Land Pride FDR15 Lawn Mower User Manual


 
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Section 1 Assembly and Setup
5/8/08
FDR15 Rear Discharge Grooming Mowers 310-188M
Land Pride
Table of Contents
Section 1 Assembly and Setup
Tractor Requirements
This mower is designed with a 3-Point category I hitch.
Horse power rating of tractor should not exceed 26 PTO
horse power for FDR1548 mowers and 35 PTO for
FDR1560 & FDR1572 mowers.
NOTE: In order to maintain steering control, ballast
may need to be added to your tractor. To determine
whether or not to add the ballast, refer to your trac-
tors’ operator manual.
Upper Hitch Arms
Refer to Figure 1-1:
1. Remove the upper hitch bars (#1), upper hitch braces
(#2), and upper pivoting hitch subassembly (#3) from
the storage position on top of the mower deck.
2. Bolt the upper hitch braces to the mounting tabs on
back of the deck using 1/2" bolts (#4), lock washer
(#5), and hex nut (#6).
3. Mount the upper hitch bars (#1), to the inside of front
hitch plates on the mower frame using the 5/8" x 1 3/
4" long bolts (#7), lock washers (#8) and hex nuts (#9).
4. Remove 5/8" x 5" long bolt (#10), lock washer (#8),
and hex nut (#9) from the upper pivoting hitch subas-
sembly.
5. Swing the upper hitch bars (#1) up to a vertical posi-
tion. Raise the upper hitch braces (#2) up inside the
upper hitch bars as shown.
6. Assemble upper pivoting hitch (#3), spacer top hitch
(#11), 5/8" x 5" long bolt (#10), lock washer (#12), and
hex nut (#13) as shown.
Upper Hitch Arms Assembly
Figure 1-1
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FDR1560 & FDR1572
FDR1548