Taarup 4228 LT 4232 LT 4232 CT 4236 LT 4236 CT Operator’s Manual – PDF Download

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Taarup 4228 LT 4232 LT 4232 CT 4236 LT 4236 CT Operator’s Manual

This is the complete English-language operator’s manual for the Taarup 4228 LT, 4232 LT, 4232 CT, 4236 LT and 4236 CT towed disc mowers built by Kverneland Group Kerteminde AS. It is the same document referenced as 90000103EN, index 118-02, published 02/2008, and it applies to machines from number 402.185 onward. Everything a trained farmer, contractor or workshop technician needs to run, adjust, service and repair these mowers is contained in the 154 pages of this Taarup 4228 LT 4232 LT 4232 CT 4236 LT 4236 CT operator’s manual.

File Details

• Manual type: Operator’s Manual (operation, maintenance and replacement)
• Brand: Taarup / Kverneland Group Kerteminde AS
• Models covered: 4228 LT, 4232 LT, 4232 CT, 4236 LT, 4236 CT
• Language: English
• Page count: 154
• File format: PDF
• Reference No: 90000103EN – Index 118-02
• Date of publication / printing: 02/2008
• Applicable as from machine No: 402.185

Chapters Covered

• Identification of machine – working width, weight, machine number, dealer, manufacturer
• Target group and the meaning of the symbols used in the manual
• Safety – for your safety, who can operate the machine, employer responsibilities, safety labels
• Connecting – correct attachment, PTO shaft check, electrical and hydraulic connection, load capacity, weight/power ratio
• Transport on public roads – road traffic act requirements, passengers, driving and braking behaviour
• Use and Disconnection – safe use of the mower and safe unhitching
• Maintenance and further safety instructions
• About the machine – field of application, machine characteristics, synopsis of LT and CT
• Technical data – dimensions, weights, PTO speeds, power requirement, disc and knife counts, rotor RPM, tyre pressure, noise level, cutting width
• Tractor requirements
• Preparation – preparing the machine, assembly and attachment, attachment of the tractor
• Hydraulic – safety, connection, colour marking, transport position
• First start-up of machine – side guard check, safety valve, PTO run-up, friction clutch bleeding (LT and CT)
• The machine in its transport position – LT and CT procedures, guard folding, tarpaulin, locks
• Before travelling on public roads and checking the machine
• Operation – safety, before operating, LT machine operation, CT machine operation
• Conditioner plate – basic setting position 1 and 2, fine adjustment positions I, II and III
• Rotor – 600 RPM / 900 RPM setting, optional 450 RPM and 1015 RPM kits, V-belt and pulley swap
• Deflector plates and stubble height – short and long stubble settings, high skids guidance
• Cleaning – before cleaning, correct agents, after cleaning
• Parking and Storage – before storage, disconnection, storage preparation
• Maintenance – for your safety, general instructions, PTO shaft check, lubrication, service checks
• Lubrication – daily, every 40 hours, every season, as required, swivel hitch, drawbar, cutterbar, rotor, universal joint
• Cutterbar oil service – level check, oil change, oil quantities for each model
• Main gear, swivel hitch and centre gear oil checks and changes
• Service checks – knives, cutting discs, cones, universal joint, rotor Y-fingers, transmission V-belts, friction clutch, accumulator, wheel bolts and tyre pressure
• Replacement – knives, cutting discs, PTO shaft, Y-fingers, friction clutch (LT and CT), accumulator
• Extra equipment – Bx equipment, spreading device, high skids, quick release of knives, throwing wings, rotor RPM kits (450 and 1015), nylon Y-fingers, weights, chain for locking lift arms, PTO shaft 8/21 splines, warning sign, straw divider
• Troubleshooting – hydraulic system, cutterbar, conditioning, blockage, PTO shaft friction clutch
• Warranty – guidelines
• Disposal – metal, rubber, plastic, hydraulic oil, electronic parts
• EU declaration of conformity – Directive 98/37/EG
• Technical information – conversion table, lubricants, torque moments

What this Taarup disc mower manual gives you

This Taarup 4228 LT 4232 LT 4232 CT 4236 LT 4236 CT operator’s manual is not a short leaflet – it is the full document Kverneland issued for these towed disc mowers, and it walks you through the entire ownership and service cycle in one place. It starts with the safety framework you need before attaching the machine to a tractor: correct three-point suspension, PTO speed matching, hydraulic connection order, load capacity limits and the front-axle load rule. From there it moves into the practical set-up work – preparing the machine, attaching the tractor, checking the swivel gear RPM and bleeding the friction clutch for the first time on both LT and CT variants.

The operation chapters are specific to LT and CT, and they explain how to set the drawbar to the right or left of the tractor, how to lower the cutting unit into work, how to cut the first and second swath and how to raise the cutterbar at the headland using the hydraulics alone. The machine in transport position is described step by step with the guard folding sequence, tarpaulin fitting, bracket locking and linchpin positions clearly shown.

The maintenance and lubrication sections alone are worth the download. The 154-page Taarup disc mower manual includes daily PTO shaft greasing, 40-hour drawbar and swivel hitch greasing, seasonal swivel hitch lubrication, as-required lubrication, plus full oil level checks and oil changes for the cutterbar, main gear, swivel hitch (upper and lower) and – on CT models – the centre gear. Oil quantities for the 4228 LT, 4232 LT-CT and 4236 LT-CT cutterbar are printed in the manual, and the lubrication and torque tables at the back give the exact figures for the transmission and bevel gears.

The service-check and replacement chapters cover the jobs that actually keep these mowers running: tightening knives to 95 Nm and cutting discs to 80 Nm, swapping worn knives, replacing cutting discs with Loctite 242 on the bolts, inspecting and replacing Y-fingers on the rotor (minimum bolt diameter 9 mm), checking both universal joints, replacing V-belts on the conditioner transmission and setting the spring to the 58 mm target, and rebuilding the friction clutch on both LT and CT. The rotor RPM change procedure shows the pulley swap for the 600/900 RPM standard settings and the optional 450/1015 RPM kits.

Around a thousand words of technical data sit in this manual: working width, transport width, cutting speed, cutting disc count, knife count, cutting disc RPM, rotor RPM, stubble height range, hydraulic pressure, wheel size, tyre pressure, noise level, unladen weight per model and minimum tractor power requirement in kW/HK. The conversion table, lubricants table and torque moment table complete the reference set, and the troubleshooting chapter maps common faults (hydraulic functions not working, uneven stubble, stripes, uneven swathes, weak conditioning, blockage, warm cutterbar, crop under the rotor) to causes and remedies.

Who this Taarup 4228 LT 4232 CT operator’s manual is for

This manual is written for trained farmers, agricultural contractors and workshop technicians who own, operate or service one of these five machines. It is the document that lets you work from the correct procedure and the correct figure every time, whether you are doing a first-time attachment, a seasonal service, a stubble-height adjustment, a conditioner plate change, a knife swap on the cutterbar, or a full friction clutch rebuild. Owners running a 4232 CT or 4236 LT-CT on a mixed fleet will find the model-specific tables and illustrations particularly useful, since oil quantities, weights and rotor settings differ between LT and CT variants and between the 2.8 m, 3.2 m and 3.6 m working widths.

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