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Assembly 47
MAN0571 (Rev. 6/15/2007)
DSO1260 CUTTER (Figure 33)
Place jackstands under cutter to raise it off the ground
to provide clearance when assembling cutter. See
“BLOCKING METHOD” on page 21 for jackstand
placement.
Install Hitch Mechanism
1. Align left hitch arm (2) and right hitch arm (3), and
washers (33) to deck as shown.
NOTE: Left hitch arm should be oriented with cylin-
der lug on bottom side of arm, protruding towards
left of cutter.
2. Secure hitch arms to cutter using flag pins (14),
washers (36), and cap screws (37).
3. Align front ends of hitch arms, washers (33) and
hitch weldment (4) as shown.
4. Secure hitch arms to hitch weldment (4) with flag
pins (14), washers (36), and cap screws (37).
5. Attach hydraulic cylinder (7) to left hitch arm (2)
and lug on left side of cutter using pins (26) and
cotter pins (32).
6. Install reducer bushing (17) and restricter swivel
elbow (18) in port at each end of cylinder (7).
Position elbow to point toward front of cutter.
7. Connect hoses (21) to elbows (18).
Install Tailwheel Arms
Attach tailwheel arms (1) to tailwheel using eight (four
per arm) cap screws (27) and lock nuts (28).
NOTE: Position tailwheel arms on tailwheel to desired
location (usually on row crop centers).
Install Spring Arm
1. Attach spring arm (12) to cylinder (16) or ratchet
(20) using pin (24).
2. Place spring arm (12) and spring (13) on deck as
shown. Secure spring arm (12) to spring arm lugs
(on the cutter) using pin (22) and two cotter pins
(32). Install retaining cap screw (34) and flange
lock nut (35).
Install Height Adjustment Device
Ratchet
Attach ratchet (20) to tailwheel lugs and secure with pin
(23) and two cotter pins (32).
Cylinder
1. Place hydraulic cylinder (16) between rear holes
(Position B) of lugs on tailwheel.
2. Extend cylinder rod, place transport lock bracket
(15) over cylinder rod end and between lugs on
tailwheel.
3. Align holes of cylinder rod, transport lock bracket
and lugs on tailwheel. Secure assembly using pin
(23) and two cotter pins (32).
Install Hydraulic Hose
On pull-type or semi-mounted units with
optional hydraulic cutting height adjustment, use a
single-acting cylinder with a maximum extended
length of 28-1/4" (718 mm) from attaching point
center to center.
NOTICE
■ If using a cylinder other than the one supplied
by Woods, make sure a breather fitting is installed
in the cylinder rod end port. Use a restricter fitting
in the base end port to dampen the cutter lowering
action.
1. Install reducer bushing (17) and restricter swivel
elbow (18) in port at base end of cylinder (16).
Position elbow to point toward front of cutter.
2. Connect hose (19) to elbow (18).
3. Install optional stroke control kit (25) to cylinder
rod. Stroke control kit is used to set cut height.
Install SMV Emblem
1. Remove manual tube and hardware.
2. Align holes of manual tube and SMV mounting
bracket (8) and reattach to deck using previous
hardware.
3. Attach SMV socket (9) with two carriage bolts (38)
and lock nuts (39).
4. Attach SMV emblem (11) to SMV bracket (10)
using two round head cap screws (40) and hex
nuts (41).
5. Insert SMV bracket (10) and emblem (11) into
socket (9).
Install Driveline
1. Coat input shaft of gearbox with a light coating of
grease.
2. Attach slip clutch on driveline (6) to input shaft of
gearbox. Tighten cap screws (30) and lock nuts
(31).
3. Attach rear tether chain of driveline to driveline
shield.