Goodyear GY 70RT Manual De Usuario página 64

English • Owner´s manual
Use of the rotary hoe
The rotary hoe is operated by the PTO control lever of the walking tractor in the following way:
1) Pull the clutch lever and engage the 1st speed by means of the gearshift lever.
2) Pull the PTO lever towards the driver and release it once it has engaged.
3) Slowly release the clutch lever to start the rotary hoe turning; it must gradually lower into the soil.
Rotary hoe adjustments
The rotary hoes are adjustable and obtain two ditferent working widlhs; the 500 mm. width can be
reduced to 400 mm.
The working width is regulated by operating in the following way on the hoe blades ol the hoe engine
and on the bonnet:
1) Demount the mobile side panels (L) of the bonnet and the levelling strips (P) by removing the screws
(V) (Fig.2).
Fig. 2 - Demounting the sides and levelling strips of the bonnet.
2) Now reduce the working width of the hoe from 500 mm to 400 mm in the following way(Fig.3):
remove the hoe blades (B) and (C) by unscrewing the respective fixing bolts. Position the pair of hoe
blades (B) in place of pair (C) and vice versa, keeping. the sharp edge of the blades pointing inwards and
locking them in place with the relative fixing bolts.
3) Remount the mobile sides (L) of the bonnet and the levelling skips (P), adapting them to the new size
ol the hoeing unit and fixing them with screws (V) (Fig. 3).
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