Honda TL5040, Operator'S Manual, Page: 12 / 28

ATTACHING THE TILLER TO
THE TRACTOR
Ensure the tractor has been
prepared as instructed under TRACTOR
PREPARATION section
of this manual to
prevent serious personal injury
or
equipment
damage.
4
Attach the lower lift
arms
of the three point
hitch and secure with clips as shown Fig. 15.
Install the hitch top link to the tractor
mounting bracket and secure with clip as
shown Fig. 13.
Install the other end of the hitch top link to the
tiller and secure with clip as shown Fig. 17.
(note: the top link should be installed with the
locking
nut towards the tiller).
Adjust the right hand hitch lift make the
tiller parallel with the ground (left to right)
when the tiller is raised slightly off the
ground. Shortening the lift rod will raise the
right side of the tiller, lengthening the lift rod
will lower the right side
of the tiller Fig. 12.
Adjust the hitch top link to make tiller parallel
with the ground (front to rear).
Increasing the length of the top link will cause
the rear of the tiller to drop, shortening the
link will cause the rear of the tiller to raise.
Tighten
the
nut on the top link
securely Fig. 17.
hair pin
tiller A-lrame
I
6 Position the tiller to sit approximately in the
center of the rear wheels and adjust the
stabilizer check links to prevent excessive left
to right sway Fig.
16.
7 Attach the tiller driveline to the tractor
by: Fig. 14-18
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Fully depressing the collar and slowly
push on the driveline until the locking collar
returns to the locked position.
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Move the driveline back and forth to ensure it is
securely connected.
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Make certain the driveline shields are in place
Do
not operate the tiller without the driveline
shields in place and in good condition. This could
result in severe personal injury or death.
When attaching the PTO driveline to the tractor,.
it is important that the PTO collar be
locked in the groove on the end of the driveline.
Before operating tiller, raise and lower the tiller
slowly through its full range with the three point
hitch to ensure the driveline does not bottom out
and are in good condition.
hitch brackets