Woods Equipment SB64S, SB84S, SB54S, SB74S manual Tractor Requirements, Driveline Attachment

The snowblower is mounted on a tractor 3-point hitch and driven by the tractor PTO. A centrally located gear- box directs power to the fan and auger.

TRACTOR REQUIREMENTS

3-Point Hitch

The compact snowblower (C series) requires the trac- tor to be equipped with a Category 1 or 2 three-point hitch. The sub-compact (S series) snowblower requires the tractor to be equipped with a limited Category 1 or Category 1 three-point hitch.

Hydraulic Circuit

Either closed-center or open-center systems can be used for the optional hydraulic spout control.

Tire Configuration

For best results, the tractor wheels should be set nar- rower than the cutting width of the snowblower. Wider wheel settings will cause snow to be pulled under the tractor and may require additional passes.

PTO Shaft

The tractor must be configured to accept a 1-3/8" 6- spline 540 RPM system and must meet horsepower specifications. See specifications, page 4.

Tractor Stability

„A minimum 20% of tractor and equipment weight must be on the tractor front wheels when attachments are in transport position. Without this weight, front tractor wheels could raise up result- ing in loss of steering. The weight may be attained with front wheel weights, ballast in tires or front tractor weights. Weigh the tractor and equipment. Do not estimate.

Figure 1. Tractor Stability (Typical)

ATTACHING SNOWBLOWER TO TRACTOR

1.Move the tractor into position in front of the snow- blower. Move back slowly and carefully, not allow- ing anyone to be between the tractor and the snowblower.

2.Turn off tractor engine.

3.Attach two lower arms of 3-point hitch with the two hitch-pin assemblies.

4.Attach tractor center link to upper hitch point of snowblower. Adjust length of center link until the top edge of the frame ends are parallel to ground.

5.Adjust tractor lower 3-point arm anti-sway devices to prevent snowblower from swinging side to side during transport.

6.Attach front PTO driveline from snowblower to tractor. Slide front section of PTO driveline into back section. Slide PTO shaft onto rear of tractor.

NOTICE

■If the PTO driveline is too long, severe driveline and gearbox damage is possible when hooking up the PTO driveline from the rotary snowblower to the tractor. The front PTO driveline is long enough to fit a variety of tractors. It is possible that the front PTO driveline will need to be cut. There will be NO benefit by cutting only one telescoping section. Both sections of the driveline must be cut. DO NOT FORCE THE PTO TO FIT.

■If attaching with quick hitch, the distance between the tractor PTO and gearbox input shaft will increase. Please follow the steps as you would for a 3-point hitch to insure proper engagement.

■When attaching snow blower to multiple trac- tors consider the drive length needed for each trac- tor and whether the drive line will work in all combinations.

■WARRANTY IS VOID IF THE PTO DRIVELINE IS TOO LONG, resulting in gearbox, PTO, yoke or cross bearing damage.

NOTE: The PTO driveline, when attached to the tractor and gearbox, must not extend so there is less than 10-3/4” (bilobe) or 4-1/2" (trilobe) of over- lap within the PTO driveline.

DRIVELINE ATTACHMENT

Attach snowblower to tractor 3-point hitch (or quick hitch if available). Do not attach driveline the first time you attach the snow blower to the tractor. Raise and lower snowblower to determine maximum and mini- mum distance between tractor PTO shaft and gearbox input shaft. If distance is too large, driveline will be too short for proper engagement. If distance is too small, driveline may bottom out in operation and damage snowblower or tractor.

If driveline is too short, please call your Woods dealer for a longer driveline.

If driveline is too long, please follow instructions for shortening driveline.

(Rev. 9/8/2011)

MAN0869 (04/13/2011)

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