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D
A
C
B
ATTACHING AND DETACHING
ATTACHING RAKE TO TRACTOR DRAWBAR
1. Position tractor drawbar. (See Positioning Tractor
Drawbar in Preparing the Tractor section.)
2. Remove hitch pin.
3. Back up tractor to rake. Align hitch pin holes in tractor
drawbar and rake tongue.
4. Engage tractor parking brake and/or place
transmission in “Park.”
5. Shut off tractor engine and remove key
. A—Hitch Pin
B—Jackstand
6. Install hitch pin (A). Fasten with quick-lock pin. C—Pin
D—Chain
7. Raise jackstand (B) and fasten with pin (C).
CAUTION: A safety chain will help control
drawn equipment should it accidentally
separate from the drawbar. A runaway machine
could cause severe injury or death to someone.
Provide only enough slack in chain to permit
turning. Do not use safety chain for towing.
8. Connect chain (D) to rake tongue. Route chain
through loop on drawbar and connect to tractor drawbar
support. Do not fasten to drawbar. Remove all slack
except what is needed for turns.
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