Table of Contents
AFM4011, AFM4014 and AFM4016 All Flex Grooming Mowers 315-160M
7/28/06
Land Pride
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Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . .1
Safety at All Times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Look For The Safety Alert Symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Safety Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Owner Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Serial Number Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Section 1: Assembly and Set-up . . . . . .13
Tractor Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Hydraulic Plumbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
PTO To Drawbar Set-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Tractor Hook-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Bleeding The Fold Hydraulics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Section 2: Operating Instructions . . . . .16
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
U-Joint Timing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Transporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Constant Velocity Driveline Angle . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Pre-Operation Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
General Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Section 3: Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Center Deck Height Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Cutting Height Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Belt Tension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Section 4: Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Ball Swivel Hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Cutting Blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Low Lift Blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Medium Lift Blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
High Lift Blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Mulching Blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Accessory Part Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Section 5: Maintenance and Lubrication 23
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Servicing Mower Blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Blade Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Blade Removal And Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Blade Sharpening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Blade Options: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
V-Belt Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Driveline Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Clutch Run-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Clutches With 8-Alan Head Socket Bolts . . . . . 27
Clutches With 4-Tightening Nuts . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Clutch Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Clutches With 8-Alan Head Socket Bolts . . . . . 28
Clutches With 4-Tightening Nuts . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Tires With Air Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Lubrication Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Driveline Constant Velocity Shaft . . . . . . . . . . 31
Driveline Shafts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Driveline Shafts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Inner Tube of Driveline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Wheel Support Bushings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Wheel Support Bushings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Wheel Bushings (Gauge Wheels) . . . . . . . . . . 32
Wheel Bushings (Gauge Wheels) . . . . . . . . . . 33
Wheel Bushings (Transport Hubs) . . . . . . . . . . 33
Wheel Bushings (Transport Hubs) . . . . . . . . . . 33
Wheel Bushings (Transport Hubs) . . . . . . . . . . 33
Bearing in Blade Spindle Hubs . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Bearing in Blade Spindle Hubs . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
4-Way Gear Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Mower Deck Gear Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Section 6: Specifications & Capacities .36
Section 7: Features & Benefits . . . . . . . .42
Section 8: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . .44
Section 9: Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Torque Values Chart for Common Bolt Sizes . . . . 46
Tire Inflation Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47