1 CONTENTS
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2 INTRODUCTION
Important ........................ ............................... ............................... ... 3
Product Identification .................................................. ................... 4
Guidelines For The D isposal Of Scrap Products ........................... 6
During Service Life .............................. ....................................... ... 6
End Of Service Life ............................................................. ........... 6
Parts Manual ........................ ............................... ........................... 7
Key Numbers ............................... ....................................... ........... 7
Notes ............ ....................................... ............................... ........... 8
3 SAFETY
How To Operate Safely ........................ ....................................... ... 9
Safe Operation ..................... ....................................... ................... 9
Preparation ................... ...................................... ........................... 9
Operation .............. ....................................... ............................... .. 1 0
ROPS .................... ....................................... ............................... .. 11
Safe Handling Of Fuels ................ ............................... .................. 1 1
Maintenance And Stor age ........................... ................................. 11
When You Put The Mowe r On A Trailer ..................... .................. 12
Important Safety Notes ................ ............................... .................. 1 3
4 SPECIFICATION
Engine Specification ............ ............................... .......................... 16
Machine Specificatio n .................. ............................... .................. 1 7
Dimensions & We ights Meteor Flail .... ............................... .......... 1 8
Dimensions & Weights With Magna 250 And Sp ort200 ............... 20
Hydraulic Speci fication With Meteo r Flail ................... .................. 2 2
Hydraulic Speci fication With Magna 250 Or Sport 200 ................. 2 2
Vibration Level With Meteor Flail ......... ....................................... .. 23
Vibration Level With Magna 250 Or Sport 20 0 ................... .......... 24
Noise Level ... ....................................... ............................... .......... 2 5
Slopes ................... ....................................... ............................... .. 25
Cutting Unit Speci fication Magna 20 Sport 200 ......................... .. 26
Cutting Performance ............................ ....................................... .. 2 6
Recommended L ubricants ... ....................................... .................. 26
Accessories .......... ............................... ............................... .......... 26
Certificates Of Co nformity ............. ....................................... .......... 27
Notes ............ ....................................... ............................... .......... 3 3
5 DECALS
Safety Decals EC ......................................... ............................... .. 34
Instruction Decals EC .......................... ............................... .......... 36
6 CONTROL S
Operator Workstation ................... ....................................... .......... 3 8
Instrument Panel (With ROPS Fitted) .. ....................................... .. 39
Instrument Panel (With Cab Fitted) .................... .......................... 40
Cab Controls ....................................................... .......................... 41
Visual Display ............... ............................... ............................... .. 44
Start Up Screen ................... ....................................... .................. 44
Warning/service Scree n ....................... ....................................... .. 4 4
Start Up Slope Warning Screen .................... ................................. 45
Main Run Screen .......... ............................... ................................. 46
Water Temperature Screen ................................................ .......... 47
Blocked Charge Filter Sc reen ...................... ............................... .. 47
Slope Warning Screens . ............................... ................................. 48
Main Menu ........................... ............................... .......................... 49
Clock & Date Adjust ............................. ....................................... .. 4 9
Service Menu ........ ....................................... ............................... .. 50
Data logging Menu .............................................. .......................... 51
Language Menu .... ....................................... ............................... .. 51
Accessory Power Outle t (With Cab Fitted) ................................... 54
Traction Pedal ............... ............................... ................................. 54
Steering Tilt Control ............. ....................................... .................. 54
Horn ...................... ....................................... ............................... .. 5 5
Accessory Power Outle t ............................................. .................. 55
Parking Brake Release Va lve ..................................... .................. 55
Free Wheel ........... ....................................... ............................... .. 56
Lighting Kit (Optio nal) .......................... ....................................... .. 57
Seat Right Hand Arm R est & Pod ................ ............................... .. 57
7 OPERATION
Daily Inspect ion ........................................... ............................... .. 58
Operator Presence And Safety Interlock System ......................... 59
Operating Procedure .... ...................................... .......................... 60
Fitting Cutting Units To The Machine .......... ............................... .. 61
Backlapping .. ....................................... ............................... .......... 61
Backlapping Procedure (Sport 200 And Magna 250 O nly) ......... .. 62
Operation Of The Machine .......................... ............................... .. 63
Before Operating For The First Time ... ....................................... .. 63
Starting The Engine ............. ....................................... .................. 63
