Woods Equipment DS96 manual Assemble DS120 Mounted Cutter, Install Hydraulic Hoses

ASSEMBLE - DS120 MOUNTED CUTTER

Refer to Figure 42.

Place jackstands under cutter to raise it off the ground to provide clearance when assembling cutter. See “BLOCKING METHOD” on page 21 for jackstand placement.

Install A-Frame

1.Attach front A-frame bars (3) to the lower (square) hole of the cutter mast plates. Secure using carriage bolts (35), bushing sleeves (19), washers (34), and lock nuts (31).

2.Attach, rear A-frame bars (2) with washers (44) over mounting bolts (33) and secure with lock nuts (32).

3.Attach the two rear A-frame bars (2) together at the top rear hole using cap screw (43), spacer sleeve (9), and lock nut (31).

4.Place both break links (7) together and position between front hole of rear A-frame bars. Secure rear A-frame bars and break links together using cap screw (43), spacer sleeve (9), and lock nut (31). NOTE: Break links must rest on top of rear spacer sleeve (9).

5.Place spacer sleeve (6) through front holes of break links. Align break links with bottom holes on front A-frame bars (3) and secure together using cap screw (39) and lock nut (40).

Category 2 Standard Hitch (Figure 40)

Install top link pin (10) and sleeve (6) into top holes of A-frame. Secure with cotter pin (41) and klik pin (42).

Figure 41. Category 3 Hitch Arrangement

Install Tailwheel Arms

Attach tailwheel arms (1) to the tailwheel using eight (four per arm) cap screws (30) and lock nuts (31).

NOTE: Position tailwheel arms on tailwheel to desired location (usually on row crop centers).

Install Height Adjustment Device

Ratchet

Install ratchet (18) between cylinder lugs on tailwheel and lugs on the deck. Secure to lugs on the deck with pin (11) and two cotter pins (41). Secure to tailwheel with pin (12) and two cotter pins (41).

Cylinder

1.Place hydraulic cylinder (14) between lugs on tailwheel and lugs on deck.

2.Secure to deck lugs using pin (11) and two cotter pins (41).

3.Extend cylinder rod, place transport lock bracket

(13)over cylinder rod end and between lugs on tailwheel.

4.Align holes of cylinder rod, transport lock bracket and lugs on tailwheel. Secure assembly using pin

(12)and two cotter pins (41).

Install Hydraulic Hoses

On mounted units with optional hydraulic cut- ting height adjustment, use a double-acting cylin- der with a maximum extended length of 28-1/4" (718 mm) from attaching point center to center.

Figure 40. Category 2 Hitch Arrangement

Category 3 Standard Hitch

Install top link pin (10) and sleeve (8) into top holes of A-frame. Secure with cotter pin (41) and klik pin (42).

■If using a cylinder other than the one supplied by Woods, make sure a breather fitting is installed in the cylinder rod end port. Use a restricter fitting in the base end port to dampen the cutter lowering action.

MAN0390 (Rev. 4/6/2007) Assembly 45