Operator's Manual

Figure23
1.Dipstick/llplug
PreMaintenance
Important:Thefastenersonthecoversofthis
machinearedesignedtoremainonthecoverafter
removal.Loosenallofthefastenersoneachcovera
fewturnssothatthecoverisloosebutstillattached,
thengobackandloosenthemuntilthecover
comesfree.Thiswillpreventyoufromaccidentally
strippingtheboltsfreeoftheretainers.
SeparatingtheCuttingUnit
fromtheTractionUnit
1.Positionthemachineonlevelsurface,lowerthe
cuttingunittotheoor,movetheliftlevertothe
Floatposition,shuttheengineoff,andengagethe
parkingbrake.
2.Removethehairpincottersandclevispinssecuring
theliftarmstothecastorarmbrackets(
Figure24).
Figure24
1.Liftarm
3.Hairpincotter
2.Clevispin4.Castorarmbracket
3.Rollthecuttingunitawayfromthetractionunit,
separatingthemaleandfemalesectionsofthePTO
shaft(
Figure25).
Figure25
1.PTOshaft
DANGER
IftheengineisstartedandthePTOshaftis
allowedtorotate,seriousinjurycouldresult.
DonotstarttheengineandengagethePTO
leverwhenthePTOshaftisnotconnectedto
thegearboxonthecuttingunit.
MountingtheCuttingUnitto
theTractionUnit
1.Positionthemachineonalevelsurfaceandshutthe
engineoff.
2.Movethecuttingunitintopositioninfrontofthe
tractionunit.
3.SlidethemalePTOshaftintothefemalePTOshaft
(Figure25).
4.PresstheliftswitchforwardtotheFloatposition.
Pushaliftarmdownuntiltheholesintheliftarm
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