Connecting the DR LEAF and LAWN VACUUM to your Lawn Tractor

The following procedure includes the steps necessary for connecting the DR LEAF and LAWN VACUUM to your lawn tractor.

1. Position your lawn tractor on level

 

 

ground at a slight angle to the trailer

 

 

tongue on the DR LEAF and LAWN

 

 

VACUUM (Figure 17) and set the

 

 

parking brake.

 

 

2. Lift the trailer tongue and rest it on the

 

 

Hitch Plate (Figure 17). Align the hole

 

 

in the center of the Hitch Plate with

 

 

the holes in the tongue and insert the

Clevis Pin

Clevis Pin. This will hold the trailer

 

 

stationary.

 

 

3. Raise the three Support Legs on the Figure 17

 

 

trailer frame by removing the Safety

 

 

Hitch Pins and reposition them into

 

 

the lower holes provided in the leg

 

 

shafts (Figure 18).

 

 

4. Remove the Clevis Pin and lift the

 

 

trailer tongue off the Hitch Plate and

 

 

reposition the tongue so that the Hitch

 

 

Plate is in the opening in the tongue

 

 

 

 

(Figure 19).

 

 

5. Align the hole in the center of the

 

 

Hitch Plate with the holes in the

 

 

 

 

tongue and insert the Clevis Pin and

 

 

attach the Hitch Clip (Figure 19).

 

 

Figure 18

Safety Hitch Pin

Clevis Pin

 

Center Hole

in Hitch Plate

Opening

Hitch Clip

Figure 19

WARNING! Always raise the Support Legs prior to towing this equipment. Extended support legs can be damaged or deformed if they hit the ground or an object.

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Country Home Products manual Connecting the DR Leaf and Lawn Vacuum to your Lawn Tractor, Opening Hitch Clip