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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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Section 1: Assembly & Set-up . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Tractor Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Dealer Preparations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Hardware Torque Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Front Rubber Deflector Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Hitch & Tailwheel Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Driveline Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Gearbox Vented Plug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3-Point Hook-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Driveline Hook-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Check Driveline Collapsible Length . . . . . . . . . . 16
Reassemble Driveline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Check Driveline Interference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Section 2: Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Replaceable Skid Shoes (Accessory) . . . . . . . . . . 18
Section 3: Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Deck Leveling & Cutting Height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Deck Leveling Left to Right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Cutting Height Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Center 3-Point Link Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Tailwheel Height Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Section 4: Operating Procedures . . . . . . . . . 21
Operating Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Inspection of Tractor & Cutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Tractor Shutdown Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Transporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Blade Engagement & Disengagement . . . . . . . . . 23
Field Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Unhook Rotary Cutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
General Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Section 5: Maintenance & Lubrication . . . . . 25
Clutch Run-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Clutch Disassembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Clutch Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Cutter Blade Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Long-Term Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Ordering Replacement Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Lubrication Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Gauge Wheel Spindle Tube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Gauge Wheel Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Driveline U-Joints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Driveline Shield Bearings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Driveline Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Section 6: Specifications & Capacities . . . . . 32
Section 7: Features & Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Section 8: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Section 9: Torque Values Chart . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Section 10: Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37