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Section 1 Assembly and Setup
7/18/08
FD1548 & FD1560 3-Spindle Grooming Mower 310-155M
Land Pride
Table of Contents
Tractor Hookup
1.
Be certain that the tractor draw bar will not interfere.
Move the draw bar ahead or remove if required. Draw
bar should also be checked for clearance when the
unit is being raised for the first time.
2.
Align the lower link arms of the tractor to the hitch
clevises on the mower. Insert the lower hitch pins into
the lower ball swivels and attach the lynch pins.
3.
Attach the tractor top link to the upper floating hitch on
mower with the pin supplied. Secure with the lock pin.
4.
Adjust the tractor top link in or out to place the upper
hitch pin vertically above the lower hitch pins in to
allow mower flotation.
Driveline Installation
1.
Slide the driveline end with the extended safety cone
over the splined shaft of the gearbox and secure with
attaching device.
2.
Slide the driveline over the tractor’s splined PTO shaft
and secure with locking device of driveline.
3.
The driveline should now be moved back and forth to
insure that it is secure on the PTO shaft of the tractor
and mower gearbox.
4.
Attach the chain from the PTO shield to one of the
upper hitch braces to ensure that the shield does not
rotate.
5.
Should the driveline require shortening:
a.
Hold the half-shafts next to each other in the
shortest working position and mark them.
b.
Shorten inner and outer guard tubes equally.
c.
Shorten inner and outer sliding profiles by the
same length as the guard tubes.
d.
Proper overlap is a minimum of one-half the
length of each tube, with both tubes being of equal
length.
e.
Round off all sharp edges and remove burrs.
Grease sliding profiles.
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CAUTION
Tractor PTO shield and all mower guards must be in place at
all times during operation!
