Unifarm Machinery Corporation
PO Box 38, Wilson, NC, U.S.A.
page 13
ATTACHMENT TO THE TRACTOR
Carefully read this instruction manual and the manuals of
the tractor and PTO shaft manufacturer. All Phoenix
mowers are built to be attached to any tractor equipped
with a three point lift of the correct category and with
suitable ball ends.
Before attaching the equipment to the tractor, make sure
that the ground is smooth and flat and that nobody is
standing between the tractor and the mower; slowly move
the tractor towards the mower by aligning the tractor lifter
arms with the two mower coupling side pins; turn the
engine off and pull the brake.
It is possible to adjust the attachment position by releasing
the pins
A
(picture 1) and modifying the position of the
plates
B
.
picture 1
After adjusting the couplers, connect the lower arms by removing the catch pins from the pins
located on the hitch blocks, inserting the lift arm pins through the hitch block and ball ends and
secure them by means of the pins which were previously removed.
Connect the tractor top link to the third
upper point by removing the pin located
between the two plates, inserting the top
link and securing it by means of the pin.
Adjust the top link so that the upper part
of the frame is parallel to the ground.
Block all the linking parts by means of the
sway chains or arms.
Make sure that the central unit axis
(case/bevel gear pair) is parallel to the
ground, thus minimizing the stresses on
the power take off and increasing the
working life of the equipment.
After executing all the above-mentioned activities, make
sure that all the nuts and bolts are tightened.