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Customer Pre-Operation Check List Reference
Read, understand and follow the general safety rules listed in
this manual.
Page 2
Check all shields and guards. Page 2
Cut driveshaft to the proper length for your tractor. Page 8
Add ballast to the rear tractor tires and space them six feet or
wider apart.
Page 8
Add ballast and front weights to your tractor, if needed. Page 8
Check all fluid levels, tractor and mower. Page 11
Turn gate valve under the oil tank “on”. Page 12
Check all grease fittings. Page 15
Service Notice
Please take extra care while servicing the hydraulic system by keeping all openings properly
covered, thus preventing contamination of the hydraulic components. Contaminates in the oil WILL
cause faulty operation or pr
emature failure of components in the hydraulic control valve, pump,
and motor.
Disclaimer
THIS MOWER IS NOT DESIGNED TO CUT TREES FROM TOP TO BOTTOM (VERTICALLY)
WITH THE MOWER DECK IN THE HORIZONTAL POSITION (See Fig. 1). The mower is
designed to trim branches with the mower deck in the VERTICAL position while moving
the tractor forwards or backwards, repositioning the mower deck after each path (See Fig.
2).
The mower is also designed to cut tree trunks and branches up to 4” in diameter with the
“Hinged Gate” in the unlocked, secured raised position and the mower deck in the
HORIZONTAL position, perpendicular to the trunk and/or branch of the tree (See Fig. 3).
Any modes of operation other than the ones described above and shown below, while
cutting trees and/or branches are not permitted and shall void the warranty. Moreover,
HARDEE by EVH Manufacturing Company, LLC does not accept any liability to any
person and/or material when the mower is operated in violation of the above information.
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