Land Pride FM3072 Tractor Hook-Up, Driveline Installation, Table of Contents, Assembly and Set-up

Land Pride Table of Contents

Section 1: Assembly and Set-up

Tractor Hook-Up

1.Be certain that tractor draw bar will not interfere. Move draw bar ahead or remove if required. Draw bar should also be checked for clearance when unit is being raised for the first time.

2.Align lower link arms of tractor to hitch clevises on mower. Insert lower hitch pins into lower ball swivels and attach linch pins.

3.Attach tractor top link to upper floating hitch on mower with pin supplied. Secure with lock pin.

4.Adjust tractor top link in or out to place upper hitch pin vertically above or slightly behind lower hitch pins as shown in Figure 1-2, to allow mower flotation. The mower should be run with the back 15 degrees lower than the front.

Driveline Installation

1.Slide driveline end with extended safety cone over splined shaft of gearbox and secure with attaching device.

2.Slide driveline over tractor’s splined PTO shaft and secure with locking device of driveline.

3.Driveline should now be moved back and forth to insure that it is secure on the PTO shaft of the tractor and mower gearbox.

4.Attach chain from the driveline shield to one of the upper hitch braces to ensure that the shield does not rotate.

5.Should driveline require shortening:

a.Hold the half-shafts next to each other in the shortest working position and mark them.

b.Shorten inner and outer guard tubes equally.

c.Shorten inner and outer sliding profiles by the same length as the guard tubes.

d.Proper overlap is a minimum of one-half the length of each tube, with both tubes being of equal length.

e.Round off all sharp edges and remove burrs. Grease sliding profiles.

!CAUTION

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

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Figure 1-2

7/06/06 Series No FM3072, FM3088 & FM4088 Flail Mowers 309-106M 9