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2740T TRASHCUTTER OPERATOR & SAFETY MANUAL
HITCHING
1. Keep well clear when backing up to machine.
2. Shut down tractor.
3. Secure & lock drawbar pin in place.
4. Install safety chain by crossing the chains under
the tongue and secure to the drawbar hitch frame
of the tractor.
5. Clean all hydraulic couplings.
6. Beware of high pressure fluid.
(See figure 15)
7. Plug in hoses to respective remote ports.
8. Release implement jack & store.
9. Check hydraulic cylinders are fully primed to avoid
serious injury of death.
10. See
page 19
to prime hydraulic system.
UNHITCHING
• Machine must be fully lowered OR in transport
position.
• Release hydraulic pressure from system.
• Lock implement jack in place.
• Remove safety chains and drawbar pin.
• Use wheel chocks.
IF IMPLEMENT JACK IS DAMAGED DO NOT USE.
REPLACE IMMEDIATELY, OR SEVERE BODILY
HARM MAY RESULT.
BEWARE OF UPTHRUST ON DRAWBAR
(See figure 17)
TRACTOR REQUIREMENTS
3-4.5 Horsepower x width of machine in feet
7.5-10.5 kilowatt x meter width of machine in meters
Tractor weight must be the same as or greater than the
towed unit.
Hydraulic valves 3 x Double spool
Hydraulic operating pressure 2800 PSI approximately
Figure 14
Figure 15
Figure 16
UPTHRUST FORCE ON DRAWBAR
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Tractor weight must equal machine weight
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Drawbar pin must be firmly secured
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Safety chains attached correctly
Failure to comply will result in serious injury or death
Figure 17
S A F E T Y
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