John Deere RT1140 Tiller User Manual


 
2. Lower leveling board to top of ground (C):
• Tilled soil (D) will be fine and level.
• Tractor speed will determine size of clods (E).
3. Raise leveling board (C):
• Tilled soil (D) will be coarse and rough.
• Tractor speed will determine size of clods (E).
CAUTION: Before you work around hitch:
STOP engine.
LOCK park brake.
FIRMLY block tiller on horizontal surface.
Adjustable offset
The tiller unit can be shifted sideways in relation to the
three-points hicth. This makes the implement extremely
versatile during the various work conditions.
Use of the hexagonal drive shaft allows the tiller unit to
quickly slide, thus notably simplifyng the operation.
The following operations must be carried out:
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1. Thorougly clean the frame and relative guides to make
the parts smoothy able to work.
2. Loosen the screws (A) that fasten the hexagon shaft’s
protection (B) to the body on the reduction unit.
3. Unscrew the two front and rear screws (C) that fasten
the carriage to the body of the frame.
4. Slide the carriage to the position required and re-
assemble the screws in the holes that correspond to
the new position obtained.
Also tighten the protection’s (B) tighten bolts (C) and
(A).
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1. Thorougly clean the frame and relative guides to make
the parts smoothy able to work.
2. Loosen the bolts (D) that fix the bracket and leave
these free.
3. Move the carriage to the position required and the
tighten the two carriage fixing screws.
OPERATING
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B
C
E
D
E
C
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A
C
B
D