MOLON MINI 100 Garden Belt Rakes User Guide
- June 3, 2024
- MOLON
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Molon MINI 100 & MINI 120 Hay Rakes
Manufactured by Molon Giovanni s.n.c. to fit BCS Power Units
USER GUIDE
MINI 100 Garden Belt Rakes
This guide is produced by Tracmaster Ltd to supplement the original
manufacturer’s manual. It should not be used as a replacement for the original
manufacturer’s manual. Before commissioning the machine, read original
manufacturer manual/operating instructions and observe warning and safety
instructions.
IMPORTANT!
READ ORIGINAL MOLON INSTRUCTION MANUAL
IMPORTANT
PLEASE READ THE OWNER’S MANUAL FOR THE POWER UNIT FIRST.
FOR ANY FURTHER INFORMATION OR ASSISTANCE PLEASE CONTACT TRACMASTER ON 01444
247689 OR VISIT WWW.TRACMASTER.CO.UK
No liability will be accepted for any damage caused to persons or property through failure to observe the operating and safety instructions.
Introduction
Guide to the consultation
Congratulations on your purchase of a MOLON machine. This machine has been
developed by engineers with years of ex- perience on the field and i t is
built to the highest MOLON quality standards . This manual will help you to
know better and to appreciate the features of your ma- chine and it is
considered integral part of the machine itself. This machine can be relied on
to last a long time without inconveniences and accidents if used in the
correct way: for this reason, it is necessary to read care- fully these pages
before setting up and using the machine. The manual, or a copy of it, must
always be on the machine to be consulted b y the user.
Pay attention to this symbol; it indicates the most dangerous operations and
situations.
This symbol points out a note or a very important warning.
Machine identification The machine is identified by the data which are
indicated in the label.
The label is stuck on the frame and it is well visible (fig. 1); it carries
the following data:
Model
Serial No
Year
Weight
R.p.m. max./1′
Using the Hay Rake
MACHINE EMPLOYMENT
The machine is a hay-rake tedder. Use it only and exclusively for raking and
ted-ding hay and cut grass. The manufacturer declines any responsi-bility for
a different use from the de-scribed one. Familiarize yourself with the
operating controls and the correct use of the ma-chine.
Never permit children or inexpert to operate your machine.
Avoid working whilst people, es-pecially children and pets, are nearby. Keep
in mind that the operator is responsible for accidents to people and to their
property. The user must know the characteristics and the safety procedures of
the ma-chine. The accident prevention rules and any other requirement of
safety and of occu-pational medicine must always be ob-served. The
manufacturer declines any re-sponsibility for possible damages deriving from
any arbitrary change on the machine.
Do not get on the machine whilst working, nor have yourself car-ried by it.
ACCIDENT PREVENTION MEASURES
Follow the instructions described on the labels stuck on the machine.
Scour the area where the ma- chine is to be used and remove all foreign
matters (stones, wire, sticks, etc…).
Carry out the checks, the operations of maintenance, adjustment and repair
when the machine is not working and is unhooked from the tractor. In case of
road haulage, the highway code rules have to be observed.
Danger through rotating parts! It is absolutely forbidden to take away or to
damage the guards and to use the machine without them.
Danger through thrown objects! The machine can throw objects or stones that
may lie on the ground.
It is forbidden to stay within the working radius of 10 m.
Do not carry out operations of cleaning or maintenance with engine on, nor
with connected power take-off.
While working in presence of dust, wear a mask and glasses to protect your
throat and eyes if your tractor is lacking a cabin. The acoustic pressure
level is inferior to 70 dB. The safety signals are (fig. 2):
A= Before the use of the machine, read the manual.
B= Danger through thrown objects; keep the safety distance.
C= Danger through drive belts; do not take away the guards with machine on.
D= Turn off the engine and take away the key before any operation of repair
and maintenance.
The corresponding labels are stuck on the machine in the indicated places.
(fig. 3) These signals must always be visible and, when lost or illegible,
they have to be replaced with original ones.
Remember that a prudent operator is the best security against any accident.
USE OF THE MACHINE
Checks and advice before stadia:no word The machine hooks directly to the con-
nection of the motor mower in place of the cutter bar.
Tighten strongly the fastening screws or make sure of the per-fect connection
in case of quick connection. Fasten the supporting foot, which is near the
connection, in high position, far from the ground. The power take-off of the
tractor must not exceed the speed indicated on the machine (R.P.M. max./ 1′).
Do not operate the machine bare- foot or in open-toe sandals. Al-ways wear
substantial footwear and long trousers. Work only in daylight or in good
artificial light.
Walk, never run.
Always be sure of you footing on slopes. Work across the face of slopes, never
up and down. Be careful when you are changing direction on slopes. Do not work
on excessively steep slopes.
The controls
Steering lever for the control of the wheel direction from the driving seat.
