ASSEMBLY

TOOLS REQUIRED FOR ASSEMBLY

(2)9/16" Wrenches

Refer to the illustration on page 5 and the full size hardware chart on page 3. Be sure to place a 3/8" flat washer under any bolt head or lock washer which otherwise would tighten down directly against a frame tube or the hitch assembly.

•Attach the hitch assembly to the frame using five 3/8" x 2-1/2" hex bolts, ten 3/8" flat washers, five 3/8" lock washers and five 3/8" hex nuts.

Tighten.

•Assemble seven cultivator tangs to the frame tubes using seven U-bolts with fourteen 3/8" lock wash- ers and 3/8" hex nuts. The alignment of rear tangs should be offset from front tangs. Tighten.

NOTE: The arrangement and the number of tangs can vary as long as the balance of the cultivator is maintained.

•Assemble the depth gauge bars to the rear of the frame using two U-bolts with four 3/8" lock wash- ers and 3/8" hex nuts. Attach each bar using the set of holes on the bar that will provide the desired depth of tang penetration. Tighten.

NOTE: For effective depth control do not position a depth gauge bar directly behind a front tang.

ATTACHING CULTIVATOR TO TRACTOR

CAUTION: Lock the tractor lift handle in down position when attaching or removing the cultivator from the sleeve hitch.

Refer to your sleeve hitch owners manual.

•Attach the cultivator to the sleeve hitch on your tractor using the sleeve hitch pin.

•Tighten the two stabilizer bolts and jam nuts to eliminate looseness in the hookup.

•Adjust the sleeve hitch so that the cultivator is free to go below ground level but can still be raised an adequate distance above ground for transport.

•Loosen the stabilizer bolts and jam nuts before removing the cultivator from the sleeve hitch.

STABILIZER BOLTS

TRACTOR SLEEVE HITCH

OPERATION

The cultivator may be used for breaking up compacted soil, for working loose soil and for cultivating between crop rows. For improved traction use wheel weights and/or tire chains.

•Drive at a slow speed when cultivating soil.

•Adjust or remove cultivator tangs as needed for working between rows.

•Adjust working depth of tangs by raising or lower- ing the depth gauge bars. Select the appropriate set of adjusting holes for conditions.

•Up to 100 lbs. of concrete blocks or other weight may be strapped or tied to the cultivator frame to improve tang penetration. The cultivator should be attached to the tractor's sleeve hitch (in down position) before adding weight.

•Do not back up when cultivator is engaged in soil.

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