S.E.P. SUPER SMART, User Manual

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CUTTER BAR MOWER TECHNICAL 
SPECIFICATIONS 

Mechanical con-rod drive 

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Sickle bar mowers 
cutting width: 95cm. 

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E.S.M. bar mowers 
cutting width: 97cm. 

Sickle bar mower with cam mechanism 

a.  Mulching bar mowers 

cutting width: 90cm. 

OPERATING CUTTER BAR MOWERS 

The cutter bar attachment is driven via the PTO. Op-
erate the PTO control lever as follows: 

a.  Turn throttle control lever to idle position. 
b. Pull up clutch lever and engage first speed with 

gear lever. 

c. Pull PTO control lever. Release the lever when 

drive is engaged. 

d.  Release the clutch slowly to start mowing and at 

the same time accelerate engine speed by means 
of throttle. 

CAUTION 

Release the clutch gradually; do not release it when 
load is applied to the mower. 

CUTTER BAR MOWER ADJUSTMENT 

The cutter bar mower requires a number of adjust-
ments. The wear plate must be adjusted periodically 
to ensure efficient cutting. 
The shoes can be adjusted to give the required cut-
ting height. The knife mechanism can also be ad-
justed to minimize vibration and noise. 

Wear plate adjustment 

At regular intervals check the play between the wear 
plate and the cutting knife. 
Proceed as follows to reduce the gap if necessary. 

MULCHING TYPE BAR MOWERS (fig. 1) 

b.  Loosen the two nuts (1) securing each of the four 

wear plates (2). 

c.  Turn adjuster nut (3) of each wear plate to obtain 

correct knife movement. 

d.  Tighten again the two securing nuts (1). 

SICKLE BAR MOWERS (fig. 2) 

a.  Loosen the two screws (1) and (2) that secure e-

ach of the four wear plates (3). 

b. Loosen lock nut (5) and turn wear plate adjuster 

screw (4) to obtain correct sliding movement of 
the knife. 

c.  Tighten again the securing nut (5) and the screws 

(1) and (2). 

MOWING BAR E.S.M. type S 

NOTE 

The mowing bar type E.S.M. type S does not require 
any special adjustment as it is self-adjusting.