214713 iii Revision A
Introduction................................................................................................................................................ i
Chapter 1: Safety .................................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Signal Words .......................................................................................................................................1
1.2 General Safety.....................................................................................................................................2
1.3 Tire Safety...........................................................................................................................................4
1.4 Safety Signs ........................................................................................................................................5
Chapter 2: Unloading Truck Shipment .............................................................................. ................ 7
Chapter 3: Assembling the Disc Mower (With or Without the Dealer-Installed
Transport) ...................................................................... ........................................................... 9
3.1 Repositioning Center-Link Top Anchor...................................................................................................9
3.2 Attaching Hitch to Carrier.................................................................................................................... 12
3.3 Installing Tractor Mating Hitch to Carrier Hitch ......................................................................................16
3.3.1 Installing Drawbar Hitch ............................................................................................................. 16
3.3.2 Installing Two-Point Hitch (Cat. II) Adapter ..................................................................................20
3.4 Installing Hitch Swing Cylinder ............................................................................................................ 24
3.5 Attaching Clutch Driveline...................................................................................................................26
3.6 Attaching Steering Arm.......................................................................................................................28
3.7 Connecting Transport Lighting Module.... .............................................................................................30
3.8 Installing Options ............................................................................................................................... 31
3.8.1 Installing Road Friendly Transport
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System ................................................................................ 31
Installing Components ..............................................................................................................31
Installing Hydraulics..................................................................................................................44
Installing Electrical Components ................................................................................................50
Installing Cover ........................................................................................................................ 56
3.8.2 Installing Hydraulic Center-Link (Optional) ..................................................................................56
3.8.3 Installing Tall Crop Divider (Optional) ..........................................................................................56
Chapter 4: Assembling the Disc Mower (Factory-Installed Transport) .................................. 57
4.1 Repositioning Center-Link Top Anchor.................................................................................................57
4.2 Attaching Hitch to Carrier.................................................................................................................... 61
4.3 Installing Tractor Mating Hitch to Carrier Hitch ......................................................................................65
4.3.1 Installing Drawbar Hitch ............................................................................................................. 65
4.3.2 Installing Two-Point Hitch (Cat. II) Adapter ..................................................................................69
4.4 Installing Hitch Swing Cylinder ............................................................................................................ 73
4.5 Attaching Clutch Driveline...................................................................................................................74
4.6 Attaching Steering Arm.......................................................................................................................76
4.7 Removing Slow Moving Vehicle Sign (SMV) Covering...........................................................................78
4.8 Completing Road Friendly Transport
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System Installation ....................................................................79
4.8.1 Removing Cover .......................................................................................................................79
4.8.2 Installing Transport Alignment Control......................................................................................... 79
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