Attaching Drawn Drills

Use of a safety chain (A) is recommended to secure the hitch to tractor. All tractors must be equipped with an intermediate chain support (B) ahead of the hitch pin. If tractor is not so equipped, see your John Deere dealer.

Attach drill to tractor with pin and route safety chain (A) through intermediate safety chain support (B).

A-Safety Chain
B-Safety Chain Support

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NOTE: Drawbar support is only required with regular hitches.

Regular hitches (A) on 3 m (10 ft) drills attached to tractors with less than 112 kW (150 hp) or all 4.57 m (15 ft) drills require a drawbar support (B) installed on tractor. See your John Deere dealer.

A-Regular Hitch
B-Drawbar Support

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Once drill is attached to tractor, move storage stand (A) to transport position (B) on caster wheel hitch. On simple hitch relocate jackstand (C) as shown.

A-Stand
B-Transport Position
C-Jackstand

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IMPORTANT: If the tractor rockshaft is accidentally lowered with a quick-coupler hitch on the tractor, damage can occur to the machine hitch when turning the tractor.

To prevent accidental lowering of rockshaft while operating the machine, place rockshaft control lever in raised position and engage lever stop (A).

A-Lever Stop

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IMPORTANT: If tractor rockshaft is accidentally lowered with a quick-coupler hitch on tractor, damage can occur to machine hitch when turning tractor.

To prevent accidentally lowering rockshaft while operating machine, set rockshaft control lever in transport lock position (A).

A-Transport Lock Position

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IMPORTANT: If tractor rockshaft is accidentally lowered with a quick-coupler hitch on tractor, damage can occur to machine hitch when turning tractor.

To prevent accidentally lowering the rockshaft while operating the machine, set the rockshaft control lever (A) in transport lock position.

A-Control Lever

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