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Operation 13
MAN0670 (11/16/2007)
Top Link Adjustment
Figure 2. Top Link Adjustment
1. Attach tractor top link (1) to lowest hole provided in
the tractor’s top link bracket (6).
2. Attach rear portion of tractor top link to the first hole
on the cutter floating link (3). Select a top link
mounting pin that will allow the floating link to
swing freely through the cutter A-frame bars (5).
3. Raise cutter to transport position and adjust tractor
top link until cutter is level in the raised position.
NOTE: If you cannot level the cutter using the low-
est hole in the tractor’s top link bracket, move top
link to the next hole and level the cutter.
QUICK HITCH ASSEMBLY (HC48 / HC54)
Refer to Figure 3
1. Remove brace arms (6), floating link (3), cap screw
(11), spacer (7), and flange lock nut (9) from hole
on top of A-frame bars (5).
2. Remove hitch pins and place A-frame bars (5) in
second holes. Install hitch pins and tighten at this
time.
3. Attach open end of floating link (3) to hole in A-
frame bars (5) and secure using cap screw (11),
sleeve (10), and flange lock nut (9).
4. Attach closed end of floating link (3) to first hole in
diagonal braces (6), use second hole for sub-
compact tractors. Secure using cap screw (8),
spacer (7), and flange lock nut (9) supplied in
hardware bag. Tighten all hardware and hitch pins.
NOTE: Top hook on quick hitch will pick up on
sleeve (10). Bottom quick hitch hooks will attach to
cutter hitch pins. Category I hitch pins will require
bushings (PN 38214) to be installed over hitch pins
before connection to quick hitch.
5. Install sleeve (12) over hitch pins and secure with
klick pin before connecting to quick hitch.
6. Raise cutter to transport position and adjust tractor
top link until cutter is level in the raised position.
Figure 3. Standard Hitch and Quick Hitch Configurations - HC48, HC54
1. Tractor top link
3. Floating link
5. A-Frame bars
6. Tractor top link bracket
3. Floating link
5. A-frame
6. Lift bars
7. 1/2 x 2-3/4 Spacer
8. 1/2 NC x 4 Cap screw
9. 1/2 NC Flange lock nut
10. 1/2 x 3/4 x 2-13/16 Sleeve
11. 1/2 NC x 5 Cap screw
12. .91 x 1.44 x 1.25 Sleeve
13. Cat 1 Mounting pin with
hardware
(Rev. 7/4/2008)