Setting Up The Mower Conditioner Hitch; Installing Drawbar Hitch Adapter - MacDon R113 Operator's Manual

3.7 Setting Up the Mower Conditioner Hitch

MacDon R113 and R116 mower conditioners are shipped from the factory fitted for either a drawbar or two-point
hitch, and your Dealer will have installed the proper hitch adapter for your tractor. The procedure for installing the
drawbar hitch adapter onto the tractor drawbar is described in the following section.

3.7.1 Installing Drawbar Hitch Adapter

CAUTION
Shut off tractor, engage parking brake, and remove
key before working around hitch.
1. Remove hairpin (F) and pin (E) so that drawbar adapter
assembly can drop free from casting.
2. If necessary, loosen four jam nuts (A), and then loosen
four nuts (B) so that hitch adapter (C) will slide onto
tractor drawbar (D).
3. Align hole in adapter (C) with hole in drawbar (D) and
install pin (E) from underside. Secure with hairpin (F).
4. Gradually tighten the four nuts (B) to 400 ft·lbf
(540 N·m).
NOTE:
Ensure hardened nuts supplied with adapter
are used.
5. Tighten four jam nuts (A).
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Figure 3.21: Drawbar Hitch Adapter
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