Installing

Preparing Tractor

Required Equipment

• Dual Selective Control Valve (SCV)

• Front PTO

• Front Attaching Support Kit

• Front Hitch

Installing Ballast

c CAUTION: Avoid injury! Machine can become unstable when operating with attachment. Ballast is required when the attachment is installed. When the attachment is removed, also remove any ballast that was added to the machine. Use only attachments and accessories recommended by the manufacturer.

Required ballast:

• Two tire weights

To improve traction:

NOTE: Certain working conditions may be improved by using tire chains or rear ballast.

• Install chains on rear drive tires.

• Install wheel weights on rear drive wheels.

• Install liquid ballast in rear drive tires.

• Install ballast box and weight.

Installing Snowblower on Front Hitch

1. Review instructions on using hydraulic selective control valve (SCV) and dual selective control valve lock lever included in your tractor operator’s manual.

2. Park machine safely.

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3. Insert locking pin (A) in front hole on front hitch and fasten with spring locking pin.

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4. Install driveshaft (B) on support rod (C).

5. Lower the front hitch.

NOTE: Locking pin lever (D) on each side of front hitch bracket must be in the unlocked position.

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6. Move machine forward slowly until slot (E) on front hitch bracket lines up with pin (F) on snowblower.

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7. Raise front hitch until slot (E) locks in place under pin (F) and locking pins click into hitch bracket.

8. Lower snowblower to the ground.

Connecting Driveshaft to Tractor

1. Park machine safely.

2. Pull back coupler on driveshaft to lock collar open.

3. Push driveshaft onto tractor PTO shaft until coupler locks.

Connecting Hydraulic Hoses

1. Park machine safely.

2. Review Connecting Implement Hydraulic Hoses, Using Hydraulic Dual Selective Control Valve (SCV) and Using Dual Selective Control Valve instructions in your tractor operator’s manual.

c CAUTION: Avoid injury! Escaping fluid under high pressure can penetrate the skin and cause serious injury. Avoid the hazard by relieving pressure before connecting hydraulic or other lines. Tighten all connections before applying pressure. • Search for leaks with a piece of cardboard. Protect hands and body from high pressure fluids. • If an accident occurs, see a doctor immediately. Any fluid injected into the skin must be surgically removed within a few hours or gangrene may result. Doctors unfamiliar with this type of injury should reference a knowledgeable medical source. Such information is available from Deere & Company Medical Department in Moline, Illinois, U.S.A. In the United States and Canada only, this information may be obtained by calling 1-800-822-8262.

3. Move the tractor dual SCV lever rearward-to-forward and side-to-side several times to relieve hydraulic pressure.

4. If machine is equipped with an angling kit, disconnect the angling kit hydraulic hoses and secure them.

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5. Route hydraulic hoses (A) on the inside of hose clip (B) and through hose bracket (C).

6. Install hoses in matching color coded SCV couplers.

7. Install coupler dust plugs in hose dust covers for storage.

Checking Discharge Chute Rotation

1. Park machine safely.

2. Start the engine and turn the chute in both directions:

• Move dual SCV lever to the right to rotate chute to the right.

• Move dual SCV lever to the left to rotate chute to the left.

3. If chute does not move in direction indicated:

a. Park machine safely.

b. Reverse hydraulic hose installation in the SCV couplers.

4. If chute does not turn 90 degrees to each side:

a. Park machine safely.

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b. Loosen nuts (A).

c. Pull cable ends tighter and tighten the nuts.