Operation; Preparing The Sickle Bar Mower; Lower The Cutter Bar; Position The Divider Board - Simplicity 707 Owner's Manual

Figure 13.
The
60" mid-mounted mower attached using the Figure 15, Divider board in transport position and skid shoe
longer right lift
cable used with the sickle bar. positioned to give lowest cutting height.
Figure 14. Mower in operating position.
15. See figure 1. Remove the spring clips (B) and pins (A)
and remove the hitch for mid-mounted attachments from
the tractor.
OPERATION
PREPARING THE SICKLE BAR MOWER
DO THE FOLLOWING:
1. Read this manual and the owners manual for the tractor
carefully. Be sure you are familiar with the safety precau¬
tions, controls, and operating instructions.
2. Check the sickle bar mower carefully to be sure that it is
properly installed. See page 2..
3. Lubricate the mower according to the maintenance in¬
structions on page 10.
4. Remove from the area to be mowed or mark clearly any
objects which may be caught or run into by the sickle bar.
LOWER THE CUTTER BAR
With the tractor engine shut off, and the parking brake set,
unhook the transport chain (Figure 12, Item C) from the
cutter bar and lower the cutter bar so it is supported at a
45° angle. Remove the spring clip and pin (Figure 12, Item D)
and remove the transport chain from the mower. To prevent
the transport chain from being caught in the cutter bar, or
the mower drive it should be stored away from the mower.
It can be wrapped around the draw bar as shown in Figure 4,
Item C and the pin and spring clip used to hold it in place.
Push the hydraulic lift control lever forward to the
FLOAT
position to lower the cutter bar to the operating position
as shown in figure 14.
Figure 12. Sickle bar and divider board in transport position.
POSITION THE DIVIDER BOARD
See figure 15. Remove the spring clip and pin at (A) and
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