TABLE OF CONTENTS Specifications Safety Precautions Pre-Operating Check List Field Operation Row Crop Assembly Instructions Stabilizer Guide Coulter Mounting Instructions Large Gauge Wheel Kit Open Top Shield Folding Toolbar Hinge Field Adjustments and Operating Tips Troubleshooting Parts Lists Warranty...
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Shovels (3-Shank Standard Size) Position Size 2 Row 4 Row 6 Row 8 Row 12 Row 16 Row Front Rank 4” Center Rank 6” Rear Rank 8” Total Note: All front shovels must be the same size. All center shovels must be the same size. All rear shovels must be the same size.
Prior to operating the Row Crop Cultivator, be sure to read and understand this Operator’s Manual. If there is any portion you do not understand, or any phase of the machine’s operation you do not understand, be sure to contact your local Lorenz dealer or Lorenz Manufacturing Company.
Observe the same precautions if the rear wheels become mired in soft ground or drop in a hole. Do not drive near the edge of a ditch or gully. Only one person, the operator, should be permitted on the tractor when it is in operation. Never allow a person to ride on the cultivator.
FIELD OPERATION The C-Shanks are fastened to the gang toolbars by means of a spring-loaded C-Shank assembly. The special C-Shank assembly locks, fastened on both sides, secure the assembly in position and reduces side-to-side movement of the C-Shank assembly. It is very important that the main assembly bolt and the lock U-bolts remain tight.
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3. 5”x 7” Head tower assembly. See Fig. 2a. Position the head tower (6) at the center of the toolbar with hitch holes to the front. Wrap the two ¾” U-Bolts (5) from the bottom of the toolbar and insert through the head tower holes. Fasten with ¾”...
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Insert the two lower 3-point 1 ”x 5” pins (12) for category 2 hitches, or 1 ” x 7/16 6 ¾” pins for category 3 hitches, in the holes of the lower 3-pt. hitch. Secure with ” hairpins. 3/16 4. 7”x 7” Head tower assembly. See Fig. 2b. For both folding and non-folding toolbars, position the head tower (136) at the center of the toolbar with hitch holes to the front.
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Note: If the parking stand makes contact with the tractor cab when the cultivator is raised, reposition the parking stand on the rear side of the toolbar. 6. See Fig. 5. For 5-Shank gangs, place the two front adjustable tubes (19) or (20) into the front Formed angle of the gang.
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7. See Fig. 4. Attach the C-Shank assemblies on the tubes extending from the main gang using ½” x 3 ½” bolts with ½” lock washers and ½” hex nuts. For 5-Shank gangs, each center gang receives 5 shanks positioned as in Fig. 3. The outside gangs receive 3 shanks, positioned on the inside of the gang.
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The two lower parallel link arms with welded pad are mounted on the outside of the gang tower. Place a thick ” washer on a ”x 8 ½” bolt (flat side of washer toward the head of the bolt). Next, place the pad side of one of the lower arms with welded pad facing upward, then place another thick ”...
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Important: The link arm bolts should be tightened only to the point where the gang is able to float freely, with no side-to-side sway allowed. Fig. 5...
12. Attach gang to toolbar. Position the gangs opposite the hitch side of the toolbar. Locate your row spacing marks on the toolbar and center each gang’s angle gang bracket on these marks. For 5”x 7” toolbars, place two ”x 5”x 8 ¼” U-Bolts, (31) around the front of the toolbar with thread ends inserted through the upper and lower holes of the angle gang bracket.
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Mounting one stabilizer guide coulter to the center of the cultivator, see Fig. 6. 1. Position the cultivator’s center gang’s gauge wheel (1) so that it is traveling under the right side of the gang, when viewed from the front. This will allow the coulter blade (2) to run in the center of the cultivator without disturbing the gauge wheel tire.
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3. Position the stabilizer in front of, and to the inside of the gang, when looking at the cultivator from the front. Remove the ” U-Bolt from the inside angle gang bracket. Match the stabilizer bracket holes so the two outside holes align with the two inside angle bracket holes.
LARGE GAUGE WHEEL KIT MOUNTING INSTRUCTIONS 1. Locate positions of equal length from the toolbar’s center point. The large gauge wheels are mounted opposite a gang, and using two of the gang’s angle bracket holes to secure to the toolbar. Usually, the two large gauge wheels are mounted on the inside of the center toolbar’s outer gangs.
OPEN TOP SHIELD MOUNTING INSTRUCTIONS 1. Attach lower swing arm brackets to shield. Align the rear (opposite curve end) four holes of the shield (1 or 1A) with the four holes of the lower swing arm bracket (2). Insert four ”x ¾”...
FIELD ADJUSTMENTS AND OPERATING TIPS Compare cultivator with planter to verify row settings. Check gang movement. a. Vertical travel – Gang should move up and down without wobble, but not binding. Readjust tightness/looseness of the gang tower linkage arm if necessary b.
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7” shovel in the rear. Do not grease or oil the parallel arm powder metal bushings. The Lorenz cultivator is designed to adapt readily to 3-point quick hitch. A maximum depth of 3 to 4 inches is suggested to insure ideal cultivator performance, although, on a second cultivation, it may be necessary to increase the depth in order to maintain optimum shank action.
It is beneficial to read this section prior to operating the equipment to help prevent these problems from taking place. For problems or questions that do not appear on this guide, please call your dealer or Lorenz Manufacturing Company for further assistance. Issue...
PARTS LISTS CULTIVATOR GANG (Fig. 5) Item Part No. Description Quantity 5N231 Gang Weld Assembly 5N149 C-Shank Assembly As Required 5L166 4” Shovel As Required 6P018 5” Shovel As Required 6P020 7” Shovel As Required 5L213 Powder Metal Bushing 3H404 2”...
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3-PT HITCH PACKAGE FOR 5”x 7” TOOLBAR CAT II PARTS LIST (7S831) (Fig. 2a) Item Part No. Description Quantity 4K100 Head Tower 5N258 Lower 3-pt. Component 4K184 Upper 3-pt Pin 1”x 4” 4K181 Lower 3-pt Pin 1 1/8" x 5" 5L131 ¾”x 7"x 6 ½”...
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OPEN TOP CROP SHIELD Item Part No. Description Quantity 5N432 Right Hand Shield Panel 10”x 48” 5N431 Left Hand Shield Panel 10”x 48” 5N422 Lower Swing Arm Brkt. w/3” Stud 5N153 Upper Swing Arm Tube/Plate 2”x 2”x 15 ½” 5N156 2”x 2”x 26”...
This warranty shall not be interpreted to render Lorenz Manufacturing Company liable for injury or damages of any kind, direct, consequential, contingent to persons or property. Furthermore, this warranty does not extend to loss of crops, losses caused by harvest delays or any expense or loss for labor, supplies, rent machinery or for any other reason.
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