Valley Center Pivot 7000 Series, Owner'S Manual, Page: 33 / 106

Center Pivot 7000, 8000, 8120 Series 33
OPERATION
Towing Option
Preparing Drive Units for Towing
This topic provides instruction on the preparation of
the drive units for towing.
REMEMBER: SAFETY FIRST – Operate accord-
ing to the following procedures when towing and
read all safety precautions in this manual.
1. Position the machine in the tow lane. See Figure
33-1.
NOTE
• The tow lane should be flat and void of any
crop rows.
• If towing on a side slope the machine may
tend to shift down the hill due to gravitational
pull.
• DO NOT tow across crop rows, ditches or
rough terrain.
Disconnect Power
When the public power option is used each tow
location MUST have a remote power source with a
service disconnect.
!
DANGER
• ALWAYS DISCONNECT ELECTRICAL POWER
BEFORE SERVICING OR PERFORMING
MAINTENANCE TO THE MACHINE.
• ALWAYS REPLACE ANY GUARDS OR
SHIELDS THAT ARE REMOVED FOR PER-
FORMING MAINTENANCE.
2. Turn OFF and lock the electrical service discon-
nect at each tow location. See Figure 33-2.
!
WARNING
• NEVER ATTEMPT TO LIFT THE ENTIRE DRIVE
UNIT AT ONE TIME.
• IF THE JACK BEGINS TO SLIP OR MOVE OUT
OF POSITION, STOP RAISING THE DRIVE
UNIT IMMEDIATELY, LOWER THE DRIVE UNIT
AND REPOSITION THE JACK.
NOTE
• Position the jack so it will not interfere with
the rotation of the tire, wheel gear box, gear
box mount or gear box mount hardware.
3. The wheels on each drive unit must be turned
into the tow position. Use a jack to lift one side
of the drive unit until the tire is off of the ground.
See Figure 33-3.
1
2
Figure 33-1 1. Machine
2. Tow Lane
OFF
ON
DO
NO
T
OP
ER
AT
E
Si gn ed
b y _
_ _
_ _ _ _
_ _ _ _
_ _
_ _ _ _
_ _ _ _
_ _ _ _
_ _
Da te
_ _ _ _
_ _ _ _
_ _
_ _ _ _
_ _ _ _
_ _ _ _
_ _
_ _ _ _
_ _ _
DA
NG
ER
1
Figure 33-2 1. Public Power Service Disconnect
1
2
3
Figure 33-3 1. Jack
2. Drive Unit
3. Tire