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MANUAL
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4.6 Top
link.
1
2
a
b
Legend
1 Length
A
2 Length
B
Before hitching the implement, make sure that the thread lengths
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IMPORTANT:
Excess grease inside the top link can block the link
bar. Remove the lubricating nipple and remove the
excess grease.
CAUTION:
Use a ball joint to connect the top link at the
implement end.
CAUTION:
Do not use automatic hooks.
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The size and shape of the hook jaw varies according to the
manufacturers and models, which may, in some cases, result
in a risk of interaction with draw bar yokes.
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The automatic spring latch may cause blocking in rotation of
the ball joint that can cause it to become worn or to fail. This
phenomenon is accentuated on Cat. III hitches: the larger the
diameter of the pin, the smaller the amount of material for the
lower ball joint, which makes it less resistant.
1
2
Legend
1 Ball
joint
2 Automatic
hook
5 H
ITCHING
AND
UNHITCHING
5.1
Hitching the implement to the
tractor
CAUTION:
Make sure that hitching the implement does not
result in:
- Overloading:
Observe the maximum permissible load at the
hitching points.
- Poor distribution of loads:
Ballast the tractor at the front (see 4.3).
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ball joints
IMPORTANT:
Ensure that the ball joint diameters (tractor-side) and
the implement pins are compatible.
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safety bolts.
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Back up the tractor and align the ball joints on the lower link
arms and the corresponding holes on the implement side.
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Insert the pins and lock them with the safety bolts.
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positioned and locked, back up the tractor until the telescopic
arms return to their correct position and relock themselves.
Check that the mechanism has re-engaged.
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Proceed with attachment of the top link.
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removable ball joints
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Remove the hitching pins by taking out the safety bolts.
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Take out the removable ball joints of the quick-action hitching
jaws of the tractor's lower link arms.
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Check the correspondence between the diameters of the ball
joints and of the pins.
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Place the ball joints on the pins. Put the pins back onto the
implement, not forgetting the safety bolts.
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Back up the tractor until the quick-action hitching jaws of the
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the implement.
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joints.
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Raise the implement about 5 cm above the ground and check
the positioning of the ball joint locking mechanism in the jaws.
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Proceed with attachment of the top link.
