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OPERATION
1. Check for proper assembly and adjustment and make sure that all bolts are tightened. Securely
retighten after a few hours of operation as bolts can loosen up on new machinery. Check wheel bolts
upon delivery and periodically thereafter. Wheel bolts should be tightened to 85-95 ft./lbs. of torque.
2. Check tires and inflate to pressure (6.70 x 15 to 36 pounds).
3. Adjust the tractor hitch (13 to 17 inches above ground) and attach rake to tractor with a hitch pin
with a safety locking device.
4. Remove weight from lift jack. Remove jack from pipe mount and place on convenient storage mount
located on the front top of pole (see below).
5. Connect hydraulic hose for raising and lowering rake wheels from rake to a double acting valve on the
tractor.
6. Connect hydraulic hoses for opening and closing the rake to a double acting valve on the tractor.
7. Connect 7-pin electrical connector to tractor (If equipped with optional lighting).
8. Lubricate the machine completely.
9. On all rake wheels, tooth bolts must be torqued to 40 ft./lbs. to help prevent excessive tooth breakage.
Re-torque rake tooth bolts after the first 100 acres. (Part No. T175). Check periodically
thereafter.
NOTE: Determine right or left side of your 1460-1660 Hi-Capacity Rake by viewing it from the rear. If
instructions or parts lists call for hardened bolts, refer to bolt torque chart on page 9.
JACK STORAGE POSITION
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