Kuhn FC 3560 TCD service schedule

1. Put the mower in transport position, switch off the PTO and the engine, take the key out, apply the park brake and wait for everything to stop.
2. Check each knife. Replace it if worn, cracked or bent, shorter than 80 mm, or narrower than 34 mm measured 10 mm from the disc edge. You can turn a knife over once to use the other cutting edge.
3. Tap the ground residue out from between the knife and the screw with a mallet and clean the cavities between the disc and the spring plate.
4. Fully insert the special tool between the disc and the spring plate and pivot it down to free the spring plate from the screw head.
5. Check the bolt and nut. Replace them if the bolt shoulder is under 11 mm, the head is worn to the centre line or the locking compound no longer grips.
6. Fit the new knife with the arrow matching the disc rotation. Tighten the securing nut to 120 N·m.
7. Check the knife locks and swings freely on the screw head, then turn the disc half a turn and repeat on the other discs.

Tools: Kuhn knife tool (supplied), Torque wrench (to 120 N·m), Mallet, Rule, Gloves

1. Stop the engine, switch off the PTO and take the key out.
2. Clean the nipples and grease the universal joints on every shaft.
3. Grease the transmission tube and the guide rings on the intermediate shafts every 20 hours and on the primary shaft every 50 hours.

Tools: Grease gun, Rag

1. Clean the nipples.
2. Grease the drawbar pivot pin, the drawbar shift cylinder and the universal joint points.
3. Wipe any grease off the cylinder rods.

Tools: Grease gun

1. Stop and make the machine safe.
2. Look at every finger for bending, cracks and wear.
3. Fit new fingers in the correct order, roll pins 180 degrees apart.
4. Check short and long fingers are in the right places.

Tools: Spanners, Hammer and punch, Gloves

1. Run the machine for a few minutes to warm the oil, then stop and make it safe.
2. From transport position unlock and raise the side guards.
3. Rest the cutterbar on two wedges of different heights so the side away from the drain plug is higher.
4. Remove the skid shoe. Take out the filler plug and washer, then the drain plug and washer, and let it drain until it stops dripping.
5. Clean and refit the drain plug and washer (new washer if needed).
6. Fill through the filler opening with the right quantity for your model, refit the filler plug and washer and the skid shoe, then lower and lock the side guards.

Tools: Drain tray (5 L), Two wedges of different heights, Spanners, Funnel

1. Run the machine for a few minutes so the oil is warm, then stop and make it safe.
2. Take out the filler plug and washer, put the tray under the drain plug, remove the drain plug and washer and let it drain completely.
3. Clean and refit the drain plug and washer, replacing the washer if needed.
4. Fill through the dipstick plug opening with the right quantity and type.
5. Check the level: it must reach the MAX mark on the dipstick plug, with MIN at the end of the plug. Refit the plug.

Tools: Drain tray (3 L), Spanners, Funnel

1. Follow the secondary PTO shaft chapter in your handbook to check the clutch works and slips at the set torque.
2. Replace worn friction plates.

Tools: Spanners

1. Work through Kuhn's list in order.
2. Set the tyres to the pressure shown in your handbook (the manual lists it in the safety chapter).
3. Make sure every guard is fitted.

Tools: Tyre pressure gauge, Spanners, Torque wrench

1. Wash the machine thoroughly.
2. Drain all gearboxes and refill with new oil.
3. Replace worn knives, bolts and conditioner fingers.
4. Relieve the hydraulic pressure and grease the exposed cylinder rods.
5. Store it under cover in a dry place.

Tools: Pressure washer, Grease gun