Initial Setup
XR500
11/19/21
3-2
Initial Setup
Hose Spring Installation
3
9.
Connect the hydraulic hoses to the tractor.
10.
Mount the PTO shaft to the Articulator, then to the trac
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tor.
WARNING!
Secure the PTO guard retaining
chains located at each end of the PTO shaft to the
Articulator pull bar and the tractor to prevent the
outer guard from turning with the PTO shaft.
11.
Turn the Articulator as far as it will go in each direction,
and measure the distance between the rear tractor tire
and the Articulator.
12.
Adjust the pull bar stops (located on the front dual
wheel legs) to allow a minimum 2” clearance between
the tractor tire and the Articulator when turning.
a.
Loosen the jam nuts.
b.
Adjust the bolt to stop travel at 2" from the tractor
tire.
c.
Tighten the jam nut.
13.
Complete the entire Initial Set-Up section of this man
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ual before attempting to operate the Articulator.
3.3
Hose Spring Installation
1.
Attach one of the provided tie wraps around the hoses
that are connected from the deck to the traction unit.
2.
Attach one of the provided tie wraps to an elevated
point on the traction unit.
3.
Assemble on end of the provided spring to the tie wrap
located on the traction unit.
4.
Assemble the opposite end of the hose spring to the tie
wrap locate around the hoses.
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 vary
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ing 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.
4.
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 Articula
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tor at their closest point. This should represent your
maximum PTO shaft compression.
5.
Reconnect the PTO shaft to the tractor.
6.
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.
If the PTO shaft can be easily reconnected, then your max
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imum compression is within the proper range of your PTO
shaft.
7.
Recheck the maximum extension of your PTO shaft.
8.
Drive the tractor over the mound.
9.
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
TDXR750-03
2" minimum
Both sides
Stops
FIG. 3-4
TDXR700-02
Jam nut and
Adjustment bolt
FIG. 3-5