
Assembly
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602378 REV AA
12/18/2018
ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
Keep hands, feet, hair, and clothing away from
equipment while engine is running. Stay clear of all
moving parts.
Keep all persons away from operator control
area while performing adjustments, service, or
maintenance.
Make sure spring-activated locking pin or collar
slides freely and is seated firmly in tractor PTO
spline groove.
Always wear relatively tight and belted clothing
to avoid getting caught in moving parts. Wear
sturdy, rough-soled work shoes and protective
equipment for eyes, hair, hands, hearing, and head;
and respirator or filter mask where appropriate.
Heavy Components: To avoid muscle strain or
back injury, use lifting aids and proper lifting tech
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niques.
Failure to follow instructions in this manual can
result in injury.
SET-UP INSTRUCTIONS
The digger is shipped partially assembled. Assembly
will be easier if the components are aligned and loosely
assembled before tightening hardware. Recommended
torque values for hardware are located on page 26.
Select a suitable working area. Uncrate parts boxes
and lay out parts and hardware to make location easy.
Refer to illustrations, accompanying text, parts lists and
exploded view drawings.
IMPORTANT
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Post hole digger gearboxes are shipped with
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out lubrication. Gearboxes must be serviced with
90W gear lube before operation.
ATTACH A-FRAME AND BOOM TO TRACTOR
A tractor is required during assembly of post hole dig
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ger. A tractor will make part fit-up, part alignment, and
part handling easier.
1.
Connect lift arm pins (6), Figure 1, and hardware
supplied with pins to the A-frame assembly (2).
Mount PTO shaft storage bracket as shown on
outside of A-Frame.
NOTE:
On tractors with 3-point arm spacing of 32
inches, place mounting pins on the outside of the
yoke assembly. On tractors with 3-point arm spac
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ing of 26 inches or less, place mounting pins on the
inside of the yoke assembly.
2.
Connect A-frame assembly to the tractor 3-point
arms.
3.
Attach boom (1) to the tractor top link bracket..
4.
Align A-frame assembly with the adjustment
channel on the boom, starting with the second
hole. Secure into position using boom adjustment
pin (3) and lynch pin (5).
IMPORTANT
With boom attached to tractor, raise boom by
hand. Check clearance between boom and top link
bracket. If interference exists, change hole location
and recheck. Failure to check can result in damage
to the tractor or boom.
Figure 1
. A-Frame to Boom Assembly
WARNING
CAUTION
1. Boom
2. A-frame
3. Top link pin
4. Lynch pin
5. PTO shaft storage bracket
6. 7/8-14 NF x 6.78 lift arm pin
7. 7/8 NF jam nut
8. 7/8 lock washer
9. 7/8 NF hex nut