Owner manual

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
4-3
Figure 4-2: Recommended Settings for Initial Setup
Initial Setup
1. Set the tractor and cultivator on a cement or other
hard, level surface, and check that the top
adjustment link is greased and easy to operate.
2. Lower the cultivator until the sweeps contact the
surface. The gauge wheels should now be about two
inches above the surface and the tool frames should
be level with the surface. If not, adjust the top
adjusting link until the tool frames are level, and set
the gauge wheel adjustment (See Figure 3-3) to two
inches above the surface.
3. Raise the cultivator just off the surface. Check for
side to side levelness of the main frame bar with the
tractor rear axle. If necessary, level the frame bar
with the tractor’s draft arm vertical height adjuster.
4. Adjust weeding discs to 1" above sweep at a 15°
angle (See Figure 4-2.)
5. Adjust coulter to 1-1/2” below the sweep.
6. Adjustments for particular field conditions are
described in the following section.
THE RIDGER SHOULD BE LEVEL
WITH THE TOP OF THE SWEEP
SET WEEDING DISC
AT 15º
TO TOP HOLE OF TRACTOR
TOP HOLE
LEVEL
TOP
HOLE
GROUND LEVEL
6TH LINK
FROM TOP
1-1/2”
1”2”
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