Detach Cutter from Tractor

1. CAUTION:

   
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   A - Collar

   B - Shield

   Avoid injury caused by unexpected machine movement.

   Park cutter on a level surface or block tailwheel so machine cannot roll after detaching from the tractor.

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2. Lower Cutter:

   Tractor with Quick Coupler Hitch: Lower cutter close to the ground.

   Tractor with Three-Point Hitch: Lower cutter to the ground.

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

4. Disengage PTO.

5. CAUTION: Shut off tractor engine before detaching PTO driveline. Entanglement in rotating driveline can cause serious injury or death.

   Shut off tractor engine and remove key.

6. Raise tractor PTO shield (if equipped).

7. IMPORTANT: Do not use plastic shield (B) on driveline to hold driveline in position. Damage to shield can occur.

   Support driveline by hand.

8. Pull collar (A) back toward cutter and slide driveline off tractor shaft.

9. Support and collapse driveline completely and lower onto front sill.

10. Lower tractor PTO shield (if equipped).

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    A - Latch Control Levers

    B - Pin

    C - Quick-Lock Pin (1 each side)

    Detach Cutter:

    Tractor with Quick Coupler Hitch:

    1. Raise both latch control levers (A).
    2. Start tractor engine.
    3. Lower cutter to the ground. Continue lowering quick coupler until hooks clear cutter hitch pins.
    4. Carefully drive tractor away.
    
    

    Tractor with Three-Point Hitch:

    1. Remove quick-lock pins (C) from hitch pins and install in storage position on tractor draft links.
    2. Remove and lower tractor draft links from hitch pins.
    3. Disconnect center link from pin (B). Position tractor center link in transport location. Reinstall center link hardware.
    4. Carefully drive tractor away.
    
    

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12. IMPORTANT: During seasonal storage or idle periods in damp conditions, linings of slip clutch can bond to metal parts. Relieve spring load on clutch before storage to reduce this problem.

    If cutter is being stored, relieve spring load from clutch disks. (See USING SLIP CLUTCH STORAGE FEATURE in Service section.)