BALZER Field Floater, User Manual

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Operation
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Make sure safety shields are in place.
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Make sure there is no frozen material to obstruct the grain doors or augers.
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Make sure tractor draw bar matches standards shown in draw bar adjustment diagram.
Required Draw-Bar Adjustment
(CAT-3)
1000 RPM 1 3/4 - 20 (20”)
10”
15” to 22”
GROUND
Improper PTO length may damage the unit.
DANGER
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Attach tractor draw bar to grain cart hitch with properly sized hitch pin that has a retainer device.
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Attach safety chain to tractor.
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Crank trailer jack to slowly place pressure on draw bar. Move jack to storage location and secure.
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Check that the tractor’s PTO has proper size splines.
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Check that PTO slides freely and is not damaged.
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Attach PTO shaft to tractor securely as required by its locking mechanism. PTO should have
approximately 1/3 over-lap.
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Attach the two 1/2” hydraulic lines from control block making sure the connectors are clean and in
good repair.
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Attach the two 1/4” hydraulic lines for optional braking system making sure the connectors are clean
and in good repair.
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Attach 7-pin light connection.
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Attach joystick control cable.
To prevent premature drive line failure, tractor turning should be
limited to approximately 10 degrees when drive line is rotating.
CAUTION
Pre Operation Check
Attaching to Tractor