Land Pride FM3188 - Manual (Page 2)

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FM3188 & FM4188 Flail Mowers 309-523M 10/02/12
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Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Safety at All Times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Look For The Safety Alert Symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Safety Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Owner Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Serial Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Further Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Section 1: Assembly & Set-up . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Tractor Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Torque Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Hitch Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Tractor Hook-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Driveline Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Check Driveline Collapsible Length . . . . . . . . . . 11
Shorten Driveline Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Check Driveline Extended Length . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Check Driveline Interference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Section 2: Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . 13
Pre-Start Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Tractor Shut Down Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Transporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Mowing Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Brush Rake Teeth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
General Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Section 3: Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Leveling the Mower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Cutting Height Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Hitch Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Belt Tension Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Brush Rake Teeth Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Section 4: Maintenance & Lubrication . . . . . 18
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Trash Removal & Rotor Knife Access . . . . . . . . . . 18
Rotor Knife Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
FM3188 Cutting Knife Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 19
FM4188 Hammer Knife Replacement . . . . . . . . . 19
V-Belt Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Lubrication Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Driveline Shaft U-Joints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Driveline Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Inner Tube Bearings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Gearbox Lubrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3-Point Hitch Slide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Roller Bearing (Both Ends) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Cutter Rotor Bearing (Both Ends) . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Section 5: Specifications & Capacities . . . . . 23
Section 6: Features & Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Section 7: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Section 8: Torque Values Chart . . . . . . . . . . 26
Section 8: Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
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