Driving ................... ............................... ............................... .......... 64
Mowing ................. ............................... ....................................... .. 64
To Stop The Engine ...... ............................... ................................. 65
Unblocking Cutti ng Units ..................... ............................... .......... 6 5
Transporting .......... ....................................... ............................... .. 65
Transporting On A Trailer O r Flatbed ................. .......................... 66
Mowing On Slopes .............................................. .......................... 67
Slope Calculation C hart ...................................... .......................... 69
8 MAINTENANCE
Maintenance & Lu brication Charts ............................................... 70
Engine Lubrication ..................................... ............................... .... 74
Engine: Fan Belt ............................................... ............................ 75
Engine Coolant .......................................... ................................... 76
Hydraulic System ............................... ............................... ............ 77
Hydraulic Test Ports .................................. ............................... .... 78
Fuel System ................ ............................... ............................... .... 79
Air Cleaner .......... ............................... ....................................... .... 80
Battery ................ ............................... ....................................... .... 81
Jump Start Cable (Option) .. .............................. ............................ 82
Machine Mainte nance ............... ....................................... ............ 82
Lubrication Mete or Flail Unit ............................................. ............ 83
Lubrication Of M agna 250 & Sport 200 Cutti ng Unit ................ .... 83
Flail Paddle Blade Maintenance ............................................... .... 84
Flail Half “y” Blade Ma intenance ........ ............................... ............ 84
Check Flail Shaft Bea rings ........ ....................................... ............ 85
Hydraulic Motor Dri ve Shaft ....................... ............................... .... 85
9 ADJUSTMENTS
Traction Control Pe dal ............... ............................... .................... 86
Weight Transfer Adjus tment ...... ....................................... ............ 86
Flail Unit He ight Of Cut Adjustmen t ... ............................... ............ 87
Cutting Unit Hei ght Of Cut Adjustment ............. ............................ 88
Floating Head Front R oll Setting (Sport 200) ................................ 88
Cutting Cylinder To Bottom Blade Adjustment ......................... .... 89
Cutting Cylinder Be arings ... .............................. ............................ 90
Front And Rear Roll Bearings ........................... ............................ 90
Grass Deflector ... ....................................... ............................... .... 90
General Instructions For Grammer Seats ......................... ............ 91
Seat (Grammer MSG85) .................................. ............................ 92
Air Suspension Seat (Gramm er MSG75 -521) ............................. 93
Weight Adjustment ........................................... ............................ 93
Fore/aft Adjustment .... ............................... ............................... .... 93
Backrest Extension .................................... ............................... .... 94
Seat Heater ................................................ ............................... .... 94
Lumbar Support ................................. ....................................... .... 94
Armrests ...................... ............................... ................................... 95
Armrest Adjustment .................................................. .................... 95
Backrest Adjustment .......................... ....................................... .... 95
Maintenance ....... ....................................... ............................... .... 96
Notes .................. ............................... ............................... ............ 97
10 ACCESSORIES
Rotary Beacon Kit ....... ............................... ................................... 98
Light & Mirror Kit ........................................ ............................... .... 98
Storage Rack Kit . ............................... ............................... ............ 99
TST Kit ....................... ...................................... ............................ 99
Mow / Transport Switch Kit . ...................................... ................... 100
Jump Start Kit ................................................... ........................... 100
11 P
ROBLEM
S
OLVING
Problem Solving Engine ........................................... ................... 101
12 QUALITY OF CUT
Quality Of Cut Probl em Solving ................................ ................... 102
Washboarding .... ............................... ....................................... ... 102
Marcelling ................... ............................... ............................... ... 103
Step Cutting ....................................... ............................... ........... 104
Scalping ...................... ............................... ............................... ... 105
Stragglers ........... ....................................... ............................... ... 106
Streaks ........ ....................................... ............................... ........... 107
Windrowing ......... ....................................... ............................... ... 108
Mismatched Cuttin g Units ... ...................................... ................... 109
Torn Crowns ............... ............................... ............................... ... 110
Laying Uncut Gras s ............ .............................. ........................... 111
Tramlining ................... ............................... .................................. 112
13 FUSES AND R ELAYS
Fuse And Relay Identification ............................................ ........... 114
14 GUARANTEE
Warranty ..................... ............................... ............................... ... 116
Service ............................... .............................. ........................... 116
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