Section 1: Assembly & Set-up
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Hook-up Driveline to Tractor Power Take-Off
Refer to Figure 1-4 on page 10:
DANGER
!
To avoid serious injury or death:
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.
1.
Park tractor on a level surface. Place gear selector in
park or set park brake. Make sure power take-off is
disengaged.
2. Slowly engage tractor 3-point lift lever to raise cutter
until gearbox input shaft is at the same height as the
tractor power take-off shaft.
3. Support cutter deck at this height with support jacks
or blocks to keep cutter from drifting down.
4. Shut tractor engine off and remove switch key.
5. Lift driveline (#3) off of driveline support (#4).
6. Driveline support (#4) will rotate up until secure
against A-frame (#5) as it is spring loaded.
7.
Collapse driveline (#3) by pushing tractor end of
driveline toward the gearbox.
8. Pull back on driveline yoke collar (#1) and push
driveline yoke onto the tractor power take-off shaft.
Release pull collar and continue to push driveline
yoke forward until pull collar locks in place.
9. The driveline should be moved back and forth to
ensure both ends are secured to tractor and gearbox.
Reattach any end that is loose.
Check Clearances
1.
Return to tractor and slowly raise and lower
implement carefully to ensure that the drawbar, tires,
and other equipment on the tractor do make contact
with cutter frame and driveline. Move or remove
drawbar if needed.
2. Manually adjust one of the two lower lift arms up or
down to level the Rotary Cutter from left to right.
3. Manually adjust the length of the top-link to level the
Rotary Cutter from front to rear. Final deck leveling
adjustments will be made later.
Check Driveline Collapsible Length
IMPORTANT:
Skip to
if driveline is too long to start onto tractor
power take-off shaft.
IMPORTANT:
A driveline that is too long can bottom
1.
Make sure driveline is properly installed and level as
shown in Figure 1-3 before checking driveline
collapsible length. See
page 9 for detailed installation instructions.
Refer to Figure 1-7:
2. With driveline level, measure (
“B”
dimension) back
from universal joint shield to end of outer driveline
shield as shown in Figure 1-8.
3. If measurement is 1" or more, skip to
on page 12. If measurement
is less than 1", shorten driveline using instructions
provided on page 11.
Driveline Shortening
Figure 1-7
Shorten Driveline
Refer to Figure 1-7:
Be sure to first check driveline collapsible length above. If
required, shorten driveline as follows:
1.
Unhook driveline from tractor power take-off shaft
and pull outer and inner drivelines apart.
2. Reattach outer driveline to tractor power take-off
shaft. Pull on inner and outer drivelines to be sure
universal joints are properly secured.
3. Hold inner and outer drivelines parallel to each other:
a. Measure 1" (
“B”
dimension) back from outer
driveline universal joint shield and make a mark at
this location on the inner driveline shield.
b. Measure 1" (
“B”
dimension) back from the inner
driveline universal joint shield and make a mark at
this location on the outer driveline shield.
4. Remove driveline from tractor and gearbox shafts.
5. Measure from end of inner shield to scribed mark
(
“X”
dimension). Cut off inner shield at the mark. Cut
same amount off the inner shaft (
“X1”
dimension).
6. Measure from end of outer shield to scribed mark
(
“Y”
dimension). Cut off outer shield at the mark. Cut
same amount off the outer shaft (
“Y1”
dimension).
7.
Remove all burrs and cuttings.
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