Adjust Drawbar

  1. To avoid personal injury, use locking pins to hold drawbar stationary when operating PTO-driven implements.

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    John Deere 7000 Series Tractor Shown

    A - Locking Pins

    B - Clevis

    C - Drawbar Thickness

    Remove locking pins (A) and slide drawbar to center position (shown).


  2. Install locking pins.

  3. If equipped, remove the clevis (B).

  4. To avoid baler tongue or hitch damage, do not operate the baler with tractor drawbar thicker than 51 mm (2.0 in).

    Measure drawbar thickness (C). Baler tongue hitch is compatible with tractor drawbar thickness up to 51 mm (2.0 in).

  5. Position 3-point hitch lower link sway blocks to provide maximum ground to tractor clearance. (See tractor operator’s manual.)

  6. If a shaft adapter is used to reduce 44 mm (1-3/4 in) diameter shaft to 35 mm (1-3/8 in) diameter shaft, measure from the end of the adapter to the drawbar hole.

    Failure to conform to the following setup dimensions can result in serious powerline damage.

    If the drawbar is offset, turn the drawbar so the offset is down, as shown.

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    A - Dimension, End of PTO to Hole in Drawbar

    B - Dimension, Center of PTO to Top of Drawbar

    C - Dimension, Top of Drawbar to Ground

    D - Hitch Strap


  7. Set the drawbar to the following dimensions:

    PTO Size

    A

    mm (in)

    B

    mm (in)

    C

    mm (in)

    540 rpm

    356 (14)

    152—305

    (6—12)

    330—508

    (13—20)

    35 mm (1-3/8 in), 1000 rpm

    406 (16)

    152—305

    (6—12)

    330—508

    (13—20)

    44 mm (1-3/4 in), 1000 rpm

    508 (20)

    203—305

    (8—12)

    330—559

    (13—22)

    To avoid powerline damage when front of tractor points down, there must be a minimum of 76—89 mm (3.0—3.5 in) clearance (B) between powerline and top of hitch strap (D). Measure on level ground.

    If the tractor drawbar is too low the following problems can occur:

    • Drawbar can drag tall windrows
    • Reduced feeding capacity by closing the feed opening
    • Reduced pickup transport clearance
    • Inadequate pickup float at recommended spring settings
    • Slow bale discharge

    To increase the drawbar height, flip the drawbar over (offset up).

    If the tractor drawbar is too high the following problems can occur:

    • Pickup teeth will not touch ground
    • Gate will not clear the bale during discharge
    • Clearance (B) between powerline and top of hitch strap can be inadequate when front of tractor noses down.

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