Attaching Windrower To Tractor - MacDon 5000 Operator's Manual

Power-tongue windrower
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OPERATION
ATTACHING WINDROWER TO TRACTOR
A
A
CAUTION:
Shut
off
tractor, engage
parking brake and remclve key
before working around
hit<:h.
CAUTION
:
Never attach windrower
to tractor rear axle or thme-point
hitch arms.
1.
Using
the
jack, raise
windrower tonguH
to clear
the
hitch pin
in
drawbar
extension
.
Position
tractor
to
align balljeint
on tongue
with
hitch
pin
and lower
tongue.
Secure
with
lock pin
(A)
.
2.
Route hitch chain from wind rower
through
chain support
(6),
around
drawbar
support and
lock
hook
(C)
on
chain.
IMPORTANT:
Adjust chain length
to
remove all
slack except
what is needed for
turns"
3.
Remove
weight from
jack. Pull
pin
securing
jack
and move
to storage
position
(D)
I:ln
top
of
frame
tube.
4.
NOTE:
Pump
attachment
is
easier if hitch
is
angled
to tractor,
not
straig
ht
on
.
Slide
the
hydraulic
pump
assembly
onto the
PTO
shaft of
the
tractor.
Adjust
the
torque arm
(E)
so
that it
rests
on
the right sidl3
of
the
drawbar.
IMPORTANT:
Pump outlets
must
remain vertical.
l.oop
the
torque
arm
chain (F)
around
the
drawbar and
lock
the chain
in keyhole
slot
in
torque
arm
mounting
plate.
• To prevent
hose
damage,
route hoses
thru
guide
(G)
to provide proper
hose
arc a$
shown.
• Full
engagement of
PTO shaft
into
pump
is
required
to prevent
damage
to pump
spline.
Pump
should slide 2
%"
(64 mm) ontci shaft.
The
pump
must never
be keyed or fastened
to
the
PTO
shaft.
If
the drawbar
pin
should
become
disengaged,
the pump
must be free to
slip
off.
16
SECURE
HITCH PIN
AND CHAIN
JACK
STORAGE
ATTACH
PU~IP

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