Operator's Manual

InstallingtheCuttingUnits
Model02701(TM7490)Only
CAUTION
Somecomponentsonthecuttingunitaresharpand
cancutyou.
Takecaretoavoidthesharpedgesofthecutting
cylinderandthebottombladewhenliftingor
workingonthecuttingunit.
WARNING
Thecuttingunitisheavyandcancausepersonal
injury.
Usesuitableliftingequipmentwhenremovingthe
cuttingunitfromthecartonandduringinstallation.
1.Startthetractorengine,hitchupthemower,and
connectthePTOshaft.
2.Operatethecontrollevertoliftthesuspensionarms
tothefullyraisedpositiontoreducepressureonthe
arms;refertoControlLevers(page19).
3.Unlockthecutting-unitsuspensionarmsbymoving
theredtransportlatchestothereleasedpositionand
carefullylowerthearmstotheoor;refertoTransport
Latches(page19).
4.Unpackthe7cuttingunits.
5.Layoutthecuttingunitsaroundthemachineinthe
correctpositionsasshowninFigure8.
Figure8
1.Cuttingunit15.Cuttingunit5
2.Cuttingunit26.Cuttingunit6
3.Cuttingunit37.Cuttingunit7
4.Cuttingunit4
6.Assemblethewing-armlatchplatesforcuttingunits1
and7asfollows(Figure9):
A.Fitthewasher(M16),thelatch,thespringwasher
(M12),andthelocknut(M12)totheshouldered
pinonthelatchplate.
B.Tightenthenutsothatthelatchisstiffbutcan
movefromsidetoside.
C.Assemblethehoseguideand4nuts(M10)tothe
latchplate.
D.Preparetheotherassemblyintheoppositehand
conguration.
Figure9
Cuttingunits1and7only
1.Locknut(M10)6.Locknut(M12)
2.Hoseguide
7.Washer(M16)
3.Nut(M10)8.Carriagebolt(M10x25
mm)
4.Latch9.Latchplate
5.Springwasher(M12)
7.For254mm(10inch)cuttingunits,tthebumpstop,
2roller-boxplates,andtherollerplatetocuttingunits2
and6(hydraulic-motorend)using1carriagebolt(M10
x55mm),1hex-headbolt(M10x90mm),2locknuts
(M10),and2washers(M10);refertoFigure10.
For200mm(8inch)cuttingunits,tthebumpstop,
1roller-boxplate,andtherollerboxtocuttingunits2
and6(hydraulic-motorend)using1carriagebolt(M10
x55mm),1hex-headbolt(M10x90mm),2locknuts
(M10),and2washers(M10);refertoFigure11.
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