Land Pride 309-502M

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DM35 Series (S/N253045+) Disc Mowers 309-502M 7/18/08

Land Pride.

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Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Be Aware of Signal Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Safety Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Owner Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Serial Number Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Further Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Section 1 Assembly and Set-Up . . . . . . . .8

Tools Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Assembly Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Cutter Bar and Gearbox Lubrication . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Cutting Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Support Stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Section 2 Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Attaching the Tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Transporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Operating Check List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Working Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Mowing Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Adverse Field Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Section 3 Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Leveling for Transport and Operation . . . . . . . . . 15

Belt Tension Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Cutting Height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Section 4 Maintenance and Lubrication .17

General Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

At the beginning of each season: . . . . . . . . . . 17

Servicing Blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Blade Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Fastener Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Cutter Bar Timing Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Removal of one or more disc shaft assemblies 18

Assembly of entire cutting bar. . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Lubrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Driveline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Driveline U-Joints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Cutter Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Frame Pivot Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Hitch Pivot Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Section 5 Specifications and Capacities 22

Section 7 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . .23

Section 8 Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Torque Values Chart For Common Bolt Size . 24

Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25