Assembly Section 3-12
RBF-19C 07-04
ASSEMBLY
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FLEXIBLE FRONT GUARD KIT
A Flexible Front Guard can be fitted for grass cutting, either to the front of the cowl, or to the rear of the
forward rotation. See FIGURE 3-11.
This flap is fitted to the front of the cowl after removal of the wire trap and steel guard.
ACCUMULATOR KIT
The accumulator is positioned at the front of the mainframe, and is clamped to a plate welded to the 100
x 50 rectangular tubing.
It is first necessary to assemble the following parts to the accumulator unit itself before attempting to fit it
to the machine.
Assembling the Kit (refer to FIGURE 3-12)
A. Remove the kit from its packing and check that all parts are present. Refer to the Parts Section on
the Accumulator Kit, for a complete listing of parts.
B. Assemble items 3 thru 8 into accumulator and fully tighten connections.
Fitting the Kit
A. Fit packing piece item 2 onto the accumulator.
B. Fit clamping bracket 1 loosely to plate on front of mainframe with setscrews, spring washer and nuts
provided.
C. Slide accumulator with packer fitted into the clamping bracket. Position isolator valve knob facing
outwards so that it can be operated easily when machine is fitted to the tractor.
D. Locate the hose connecting the control valve to the first ram. Refer to the Parts Section.
E. Disconnect the hose at the adaptor in the control valve.
G. Re-connect the hose from the first ram to the tee adaptor.
H. Connect straight end of hose 9 to the adaptor on the accumulator.
I. Fit 90 deg. end to tee adaptor on control valve.
J. Fully tighten all connections.
FIGURE 3-11
Forward
Rotation