Required Accessories And Options; Recommended Accessories And Options; Installation - Simplicity 707 Owner's Manual

Figure 1. installing the hitch for mid-mounted attachments.
REQUIRED ACCESSORIES AND OPTIONS
Hitch assembly for Mid-Mounted Attachment
RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES AND OPTIONS
Rear wheel weights give added traction and stability when
operating on slopes. Rear agricultural or high flotation tires
give better traction and allow sharper turns than turf tires.
INSTALLATION
1. See figure 1. Use four pins (A) and spring clips (B) to
mount the hitch for mid-mounted attachments as shown.
2. See figure 2. The left lift cable is shown in its storage po¬
sition. Remove the spring clip and pin at (A) and use them to
attach the cable to the rocker arm assembly as shown at item
(A) in figure 4.
3. See figure 3, The right lift cable is shown as it should be
stored, when not in use. See your Simplicity dealer for in-
Figure 2. The left lift cable fastened in its storage position.
Figure 3. The right lift cable fastened in its storage position.
structions if this longer, heavier cable has not been installed
on your tractor. Remove the spring clip and pin at (A) and
use them to fasten the lift cable to the rocker arm assembly
at (B) in figure 4.
4. See figure 5. Slide the mower under the tractor from the
right side and position it as shown.
CAUTION: BE CARE¬
FUL WHEN HANDLING THE MOWER NOT TO TOUCH
THE BLADES OR GUARDS AS THEY ARE VERY SHARP.
5. See figure 6. The lift cable should be fully extended as
shown in figure 6. If it is not extended as shown, start the
engine and move the hydraulic control lever forward to
lower the cable fully.
CAUTION: DO NOT OPERATE
THE
TRACTOR ENGINE UNLESS YOU ARE IN THE OPERA¬
TOR'S POSITION ON THE TRACTOR AND SHUT IT
OFF BEFORE LEAVING THE TRACTOR SEAT.
Raise the
left end of the mower slightly, and attach the left lift cable
at (A) as shown using the pin and spring clip furnished with
the sickle bar mower. This can be done most easily by placing
Figure 4. Lift cables attached to rocker arm assembly.