LOWLANDER MK4 MANURE SPREADER – INSTRUCTION & SPARES MANUAL
1. OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
The intended purpose of the vehicle is to tow and spread manure and other materials.
1.1 Hitching to tractor.
Attach spreader to pick-up hook or static hitch stub. Do not attach to swinging drawbar
or pick-up hook in extended position.
Remove screwjack from drawbar (if fitted) and locate in transport position provided at
the front of spreader.
Turn off the tractor and remove key before fitting PTO.
Slide the tractor end of the PTO shaft out and fit to the tractor PTO. Lay the two halves
of the PTO shaft alongside one another and mark the required lengths, allowing for
turning. Maximum pull out of 300mm (12 inches) of the 2 shafts. Cut to size and clean
burrs at each end of shaft KEEP SHAFT SLIDING SURFACES GREASED. Attach chains
fitted to PTO guard (to prevent rotation of guard) to suitable point on the tractor and
the staple on the drawbar. Ensure that the spring loaded pins in splined yokes are fully
locked in position. Always disengage the PTO when turning sharply to avoid damage to
shafts universal joints. Where a wide angle PTO is fitted attach this end to the tractor.
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