Land Pride AFM4214 Operator's Manual page 36

Section 3: Operating Instructions
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Unhook Mower
Figure 3-10
Unhook Mower
Refer to Figure 3-10:
1. See "Long-Term Storage" on page 40 before
parking mower for a long period.
2. Shutdown tractor properly before dismounting. Refer
to "Tractor Shutdown Procedure" on page 17.
3. Move hydraulic control levers back and forth several
times to relieve all hydraulic pressure in hydraulic
hoses and at the couplers.
4. Attach park jack (#1) to jack mount (#12) and secure
with detent pin (#2). Make sure detent pin is fully
inserted.
5. Adjust height of park jack (#1) until hitch is supported
by the park jack.
6. Unhook wire harness (#3) from the tractor electrical
outlet. Coil wire harness up and store on the spring
hose loop. Keep wire harness pin connector (#3) out
of the dirt.
7. Unhook hydraulic hoses (#4) from tractor duplex
outlet. Insert couplers through spring hose loop to
keep couplers out of the dirt.
8. Pull back on driveline lock collar (#5) and pull
driveline (#6) from tractor power take-off shaft.
9. Collapse driveline (#6) by pushing tractor end of
driveline toward the splitter gearbox.
10. Store yoke end of driveline (#5) on driveline support
rest (#13). Do not store yoke end in the dirt.
11. Unhook transport safety chain(#7) from the tractor
and stow on the hitch.
12. Adjust park jack (#1) until hitch weight is removed
from tractor drawbar.
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13. Remove hairpin cotter (#8), flat washer (#10), and
hitch pin (#9).
14. Start tractor and drive slowly forward several feet
while watching to make sure no mower components
are connected to or catching on the tractor.
15. Shut tractor down properly before dismounting.
16. Replace hitch pin (#9) with flat washer (#10) in
mower hitch clevis (#11). Secure hitch pin with
hairpin (#8).
Refer to Figure 3-8 on page 31:
17. Remove slow moving vehicle sign (#1) from
mounting bracket (#2).
18. Reinsert slow moving vehicle sign in mounting
bracket on the back of the tractor.
Special Operating Instructions
1. After attaching the tractor to the mower, carefully
check all hoses and wires to be sure they will not
contact the power take-off driveline.
2. Check power take-off guards to make sure they are in
good condition and in place.
3. Inspect hydraulic hoses for wear, damage, and
hydraulic leaks. See "Avoid High Pressure Fluids
Hazard" on page 3 Replace damaged and worn
hoses with genuine Land Pride parts.
4. Check the following after the power take-off has been
disengaged and comes to a complete stop.
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Check mower blades for sharpness.
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Make sure bolts and nuts are tight.
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Check tractor safety equipment. Be sure they are in
good working condition.
5. Set tractor throttle at an idle. Engage the power take-
off to start blades rotating.
6. Begin mowing at a slow forward speed and shift up
until desired speed is achieved - maintaining 540
power take-off rpm. Mower blades will cut better at
540 power take-off blade speed than at reduced
throttle.
7. After mowing the first 50 feet, stop and check to see
that mower is adjusted properly.
8. Grass is best cut when it is dry. Mowing wet grass
can cause plugging resulting in grass clumps behind
the mower.
9. Grass should be mowed frequently as shorter
clippings deteriorate faster.
10. Mow areas with extremely tall grass twice. Raise
mower high for the first cutting and then set mower at
finished cutting height for the second cutting.
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