OPERATION
Transporting the Windrower
TOWING
WlNDROWER
WITHOUT
TRAILER
The best method for transporting a d
isa
bled
windrower
Is
to haul
it
on a suitable trailer
or
flatbed.
(See
Towing Windrower
on
a
Trailer
.)
In
emergency situations, for example,
towing
out
of a
fie
ld
or into a shop,
wind
rower
may
be
towed
without a
tra
Der,
providing the
following
precautions
are
fo/lowed:
1. Attach wind rower to towing
vehicle.
A
WARNING:
A proper towing apparatus
is critical to
safe
towing
.
Use
the
following guidelines:
•
Do
not attach directly from
h~ch
to
walking
beam
(8). Slope
of
tow bar wi! not provide
proper transfer d braking force
to
windrower.
causing loss
of
control.
• For proper steering, towing apparal\IS shoUd
be
attached
to
both
left
_ right hand
ITame
members
(C)
_
shoUd
attach
to
tow bar at
same
height (0)
as
towing vehicle "'ell.
Towing apparatus sh
ou
ld
be
removed
for
field
operation, to avoid. interference with windrow.
A
CAUllON:Wdhfinaidrivesdisengaged,
the windrower may
roll
on a stoped
wIaca
BeIore
disengaging
fila!
drives,
attach windrower
to
towing vehicle.
After
towing,
engage drives and park brake before
detaching
from towing vehicle.
2. Disengage final drives:
-
Remove
cover
(A)
at
center of drive
wheels
.
- Repla
ce
with
di
shed side facing
In
.
IMPORTANT:
Failure to disengage
final
drives
before
towing
wi!
result in sefious transmission
damage.
After towing.
re
verse
cover
(A)
to
re-engage
final
drive
s.
Be
sure plunger at center
of
wheel
pops
out to engage drive.
3.
00
not
exceed 16 mph (26 kmj
h)
when towing
Windrower.
00
not u
se
th
is
tow
i
ng
method for
normal
tr
an
spo
rting of wlndrower. Even
with
final drives disengaged, rolling speeds of
more
than 16
mph
(26 kmj
h)
will
cause final drive
gears
to
run
at
excessive speeds, possibly
destroying the unit.
DO
NOT
ATTACH
TO
WALKING
BEAM
I I
ATTACH
TOWING
APPARATUS
TO
FRAME
D
TOW
BAR
PARALLEL
TO
GROUND
DISENGAGE
FINAL
DRIVES
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