Center Pivot 7000, 8000, 8120 Series 37
OPERATION
Towing Option
Preparing Drive Units for Operation
This topic provides instruction on the preparation of
the drive units for operation after 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
37-1.
Disconnect Power
When the public power option is used each tow
location MUST have a remote power source with a
service disconnect.
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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 37-2.
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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.
3. The wheels on each drive unit must be turned
into the operating position. Use a jack to lift one
side of the drive unit until the tire is off of the
ground. See Figure 37-3.
4. Remove lynch pin from torque pin, then remove
torque pin and disconnect tow link bar from
steering arm. See Figure 37-3.
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Figure 37-2 1. Public Power Service Disconnect
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Figure 37-3 1. Jack
2. Lynch Pin
3. Torque Pin
4. Tow Link Bar
5. Steering Arm
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.
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.
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