HYDRA-PULL HP 500, Operation And Parts Manual

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PREPARING THE TRACTOR
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Operation Manual
PREPARING THE TRACTOR
APPROVED TRACTORS, MODEL HP 500
Row Crop Tractors with 160 HP PTO rating or larger are approved for operation with the HP 500 Spreader.
Utility Tractors are
NOT APPROVED because of drawbar weight limitations and the inability to ballast the
tractor enough to meet requirements for towing.
A drawbar support is required on any tractor with a drawbar size of no less than 1-1/2 x 3 in.
Tractor hydraulic oil reservoir must have capacity for 3.7 U.S. gal. net draw for a spreader with an endgate or
3.1 U.S. gal. without an endgate.
Tractor standby hydraulic pressure must be 1500 psi minimum.
One selective control valve is required to operate the spreader.
A second selective control valve is required to operate the endgate.
CHOOSING CORRECT PTO SPEED
MODEL HP 500
– 1000 rpm only
IMPORTANT: Drive components can be damaged.
Under no circumstances should a machine equipped for 540 rpm
PTO be operated by a tractor equipped with 1000 rpm PTO.
Nor should a 1000 rpm PTO machine be operated with a
tractor equipped with 540 rpm PTO.