put the rope (S, Fig. 42) for releasing the bracket (T, Fig. 42) inside the tractor cabin. Climb into the tractor and operate the hydraulic distributor to lower the blade (Fig.
  • Page 27 OPERATING - HYDRAULIC LIFTING SYSTEM Fig. 46 (or ground with small depressions) For mowing operations on level ground, couple the lever mechanisms (V and Z, Fig. 46) in posi- tion (X, Fig. 46). Lastly insert the lifting device as described in the previous paragraph.

  • Page 28: Mowing On Slopes

    OPERATING - HYDRAULIC LIFTING SYSTEM Mowing on slopes Figure 49 show type of mowing on sloping ground (banks, canals, etc.). Fig. 49 CAUTION: For mowing on surfaces Fig. 50 that are not parallel to the tractor plane, we recommend removing the moving guide from the outer mowing bar support.

  • Page 29: Operating - Quick Coupler

    OPERATING - QUICK COUPLER Quick Coupler The Quick Coupler must be used only with hydraulic lifting system. 1) Install hitch Quick Coupler (A, Fig. 53) on the tractor (see tractor operator manual). supported by the relative supports. Then slowly move the tractor back until the Quick Coupler (A) is in range with the point hitches (B and C, Fig.

  • Page 30: Operating

    OPERATING How to choose between sickle bars TYPE OF THE FORAGE TYPE OF THE Big and high GROUND Dry and lignificated Humid, packed and Humid and packed (forage of the (gramineae) low (cat coat) (Lucerne-Clover) sorghum, corn) DSE - SD/SN DSE - SD DSE - SN DSE - SN...

  • Page 31: Service Machine Safely

    SERVICE MACHINE SAFETLY Practice safe maintenance avoid ... vices in place and in working condition. Keep hardware tight. hair away from any moving parts. the vehicle engine. Lock vehicle park brake and remove the key. Replace worn or broken parts. Remove any buildup of grease, oil, or debris. Wear appropriate clothing device such as earplugs.

  • Page 32: Hazard Bar

    SERVICE MACHINE SAFETLY stone of the right size under the wheels. would be advisable to use a torque wrench, respecting the values of 52 Nm for M10 bolts, resistance class 8.8, and 143 Nm for M14 bolts resistance class 8.8 (Table 1: Bolts tightening torques). adequate supports under the equipment as a precaution.

  • Page 33: Service

    SERVICE containers. Avoid contact with the skin. treated in compliance with the current anti-pollution laws. Routine maintenance are tight (Fig. 60). Every 2 work hours Wear-proof skids (optional) In the presence of abrasive terrain (rocky, sandy, etc.) wear-proof skids can be provided on request to protect the cutterbar.

  • Page 34: Periodically (6 Months)

    SERVICE Periodically (6 months) After each mowing Clean and oil the mowing bar blades according to the instructions in the chapter entitled: “Cleaning and oiling the cutters”. Fig. 59 Lubricants SAE 85W/140 OIL or equivalent for the reduction unit (or gear box) and side transmis- sion.

  • Page 35: Cleaning And Oiling The Sickle Bar

    SERVICE Cleaning and oiling the sickle bar DANGER Cleaning and oiling are very dangerous operations. Always comply with the following instructions: where it cannot slip; persons or animals in the vicinity; Wash the sickle bar with a jet of pressurized water, standing at least one and a half meters away from the implement;...

  • Page 36: Checking The Clearance Tolerance

    SERVICE Checking the clearance tolerance Fig. 63 ATTENTION It is absolutely essential to disengage the trac- tor pto, lower the mowing machine, switch off the tractor, ensure that this is at a complete standstill and remove the key before servicing, adjusting the implement for work.
  • Page 37 SERVICE Only with some models, before disassembling the blade blade tie rod (W) in Figure 67. Use a punch to facilitate the operation (T, Fig. 67). Subsequently, only after having made sure that the blade ~15 mm ~15 mm ~ 0.59 inches ~ 0.59 inches blade again via the nuts, located at both ends, keeping to the 0.59 inches (15 mm) shown in Figure 67.