Each one of the two supporting wheels has got a screw damp for the adjustment
of the height above ground level on the right or left side of the machine
(fig. 4).
Guide for the user
-Hay-rake-
Position the machine parallel to the ground and lower the combs till they skim
the ground. Adjust the lateral rake to the width you want (fig. 5). Avoid
stopping near the row when the combs are moving; if you need to, discon-nect
the power take-off.
-Tedder-
Position the wheels so that the machine results higher (3 or 4 cm) on the side
of the unloading of hay (fig. 6). Remove the lateral rake.
The maximum speed of advance is 5 Km/h.
Achusiments for the use
Before starting to work, control that the teeth are in good condi-bon and well
fixed. In case of breaking of some teeth, you must buy the original spare
parts (code 818). Often control the plastic bearings and the bushings which
drag the combs: these parts, which are subjected to wear and tear, must be
replaced when their mini-mum thickness is 4 mm. Their replacement, like any
operation on the V-belts, must be entrusted to skilled workers.
Make sure that the protective sheets are correctly fixed after each
operation.
Troubleshooting & Maintenance
Bad working and failure reseach
| Inconvenience | Cause | Remedy | Danger |
|---|---|---|---|
| The combs drag the hay on the upper part | slow speed of the tractor | increase | |
| the speed | possible accumulation of hay on belts and pulleys | ||
| accumulation of hay on belts and pulleys | incorrect use | unhook the machine | |
| from the tractor and remove the hay | never operate if the machine is connected |
to the tractor
the combs do not rotate| the drive belt is
broken| replacement of the belt by skilled workers| never operate if the
machine is connected to the tractor
the combs do not rotate| loosened belts| the belts have to be tightened by
skilled workers| never operate if the machine is connected to the tractor
MAINTENANCE
Periodical maintenance Any maintenance operation must be car-ried out by
qualified workers according to what is written in this manual.
When you have to carry out an operation of maintenance, you must turn off the
tractor engine and disconnect the power take-off.
Only suitable tools must be used and they have to be in good con-dition. Often
grease (at least every 8 hours of work) the part near the connection, which is
provided with a grease cup (fig. 7). Never grease the belts and the plastic
parts!
Control that the thickness of the plastic parts is superior to 4 mm. Control
the tyre pressure (2,5 bar).
Teeth replacement
To replace a couple of teeth (code 818), you must loosen the nut (code 133)
which locks the connecting tang (fig. 8). Replace the new couple of teeth and
take care of the perfect joint between the tang and the seat on the comb which
carries the teeth; then fasten the nut strongly.
Extraordinary maintenance
Any operation of extraordinary mainte-nance must be carried out by skilled
workers and it consists on the control of the V-belt conditions and also, if
neces-sary, on the tightness or replacement of the belts, on the check of wear
and tear of plastic parts with possible replacement of these last if their
thickness is inferior to 4 mm.
INACTIVITY
Setting for a stop
Clean the machine when it is unhooked from the tractor and remove possible
hay, remnants and dust, then do the opera-tions of ordinary maintenance. Cover
the points of the teeth which are turned up with the proper accident pre-
ventive protections the machine is pro-vided with (fig. 9). Block the machine
to avoid displacements caused by accidental collisions. The user will benefit
from finding the ma-chine in perfect conditions when he starts working again.
Restarting
Control the tyre pressure (2,5 bar) and remove the protections from the teeth.
MACHINE TRANSPORT
The machine can easily be lifted by a crane through two belts, type- tested
for its weight, which must be placed, the first on the connection and the
other on the connection longitudinal frame members of the wheels (fig. 10).
Transporting the Hay Rake
The points of belt placement are indicated on the machine by proper labels (fig. 11). For the operations of loading and unload-ing, the machine must be placed on a level ground, with sufficient surrounding space.
Technical data
| Model | Combs nr. | Belts nr. | Working width cm | Maximum width cm |
|---|
MINI 100
MINI 120| 7
8| 1
1| 100
120| 140
150
DEMOLITION AND GETTING RID OF THE MACHINE
Proceed to demolition and getting rid of the machine according to the
regulations in force so as to avoid ecological dam-ages.
Manufacturer Information
This machine is manufactured in Italy by Molon Giovannie s.n.c.
Tracmaster Ltd is the UK distributor for these models, the MINI 100 and MINI
120.
Please ensure you read the original manufacturer’s manual before operating
this machine.
Molon Giovanni s.n.c.
via Mestrina, 10 – Arlesega
I – 35035 MESTRINO (PD)
Italy
Tel: +39 049 900 0103
Fax: +39 049 900 0694
Email: info@molonmachinery.com
Website: www.molonmachinery.com
Model MINI 100 & MINI 120
Manufactured by Molon Giovanni s.n.c.
© 2021 Tracmaster Ltd.
References
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