Iseki TH4365 - Three-Point Hitch; Hitch Controls

OPERATION
57
T
HREE-POINT HITC
H
Three-point hitch combines Tractor and implement
into one workin
g
unit. Implement position and raisin
g
are controlled h
y
draulicall
y
. In addition, implement
wei
g
ht and loads impose downward pressure at Trac-
t
o
r r
ea
r wh
ee
l
s
t
o
in
c
r
ease
tr
ac
ti
o
n.
Hitch Controls
FIG. 5-31
:
Control quadrant, to ri
g
ht of operator’s
s
eat, controls the s
y
stem to provide the followin
g
hitch
co
ntr
o
l
fu
n
c
ti
o
n
s:
P
osition Control - Maintains hitch position at con-
s
tant hei
g
ht in relation to the Tractor. As position con-
trol lever, 1, is moved rearward, hitch
(
and implement
)
are raised. Movin
g
lever forward will lower hitch to se-
l
ected position. Each lever settin
g
provides a specific
h
itch
(
and implement
)
position.
D
raft Control - Re
g
ulates hitch hei
g
ht to provide
c
onstant dra
f
t or
“
pull” o
f
g
round en
g
a
g
in
g
implements
(
plows, subsoilers, etc.
)
. Movin
g
draft control lever, 2,
forward will provide deeper implements workin
g
depth.
M
ovin
g
lever backward will provide a shallower depth.
As
g
round contours and
/
or soil conditions chan
g
e,
the s
y
stem will raise or lower implements as needed
to keep even load in Tractor.
CAUTION: Use
p
osition control lever, 1,
when attachin
g
or detachin
g
implements.
P
lace draft control lever, 2, full
y
forward
when usin
g
position control
.
FIG. 5-32: Lowerin
g
Rate Control - Knob, 3, controls
dischar
g
e rate of h
y
draulic oil to ad
j
ust lowerin
g
speed
o
f
hitch and implement. Turn knob clockwise to slow
drop rate, counterclockwise to increase drop rate.
Turnin
g
knob full
y
clockwise will lock implement in
r
aised position.
CAUTION: When workin
g
on or around
m
ounted implements, alwa
y
s lower to
g
round prior to work. If implement must
b
e raised, alwa
y
s block implement and
l
ower links securel
y.
FIG. 5-3
1
FIG. 5-32
2
1
3