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Section 1: Assembly & Set-up
HD25 and HD35 Hydraulic Post Hole Diggers 317-076M
7/31/17
Hooking Up Bucket Mount
!
WARNING!
To prevent serious injury or death:
Refer to Figure 1-9:
1.
Slowly approach gearbox clevis (#4) with tractor and
bucket while using control lever to lower mounting
bracket (#3) on end of bucket close to gearbox
clevis (#4).
2.
Set tractor transmission in park or engage tractor
park brake, shut tractor engine off, and remove
switch key before dismounting tractor.
3.
If removed, attach mounting bracket (#3) to the end
of the bucket. See step 4 under
4.
Manually align holes in gearbox clevis (#4) with holes
in mounting bracket (#3).
5.
Insert gearbox pin (#1) and secure in place with
cotter pin (#2). Bend both legs of cotter pin around
gearbox pin to keep cotter pin from falling out.
6.
Attach hydraulic hoses to tractor duplex outlet. Refer
to
“Hydraulic Hook-Up to Tractor”
on page 16 for
detailed instructions.
7.
Zip tie hydraulic hoses along loader arm as needed
to keep hoses from becoming pinched, stretched, or
kinked.
8.
Using tractor lift control lever, lift Post Hole Digger up
until auger is off the ground 1 to 2 inches.
9.
With tractor set at an idle, engage hydraulics to view
auger rotation. The auger should rotate clockwise
when looking down from above. If auger rotates
counterclockwise, switch quick release couplers at
the duplex outlet on the tractor.
Unhooking Bucket Mount
Refer to Figure 1-10:
1.
Lower digger until auger tip touches the ground.
2.
Make sure hydraulic motor fittings are facing up and
not down against the ground when digger is laying on
the ground. Lay Post Hole Digger down as follows:
•
If digger is mounted on right side of bucket, slowly
turn tractor to the left while lowering bucket.
•
If digger is mounted on left side of bucket, slowly
turn tractor to the right while lowering bucket.
IMPORTANT:
The hydraulic motor is factory
Refer to Figure 1-9:
3.
With Post Hole Digger laying on the ground, remove
cotter pin (#2) and gearbox pin (#1).
4.
Return to the tractor and lift bucket away from digger.
5.
Replace gearbox pin (#1) and cotter pin (#2) in the
gearbox clevis for safe keeping.
Hook-up & Unhook Bucket Mounted Post Hole Digger
Figure 1-9
Unhook Bucket Mounted Post Hole Digger
Figure 1-10
NOTE:
If preferred, mounting bracket (#1) can be
removed from the bucket. See Figure 1-2 on page
10 for illustration of mounting bracket components.
If removed, store bracket with Post Hole Digger.
Hydraulic motor fittings should
face up when auger is laying down.
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Hydraulic fittings
should face out.
Lower Auger tip to ground
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Post Hole Digger Mounted on Right-Hand Side
Once auger tip touches ground, turn tractor to the left
to lay Post Hole Digger down. (See Figure 1-9)
Clockwise
Rotation
