SNOWTHROWER INSTALLATION
1.Fully lower the attachment lift.
2.See Figure 23. Pull the shot pins (B) open and lock- ing them in open position.
3.Raise and support PTO shaft with a wire or rope.
4.See Figure 24. Drive the tractor push bar under the snowthrower hitch point (B). The dozer snowthrower hitch points (B) need to line up side to side with the edges of the push bar (A). The snowthrower hitch points (B) will hang from the top edge of the push bar
(A). Slowly lift the snowthrower 1/2 inch off the ground.
5.See Figure 23. Place snowthrower shot pins (A) in closed position.
6.Make sure that PTO shaft is aligned with reduction box input shaft. This is done to prevent PTO shaft from interfering with connection point and to help align the shaft for hookup.
7.Stop engine, lock parking brake and remove key.
8.Check that shot pins (Figure 23) are fully seated into push bar (A, Figure 24). If the shot pins do seat all the way in the in (A, Figure 23) position repeat steps
9.See Figure 25. Attach the drive shaft. Pull back on the locking collar (A) and slide the drive shaft fully onto the snowthrower. Release the locking collar and pull back on the drive shaft until the locking collar locks onto the shaft.
10.See Figure 26. Attach the electric chute rotator to the tractor attachment plug.
Snowthrower Installation
A
B
Closed | Open | Lock | |
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Figure 23. Shot Pins
A.Shot Pin (Closed)
B.Shot Pin (Open)
A |
B |
Figure 24. Attaching the Snowthrower to the Hitch
A.Push Bar
B.Hitch Point
A |
Figure 25. Attach Drive Shaft
A. Locking Collar
Figure 26. Attachment Electrical Connection
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