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ASSEMBLY
STEP 5
DRIVELINE INSTALLATION
DANGER
Do not engage tractor PTO while hooking
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up and
unhooking driveline or while someone is standing
near the driveline. A person’s body and/or clothing
can become entangled in the driveline resulting in
serious injury or death.
DANGER
All guards and shields must be installed and in good
working condition at all times during operation.
WARNING
Always disengage PTO, engage parking brake, shut
tractor engine off, remove switch key, and wait for
blades to come to a complete stop before
dismounting from tractor.
WARNING
Do not over
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speed PTO or machine breakage may
result. Some tractors are equipped with multispeed
PTO ranges. Be certain your tractor’s PTO is set for
540 rpm.
WARNING
Do not use a PTO adaptor with a quick hitch. A PTO
adapter will increase strain on the tractor’s PTO shaft
resulting in possible damage to shaft and driveline.
IMPORTANT:
An additional driveline may be required
if accessory is to be used on more than one tractor,
especially if a Quick Hitch is used.
IMPORTANT:
The driveline must be lubricated before
putting it into service. Refer to “Lubrication”.
IMPORTANT:
The tractor’s PTO shaft and
accessory’s gearbox shaft must be aligned and level
with each other when hooking
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up the driveline to the
tractor.
IMPORTANT:
Two small chains are supplied with the
driveline. To keep driveline shields from rotating,
these chains must be attached to the outer and inner
driveline shields and to the cutter and tractor.
Never use the safety chain to support the driveline or
for storage. Always use the support on the accessory.
Hook safety chain (item 2) to the accessory frame. Re
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latch safety chain to the inner driveline shield.
Hook safety chain (item 3) to the tractor frame. Re
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latch safety chain to the outer driveline shield.
Clean and grease the tractor PTO and the
accessory’s yoke before installing the driveline
Push the pin (item 1) and slide the yoke onto the
PTO shaft of the tractor so that the pin engages in
the groove on the PTO.
Do not stand on the driveline. Do not step over,
or go under the driveline.
Move driveline yoke back and forth several times to
make sure yoke has locked on the PTO shaft.
If driveline can't be installed onto tractor PTO shaft,
skip to “Check Driveline Collapsible Length”
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