Driveline Installation

Land Pride

Section 1: Assembly and Set-Up

An additional driveline may be required if the Grooming Mower is used on more than one tractor especially if a quick hitch is used.

!CAUTION

Do not use a PTO adaptor with a quick hitch. A PTO adapter will increase strain on the tractor’s PTO shaft resulting in possible damage the shaft and driveline.

!WARNING

Damaged drivelines can cause serious injury or death.

!CAUTION

Tractor PTO shield and all Grooming Mower guards must be in place at all times during operation!

!CAUTION

Always engage parking brake, shut off tractor and remove key before dismounting from tractor.

IMPORTANT: Some tractors are equipped with multispeed PTO ranges. Be certain your tractor ‘s PTO is set for 540 rpm.

IMPORTANT: Avoid premature driveline breakdown. A driveline that is operating must not exceed an angle of 25 degrees up or down while operating the 3-point lift. See Figure 1-5 below.

IMPORTANT: It is necessary to aligning the tractor’s PTO shaft level with the Grooming Mower’s gearbox shaft when checking driveline minimum length. Too long a driveline can damage tractor, gearbox and driveline.

Checking Driveline Minimum Length

Refer to Figure 1-6:

1.Start tractor and slowly engage 3-point controls to move lower arms until the gearbox shaft is approximately level with the tractor's PTO shaft.

2.Slide inner yoke of driveline over the gearbox shaft and secure with locking collar.

3.Slide outer yoke of driveline over the tractor PTO shaft and secure with locking collar.

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Driveline Shortening

Figure 1-6

4.The driveline will require shortening if it does not fit between tractor and mower. Shorten driveline as follows:

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Maximum Allowable Driveline Movement

Figure 1-5

IMPORTANT: Always check driveline minimum length during initial setup, when connecting to a different tractor and when alternating between using a quick hitch and a standard 3-point hitch. More than one driveline may be required to fit all applications.

a.Raise or lower 3-point lower arms until mower and tractor PTO shafts are approximately level with each other. Securely block Grooming Mower frame in this position.

b.Set tractor in park, shut tractor engine off, set park brake and remove switch key.

c.Pull driveline apart into two sections as shown in Figure 1-6. Attach outer driveline universal joint to the tractor PTO shaft. Attach inner driveline universal joint to the gearbox shaft. Pull on each driveline section to be sure universal joints are secured to the shafts.

d.Hold driveline sections parallel to each other to determine if they are too long. The inner and outer shields on each section should end approximately 1" short of reaching the universal joint shield on the adjacent section (see “B” dimension). If they are too long, measure 1" (“B” dimension) back from the universal joint shield and make a mark at this location on the inner and outer driveline shields.

10/15/07

FDR2572 & FDR2584 Grooming Mowers 310-262M

Land Pride FDR2584, FDR2572 manual Driveline Installation, Checking Driveline Minimum Length

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Section 1: Assembly and Set-Up