Operator's Manual

HitchingtheMachinetoaTow
Vehicle
Yourmachineisequippedwith1ofthefollowing
hitchtypes;hitchitasdescribedintheappropriate
procedure:
•Stamped-ballcoupler—HitchingaStamped-Ball
Coupler(page18)
•Forged-ballcoupler—HitchingaForged-Ball
Coupler(page18)
•Pintle-hitchcoupler—HitchingaPintle-Hitch
Coupler(page19)
•Pin-hitchcoupler—HitchingaPin-HitchCoupler
(page19)
HitchingaStamped-BallCoupler
1.Applychassisgreasetothesocketofthecoupler
andtheareaoftheclampthatcontactstheball.
2.Oilthepivotpointsandslidingsurfacesofthe
couplerwithSAE30engineoil.
3.HitchthemachineasshowninFigure21.
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Figure21
HitchingaForged-BallCoupler
1.Applyremovablethread-lockingcompoundto
thethreadsofthecouplerbolttopreventthe
couplerhandlefromcomingloose.
Important:Applythread-lockingcompound
asneededinthefuture.
2.Applychassisgreasetothesocketofthecoupler
andtheareaoftheclampthatcontactstheball.
3.HitchthemachineasshowninFigure22.
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