Operator's manual
Trailed disc mowers
KDC 300 S/W; KDC 340 S/W
KDC 300 ST/WT; KDC 340 ST/WT
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5.3.
Preparing mower for transport on public roads
To meet safety precautions concerning transport on the public roads the mower should be
equipped with the following devices:
Portable warning-light plates, consisting of panel mounted in the upper guard socket (to be
ordered optionally). The panel consists of warning plate with combined lamp mounted (parking,
stop lights and driving direction) and with red reflectors directed to the rear and white light to
the front,
NOTE:
If the mower purchaser does not own the above warning-light plates, these
can be ordered at the mower's manufacturer.
5.4.
Mounting PTO shaft
PTO shaft should be mounted with friction clutch from the mower side.
The guard should be protected against rotating by securing the shaft set chains to immovable
parts of the tractor and the mower.
NOTE:
If need be shorten PTO shaft as provided in corresponding operator's manual
(Fig. 10).
Fig. 10. PTO shaft shortening instructions
NOTE:
Use machines with correspondingly designed driving PTO shafts. Prior to the
work commencement, safety guards should be inspected whether they (in the
tractor, the mower and the PTO shaft) are placed correctly and are not
damaged. Damaged or missing parts must be replaced with genuine ones.
Make sure that the -PTO shaft is mounted properly. Approaching the rotating
parts is strictly forbidden, as it may lead to serious injuries or even cause
death. For any service and repair works of the shaft and the mower, the
tractor engine and its drive must be disconnected Prior to the operation
commencement, read the operator's manuals of both the machine and the
PTO shaft.