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Table of Contents
Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Safety at All Times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Look for the Safety Alert Symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Safety Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Section 1: Assembly & Set-Up . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Tractor Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Electrical Hook-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Drawbar Set-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Dealer Preparations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Hardware Torque Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Tractor Shutdown Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Tractor Hook-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Main Driveline Hook-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Hydraulic Hook-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Hook-up Transport Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Check Driveline Collapsible Length . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Assemble Inner & Outer Driveline Halves . . . . . 20
Pull Rope Hook-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Gauge Wheel Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Purge Hydraulic System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Belt Tension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Section 2: Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Center & Wing Deck Cutting Heights . . . . . . . . . . 24
Hydraulic Transport Locks, Optional . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Section 3: Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . 27
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
General Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Tractor & Mower Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
U-Joint Timing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Fold Mower Decks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Unfold Mower Decks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Transporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Constant Velocity Driveline Angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Unhook Mower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Special Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
General Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Section 4: Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Ball Swivel Hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Slow Moving Vehicle Sign (Accessory) . . . . . . . 34
Cutting Blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Section 5: Maintenance & Lubrication . . . . . 35
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Hydraulic System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Transport Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
V-Belt Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Servicing Mower Blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Blade Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Blade Removal & Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Blade Sharpening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Driveline Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Clutch Run-in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Inspect Friction Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Replace Friction Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Clutch Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Long-Term Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Ordering Replacement Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Lubrication Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Driveline Constant Velocity Shaft . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Driveline Shafts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Inner Tube of Driveline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Wheel Support Bushings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Wheel Bearings (15" Gauge Wheels) . . . . . . . . . 42
Wheel Bearings (18" Gauge Wheels) . . . . . . . . . 42
Wheel Bushings (Transport Hubs) . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Blade Spindle Bearings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Tool Bar to Deck Pivot Pin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Transport Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Wing Deck Pivot Bushings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Rear Deck Pivot Half Clamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Wing Flex Pivot Lugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
4-Way Gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Mower Deck Gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45