Operator's Manual

CAUTION
Youcouldbeinjuredifyoudonotwearthe
appropriatepersonalprotectiveequipment
whilecuttingtheshafts.
Weareyeprotection,earprotection,andwork
gloves.
8.Removeanyburrsandroughedgesfromtheinside
andoutsideofeachshaft.
Important:Burrsandroughedgeswilldamage
theRilsancoatingontheshaftsandshortenthe
workinglifeoftheshaft.
9.Drilla25mm(1inch)holeontheinnerguardtube
through1wallonly,andremoveallburrs(Figure19).
Note:Thisisforfuturegreasingoftheshaft.
Figure19
1.25mm(1inch)hole
10.Greasethe2shaftsandassemblethemtogether.
Note:Ensurethatthehalvesslidesmoothlyand
uninterrupted.
11.InstallthePTOshafttothemachineandthetractor.
Important:DonotmodifythePTOshaftinany
otherway.
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CheckingtheMaximumPTO
Length
NoPartsRequired
Procedure
Eachtractorcanbedifferent.CheckthemaximumPTO
lengtheverytimethatyouconnectthemowertoadifferent
tractor.
Connectthemowertoatractor;refertoConnectingthe
MowertoaTractor(page22).
1.RemovethePTOshaft.
2.Positionthetractor/mowercombinationwiththe
tractorturningsharplyonasteepdownwardslopeand
themoweronlevelground(Figure20).
DANGER
Operatingamachineonaslopesteeperthan
thatspeciedbythemachinemanufacturer
couldresultinpossibleinjuryordeath.
•Followtheslopelimitsspeciedbythe
tractormanufacturer.
•Donotusethemoweronslopesgreater
than15degreeswiththecuttingunits
lowered,orgreaterthan10degreeswith
thecuttingunitsraised.
Reducetheslopeangleasrequiredifthe
stabilityangleofthetowingtractorisless
thanthatofthemower.
Figure20
1.PTOshaft
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