Land Pride FM4188 Tractor Hook-Up, Driveline Installation, Table of Contents, Assembly and Set-up

Table of Contents

Section 1: Assembly and Set-up

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Tractor Hook-Up

Refer to Figure 1-2:

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

2.Remove all three clevis hitch pins.

3.Align ball swivels in the tractor’s lower 3-point arms with pin holes in the mower’s lower hitch clevises. Insert hitch pins and secure with hair pin cotters.

4.Align the top center link with the mower’s center hitch clevis. Insert hitch pin and secure with hair pin cotter.

5.With tractor’s 3-point controls, lift mower up 1 to 2 inches and then raise jack stands fully up. Secure stands with jack pins and hair pin cotters.

6.Level mower by adjusting lower 3-point arms and upper center link. Refer to “Leveling the Mower” on page 14.

Driveline Installation

An additional driveline may be required if the Flail Mower is used on more than one tractor.

!WARNING

Damaged drivelines can cause serious injury or death.

!CAUTION

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

!CAUTION

Always engage parking brake, shut off tractor and remove key before dismounting from tractor.

IMPORTANT: Some tractors are equipped with multispeed PTO ranges. Be certain your tractor ‘s PTO is set for 540 rpm.

IMPORTANT: See Figure 1-3 below. Avoid premature driveline breakdown. A driveline that is operating must not exceed an angle of 25 degrees up or down while operating the 3-point lift.

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Maximum Allowable Driveline Movement

Figure 1-3

IMPORTANT: Always check driveline minimum length and maximum allowable length during initial setup and when connecting to a different tractor. More than one driveline may be required to fit all applications.

IMPORTANT: It is necessary to align the tractor’s PTO shaft level with the gearbox shaft when checking driveline minimum length. Too long a driveline can damage tractor, gearbox and driveline.

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Tractor Hook-Up

Figure 1-2

10 FM3188 & FM4188 Flail Mowers 309-523M 3/21/07