Operator's Manual

PreMaintenance
Important:Thefastenersonthecoversofthismachine
aredesignedtoremainonthecoverafterremoval.
Loosenallofthefastenersoneachcoverafewturnsso
thatthecoverisloosebutstillattached,thengoback
andloosenthemuntilthecovercomesfree.Thiswill
preventyoufromaccidentallystrippingtheboltsfree
oftheretainers.
SeparatingtheCuttingUnit
fromtheTractionUnit
1.Positionthemachineonlevelsurface,lowerthecutting
unittotheoor,movetheliftlevertotheFloat
position,shuttheengineoff,andengagetheparking
brake.
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.
Pushaliftarmdownuntiltheholesintheliftarmline
upwiththeholesinthecastorarmbracketandthe
heightofcutrodcanbeinsertedintotheliftarmpads
(Figure26).
5.Securetheliftarmtothecastorarmwith(2)thrust
washers,aclevispinandahairpincotter.Positionthe
thrustwashersbetweentheliftarmandthecastorarm
bracket(Figure26).Insertendofcotterpinintothe
slotinthecastorarmtabtoretaincotterpin.
6.Repeattheprocedureontheoppositeliftarm.
7.Startthetractionunitandraisethecuttingunit.
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