ATTACHING DETHATCHER TO TRACTOR

• If the front of your tractor has front mounting holes as shown in figure 7, continue on to figure 8.

If the front of your tractor DOES NOT have front

mounting holes, go to figure 10.

FRONT MOUNTING HOLES

7

Remove two self threading bolts (if present) from front cross-member of tractor. Assemble bolts through lower slots in hitch bracket, then reinstall them back into front crossmember. (Make sure notches at top of hitch bracket and crossmember are aligned.)

From behind tractor's front crossmember, insert two 3/8" x 1" hex bolts (3) through holes in crossmember and through upper slots in hitch bracket. Secure with two 3/8" nylock hex nuts (12).

Go to figure 11 on page 7.

SELF THREADING BOLT

FRONT

3

12

8

SELF THREADING BOLT 19

FIGURES 9 AND 10 ARE ONLY FOR TRACTORS WITHOUT FRONT MOUNTING HOLES. FOR ALL OTHER TRACTORS CONTINUE TO FIGURE 11.

 

 

 

9

27

 

 

27

 

19

 

3

 

 

 

x 1

 

 

 

 

 

x 1

 

3

 

 

 

 

12

12

19

 

 

 

x 4

 

x 4

 

 

 

 

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Agri-Fab 45-0438 manual Attaching Dethatcher to Tractor, Front Mounting Holes, Self Threading Bolt Front

45-0438 specifications

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