ATTACHING TO TRACTOR
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WARNING
Never stand between tractor and rotary
tiller while backing up tractor to the hitch
STEP 1:
Attach to tractor's Cat. I, 3-point hitch as described in the Tractor's Operator's Manual.
STEP 2:
Determine if the PTO shaft needs to be shortened.
NOTE: Due to the many variations in the tractor hitch points and distances between
equipment gearbox input shaft and tractor PTO output shafts, some combinations may
require PTO shafts to be shortened as described by the following steps.
STEP 3:
Raise and lower rotary tiller in order to locate the shortest distance between
equipment gearbox input shaft and tractor PTO output shaft. With the rotary
tiller in the shortest distance position, shut down the tractor and
SECURELY
BLOCK ROTARY TILLER IN POSITION.
WARNING: IF TILLER IS RAISED UP SO THAT PTO SHAFT IS AT AN
ANGLE SHARPER THAN 35 DEGREES, PTO MUST BE STOPPED!
STEP 4:
Pull apart PTO shaft and attach outer section to tractor PTO output shaft.
NOTE: Be sure to pull on PTO shaft section to ensure yoke has locked into place.
