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MacDon 5000 - Transporting the Windrower: Flatbed

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OPERATION
IRANSPOR11NG
lHE
WINDflOWER: FlATBeD
A
CAlmON
: Use lhefollowing procedure
when
shipping
the
winclrower on a
ffatbed
lraier
.
1.
Ra
i
se
header with tractor hydraulics
and
Install
lift
cYl
i
nder
stops.
2. Position
lean
bar
(A)
to
hang
vertically
downward
as
shown
. Install only one bolt
per
side.
(Remove
divider rods, if equipped.)
3. Remove complete rear forming shield group,
in
whole.
4.
At
tongue pivot, back
off
two 5/8
nuts
(8)
approximately 3/ 4 Inch (20 mm), This clears
the stop to allow pivoting Ihe tongue
past
the
nannal
travel
range.
NOTE:
If tongue does not
raise
up
as
nuts
(8)
are
loosened
, 1
1ft
rear
of
tongue
with
forklift
to
clear stops.
5.
Swing tongue to the right unti no
part
of
tongue extends forward
of
header Rj H end
panel
(that ls,
lhe
tongue must not widen the
shippi
ng
package).
A
CAlmON
:
Be
sum
forfdills
are large
enoogh
10
11ft
the
windrower safely. See
Specfications section
lor
weigtt of the
unit.
6. Position two
fork1lfts
as
shown
, lift
windrower
and
back the flatbed trailer under the
unit
.
IMPORTANT
: To allow windrower to
rest
securely
on
header
panels,
hitch
end
of
tongue
must extend over rear
of
flatbed
by
approx-
Imately 2
feet
(o.s m).
7. Lower
wind
rower onto flatbed
so
its
we
i
ght
rests on the tires and sloped edge (e)
of
header end panels.
8.
Block
~s
and tie the unit
dQlNO
securely.
o
38
..
LOOSEN
NUTS
TO
RAISE
TONGUE
o
NOTE:
TONGUE
DOE
S
NOT
WI
D
EN
S
HIPPIN
G
PACKAGE
AND
HITCH
END
OF
TONGUE
EXTEND
S
APPRQX.
2
FT
.
OVER
END
OF
FLA
T
BED
.
RAISE
UNIT -
POSITION
FLATBED
LOWER
AND
TIE
DOWN
UNIT

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