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Initial Set-Up
Transporting the Mounted Articulator
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3-4 Lastec//021819 Initial Set-Up
3.3 Transporting the Mounted Articulator
Engaging the tractor hydraulics to move the deck upward will raise the wing decks to the
transport position.
When transporting the decks, the front wheel should be minimum of 4 inches off the
ground, and 6 inches is preferred. Adjust the Y yoke and hitch as necessary to accom-
plish this elevation.
3.4 PTO Shaft Range Verification
CAUTION!
It is important to verify that the PTO shaft falls within the proper operating range to ensure
safe operation of the Articulator under varying cutting conditions.
1. Take the tractor and Articulator to your most severely mounded area.
2. Disconnect the PTO shaft from the tractor.
3. Drive the tractor up a mound or across a ditch. Stop at the point where the tractor is
headed up a mound and the Articulator is headed down an opposing mound, at the point
where the PTO shaft will span the valley of the two mounds with the tractor and Articulator
at their closest point. This should represent your maximum PTO shaft compression.
4. Reconnect the PTO shaft to the tractor.
5. If the PTO shaft is too long to allow easy connection, you will need to either install a
shorter PTO shaft, cut your PTO shaft shorter, or avoid this area when cutting.
6. If the PTO shaft can be easily reconnected, then your maximum compression is within the
proper range of your PTO shaft. Now you will need to check the maximum extension of
your PTO shaft.
7. Drive the tractor over the mound. Stop with the tractor headed down one side of the
mound and the Articulator headed up the other side, at the point where the PTO shaft
spans the crest of the mount with the tractor and Articulator at their furthest point from
one another. This should represent your maximum PTO shaft extension.
8. The Bondoli PTO shaft should maintain a minimum engagement of 1/3 of the total com-
pressed shaft length.
Caution