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472H Potato Harvester Owner Operator’s Manual
3.7 TRANSPORTING
The Lockwood 472H Harvester can easily and conveniently
be moved from location to location. When transporting the
machine, review and follow these instructions:
WARNING
Be careful during field and transport operation not to
contact trees, power poles, and electrical lines with
the machine’s blower. Electrocution can occur without
direct contact.
When transporting the machine, follow this procedure:
1.
Attach the harvester to the tractor by following the pro-
cedure in section 3.6 of the manual.
2.
Fold the bulk boom. See section 3.18.1
3.
Raise the coulters and digger nose.
4.
Turn off all hydraulic valves suppling oil to the harvester
and unplug control box.
5.
Follow procedure for towing equipment outlined in the
tractor’s owners manual. Towing speed of the harvester
should not exceed 10 mph.
Travel Speed
Weight of fully equipped
or loaded implement(s)
relative to weight of
towing machine
Up to 10 M.P.H. (16 km/h)
2 to 1, or less
Do not tow
More than 2 to 1
3.7.1 TRANSPORTING THE HARVESTER
3.8 DIGGING
The nose and the belted chains have been designed to do
the most efficient lifting of any machine in the industry. If
necessary, you can make fine adjustments to provide for an
efficient harvest.
WARNING
Place all controls in neutral or off, stop tractor engine, set
parking brake, remove ignition key, wait for all moving parts
to stop, then properly block machine before servicing, ad-
justing, unhooking, attaching, repairing, or unplugging.
3.8.1 Digger Nose
The digger nose height can be adjusted in the tractor cab.
The digger nose depth can be adjusted by repositioning the
adjustment chain (See Fig. #10). Release tension from the
chain and place the chain at the desired height.
Fig. #10 Digger Nose Assembly
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