Connecting The Mower Tongue To The Tractor; Safety Tow Chain - Schulte FX-530 Operator's Manual

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6.1 Connecting the Mower Tongue to the Tractor

1. Ensure the tractor is equipped with the correct

PTO shaft and the drawbar is set at the correct

length.

2. Using the parking jack, position the tongue

clevis to the height of the tractor drawbar. A

screw driver may be inserted into the hole in

the side of the swivel hitch to keep the hitch

clevis level while connecting to the tractor

drawbar.

3. Board the tractor and start the engine. Back the

tractor to the cutter aligning the drawbar hitch

hole with the cutter tongue clevis. Turn off the

tractor engine, place the tractor in park, and set

the parking brake before dismounting.

4. To attach the Cutter insert the hitch pin through

the drawbar and tongue clevis. Once the pin is

inserted, attach the snap ring pin through the

hole on the hitch pin and snap in place.

5. Securely attach the cutter safety chain to the

tractor drawbar or drawbar support frame.

6. Lower the jack until the tongue is completely

supported by the drawbar. Remove jack from

the tongue and place on storage bracket of

cutter.

If the implement is towed on a public roadway, a safety chain with tensile strength equal to or greater than the

gross weight of the implement must be connected between the tractor and implement. This will help control

the implement in the event the tongue becomes disconnected from the drawbar. Make sure the chain is

attached to a secure location on the tractor and not to an intermediate support.

After connecting both ends of the safety chain, drive the tractor to the right and left to check for proper chain

length. Adjust length as necessary and allow only enough slack in the chain to make a maximum turn in both

directions. When not in use, store the safety chain to protect it from mud or standing water by wrapping the

chain around the tongue. Replace the safety chain if one or more links or end fittings are broken, stretched or

otherwise damaged or deformed. OPS-U-0039

FX-530 06/21

OPERATION

Operation Section 4-10

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