KUHN PRIMOR, Instruction Manual

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HITCHING
Trailed PRIMOR
Before hitching the machine, make sure that there is sufficient ballast on the
front axle of the tractor.
Ballast should be added to the special supports according to the tractor
manufacturer’s instructions. The front axle load must be not be less than
20% of the unladen tractor weight.
For road transport, hitch the machine on to the tractor eye bolt – cf. Fig. 1
- Using the parking stand, set the towing eye to the same height as the eye bolt.
- Back up the tractor, then lift the parking stand to hitch the machine to the tractor.
- Lock the hitch with the special device.
For use on the farm, hitch the machine to the tractor lifting system – cf. Fig. 2
- Fit the drawbar (1) onto the lifting arms.
- Lock the drawbar (1) with 10 mm clips (2) (not supplied).
- Back up the tractor until the towing eye is lined up with the pin hole in the drawbar.
- Insert a 150 mm long, 28 mm dia. retaining pin (not supplied).
- Once the machine is coupled up, stabilise the drawbar laterally with the special devices provided
(bar, chain, chocks, etc.).
Switch off the tractor engine before carrying out any operations between the
machine and the tractor.
Couple the hitch safety cable to a fixed point on the tractor.
Fig. 1 Fig. 2