Removing The Mower - Simplicity 707 Owner's Manual

Figure 9. Mower drive belt over engine pulley.
16. See figure 12. After insuring the divider board (A) is in
the transport position (Position the Divider Board on page 5)
raise the cutter bar (B) and install the transport chain
(C)
as
shown. Use a pin and spring clip at (D) to fasten the trans¬
port chain to the mower frame. Place the hook in the square
tube. To help prevent the sickle bar from bouncing during
transport, place the pin at (D) in the link as close to the hook
as possible so the sickle bar is held near vertical.
CAUTION:
WHEN RAISING THE CUTTER BAR, GRASP IT AT THE
OUTER SKID SHOE, OR THE BACK OF THE CUTTER
BAR. DO NOT ALLOW YOUR FINGERS TO GET BE¬
TWEEN THE CUTTING EDGES AND THE GUARD
WHERE THEY COULD BE INJURED. THE KNIVES MAY
MOVE AS THE SICKLE IS RAISED.
REMOVING THE SICKLE BAR MOWER
CAUTION: BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO ADJUST SER¬
VICE OR REMOVE THE MOWER, BE SURETHE ENGINE
IS SHUT OFF, THE PARKING BRAKE SET, AND THE
SICKLE KNIFE HAS STOPPED MOVING.
Figure 10. Mower drive belt in place.
Figure 11. Mower drive belt in place and tightened.
1. Position the tractor on a level surface with enough room
on the right, so the cutter bar can be lowered. Shut off the
tractor engine and set the parking brake.
2. Push the tractor hydraulic control lever forward to the
FLOAT
position.
3. See figure 12. Unhook transport chain (C) and lower the
cutter bar (B) to the ground.
4. See figure 11. Pull the belt tightening handle (A) forward
to release the belt tension.
5. Remove the belt from the mower pulley, idler pulleys,
and power take off pulley.
6. See figure 7. Use the tractor hydraulic lift lever to raise
the mower. Place a block (B) under the sickle bar as shown.
Place the hydraulic lift lever in the
FLOAT
position.
7. See figure 7. Remove wing nut (C) and cover (D) from the
mower.
8. See figure 8. Remove the spring clip and pin at (E) and
the spring clip and pin at (A) to disconnect the right lift
cable from the mower. Replace the pins and spring clips in
their appropriate holes and replace the cover and wing nut.
(Figure 7, Items C and D).
9. Raise the tractor lift completely and remove the block
(Figure 7, Item B) from under the sickle bar.
10. Using the hydraulic lift control lever, lower the mower
gradually until the pins (Figure 7, Item A) are free and then
remove them.
11. See figure 6. Place block (B) under the mower, then push
the tractor hydraulic control lever to the
FLOAT
position.
Remove the spring clip and pin at (A) to disconnect the left
lift cable from the mower.
12. See figure 5. The mower is now disconnected and can
be removed from beneath the tractor.
13. See figure 13. If the tractor is to be used with the 60"
mid-mounted mower, the mower can be installed as shown.
The brackets and pulley (A) furnished with the sickle bar
are installed on the mower to compensate for the extra
length cable used with the sickle bar mower. If the tractor
is to be used without the mid-mounted mower complete
steps 14 and 15.
14. See figure 4. Remove the spring clips and pins to dis¬
connect the lift cables from the lift arms at (A) and (B).
Use these pins and spring clips to fasten the cables in their
respective storage positions as shown in figures 2 and 3.
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