Gearmore RT800, Operation, Service & Parts Manual

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5. ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
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5.1 TRACTOR CONNECTION
Connect the machine to the tractor as follows:
● Place the machine on a pallet about 8" high for easy coupling to the tractor (this will also
help handling the unit itself)
● Go backwards with the tractor near
the lower machine coupling points
● Anchor the lower coupling points of
the tractor to those of the machine
through the pins and secure them with
safety pins
● Simple couple the upper coupling point
of the machine to the third point of the
tractor through the pin and secure with
safety pin
● Raise the machine a few centimeters and stop the lower lifting bars to prevent any potential
oscillations during the work
● Disconnect the power take-off and stop the engine and activate the parking brake of the tractor
● Connect the driveshaft to the spreader reduction gear shaft and then to the power take-off of
the tractor
5.2 MACHINE DISCONNECTION
Disconnect the machine from the tractor as follows:
● Place the machine on the ground (on a compact and leveled ground), checking the stability on the
supporting points; place the machine on a pallet about 8" high for easy handling and following
coupling to the tractor
● Close the fertilizer outputs
● Disconnect the power take-off
● Switch the motor off and activate the parking brake of the tractor
● Disconnect the driveshaft from the tractor power take-off and then from the spreader reduction
gear shaft
● Disconnect the upper pin and the two lower pins of couplings and move the tractor forward