Removing Ballast Box

CAUTION: To prevent personal injury from tractor instability, remove ballast box from hitch when loader is removed.

To prevent personal injury caused by unexpected movement:

  1. Park machine on a level surface.
  2. Engage tractor parking brake or place transmission in PARK.
  3. Disengage PTO.
  4. Shut off tractor engine and remove key.

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Mechanical Controls Shown

A - Hitch Control Lever

Ballast Box with Three-Point Hitch

  1. Lower ballast box to the ground using hitch control lever (A).

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    A - Center Link

    B - Quick-Lock Pin (2 used)

    Remove quick-lock pins (B) from hitch pins and install in storage position on tractor draft links.



  3. Remove and lower tractor draft links from hitch pins.

  4. Disconnect center link (A). Position tractor center link in transport location. Reinstall center link pin and hardware.

  5. Drive tractor away.

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A - Latch Control Levers

Ballast Box with Quick Coupler

  1. Lower ballast box close to the ground using hitch control lever.

  2. Place transmission in PARK and shut off engine.

  3. Raise both latch control levers (A) on quick coupler.

  4. Continue to lower quick coupler until hooks clear ballast box hitch pins.

  5. Drive tractor away.

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