Operator's Manual

Important:RemovethePTOshaftbeforepositioning
thetractorandperformingthisprocedure.
DANGER
Operatingamachineonaslopesteeperthanthat
speciedbythemachinemanufacturercouldresult
inpossibleinjuryordeath.
•Followtheslopelimitsspeciedbythetractor
manufacturer.
•Donotusethemoweronslopesgreaterthan
15degreeswiththecuttingunitslowered,or
greaterthan10degreeswiththecuttingunits
raised.
Reducetheslopeangleasrequiredifthestability
angleofthetowingtractorislessthanthatof
themower.
1.Withthetractorcoupledtothemachineinastraight
lineandparkedinapositiontogivetheshortest
PTO-shaftlength(Figure16),applythehandbrakeof
thetractor,turntheignitionswitchtotheOFFposition,
andapplythemowerparkingbrake.
Figure16
1.LocationofPTOshaft(removed)
2.Separatethe2halvesofthePTOshaft.
3.Assemblethehalfwiththewideanglejointtothe
tractorandtheotherhalftothemower.
4.Alignthe2halvessidebysideandtransferamarkfrom
thebackoftheguardendoftheotherhalf.Fromthis
mark,measureback40mm(1-9/16inches)andmarka
cuttinglineonbothhalves.
Figure17
1.PTOshaftatshortest
workinglength
3.Cuttheguardhere.
2.40mm(1-9/16inches)
5.Removetheshaftsfromthemachineandthetractor.
Note:Cutonlytheplasticguardateachcuttingline,
takingcarenottomarktheshaftinside.
Note:Retainthecut-offsectionsoftheguard.
6.Usingacut-offsectionoftheguardasatemplate,mark
acuttinglinefromtheendofeachshaft(Figure18).
Note:Thisensuresthatyouremovethesameamount
ofshaftandguard.
Figure18
1.Cut-offsectionofguard3.PTOshaft
2.EndofPTOshaftaligned
withendofguardsection
7.Cuteachshaftatthemark,usingasuitablecutting
device,suchasahacksaworanabrasivecuttingwheel.
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