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Table of Contents
OPERATION SECTION .................................................................................4 - 1
OPERATOR REQUIREMENTS ...................................................................................................................... 4 - 3
TRACTOR REQUIREMENTS.......................................................................................................................... 4 - 4
ROPS and Seat Belt.................................................................................................................................. 4 - 4
Tractor Safety Devices .............................................................................................................................. 4 - 4
Tractor Horsepower................................................................................................................................... 4 - 4
Drawbar - Pull Type Mower ....................................................................................................................... 4 - 5
Tractor Hydraulics ..................................................................................................................................... 4 - 5
Front End Weight....................................................................................................................................... 4 - 5
Power Take Off (PTO)............................................................................................................................... 4 - 5
Tire Spacing .............................................................................................................................................. 4 - 6
GETTING ON AND OFF THE TRACTOR ...................................................................................................... 4 - 7
Boarding the Tractor.................................................................................................................................. 4 - 7
Dismounting the Tractor ............................................................................................................................ 4 - 7
STARTING THE TRACTOR ........................................................................................................................... 4 - 8
CONNECTING THE MOWER TO THE TRACTOR ......................................................................................... 4 - 8
Connecting the Mower Tongue to the Tractor ........................................................................................... 4 - 9
Safety Tow Chain ...................................................................................................................................... 4 - 9
Connecting Implement Hydraulic Lines to the Tractor............................................................................. 4 - 10
Lowering the Cutter ................................................................................................................................ 4 - 11
SETTING THE MOWER ............................................................................................................................... 4 - 12
Leveling Wing ......................................................................................................................................... 4 - 13
Setting Deck Pitch ................................................................................................................................... 4 - 13
DRIVELINE ATTACHMENT ......................................................................................................................... 4 - 14
Driveline Length Check ........................................................................................................................... 4 - 14
Constant Velocity (CV) Driveline ............................................................................................................ 4 - 16
PRE-OPERATION INSPECTION AND SERVICE ........................................................................................ 4 - 17
Tractor Pre-Operation Inspection/Service .............................................................................................. 4 - 18
Mower Pre-Operation Inspection/Service................................................................................................ 4 - 18
Cutting Component Inspection ................................................................................................................ 4 - 22
Blade Bolt Inspection .............................................................................................................................. 4 - 24
DRIVING THE TRACTOR AND MOWER...................................................................................................... 4 - 27
Starting the Tractor.................................................................................................................................. 4 - 28
Brake and Differential Lock Setting ......................................................................................................... 4 - 28
Operating the Cutter Wings ..................................................................................................................... 4 - 28
Driving the Tractor and Mower ................................................................................................................ 4 - 29
Crossing Ditches and Steep Inclines....................................................................................................... 4 - 30
OPERATING THE TRACTOR AND IMPLEMENT......................................................................................... 4 - 31