  • Page 38: Extra Maintenance

    SERVICE Fig. 68 ATTENTION It is absolutely essential to disengage the trac- tor pto, lower the mowing machine, switch off the tractor, ensure that this is at a complete standstill and remove the key before servicing, adjusting the implement for work. All assembly operations must be carried out on a work bench.

  • Page 39: Replacement Of Tooth-Holding Bar (Riveted)

    SERVICE Replacement of tooth-holding bar (riveted) (G Fig. 71) mowing bar. toothholding bar (Fig. 69). the expansion pin. mowing bar. Fig. 70 toothholding bar (Fig. 69). expansion pin. ATTENTION It is absolutely essential to disengage the tractor pto, lower the mowing machine, switch off the tractor, ensure that this is at a com- plete standstill and remove the key before Fig.

  • Page 40: Replacing The Anti-Vibration Yokes

    SERVICE Replacing the anti-vibration yokes Dismantling Remove the protection. Remove the expansion pins (M, Fig. 74). Loosen and remove screws L, H, I (Fig. 74). Remove the support (N, Fig. 74). Remove the yokes (P, Fig. 74). Assembly 1) Insert the new yokes with the intermediate spacer (O, Fig.

  • Page 41: Transport On Road

    TRANSPORT ON THE ROAD Transport on road Fig. 78 Fig. 79 arms of the tractor; lift the mowing bar (Fig. 78); secure it with the hooking tie rod (A, Fig. 79); slide in the safety hook (B, Fig. 79); cover the cutting blades and the outer mowing bar support with the guards provided (Fig.

  • Page 42: Demolition And Disposal

    DEMOLITION AND DISPOSAL Demolition and disposal This operation is to be carried out by the customer. Before demolishing the machine, you are advised to carefully check its physical condition and ascer- tain whether there are any parts of the structure that may be susceptible to structural collapse or breakage during demolition.

  • Page 43: Assembly

    (B). When moving the unit, make certain that all protections and safety devices are in place. Dimensions and weight TYPE (cm - (cm - (cm - (kg - lb) FIORE 175 (X2) 234 - 70 - 74 - 520 - FIORE 205 (X2) 234 -...
  • Page 44 ASSEMBLY Sickle bar components 1) THIRD POINT LINKAGE FRAME. 2) SIDE PROP. 3) POWER TAKE-OFF PLATE. 4) FRONT PLATE. 5) CUTTER BAR TIE-ROD. 6) REAR FRAME. 7) BLADE HOLDER. 8) MECHANICAL OR HYDRAULIC LIFT. cod. G19503950...
  • Page 45 ASSEMBLY cod. G19503950...
  • Page 46 ASSEMBLY M8 x 16 cod. G19503950...
  • Page 47 ASSEMBLY M12 x 35 cod. G19503950...
  • Page 48 ASSEMBLY M10 x 25 M10 x 25 M12 x 60 (x4) M10 x 60 KEEP AWAY SHARP BLADES - Do not put hands or feet near the cutterbar. Blade contact can result in serious injury. - Stay away until all motion has stopped and the mower is securely blocked up.
  • Page 49 ASSEMBLY 10.0 M8 x 40 M12 x 80 M4 x 35 11.0 cod. G19503950...
  • Page 50 11.0 M16 x40 L. 154 M12 x40 M20 x200 cod. G19503950...

  • Page 51: Spare Parts

    SPARE PARTS Spare parts Orders must be transmitted through our area dealers and should always include the following indi- cations: Type, model and serial number of the machine. These data are punched on the data plate with which every implement is equipped. Code number of the required spare part.
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  • Page 68: Warranty

    Warranty shall be for TWELVE (12) MONTHS COMMENCING ON THE DATE OF DELI- VERY OF THE PRODUCT TO THE ORIGINAL PURCHASER. Under no circumstances wilI this Warranty apply in the event that the product, in the good faith opinion of MASCHIO GA- SPARDO, has been subjected to improper operation, improper maintenance, misuse, or an accident.

  • Page 69: Warranty For Replacement Parts

    Under no circumstances will this Warranty apply in the event that the product, in the good faith opinion of MASCHIO GA- SPARDO, has been subjected to improper operation, improper maintenance, misuse, or an accident. This Warranty does not cover normal wear or tear, or normal maintenance items.
  • Page 70 NOTES cod. G19503950...
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