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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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Section 1: Assembly & Set-up . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Tractor Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Weight Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Torque Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Before You Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Tractor Shutdown Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Offset Flail Mower Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Flail Mower Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Handling & Unloading Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Packing & Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Attach Flail head to the Hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Hose Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Preliminary Checks & Inspections . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Lifting & Transporting the Mower . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Handling & Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Permitted Hoist Lifting Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Driveline Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3-Point Hook-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Driveline Hook-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Hydraulic Hook-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Check Driveline Interference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Check Driveline Collapsible Length . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Measure Driveline Maximum Length . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Tractor & Tire Load Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Assessment of Load Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Section 2: Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Adjust Park Stands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Adjust Lateral Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Accumulator Safety Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Adjust Flail Head Incline Angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Section 3: General Operating Instructions . . 34
Operator’s Responsibilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Transporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Maximum Driveline Operating Angle . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Slow Moving Vehicle Sign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Danger Zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Offset Flail Mower Safety Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Working at Night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Improper Use of the Flail Mower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Pulley Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Lateral Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Avoid Driveline Contact With Mower . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Correct Operating Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Mowing Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Overturning Hazard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
General Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Unhook Offset Flail Mower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43