Section 1: Assembly & Set-Up
10/26/17
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Tractor 3-Point Hook-up
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WARNING
To prevent serious injury or death:
•
A Crushing Hazard exists while hooking-up and unhooking
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Always set tractor in park or engage park brake, shut
Refer to Figure 1-3:
1.
Ensure lower arms are stabilized to prevent
excessive side movement. Most tractors have sway
blocks or adjustable chains for this purpose.
2.
Be certain tractor draw bar will not interfere. Move
draw bar ahead or remove if required. Draw bar
should also be checked for clearance when unit is
being raised for the first time with driveline installed.
3.
Slowly back tractor up to the Grooming Mower while
using 3-Point hydraulic control to align hitch holes in
3-Point lower lift arms with holes in hitch clevis (#2).
4.
Engage tractor park brake, shut engine off, and
remove key before dismounting from tractor.
5.
Insert lower hitch pins (#1) through hitch clevis holes
and lower lift arm holes. Secure hitch pins with
linchpins (#5).
NOTE:
Land Pride’s Quick Hitch can be attached to
the tractor to provide quick and easy 3-point hook-
up and detachment to the FDR1660 & FDR1672
models only. See your nearest Land Pride dealer to
purchase a Quick-Hitch.
6.
Attach the tractor’s top center link to the mower’s
upper floating hitch (#4) with hitch pin (#6). Secure
hitch pin with hairpin cotter (#7).
Tractor Hook-up
Figure 1-4
Top Center Link Adjustment
Refer to Figure 1-4:
1.
Adjust lower clevises in or out when additional
flotation is needed or when tractor interferes with
mower frame. See
on page 11 for adjustment instructions.
2.
Start tractor and raise mower until gauge wheels are
off the ground. Slowly lower mower until gauge
wheels start to touch the ground. Continue to lower
mower until 3-Point clevises are level with the
ground. Set tractor 3-Point stop at this height to hold
the clevises level.
3.
Lower lift arms should be an equal distance off the
ground. If they are not, adjust one of the arms until
they are both an equal distance off the ground and
3-Point clevis are both level with the ground.
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UPPER HITCH PIN
LOWER HITCH PIN
3-POINT CLEVIS
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Tractor 3-Point Hitch
Figure 1-3
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LONG CONE SHIELD
SHORT CONE SHIELD
