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Section 1: Assembly and Set-up
7/06/06
Series No FM3072, FM3088 & FM4088 Flail Mowers 309-106M
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 tractor top link in or out to place upper hitch
pin vertically above or slightly behind 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 gearbox and secure with attaching
device.
2. Slide driveline over tractor’s splined PTO shaft and
secure with locking device of driveline.
Tractor Hook-Up
Figure 1-2
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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.
4. Attach chain from the driveline shield to one of the
upper hitch braces to ensure that the shield does not
rotate.
5. Should driveline require shortening:
a. Hold the half-shafts next to each other in the
shortest working position and mark them.
b. Shorten inner and outer guard tubes equally.
c. Shorten inner and outer sliding profiles by the
same length as the guard tubes.
d. Proper overlap is a minimum of one-half the
length of each tube, with both tubes being of
equal length.
e. 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!