Land Pride AFM4214 Series, Operator'S Manual

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Section 1: Assembly & Set-Up
Table of Contents
AFM4214 and AFM4216 All-Flex Grooming Mowers 315-587M 11/19/21
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Tractor Hook-Up
DANGER
!
To avoid serious injury or death:
A crushing hazard exists while hooking-up and unhooking the
implement. Keep people and animals away while backing-up
to the implement or pulling away from the implement. Do not
operate hydraulic controls while a person or animal is directly
behind the power machine or near the implement.
Refer to Refer to Figure 1-3:
1. Make certain park stand (#1) is attached to the
mower hitch and secured with retaining pin (#2).
2. Check drawbar set-up. Refer to “Drawbar Set-Up”
on page 16.
3. Back tractor within close proximity of clevis (#3).
4. Raise or lower park stand (#1) to align clevis (#3) with
tractor drawbar. Drawbar should fit between lower
and upper plates of clevis.
5. Back tractor up to mower hitch until holes in tractor
drawbar and clevis are aligned.
6. Attach mower with a 3/4" hitch pin (#4) and flat
washer(#5) as shown. Secure hitch pin with
hairpin (#6). Always use a hitch pin that contains a
safety locking device to prevent it from coming out.
7. Retract park stand (#1) until weight of mower is fully
removed from the stand. Remove stand and store on
storage tube (#7) located on divider gearbox shield.
8. Attach safety chain (#8) on the hitch to the tractor.
Adjust chain length to remove all slack except what is
necessary to permit turning of mower. Lock chain
hook securely onto the chain.
Main Driveline Hook-up
DANGER
!
To avoid serious injury or death:
•
All guards and shields must be installed and in good
working condition while operating the implement.
•
Do not use a power take-off adapter. The adapter will
increase strain on the tractor’s power take-off shaft causing
possible damage to shaft and driveline. It will also defeat
the purpose of the tractor’s power take-off shield.
WARNING
!
To avoid serious injury or death:
•
Do not operate a broken or bent driveline. Such a driveline
will break apart while rotating at high speeds. Always
remove the implement from use until the damaged driveline
can be repaired or replaced.
•
Always follow “Tractor Shutdown Procedure” provided in
this manual before dismounting the tractor.
•
Some tractors are equipped with two power take-off speeds.
Be certain your tractor’s power take-off shaft is set-up to
operate at 540 rpm. Do not exceed 540 rpm power take-off
speed. Excessive speed can damage drive components,
cutter blades, and/or increase the risk of a thrown object
hazard.
Refer to Figure 1-3
1. If driveline collapsible length has not been checked,
go to “Check Driveline Collapsible Length” on
page 20. Otherwise, continue with step 2 below.
2. Place tractor gear selector in park, shut tractor
engine off, set park brake, and remove switch key.
3. Pull main driveline profiles apart, apply multi-
purpose grease to the inside of the outer profile and
reassemble the two profiles.
4. If needed, attach driveline to the gearbox input shaft:
IMPORTANT:
The driveline must be lubricated
before putting it into service. Refer to “Lubrication
Points”
on page 41.
NOTE: Refer to Figure 1-3 on page 18:
Driveline (#9) should rest on driveline support (#10)
when mower and driveline are not hitched to a
tractor.
NOTE:
Always engage power take-off at low engine
Mower to Tractor Hook-Up
Figure 1-3
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