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1222AHS OPERATORS MANUAL – TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TO THE OWNER.................................................. 1
S
PECIFICATIONS
A
ND
D
ESIGN
A
RE
S
UBJECT
T
O
C
HANGE
W
ITHOUT
N
OTICE
........................................................ 1
A
RT
’
S
-W
AY
M
ANUFACTURING
C
O
., I
NC
. S
TATEMENT
O
F
P
RODUCT
L
IABILITY
..................................................... 1
I
MPORTANT
W
ARRANTY
I
NFORMATION
........................... 1
L
IMITATIONS OF THIS
M
ANUAL
....................................... 1
PARTS & SERVICE.............................................. 2
TABLE OF CONTENTS........................................ 4
LIMITED WARRANTY .......................................... 5
SAFETY FIRST .................................................... 6
N
OTICES
O
F
D
ANGER
, W
ARNING
, A
ND
C
AUTION
............ 6
SAFETY GUIDELINES ......................................... 7
B
EFORE
O
PERATING
.................................................... 7
D
URING
O
PERATION
.................................................... 7
M
AINTENANCE
S
AFETY
................................................ 7
H
YDRAULIC
S
AFETY
..................................................... 7
T
RANSPORTATION
S
AFETY
........................................... 8
S
TORAGE
S
AFETY
....................................................... 8
T
IRE
S
AFETY
.............................................................. 8
A
SSEMBLY
S
AFETY
...................................................... 8
SAFETY DECALS ................................................ 9
D
ECAL
L
OCATIONS
...................................................... 9
I
DENTIFICATION
A
ND
P
ART
N
UMBERS
.......................... 10
BASIC UNIT AND CARRIER WHEELS ............. 12
H
ITCH AND
L
IFT
C
YLINDER
A
SSEMBLY
......................... 12
PTO I
NPUT
A
SSEMBLY
.............................................. 12
F
IXED
C
ARRIER
W
HEEL
A
SSEMBLY
............................. 13
S
TEERABLE
C
ARRIER
W
HEEL
A
SSEMBLY
..................... 14
S
TABILIZER
W
HEELS
(O
PTIONAL
)................................ 16
F
LAILS
...................................................................... 16
R
UN
M
ACHINE
.......................................................... 16
LIGHT KIT ASSEMBLY ...................................... 17
G
ENERAL
I
NFORMATION
............................................. 17
A
SSEMBLY
................................................................ 17
B
RACKET
I
NSTALLATION
............................................. 17
L
AMP
I
NSTALLATION
................................................... 18
PREPARING FOR FIELD OPERATION ............ 19
R
EVIEWING
T
HE
M
ACHINE
.......................................... 19
H
ITCHING
T
O
T
HE
T
RACTOR
....................................... 19
T
EST
R
UN
D
EFOLIATOR
............................................. 19
FIELD OPERATIONS & ADJUSTMENTS.......... 21
O
PERATING
S
PEED
.................................................... 21
R
OW
S
PACING
.......................................................... 21
H
EIGHT
A
DJUSTMENT
– H
ITCH
A
ND
R
EAR
C
ARRIER
W
HEELS
................................................................... 21
H
EIGHT
A
DJUSTMENT
– F
RONT
S
TABILIZER
W
HEELS
.... 21
C
LEANING
................................................................. 21
C
OVER
R
EMOVAL
...................................................... 21
F
LAIL
C
LUSTERS
....................................................... 22
R
EPLACING
R
UBBER
F
LAILS
....................................... 22
R
EPLACING
S
TEEL
F
LAILS
.......................................... 22
D
RIVE
B
ELT
T
ENSION
.................................................22
S
CALPERS
................................................................23
K
NIFE
S
CALPERS
.......................................................23
M
ECHANICAL
D
ISC
S
CALPER
.......................................23
LUBRICATION AND STORAGE......................... 24
L
UBRICATION
.............................................................24
Lubricate Every 10 Hours................................... 24
CV PTO.............................................................. 24
Lubricate Once Per Season Or Every 300
Hours ................................................................. 24
Ball Bearings ...................................................... 24
G
EARBOX
.................................................................24
S
TORAGE
..................................................................25
SPECIFICATIONS .............................................. 26
M
ODEL
.....................................................................26
C
ONSTANT
V
ELOCITY
PTO.........................................26
O
PERATING
PTO S
PEED
............................................26
T
RACTOR
R
EQUIREMENTS
..........................................26
D
RIVES
.....................................................................26
Rear Wheels ...................................................... 26
Steerable Wheels - Optional .............................. 26
Tires ................................................................... 26
Top Cover & Rear Drop ..................................... 26
Row Spacing ...................................................... 26
Inside Width ....................................................... 26
Operating Dimensions........................................ 26
Weight (Approx.) ................................................ 26
Rotors Flails ....................................................... 26
Height Adjustment.............................................. 26
Drive Shields ...................................................... 26