Attaching Baler to Tractor Drawbar

IMPORTANT: Hitch conversion kit is recommended if baler is being operated with a tractor that has a 51 mm (2 in.) thick drawbar.

1. Remove quick-lock pin, raise, and rotate bracket (A) 90°. Remove hitch pin (B).

2. Back up tractor to baler. Align tractor drawbar with front of baler tongue.

3. Engage tractor parking brake and/or place transmission in "Park".

4. Shut off tractor engine and remove key.

5. Install hitch pin. Raise and rotate bracket (A) over hitch pin. Install quick-lock pin.

6. Route safety chain (C) through loop on drawbar (if equipped) and connect to tractor drawbar supporting structure, as shown. Do not fasten to drawbar. Remove all slack except what is needed for turns.

7. Connect PTO driveline. (See CONNECTING PTO DRIVELINE in this section.)

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A-Bracket
B-Hitch Pin
C-Safety Chain

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8. Turn handle on jack to take load off jack.

9. Remove quick-lock pin, PTO support and jack.

IMPORTANT: Store jackstand (A) with handle toward baler to prevent water entering jack gearset.

10. Install jack (A) in storage location (shown) with handle facing toward baler. Fasten with pin and PTO support (B) and quick-lock pin. Face PTO support towards front of tongue.


A-Jackstand
B-PTO Support

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