TABLE OF CONTENTS
SAFETY SECTION.......................................................................................... 1-1
General Safety Instructions and Practices..........................................................................................................1-2
Operator Safety Instructions and Practices ........................................................................................................1-3
Equipment Operation Safety Instructions and Practices.....................................................................................1-6
Connecting or Disconnecting Implement Safety Instructions and Practices.....................................................1-12
Transporting Safety Instructions and Practices ................................................................................................1-13
Maintenance and Service Safety Instructions and Practices ............................................................................1-15
Storage and Parking Safety Instructions and Practices....................................................................................1-17
Concluding Safety Instructions and Practices...................................................................................................1-17
Decal Location ..................................................................................................................................................1-18
Decal Description..............................................................................................................................................1-20
Federal Laws and Regulations .........................................................................................................................1-30
INTRODUCTION SECTION ............................................................................ 2-1
Attention Owner/Operator ...................................................................................................................................2-4
ASSEMBLY SECTION .................................................................................... 3-1
DEALER SET-UP INSTRUCTIONS....................................................................................................................3-2
DRIVELINE CLAMP CONE YOKE OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS ...................................................................3-5
TIRES AND WHEELS.........................................................................................................................................3-7
FRONT AND REAR DEFLECTORS (Standard Equipment) CHAINGUARDS (OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT) .......3-9
FRONT AND REAR DEFLECTORS (Standard Equipment) CHAINGUARDS (OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT) .....3-10
HYDRAULIC SYSTEM ASSEMBLY .................................................................................................................3-10
HYDRAULIC THREE-SPOOL VALVE ACCESSORY (EXTRA EQUIPMENT).................................................3-11
WINCH AND STAND ACCESSORY.................................................................................................................3-12
OPERATION SECTION .................................................................................. 4-1
Standard Equipment and Specifications .............................................................................................................4-3
OPERATOR REQUIREMENTS..........................................................................................................................4-4
TRACTOR REQUIREMENTS.............................................................................................................................4-5
ROPS and Seat Belt ...........................................................................................................................................4-5
Tractor Safety Devices........................................................................................................................................4-6
Tractor Horsepower ............................................................................................................................................4-6
Front End Weight ................................................................................................................................................4-6
Drawbar ..............................................................................................................................................................4-7
Power Take Off (PTO) ........................................................................................................................................4-7
Tire Spacing........................................................................................................................................................4-8
GETTING ON AND OFF THE TRACTOR ..........................................................................................................4-8
Boarding the Tractor ...........................................................................................................................................4-9
Dismounting the Tractor......................................................................................................................................4-9
STARTING THE TRACTOR .............................................................................................................................4-10
CONNECTING THE MOWER TO THE TRACTOR..........................................................................................4-10
Connecting the Mower Tongue to the Tractor ..................................................................................................4-11
Connecting Mower Hydraulic Lines to the Tractor ............................................................................................4-12
SETTING THE MOWER ...................................................................................................................................4-13
Setting Deck Height ..........................................................................................................................................4-13
Setting Deck Pitch.............................................................................................................................................4-14
DRIVELINE ATTACHMENT .............................................................................................................................4-15
Constant Velocity (CV) Driveline.......................................................................................................................4-17