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A T T A C H I N G
ATTACHING CUTTER TO TRACTOR
WITH THREE-POINT HITCH
To avoid bodily injury or machine
damage whenever Rotary Cutter
is attached, put transmission in
PARK position and check the full
range of hitch for interference,
CAUTION
binding, or PTO separation. Do
not stand between tractor and
Rotary Cutter.
1. Back up tractor to cutter with hitch points
approximately in alignment.
2. Engage tractor parking brake and/or place
transmission in Park.
3. Shut off tractor engine and remove key.
4. Remove center link mounting hardware
and hitch pin assemblies at both hitch
masts.
5. Install tractor draft links on hitch pins.
Secure with quick lock pins (stored on
tractor draft links.)
NOTE: If the tractor draft links will not open
wide enough to fit over hitch pin assemblies in
their normal configuration the hitch pins can be
inverted so that the draft links can hook up to the
inside.
6. Align center link with upper hole in
cutter mast straps and install center link
mounting hardware.
Shut off tractor engine before
attaching PTO driveline.
Entanglement in rotating
DANGER
driveline can cause serious
injury or death.
IMPORTANT: Keep driveline and powershaft
splines clean of paint, dirt and chaff. Apply
grease to tractor PTO shaft before attaching
PTO driveline.
7. Shut off tractor engine.
8. Raise tractor PTO shield, if equipped.
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IMPORTANT: Do not use shielding bell
on driveline to lift driveline into position.
Damage to shielding can occur.
9. Support driveline, cradling it in your
hand.
10. Pull pin back toward cutter. Align
splines by rotating cutter driveline.
Push driveline onto tractor PTO shaft
until pin snaps into place.
11. Pull back on shield to make sure
driveline is locked.
12. Do not pull back on pin this will
release latch.
13. Lower tractor PTO shield, if equipped.
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