Attaching Machine to Tractor

CAUTION: Avoid serious injury or death resulting from loss of control or rear end collision during transport of the implement and any towed load behind the implement.

Attach a properly sized safety tow chain between machine and any towed load.

Do not transport with machine more than one-half full. Do not transport a towed load (such as a fertilizer tank) unless it is empty.

Never exceed 13,600 kg (30,000 lb) of towed weight behind the machine.

Transport only with a properly sized tractor. Refer to CALCULATING MINIMUM TRACTOR WEIGHT FOR SAFE TRANSPORT in Preparing Tractor section.

Do not transport on a roadway unless the towed load has two functioning tail lights. Attach an appropriate lighting harness to the 7-pin connector. Contact your John Deere dealer for accessory lights and lighting harnesses.

Be certain that the towed load has an appropriate SMV emblem and rear reflectors. Ensure that the reflective material and the SMV are clean and visible.

When towing on a roadway, refer to TOW LOADS SAFELY in the Safety section.

CAUTION: Do not stand between tractor and the machine unless the tractor transmission is in PARK.

1. Raise both latch control levers.

2. Lower the rockshaft until the quick-coupler hooks are lower than the machine hitch pins and slowly back the tractor up to the machine.

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CAUTION: When latches are properly locked, handles will be horizontal and against coupler frame.

3. Raise the rockshaft enough to engage the machine hitch pins (A) in the quick-coupler hooks. Push both latch control levers (B) down to lock the machine to the quick-coupler.

4. After attaching machine to tractor, raise 3-point hitch.

A-Machine Hitch Pins
B-Latch Control Levers

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NOTE: When installing drilled pin (A), handle of pin should be to the front (nearest to tractor).

5. Raise and secure stands to hitch crossbar with drilled pin (A) and spring locking pin.

A-Drilled Pin

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IMPORTANT: Fan motor case drain hose MUST be attached to low-pressure drain connection PRIOR to other hoses being connected. Case drain MUST have LESS THAN 172 kPa (1.72 bar) (25 psi) or fan motor will be damaged.

IMPORTANT: Installation of a Low-Pressure Drain Line Kit is required if towing tractor is not so equipped.

IMPORTANT: DO NOT USE other ports at the rear of the tractor (such as power-beyond ports) which may be similar in appearance and size to low-pressure drain port. Due to high back-pressure (over 172 kPa [1.72 bar] [25 psi]), drain connection to these ports WILL RESULT in fan motor damage.

6. Route case drain hose (A) UNDER quick-coupler and attach to tractor low-pressure drain coupler (B).

A-Case Drain Hose
B-Low-Pressure Drain Coupler

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IMPORTANT: To prevent damage to hoses, route hoses UNDER the quick-coupler when attaching hoses to tractor.

IMPORTANT: Tractor hydraulic oil level may drop below operating level when operating machine for the first time. Check tractor hydraulic oil level after filling cylinders with oil for the first time.

IMPORTANT: Machine hydraulics will be out of phase. It is important to rephase hydraulic lift system before operating any other functions.

7. Route frame hydraulic hoses (A) UNDER quick-coupler and attach to tractor.

8. If equipped with independent markers, route hoses under quick-coupler and attach to tractor.

A-Frame Hydraulic Hoses

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