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Section 1: Assembly and Set-up
3/25/08
FM2060 & FM2072 Flail Mowers 309-100M
Land Pride
Table of Contents
Tractor Hook-Up
1. Be certain that tractor draw bar will not interfere.
Move draw bar ahead or remove if required. Draw bar
should also be checked for clearance when unit is
being raised for the first time.
2. Align lower link arms of tractor to hitch clevises on
mower. Insert lower hitch pins into lower ball swivels
and attach linch pins.
3. Attach tractor top link to upper floating hitch on
mower with pin supplied. Secure with lock pin.
4. Adjust the tractor top link in or out to place the upper
hitch pin vertically above or slightly behind the lower
hitch pins as shown in Figure 1-2, to allow mower
flotation. The mower should be run with the back 15
degrees lower than the front.
Driveline Installation
1. Slide driveline end with extended safety cone over
splined shaft of the gearbox and secure with
attaching device.
2. Slide driveline over the tractor’s splined PTO shaft
and secure with locking device of driveline.
3. Driveline should now be moved back and forth to
insure that it is secure on the PTO shaft of the tractor
and mower gearbox.
Tractor Hook-Up
Figure 1-2
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4. Attach the chain from the driveline shield to one of
the upper hitch braces to ensure that the shield does
not rotate.
5. Should the driveline require shortening:
d. Hold the half-shafts next to each other in the
shortest working position and mark them.
e. Shorten inner and outer guard tubes equally.
f. Shorten inner and outer sliding profiles by the
same length as the guard tubes.
g. Proper overlap is a minimum of one-half the
length of each tube, with bothtubes being of equal
length.
h. Round off all sharp edges and remove burrs.
Grease sliding profiles.
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CAUTION
Tractor PTO shield and all mower guards must be in place at
all times during operation!